1984 Carlsberg Challenge
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 September 1984 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £7,500[2][3] |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (97)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tony Knowles (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
1985 → | |
The 1984 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1984.[4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][5][6]
Jimmy White won the tournament defeating Tony Knowles 9–7.[2][6]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Semi-final: £3,500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £20,000
Main draw
[edit]Results are shown below:[5]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 0 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 9 | ||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 7 | ||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||
 Alex Higgins (NIR) | 3 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Frame clash". Sunday Mirror. 16 September 1984. p. 43.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "White best in tense final". The Irish Times. 17 September 1984. p. 3.
- ^ Riviere, Tony (12 July 1984), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 35
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.
- ^ "Carlsberg Challenge". Irish Independent. 6 September 1984. p. 11.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 September 1984 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £7,500[2][3] |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (97)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tony Knowles (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
1985 → | |
The 1984 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1984.[4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][5][6]
Jimmy White won the tournament defeating Tony Knowles 9–7.[2][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Semi-final: £3,500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £20,000
Main draw
Results are shown below:[5]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 0 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 9 | ||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 7 | ||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(1953%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small} Alex Higgins (NIR) | 3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Frame clash". Sunday Mirror. 16 September 1984. p. 43.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "White best in tense final". The Irish Times. 17 September 1984. p. 3.
- ^ Riviere, Tony (12 July 1984), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 35
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.
- ^ "Carlsberg Challenge". Irish Independent. 6 September 1984. p. 11.