1984 Pot Black

The 1984 Pot Black was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in December 1983 but was broadcast in the summer of 1984. The tournament was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. For the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1969. The championship was reverted to a knockout format and players risen from 8 to 16. All matches until the final were one-frame shoot-outs, the final being contested over the best of three frames.

Pot Black 84

Tournament information
Dates	December 1983 (broadcast 4 January-11 April 1984)
Venue	Pebble Mill Studios
City	Birmingham
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£40,750
Winner's share	£5,000[1]
Highest break	Dennis Taylor (81)
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	John Spencer
Score	2–1
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Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Wednesday 4 January 1984 [2] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

With the tournament now risen to 16 players, there were Pot Black debuts for Tony Meo, Silvino Francisco and Mark Wildman and original player John Spencer played for the first time since 1980. Terry Griffiths who also last played in 1980 won the event, his ninth professional title, beating Spencer 2–1 in the final.[3][4]

Main draw

	Last 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final Best of 3 frames
	John Spencer		1
	Alex Higgins		0
						John Spencer		1
						Eddie Charlton		0
	Eddie Charlton		1
	Tony Meo		0
											John Spencer		1
											Jimmy White		0
	Jimmy White		1
	David Taylor		0
						Jimmy White		1
						Steve Davis		0
	Steve Davis		1
	Mark Wildman		0
																John Spencer		1
																Terry Griffiths		2
	Willie Thorne		1
	Tony Knowles		0
						Willie Thorne		1
						Dennis Taylor		0
	Dennis Taylor		1
	Kirk Stevens		0
											Willie Thorne		0
											Terry Griffiths		1
	Silvino Francisco		1
	Ray Reardon		0
						Silvino Francisco		0
						Terry Griffiths		1
	Terry Griffiths		1
	Doug Mountjoy		0

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, England, 30 December 1983 (Broadcast 11 April 1984).
Terry Griffiths  Wales	2–1	John Spencer  England

References

1. http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Terry-Griffiths/Prize-Money/1983-1984
2. "BBC Television – 4 January 1984 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
3. "BBC Television – 11 April 1984 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Pot-Black/1984/723