Tolly Cobbold Classic 1984

Tolly Cobbold Classic 1984
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Corn Exchange, Ipswich , England
Opening:	February 21, 1984
Endgame:	February 24, 1984
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Tony Knowles
Highest Break:	99 ( Kirk Stevens )
← 1983

The Tolly Cobbold Classic 1984 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1982/83 season . The invitation tournament was held from February 21st to 24th at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich . The sixth edition of the tournament was also the last, because the Tolly Cobbold brewery decided the following year to sponsor the English Professional Championship in its own right .

Steve Davis , who had already won the tournament twice, was in the final for the third time in a row this year. For the first time he was world champion and world number one. His opponent Tony Knowles didn't have much to oppose and clearly lost with 2: 8.

Prize money

Compared to the previous year, the prize money was again increased significantly by £ 5,500 . The increases ranged from £ 250 more for the first-round losers to plus £ 2,000 for the winner. This time there was also a bonus for the highest break.

placement	Prize money
winner	£ 7,000
final	£ 4,000
Semifinals	£ 2,000
Quarter finals	£ 1,250
Highest break	£ 500
All in all	£ 20,500

Final round

The higher prize money also attracted more top professionals to Ipswich. All 8 participants belonged to the top 16 in the world rankings , number 1 Ray Reardon and world champion Alex Higgins competed in the tournament. The elimination tournament lasted three rounds until the winner was determined.

	Quarter Finals (Best of 9)					Semi-finals (Best of 9)					Final (Best of 15)
	1	Steve Davis	5
	8th	Willie Thorne	2
						1	Steve Davis	5
						5	Kirk Stevens	4th
	4th	Eddie Charlton	3
	5	Kirk Stevens	5
											1	Steve Davis	8th
											3	Tony Knowles	2
	3	Tony Knowles	5
	6th	Jimmy White	1
						3	Tony Knowles	5
						2	Cliff Thorburn	3
	2	Cliff Thorburn	5
	7th	Tony Meo	4th

final

Final: Best of 15 Frames Corn Exchange,  Ipswich , England , February 24, 1984
Steve Davis	8 : 2	Tony Knowles
63 : 43, 71 : 17 (52), 93 : 26 (62), 54: 72 , 32: 79 , 70 : 48, 91 : 13, 104 : 20 (93), 90 : 32, 53 : 34
93	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	-

swell

1. ↑ Tolly Cobbold Classic. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1983-1984. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .