1983/84 snooker season

1983/84 snooker season
Season dates
Beginning of the season	4th July 1983
End of season	May 19, 1984
Ranked tournaments	4th
Non-ranking	6th
Invitation tournaments	9
number of players	102
Triple Crown Winner
UK Championship	Alex Higgins
Masters	Jimmy White
World Champion	Steve Davis
World ranking
Ranking first	Steve Davis
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The 1983/84 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began on July 4, 1983 and ended on May 19, 1984. During the season there were 102 active players on the tour.

Tournaments

19 tournaments were played during the season.

date	competition	venue	Art	winner	finalist	Result
4th to 15th July 1983	Australian Masters	Sydney	Invitation tournament	Cliff Thorburn	Bill Werbeniuk	7: 3
August 5th to 7th	Hong Kong Masters	Hong Kong	Invitation tournament	Doug Mountjoy	Terry Griffiths	4: 3
August 11-13	Thailand Masters	Bangkok	Invitation tournament	Tony Meo	Steve Davis	2: 1
September 22nd to 25th	Scottish Masters	Glasgow	Non-ranking	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	9: 6
October 1st to 9th	International Open	Newcastle	World ranking tournament	Steve Davis	Cliff Thorburn	9: 4
October 10-21	Professional Players Tournament	Bristol	World ranking tournament	Tony Knowles	Joe Johnson	9: 8
November 11 to April 14, 1984	Professional Snooker League	Different	league	John Virgo	Dennis Taylor	6: 4
November 18th to December 4th	UK Championship	Preston	Non-ranking	Alex Higgins	Steve Davis	16:15
December 28th to 30th	Pot Black	Birmingham	Invitation tournament	Terry Griffiths	John Spencer	2: 1
January 8-15, 1984	Classic	Warrington	World ranking tournament	Steve Davis	Tony Meo	9: 8
January 22-29	Masters	London	Invitation tournament	Jimmy White	Terry Griffiths	9: 5
February 21st to 24th	Tolly Cobbold Classic	Ipswich	Invitation tournament	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	8: 2
February 27th to March 14th	International Masters	Derby	Non-ranking	Steve Davis	Dave Martin John Dunning	group
March 27th to April 1st	Irish Masters	Kill	Invitation tournament	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	9: 1
April 21st to May 7th	World Snooker Championship	Sheffield	World ranking tournament	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	18:16
May 12th to 19th	Pontins Professional	Prestatyn	Non-ranking	Willie Thorne	John Spencer	9: 7

Note: There was no final game in the 8th tournament (Professional Snooker League). The positions refer to the final position in the league. The final result is the result of the game of the two best.

National championships

date	competition	venue	winner	finalist	Result
July August	Canadian Professional Championship	Toronto	Kirk Stevens	Frank Jonik	9: 8
August 26th to 28th	Scottish Professional Championship	Glasgow	Murdo MacLeod	Eddie Sinclair	11: 9
March 5th to 11th	Welsh Professional Championship	Ebbw Vale	Doug Mountjoy	Cliff Wilson	9: 3

Ranking list

The top 16 of the snooker world rankings 1983/84 are listed .

No.	Surname	change
1	Steve Davis	▲ 3
2	Ray Reardon	▼ 1
3	Cliff Thorburn	▬
4th	Tony Knowles	▲ 11
5	Alex Higgins	▼ 3
6th	Eddie Charlton	▼ 1
7th	Kirk Stevens	▼ 1
8th	Bill Werbeniuk	▲ 1
9	Terry Griffiths	▲ 5
10	David Taylor	▼ 2
11	Jimmy White	▼ 1
12	Doug Mountjoy	▼ 5
13	Dennis Taylor	▬
14th	John Virgo	▲ 5
15th	Tony Meo	▲ 9
16	John Spencer	▼ 4

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: Season 1983-1984 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on May 27, 2018 ; accessed on May 27, 2018 (English).  
2. ↑ Chris Turner: Historical World Rankings. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on June 8, 2012 ; accessed on May 27, 2018 (English).