Classic 1984

Classic 1984 Lada Classic 1984
Tournament type:	Ranking tournament
Venue:	Spectrum Arena , Warrington , England
Opening:	January 8, 1984
Endgame:	January 15, 1984
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Tony Meo
Highest Break:	143 ( Rex Williams )
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The AwtoWAS Classic 1984 was a professional snooker tournament that influenced the world rankings for the 1983/84 season . It was held from January 8th to 15th, 1984 in the Spectrum Arena in Warrington , England . The winner was the Englishman Steve Davis , who defeated his compatriot Tony Meo 9: 8 in the final. The highest break of the tournament was a 143 break by the Englishman Rex Williams .

Prize money

For the third time in a row, the automaker Lada sponsored the tournament. Despite being named to the ranked tournament and increasing the number of players in the main round, the prize pool rose by £ 18,000 to £ 82,000.

	Prize money
winner	18,000 ₤
finalist	12,000 ₤
Semi-finalist	£ 7,000
Quarter finalist	£ 3,500
Round of 16	₤ 2,000
Last 32	500 ₤
All in all	£ 82,000

Tournament course

In the main tournament, the 16 qualifiers met the 16 players seeded for the main round. Up to the final, each player played a maximum of 9 frames, in the final they played in the best of 17 frames mode .

	First round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Steve Davis	5
	26th	Eddie Sinclair	2
						1	Steve Davis	5
						16	John Spencer	1
	16	John Spencer	5
	23	John Spencer	4th
											1	Steve Davis	5
											9	Terry Griffiths	4th
	9	Terry Griffiths	5
	19th	Dean Reynolds	2
						9	Terry Griffiths	5
						46	Colin Roscoe	2
	46	Colin Roscoe	5
	8th	Bill Werbeniuk	4th
																1	Steve Davis	5
																50	John Parrott	4th
	50	John Parrott	5
	12	Doug Mountjoy	4th
						50	John Parrott	5
						5	Alex Higgins	2
	5	Alex Higgins	5
	25th	Patsy Fagan	3
											50	John Parrott	5
											4th	Tony Knowles	1
	4th	Tony Knowles	5
	35	Eugene Hughes	1
						4th	Tony Knowles	5
						32	Mike Hallett	3
	32	Mike Hallett	5
	13	Dennis Taylor	4th
																					1	Steve Davis	9
																					15th	Tony Meo	8th
	15th	Tony Meo	5
	31	Jim Meadowcroft	1
						15th	Tony Meo	5
						30th	Rex Williams	3
	30th	Rex Williams	5
	2	Ray Reardon	4th
											15th	Tony Meo	5
											7th	Kirk Stevens	2
	7th	Kirk Stevens	5
	50	Eddie McLaughlin	4th
						7th	Kirk Stevens	5
						27	Murdo MacLeod	1
	27	Murdo MacLeod	5
	10	David Taylor	4th
																15th	Tony Meo	5
																24	Mark Wildman	3
	24	Mark Wildman	5
	14th	John Virgo	2
						24	Mark Wildman	5
						21st	Silvino Francisco	1
	21st	Silvino Francisco	5
	3	Cliff Thorburn	1
											24	Mark Wildman	5
											6th	Eddie Charlton	4th
	6th	Eddie Charlton	5
	20th	Cliff Wilson	0
						6th	Eddie Charlton	5
						11	Jimmy White	3
	11	Jimmy White	5
	39	John Campbell	1

final

The favorite Steve Davis , at the time two-time world champion, moved into the final with two wins in the decider , in the semifinals he managed a 5-4 victory over 19-year-old John Parrott , who surprisingly survived all three qualifying rounds and made it to the semifinals. Davis' opponent was Tony Meo , who had won several invitational tournaments in previous seasons.

