Hong Kong Masters 1984

Hong Kong Masters 1984 Camus Hong Kong Masters 1984
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	10
Venue:	Queen Elizabeth Stadium , Hong Kong
Opening:	5th September 1984
Endgame:	September 8, 1984
Defending champion:	Doug Mountjoy
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Doug Mountjoy
Highest Break:	101 ( Tony Meo )
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The 1984 Camus Hong Kong Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament of the 1984/85 season . The tournament was held from September 5th to 8th, 1984 in Queen Elizabeth Stadium in what was then the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong . The winner was the reigning world champion Steve Davis from England, who won the final with a 4-2 victory over the Welsh defending champion Doug Mountjoy . The highest break and at the same time the only century break of the tournament was played with a 101 break by the Englishman Tony Meo .

Prize money

For the second time, the French cognac distillery Camus appeared as sponsor of the tournament , although there was again no official prize money. However, since the tournament was part of a series of Barry Hearns Matchroom Sport and Camus-sponsored series of Asian tournaments, the players received free first-class flights as well as several bottles of cognac.

Tournament course

Compared to the previous year, the number of participants rose from six to eight, with six professional players, Kwong Wai Chuen and Gary Kwok, and two local amateur players being allowed to take part. While the former was eliminated by a white wash during his opening game, Kwok surprisingly defeated vice world champion Jimmy White 3-1 before he was eliminated in the semifinals by a white wash. All eight participants played for the title in the knockout system from the quarter-finals onwards , with the game being played in the best of 5 frames mode and the best of 7 frames mode until the final .

	Quarterfinals Best of 5 Frames					Semi-final best of 5 frames					Final best of 7 frames
	Steve Davis		3
	Kwong Wai Cheun		0
						Steve Davis		3
						Tony Meo		2
	Tony Meo		3
	John Parrott		0
											Steve Davis		4th
											Doug Mountjoy		2
	Doug Mountjoy		3
	Terry Griffiths		2
						Doug Mountjoy		3
						Gary Kwok		0
	Gary Kwok		3
	Jimmy White		1

final

The Englishman Steve Davis , who was considered a figurehead of the snooker sport at the time, had clearly survived the first round with a white wash over one of the local amateur players, before he beat his compatriot Tony Meo 3-2 in the semifinals despite a 101 break could defeat and thus moved into the final. There he met the Welshman Doug Mountjoy on the defending champion from the previous year, who started the tournament with a 3-2 victory over his final rival from the previous year, his compatriot Terry Griffiths , before he won with a clear 3-0 victory reached the final via Gary Kwok .

No exact frame results are available from the final, but Davis defeated his rival Mountjoy 4-2 overall and thus won the tournament.

Final: Best of 7 Frames Queen Elizabeth Stadium ,  Hong Kong , British Crown Colony Hong Kong , September 8, 1984
Steve Davis	4 : 2	Doug Mountjoy
exact frame results unknown
-	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
-	50+ breaks	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1984 Hong Kong Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed November 8, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events - First held 1980-1989. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 8, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Ron Florax: 1984 Hong Kong Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed November 8, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Steve Davis : Interesting . Dragonstars Eventmanagement, Fürth 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-053061-6 , p.  220 (English: Interesting . Ebury Press, London 2015.).