# 1984 World Snooker Championship

The 1984 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1984 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purpose of sponsorship) was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 1984 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, and was the eighth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible since the 1977 event. The event featured 94 participants, of which 78 players competed in a qualifying event held at the Redwood Lodge in Bristol from 1 to 13 April. Of these, 16 players qualified for the main stage in Sheffield, where they met 16 invited seeds. The total prize fund for the event was £200,000, the highest total pool for any snooker tournament at that time; the winner received £44,000.
The defending champion was English player Steve Davis, who had won the title twice previously. He met fellow-countryman Jimmy White in the final, which was played as a best-of-35-frames match. Davis took a significant lead of 12–4 after the first two sessions; although White battled back into the match, Davis eventually won 18–16, becoming the first player to retain the title at the Crucible. Rex Williams secured the championship's highest break, scoring a 138 in the 12th frame of his first-round loss to White. Eight century breaks were made during the competition, the fewest since the 1978 event. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy, and broadcast by BBC.

## Tournament format

The 1984 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 1984 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event was the 1984 edition of the World Snooker Championship, which was first held in 1927. It was the last ranking event of the 1984–85 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour. The event was organised by World Snooker and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). There were a total of 94 entrants from the tour, with one player withdrawing, and the competition's main draw had 32 participants. A three-round knockout qualifying competition with 78 players was held from 1 to 13 April, producing the 16 qualifying players who progressed into the main draw to play the top 16 seeds.
The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. As defending champion, Steve Davis was seeded first for the event; the remaining 15 were allocated based on world rankings for the previous season. Matches in the first round of the main draw were played as best-of-19-frames. The number of frames needed to win a match increased to 13 in the second round and quarter-finals, and 16 in the semi-finals; the final match was played as best-of-35-frames.
The tournament was televised on BBC in the United Kingdom. During the last session of the final, the number of viewers varied from 6.3 million (when popular soap opera Coronation Street aired on ITV) to a peak of 13.1 million in the last 15 minutes of the match. The world number five Alex Higgins provided commentary on selected matches.

### Prize fund

The prize fund for the event was the largest for any snooker tournament to that date, at £200,000 with the winner receiving £44,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
* Winner: £44,000
* Runner-up: £22,000
* Semi-finals: £12,700
* Quarter-finals: £6,600
* Last 16: £4,350
* Last 32: £2,200
* Final qualifying round losers: £450
* Highest break (in the main competition): £4,000
* Highest break (in qualifying): £1,000
* Maximum break: £15,000
* Total: £200,000

## Summary
### Qualifying

A 78-competitor qualifying tournament for the event was held at Redwood Lodge in Bristol, from 1 April to 14 April 1984. The players were divided into 16 groups, with matches played on a knockout basis to produce 16 qualifiers. All qualifying matches were the best-of-19-frames. Tommy Murphy made two breaks of 108 in his first round defeat of Jack Fitzmaurice, two weeks after his win over Fitzmaurice in the World Professional Billiards Championship. John Parrott progressed after winning three rounds, beating Dennis Hughes 10–3, Clive Everton 10–2 and the 1978 World Snooker Championship runner-up Perrie Mans 10–0. Neal Foulds, aged 20, the British junior snooker champion, also won three matches to make his Crucible debut, defeating Doug French 10–5, Les Dodd 10–4 and Jim Meadowcroft 10–2.
Eight-time former world champion Fred Davis won his match against Jim Donnelly 10–5. Canadian John Bear, was scheduled to play but did not, and Roy Andrewartha received a walkover for the match. Mike Watterson, who as promoter of the world championship from 1977 to 1983 had first selected the Crucible as the tournament venue, defeated Bernard Bennett 10–5 in the first round before losing 8–10 to Warren King. Losers in the qualifying rounds received £450. Andrewartha, Foulds, Parrott, King, Marcel Gauvreau, Joe Johnson, Paul Mifsud, Mario Morra, and Eddie Sinclair made their World Championship debuts in qualifying.

### First round

The first round took place from 21 to 26 April. The matches were contested between the seeded players and qualifiers with each played over two sessions as best-of-19 frames. David Taylor, who was trailing 3–5 to Marcel Gauvreau after their first session, won seven frames in a row to win 10–5 and gain his first ranking points of the season. Roy Andrewartha, a time and motion analyst who played professional snooker part-time, lost 4–10 to Eddie Charlton. Neal Foulds took the last three frames of their first session to lead former world champion Alex Higgins 5–3, and having the more consistent long potting in the match, won 10–9 after the scores had been level at 7–7.
Silvino Francisco defeated Tony Meo, who to that point had been the fourth-highest earner on the snooker circuit that season, 10–5. Willie Thorne defeated John Virgo for the second consecutive world championship. Virgo's defeat came at the end of a season in which he failed to win any ranking points, and he dropped out of the top 16, to 18th. Eight-time champion Fred Davis made his last appearance at the World Championships, losing 4–10 to Bill Werbeniuk in the first round. Davis had first played in the World Championship in 1937. Aged 70 years and 253 days, he became the tournament's oldest-ever player.
Many of the matches had one-sided scorelines. Dennis Taylor and Kirk Stevens both won 10–1; Terry Griffiths won 10–2; Steve Davis, John Spencer and Cliff Thorburn won 10–3; and Bill Werbeniuk, Doug Mountjoy and Eddie Charlton won 10–4. Four of the top 16 seeded players lost in the first round: Tony Knowles (fourth seed), Alex Higgins (fifth), John Virgo (fourteenth) and Tony Meo (fifteenth).
Knowles, who had been the only player to beat Steve Davis in the World Championship in the previous three years, lost 7–10 to John Parrott. Knowles had recently featured in a three-part series in the tabloid newspaper The Sun, where he boasted of his sexual adventures and was dismissive of most other competitors in the tournament. The articles led to Knowles being fined £5,000, imposed by the WPBSA for bringing the sport into disrepute.
In the other matches, second seed Ray Reardon beat Jim Wych 10–7, and Jimmy White beat Rex Williams 10–6. Williams made the first century break of the tournament in the 12th frame, a total clearance of 138, the highest break of the tournament. In the first round, 233 frames were played out of a possible 304, with an average frame time of 22.5 minutes. The longest frame, between Cliff Thorburn and Mario Morra, took 51 minutes, whilst the shortest was 9 minutes, in the Jimmy White and Rex Williams match.

### Second round

Matches in the second round were best-of-25 frames, and scheduled to each be played over three sessions taking place between 26 and 30 April. Davis took seven from eight frames and compiled breaks of 100, 95, and 92 against Spencer to win 13–5 after leading 6–4. White trailed 3–5 against Charlton at the end of the first session. White made breaks of 80, 79, 44, 61, 34, and 82 to lead 10–6 and went on to win 13–7. Griffiths beat Werbeniuk 13–5.
Dennis Taylor led Parrott 11–7, before Parrott won four frames in a row to level at 11–11. Taylor, who was the more consistent potter during the match, took the next two to win 13–11. Thorburn and Thorne contested a tight match that Thorburn won 13–11. From 9–9 against David Taylor, Stevens scored three breaks of over 50 to win the match 13–10. Neal Foulds led Doug Mountjoy 3–1, but ended up losing 6–13.
Reardon, having his least successful season in 17 years as a snooker professional, made a 109 break in the eighth frame to lead 5–3 at the end of the first session against Francisco. The score was tied at 8–8 after the second session. In the last session, Francisco was ahead, but under-hit when trying to pot the blue. This left Reardon needing one snooker rather than three; Francisco fouled, giving Reardon the additional points required. Reardon went on to win the frame on a re-spotted black after Francisco failed the pot and left the black ball over the jaws of a pocket. From 9–8, Reardon won four frames in a row to win the match 13–8.

### Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were scheduled to each be played over three sessions, on 1 and 2 May, as best-of-25-frames matches. Steve Davis won the first three frames of his match against Terry Griffiths, but Griffiths won the next five frames to lead 5–3. Griffiths then won the first frame of the second session to lead 6–3. Davis, however, pulled back to level the match at 6–6, and the second session ended tied at 8–8. Davis won five of the seven frames in the third session to win 13–10 in a highly technical and safety-oriented match.
Stevens and Reardon's first session finished a frame early, with Reardon commenting that he "was glad it was over" having only won a single frame. Reardon won just the first and ninth frames as Stevens defeated him convincingly, 13–2, with a session to spare. Stevens set up a semi-final with Jimmy White, who had defeated Cliff Thorburn 13–8. White led 10-6 after the second session, before moving to 12-7 ahead. White went 63 points ahead in frame 20, but Thorburn made a clearance of 64 to win the frame, before White won the match in frame 21. Dennis Taylor defeated Doug Mountjoy, also 13–8, to move into the other semi-final, against Davis.