The finale started with two significant frame gains from Davis. But Tony Meo managed the turnaround in the third frame with a 52 break, he only equalized to 2: 2 and won two more frames to 2: 4. In the seventh frame, eDavis was finally able to win again, he also played the only century break of the finals with a 122 break. Davis then managed to equalize as well as the renewed lead, which he was able to extend to 7: 4. But Meo managed to turn things around again and first equalized at 7: 7 and then won the next frame at 7: 8, so that he only needed one frame to win the tournament. But Davis managed to equalize to 8: 8 with an 84 break, now the decider should decide the final. Davis won it for the third time in a row with 60:42 and won the Classic for the third time.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Spectrum Arena,  Warrington , England , January 15, 1984
Steve Davis	9 : 8	Tony Meo
119 : 0 (98); 51 : 41; 19: 83 (52); 33: 84 ; 7: 60 ; 44: 87 (52); 130 : 0 (122); 108 : 1 (2 x 54); 76 : 5 (51); 112 : 9; 63 : 2 (58); 47: 85 ; 33: 69 ; 16: 67 ; 57: 64 ; 101: 0 (84); 60 : 42
122	Highest break	52
1	Century breaks	-
7th	50+ breaks	2

qualification

The qualification took place from November 8-11, 1983. In three rounds, the players competed in the lower world rankings from 17th place. Only one first round participant, John Parrott , survived all qualifying rounds. At the end 16 players qualified.

	Round 1				round 2				Round 3
	50	Ian Williamson	5		45	Frank Jonik	5		23	Joe Johnson	5
	50	Doug French	1		50	Ian Williamson	1		45	Frank Jonik	2
	50	Paul Watchron	5		37	Mick Fisher	5		31	Jim Meadowcroft	5
	50	Roy Andrewartha	2		50	Paul Watchorn	4th		37	Mick Fisher	0
	50	John Parrott	5		50	John Parrott	5		50	John Parrott	5
	50	Bernard Bennett	0		38	Jack Fitzmaurice	2		29	Dave Martin	1
	50	Bill Oliver	5		50	Bill Oliver	5		25th	Patsy Fagan	5
	50	Dessie Sheehan	3		41	Jim Donnelly	4th		50	Bill Oliver	1
	50	Mario Morra	5		50	Mario Morra	5		21st	Silvino Francisco	5
	50	Pascal Burke	2		47	Clive Everton	0		50	Mario Morra	1
	50	Paddy Morgan	5		50	Paddy Morgan	5		26th	Eddie Sinclair	5
	50	Mike Darrington	3		42	Mike Watterson	3		50	Paddy Morgan	2
	50	Paul Medati	5		35	Eugene Hughes	5		35	Eugene Hughes	5
	50	Tommy Murphy	4th		50	Paul Medati	1		33	John Dunning	4th
	50	Tony Jones	5		50	Tony Jones	5		27	Murdo MacLeod	5
	50	Paul Mifsud	3		40	Ian Black	1		50	Tony Jones	2
	50	John Hargeaves	5		50	John Hargreaves	5		24	Mark Wildman	5
	50	Warren King	3		44	Billy Kelly	4th		50	John Hargreaves	1
	50	George Ganim	5		46	Colin Roscoe	5		46	Colin Roscoe	5
	50	Dennis Hughes	2		50	George Ganim	3		22nd	Graham Miles	2
	50	Neal Foulds	5		50	Neal Foulds	5		47	Clive Everton	5
	50	Pat Houlihan	3		48	Jackie Rea	1		50	Neal Foulds	4th
	50	Geoff Foulds	5		50	Eddie McLaughlin	5		50	Eddie McLaughlin	5
	50	Marcel Gauvreau	2		50	Geoff Foulds	1		18th	Willie Thorne	3
	50	Steve Duggan	5		36	Les Dodd	5		32	Mike Hallett	5
	50	Bob Harris	2		50	Steve Duggan	2		36	Les Dodd	1
	50	Bert Demarco	5		49	George Scott	5		19th	Dean Reynolds	5
	50	Matt Gibson	2		50	Bert Demarco	2		49	George Scott	3
	50	Graham Cripsey	5		39	John Campbell	5		39	John Campbell	5
	50	Vic Harris	4th		50	Graham Cripsey	3		28	Fred Davis	0
	50	Paddy Browne	5		34	Ray Edmonds	5		30th	Rex Williams	5
	50	David Greaves	2		50	Paddy Browne	1		34	Ray Edmonds	1

Century Breaks

During the tournament eight Centurys were played by seven players. Three Centurys were played in the qualification, the remaining five followed in the main round.

qualification

Mario Morra 125 Rex Williams 105

John Parrott 102

Main round

Rex Williams 143 Steve Davis 122 Silvino Francisco 111

Jimmy White 104 Ray Reardon 102

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ron Florax: 1984 Classic. Cuetracker.net, accessed December 7, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1984 Classic - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed December 7, 2018 .