Rothmans Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates20–28 October 1984 (1984-10-20 – 1984-10-28)
VenueHexagon Theatre
CityReading
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,000
Winner's share£45,000
Final
Champion Dennis Taylor (NIR)
Runner-up Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Score10–2
← 1983
1985 →

The 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix was the first edition of the tournament under the Grand Prix name and had replaced the Professional Players Tournament name, which was used first in 1982.[1] Total prize money was £225,000, then the largest in the history of snooker.[2] Unlike the Professional Players Tournament, the BBC televised the event, which was held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The venue had previously hosted the World Team Classic since 1981, an event formerly also televised by the BBC. The last-16 televised stages took place between 20 and 28 October 1984.

The last-16 matches were played from 20 to 23 October. Dean Reynolds beat Silvino Francisco 5–1, although television replays twice showed him committing fouls that went unnoticed by the referee.[3]

Tony Knowles was the defending champion, however he lost 2–5 to Neal Foulds in the quarter-finals.[4] Foulds met Dennis Taylor in the semi-finals, losing 3–9, having lost all seven frames in the afternoon session.[5] In the other half of the draw, Cliff Thorburn beat Doug Mountjoy 5–3, while Steve Davis beat Dean Reynolds 5–0.[6] Thorburn beat Davis 9–7 in the semi-finals.

Dennis Taylor won his first major tournament after 13 years as a professional by defeating Cliff Thorburn 10–2 in the final, emotionally dedicating the victory to his mother, who had died shortly before the tournament was held. He won the first prize of £45,000.[7]

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
 Ian Williamson (ENG) 2
1 England Tony Knowles 2
England Neal Foulds 5
12  Willie Thorne (ENG) 1
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 5
England Neal Foulds 3
11 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
5  Ray Reardon (WAL) 3
11  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5
11 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
4 Canada Kirk Stevens 2
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 3
4  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
11 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 10
3 Canada Cliff Thorburn 2
3  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
10  Tony Meo (ENG) 4
3 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
15  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
6  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 4
3 Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
2 England Steve Davis 7
   Silvino Francisco (RSA) 1
 Dean Reynolds (ENG) 5
England Dean Reynolds 0
2 England Steve Davis 5
 David Taylor (ENG) 1
2  Steve Davis (ENG) 5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 28 October 1984.
Dennis Taylor
 Northern Ireland		 10–2 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
6–64, 74–50 (58), 66–52, 33–70, 107–1 (57), 81–38, 74–24, 112–22 (112), 96–27, 79–23 (79), 80–20 (65), 90–33
112 Highest break
1 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 0

Qualifying

Qualifying took place in Bristol earlier in October 1984. The leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage and needed to win two matches to reach the televised stage.[2]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames
      
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
 Vic Harris (ENG) 1
England Tony Knowles 5
England John Dunning 1
 John Dunning (ENG) 5
 Perrie Mans (RSA) 4
 Ian Williamson (ENG) 5
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 2
England Ian Williamson 5
England Joe Johnson 4
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 Paul Medati (ENG) 1
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 5
 Steve Newbury (WAL) 2
England Willie Thorne 5
Scotland Murdo MacLeod 3
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 5
 Warren King (AUS) 4
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 5
 Bert Demarco (SCO) 2
England Neal Foulds 5
England Tony Jones 0
 Tony Jones (ENG) 5
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 3
 Ray Reardon (WAL) 5
 Colin Roscoe (WAL) 1
Wales Ray Reardon 5
Wales Cliff Wilson 4
 Cliff Wilson (WAL) 5
 Jim Donnelly (SCO) 2
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5
 Paul Watchorn (IRL) 1
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
England John Virgo 3
 John Virgo (ENG) 5
 Malcolm Bradley (ENG) 0
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 Roger Bales (ENG) 1
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3
England Mike Hallett 5
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 5
 Dessie Sheehan (IRL) 1
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
 Dave Chalmers (ENG) 0
England Rex Williams 3
Canada Kirk Stevens 5
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
 Tony Chappel (WAL) 3
Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames
      
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 Gino Rigitano (CAN) 4
Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
Australia John Campbell 1
 John Campbell (AUS) 5
 Wayne Jones (WAL) 4
 Tony Meo (ENG) 5
 Pascal Burke (IRL) 1
England Tony Meo 5
England Dave Martin 1
 Dave Martin (ENG) 5
 Bob Chaperon (CAN) 4
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
 Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) 4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
England Mark Wildman 0
 Mark Wildman (ENG) 5
 Jack McLaughlin (NIR) 3
 John Parrott (ENG) 5
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 3
England John Parrott 1
Australia Eddie Charlton 5
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 5
 Clive Everton (WAL) 1
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 Bill Oliver (ENG) 1
England Jimmy White 1
South Africa Silvino Francisco 5
 Silvino Francisco (RSA) 5
 Steve Duggan (ENG) 3
 Peter Francisco (RSA) 5
 John Spencer (ENG) 2
South Africa Peter Francisco 4
England Dean Reynolds 5
 Dean Reynolds (ENG) 5
 Danny Fowler (ENG) 2
 David Taylor (ENG) 5
 Dene O'Kane (NZL) 1
England David Taylor 5
Scotland John Rea 1
 John Rea (SCO) 5
 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 4
 Graham Miles (ENG) 5
 Tommy Murphy (NIR) 3
England Graham Miles 0
England Steve Davis 5
 Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 Mario Morra (CAN) 2

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Black day for White". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1984. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Reynolds reaches the last eight - nudge, nudge". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1984. p. 21.
  4. ↑ "Sport in brief". The Glasgow Herald. 25 October 1984. p. 18.
  5. ↑ "Taylor is on song". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1984. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1984. p. 26.
  7. ↑ "Tearful Taylor wins first title in 13 years". The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1984. p. 14.
  8. ↑ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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