1984 UK Championship

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The 1984 UK Championship (officially the 1984 Coral UK Championship) was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 18 November and 2 December 1984. This was the eighth edition of the UK Championship but only the first to be granted ranking status, as it was now open to all professional overseas players as well as those from the UK.[1][2] The BBC aired the event from the second round onwards. The championship was sponsored by sports betting company Coral.

The defending champion was Alex Higgins who won the 1983 event after defeating Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. The pair met in the final again, with Davis winning 16–8, to win his third UK Championship title.[3] The highest break of the tournament was a 135 made by Jack McLaughlin during the non-televised stages; the highest break of the televised stages was a 134 made by Davis. There was a total prize fund of £101,000 with the winner receiving £20,000.

Prize fund

The winner of the event received a total of £20,000.[4] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £20,000
Highest break (TV): £2,000
Total: £101,800

Main draw

The tournament featured 32 players. Players in bold denote match winners.[5][6]

Round of 32 Best of 17 frames

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Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 and 2 December 1984.
Steve Davis
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16–8 Alex Higgins
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First session: 116–6, 89–30, 94–23, 95–0, 72–25, 70–75, 130–10 (106)
Second session: 5–83, 124–1 (120), 110–0, 24–66, 0–124 (124), 65–60, 51–79
Third session: 22–116, 28–80, 9–107, 104–8, 84–11, 123–1, 91–24
Fourth session: 110–32, 105–27, 65–40
120 Highest break 124
2 Century breaks 1

Century breaks

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References

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