1984 Australian Masters

Australian Masters
Tournament information
Dates25 June – 8 July 1984 (1984-06-25 – 1984-07-08)
CitySydney
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund$100,000[a][1]
Winner's share$22,000[1]
Highest break John Virgo (ENG) (122)[2]
Final
Champion Tony Knowles
Runner-up John Virgo
Score7–3
1983
1985

The 1984 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 25 June and 8 July 1984 in Sydney, Australia.[3][4] The first round was held at the Parmatta Club, and the second round onwards was held at Channel 10 Studios, Epping, New South Wales.[5]

Tony Knowles won the tournament by defeating John Virgo 7–3 in the final.[6]

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 7 Frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Final
Best of 13 Frames
            
Tony Knowles 4
Dennis Taylor 2
Tony Knowles 5
Jimmy White 3
Jimmy White 4
John Campbell 0
Tony Knowles 6
Eddie Charlton 0
Eddie Charlton 4
Warren King 1
Eddie Charlton 5
David Taylor 4
David Taylor 4
Ian Anderson 2
Tony Knowles 7
John Virgo 3
John Virgo 4
Doug Mountjoy 1
John Virgo 5
Willie Thorne 3
Willie Thorne 4
Cliff Thorburn 1
John Virgo 6
Tony Meo 2
Tony Meo 4
Bill Werbeniuk 0
Tony Meo 5
Kirk Stevens 1
Kirk Stevens 4
Paddy Morgan 2

Notes

  1. ^ Including $10,000 for a maximum break, which was not awarded.

References

  1. ^ a b Wheeler, Les (2 July 1984). "Ten brings a snooker first to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wheeler, Les (9 July 1984). "Knowles shows why he's No 2". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ Wheeler, Les (19 June 1984). "This Virgo is right on cue with the stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ricketts, Andrew (September 1984). "1984 Winfield Masters". Cue World. pp. 14–15.
  6. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 151.