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were scheduled to each be played over four sessions, on 3, 4 and 5 May, as best-of-31-frames matches. Steve Davis led Dennis Taylor 4–3 at the end of their first session, with Taylor winning two of his three frames on the final black ball. Davis won the next three frames to lead 7–3 before Taylor won frames 11 and 12. On a break of 64, Taylor missed a red ball, allowing Davis to make a break of 65 to win the next frame and then make a break of 76 lead 9–5 lead at the end of their second session. Taylor won just one of the first five frames in the third session; Davis lead 13–6, but Taylor won the next two frames to avoid losing with a session to spare. Leading 14–8, Davis won three frames to Taylor's one in their last session to win 16–9.
In the other match, Stevens won the opening frame despite needing snookers, but White won the next three to lead 3–1 before the mid-session interval. At this time, White was "violently sick", having celebrated his 22nd birthday the night before. White took a 5–3 lead after the first session, also leaving to be sick after making a break of 85 in frame five. White attributed his illness to some sandwiches he had eaten and some cough syrup he had used to recover from a throat infection. The first seven frames of the second session was played in just 90 minutes as Stevens tied the match at 6–6, and then led 8–7 after their second session. Stevens won the next three frames to lead by four with White faltering. White, however, won the next three before Stevens won the final frame of the third session to lead 12–10. White won five frames in a row after Stevens missed a frame ball red in frame 23 to lead 15–12. Just one frame from defeat, Stevens won the next two frames, but White won frame 30 with a break of 44. The match finished 16–14, with White becoming the youngest player to reach a professional snooker World Championship final.

### Final

The final was played over four sessions, on 6 and 7 May, as a best-of-35-frames match between Steve Davis and Jimmy White. English referee Jim Thorpe presided over the match, taking charge of his third Triple Crown final, after two prior UK Championship finals in 1980 and 1984.
Davis dominated the first session to lead 6–1. He then extended the lead by winning the first two frames of the second session with breaks of 41, 37 and 44. White won the next frame with two breaks over 50, but was 10–2 behind at the mid-session interval. White won the next two frames, but went in-off in frame 15, which he lost. Davis won the next frame to extend his lead to 12–4 at the end of the second session. On the second day, White fought back to 11–13 by winning seven of the eight frames in the third session. In 2020, Davis commented that he had gone "into [his] shell" after leading by so much overnight. The first frame he made a break of 119 which was the second-highest of the tournament. Davis started the final session by winning three of the first four frames to lead 16–12. White then won the next three to put himself just one behind at 15–16. Davis won a close frame by clearing the colours to lead 17–15, then White took the next with a break of 65 to reduce his deficit to 16–17. Davis took the last frame 77–40 to win 18–16 and become the first player to retain the championship at the Crucible.
The victory was Davis' third world championship, having previously won in 1981 and 1983. White's loss was the first of six world championship final defeats. He was the youngest player to compete in a world championship final; however, by losing the match he missed his chance to supersede Alex Higgins as the youngest-ever winner. Davis received £44,000 for winning the tournament, taking his prize money for the 1983–84 season to £159,511, more than double that of the second-highest earner, White, who made £78,725. When the world rankings were updated following the tournament, Davis was in first place; White was seventh, earning eight of his seventeen ranking points from being the championship runner-up.
   "I was so confident that I'd win it the next year or the year after that I was okay losing"
Davis received boos and jeers from the crowd after defeating the popular White. Davis commented that White had outplayed him on the final day of the final and had "played his brains out". Davis would reach the final again for the following two years, and win a further three championships throughout the 1980s. White, however, stated that he played poorly on the first day of the final because of the lengthy semi-final win over Stevens. This was the first of, as of 2020, six world championship finals that White would lose. Despite this, White was confident that he would win the championship in the following years. White later recounted that he had used crack cocaine to cope with the loss, claiming to have spent £32,000 on the drug over a three-month period.

## Qualifying

A three-round knockout qualifying competition was held from 1 to 13 April at the Redwood Lodge in Bristol, producing the 16 qualifying players who progressed into the main draw to play the top 16 seeds. Winners' names are shown in bold.
| Round 1 Best of 19 frames | Round 1 Best of 19 frames | Round 1 Best of 19 frames | Round 2 Best of 19 frames | Round 2 Best of 19 frames | Round 2 Best of 19 frames | Round 3 Best of 19 frames | Round 3 Best of 19 frames | Round 3 Best of 19 frames |
| | | | Clive Everton (WAL) | Clive Everton (WAL) | 2 | Perrie Mans (RSA) | Perrie Mans (RSA) | 0 |
| John Parrott (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) | 10 | John Parrott (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) | 10 | John Parrott (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) | 10 |
| Dennis Hughes (ENG) | Dennis Hughes (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Frank Jonik (CAN) | Frank Jonik (CAN) | 9 | Willie Thorne (ENG) | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 10 |
| Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | 10 | Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | 10 | Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) | 3 |
| Paul Medati (ENG) | Paul Medati (ENG) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Mario Morra (CAN) | Mario Morra (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Geoff Foulds (ENG) | Geoff Foulds (ENG) | 2 | Mario Morra (CAN) | Mario Morra (CAN) | 10 | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 7 |
| Tommy Murphy (NIR) | Tommy Murphy (NIR) | 10 | Tommy Murphy (NIR) | Tommy Murphy (NIR) | 5 | Mario Morra (CAN) | Mario Morra (CAN) | 10 |
| Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) | Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Sanderson (CAN) | Wayne Sanderson (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Paddy Morgan (AUS) | Paddy Morgan (AUS) | 8 | Wayne Sanderson (CAN) | Wayne Sanderson (CAN) | 5 | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 8 |
| Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 10 | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 10 | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 10 |
| Eugene Hughes (IRL) | Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Vic Harris (ENG) | Vic Harris (ENG) | 7 | Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | 10 | Silvino Francisco (RSA) | Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 10 |
| Ray Edmonds (ENG) | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 10 | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 9 | Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) | 3 |
| David Greaves (ENG) | David Greaves (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ian Williamson (ENG) | Ian Williamson (ENG) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Pat Houlihan (ENG) | Pat Houlihan (ENG) | 5 | Ian Williamson (ENG) | Ian Williamson (ENG) | 10 | Graham Miles (ENG) | Graham Miles (ENG) | 10 |
| Mike Hines (RSA) | Mike Hines (RSA) | 10 | Mike Hines (RSA) | Mike Hines (RSA) | 6 | Ian Williamson (ENG) | Ian Williamson (ENG) | 6 |
| Ian Black (SCO) | Ian Black (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Matt Gibson (SCO) | Matt Gibson (SCO) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Gino Rigitano (CAN) | Gino Rigitano (CAN) | 7 | Matt Gibson (SCO) | Matt Gibson (SCO) | 10 | Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 10 |
| Mick Fisher (ENG) | Mick Fisher (ENG) | 10 | Mick Fisher (ENG) | Mick Fisher (ENG) | 7 | Matt Gibson (SCO) | Matt Gibson (SCO) | 3 |
| Paul Thornley (CAN) | Paul Thornley (CAN) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | 10 | | | | | | |
| John Hargreaves (ENG) | John Hargreaves (ENG) | 5 | Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | 8 | Mark Wildman (ENG) | Mark Wildman (ENG) | 9 |
| Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | w.o. | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | 10 | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | 10 |
| John Bear (CAN) | John Bear (CAN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Jim Wych (CAN) | Jim Wych (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| George Ganim (AUS) | George Ganim (AUS) | 1 | Jim Wych (CAN) | Jim Wych (CAN) | 10 | Patsy Fagan (IRL) | Patsy Fagan (IRL) | 3 |
| George Scott (ENG) | George Scott (ENG) | 10 | George Scott (ENG) | George Scott (ENG) | 6 | Jim Wych (CAN) | Jim Wych (CAN) | 10 |
| Leon Heywood (AUS) | Leon Heywood (AUS) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Paddy Browne (IRL) | Paddy Browne (IRL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Steve Duggan (ENG) | Steve Duggan (ENG) | 9 | Paddy Browne (IRL) | Paddy Browne (IRL) | 10 | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 10 |
| Colin Roscoe (WAL) | Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 10 | Colin Roscoe (WAL) | Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 4 | Paddy Browne (IRL) | Paddy Browne (IRL) | 1 |
| Bert Demarco (SCO) | Bert Demarco (SCO) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| John Campbell (AUS) | John Campbell (AUS) | 7 | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 10 | Murdo MacLeod (SCO) | Murdo MacLeod (SCO) | 6 |
| Graham Cripsey (ENG) | Graham Cripsey (ENG) | 10 | Graham Cripsey (ENG) | Graham Cripsey (ENG) | 1 | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 10 |
| Maurice Parkin (ENG) | Maurice Parkin (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Anderson (AUS) | Ian Anderson (AUS) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Gerry Watson (CAN) | Gerry Watson (CAN) | 4 | Ian Anderson (AUS) | Ian Anderson (AUS) | 6 | Fred Davis (ENG) | Fred Davis (ENG) | 10 |
| Jim Donnelly (SCO) | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 10 | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 10 | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 5 |
| Paul Watchorn (IRL) | Paul Watchorn (IRL) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Warren King (AUS) | Warren King (AUS) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Tony Jones (ENG) | Tony Jones (ENG) | 9 | Warren King (AUS) | Warren King (AUS) | 10 | Dave Martin (ENG) | Dave Martin (ENG) | 8 |
| Mike Watterson (ENG) | Mike Watterson (ENG) | 10 | Mike Watterson (ENG) | Mike Watterson (ENG) | 8 | Warren King (AUS) | Warren King (AUS) | 10 |
| Bernard Bennett (ENG) | Bernard Bennett (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joe Cagianello (CAN) | Joe Cagianello (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Mike Darrington (ENG) | Mike Darrington (ENG) | 7 | Joe Cagianello (CAN) | Joe Cagianello (CAN) | 7 | Rex Williams (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) | 10 |
| Bill Oliver (ENG) | Bill Oliver (ENG) | 10 | Bill Oliver (ENG) | Bill Oliver (ENG) | 10 | Bill Oliver (ENG) | Bill Oliver (ENG) | 8 |
| John Dunning (ENG) | John Dunning (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Doug French (ENG) | Doug French (ENG) | 5 | Neal Foulds (ENG) | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 10 | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 2 |
| Les Dodd (ENG) | Les Dodd (ENG) | 10 | Les Dodd (ENG) | Les Dodd (ENG) | 4 | Neal Foulds (ENG) | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 10 |
| James Giannaros (AUS) | James Giannaros (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bob Harris (ENG) | Bob Harris (ENG) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Dessie Sheehan (IRL) | Dessie Sheehan (IRL) | 3 | Bob Harris (ENG) | Bob Harris (ENG) | 4 | Mike Hallett (ENG) | Mike Hallett (ENG) | 10 |
| Pascal Burke (IRL) | Pascal Burke (IRL) | 10 | Pascal Burke (IRL) | Pascal Burke (IRL) | 10 | Pascal Burke (IRL) | Pascal Burke (IRL) | 5 |
| Billy Kelly (IRL) | Billy Kelly (IRL) | 7 | | | | | | |

## Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round of the main competition. Numbering in brackets shows player's seed, whilst those in bold denote match winners.
| First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames |
| 21 April | 21 April | 21 April | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) (1) | Steve Davis (ENG) (1) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) (1) | Steve Davis (ENG) (1) | 10 | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Warren King (AUS) | Warren King (AUS) | 3 | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | | |
| Warren King (AUS) | Warren King (AUS) | 3 | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | John Spencer (16) | John Spencer (16) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| John Spencer (ENG) (16) | John Spencer (ENG) (16) | 10 | John Spencer (16) | John Spencer (16) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| John Spencer (ENG) (16) | John Spencer (ENG) (16) | 10 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Graham Miles (ENG) | Graham Miles (ENG) | 3 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | |
| Graham Miles (ENG) | Graham Miles (ENG) | 3 | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | Terry Griffiths (9) | Terry Griffiths (9) | 10 | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) | 10 | | | | Terry Griffiths (9) | Terry Griffiths (9) | 10 | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) | 10 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 2 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | |
| Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 2 | Terry Griffiths (9) | Terry Griffiths (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | Terry Griffiths (9) | Terry Griffiths (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | Bill Werbeniuk (8) | Bill Werbeniuk (8) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) | Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) | 10 | Bill Werbeniuk (8) | Bill Werbeniuk (8) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) | Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) | 10 | | | | | | | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | | | |
| Fred Davis (ENG) | Fred Davis (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | |
| Fred Davis (ENG) | Fred Davis (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 16 | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 16 | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 9 | |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) | Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) | 9 | | | | | | | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 9 | |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) | Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) | 9 | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 10 | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 10 | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | Doug Mountjoy (12) | Doug Mountjoy (12) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) | 10 | Doug Mountjoy (12) | Doug Mountjoy (12) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) | 10 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett (ENG) | Mike Hallett (ENG) | 4 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | |
| Mike Hallett (ENG) | Mike Hallett (ENG) | 4 | | | | Doug Mountjoy (12) | Doug Mountjoy (12) | 8 | | | | |
| 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | Doug Mountjoy (12) | Doug Mountjoy (12) | 8 | | | | |
| 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 13 | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) | 10 | | | | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 13 | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) | 10 | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 1 | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 1 | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | John Parrott | John Parrott | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) | Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) | 7 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) | Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 & 7 May | 6 & 7 May | 6 & 7 May |
| John Parrott (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 6 & 7 May | 6 & 7 May | 6 & 7 May |
| John Parrott (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 18 |
| 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 18 |
| 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 16 |
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 16 |
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) | 10 | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mario Morra (CAN) | Mario Morra (CAN) | 3 | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mario Morra (CAN) | Mario Morra (CAN) | 3 | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 April | 25 April | 25 April | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 April | 25 April | 25 April | Willie Thorne | Willie Thorne | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Virgo (ENG) (14) | John Virgo (ENG) (14) | 9 | Willie Thorne | Willie Thorne | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Virgo (ENG) (14) | John Virgo (ENG) (14) | 9 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 10 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 10 | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 8 | | | | | | |
| 24 April | 24 April | 24 April | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 8 | | | | | | |
| 24 April | 24 April | 24 April | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) (11) | Jimmy White (ENG) (11) | 10 | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) (11) | Jimmy White (ENG) (11) | 10 | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) | 6 | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) | 6 | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | Eddie Charlton (6) | Eddie Charlton (6) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) | Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) | 10 | Eddie Charlton (6) | Eddie Charlton (6) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) | Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) | 10 | | | | | | | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | | | |
| Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | 3, 4 & 5 May | | | |
| Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 16 | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | Jimmy White (11) | Jimmy White (11) | 16 | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 14 | | | |
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) | Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 14 | | | |
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) | Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) | 10 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 1 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 1 | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | David Taylor (10) | David Taylor (10) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Taylor (ENG) (10) | David Taylor (ENG) (10) | 10 | David Taylor (10) | David Taylor (10) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Taylor (ENG) (10) | David Taylor (ENG) (10) | 10 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 5 | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | | | | |
| Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) | 5 | | | | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | Kirk Stevens (7) | Kirk Stevens (7) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tony Meo (ENG) (15) | Tony Meo (ENG) (15) | 5 | | | | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tony Meo (ENG) (15) | Tony Meo (ENG) (15) | 5 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (RSA) | Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 10 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (RSA) | Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 10 | Silvino Francisco | Silvino Francisco | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 April | 21 April | 21 April | Silvino Francisco | Silvino Francisco | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 April | 21 April | 21 April | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ray Reardon (WAL) (2) | Ray Reardon (WAL) (2) | 10 | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Wych (CAN) | Jim Wych (CAN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 6 & 7 May 1984. Referee: Jim Thorpe :
| Steve Davis (1) England | 18–16 | Jimmy White (11) England |
| 73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40 | Century breaks: 1 (White 1) Highest break by Davis: 84 Highest break by White: 119 | 73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40 |
| Steve Davis wins the 1984 Embassy World Snooker Championship. |||

## Century breaks

There were eight century breaks in the championship, the fewest since the 1978 event. The highest break of the televised stages was 138 made by Rex Williams. The highest break in qualifying was a 112 made by Jim Donnelly.
* 138 – Rex Williams
* 119, 100 – Jimmy White
* 115, 101 – Kirk Stevens
* 109 – Ray Reardon
* 102 – Dennis Taylor
* 100 – Steve Davis
Qualifying
* 112 – Jim Donnelly
* 108, 108 – Tommy Murphy
* 106 Gino Rigitano$^{:206}$
* 104 – Mario Morra$^{:169}$
* 102, 100 – Neal Foulds$^{:77}$
* 101 – John Parrott
* 100 – Ian Williamson$^{:264}$