1984 Pot Black

1984 Pot Black

Tournament information
Dates	December 1983 (broadcast summer 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]
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	John Spencer
Score	2–1
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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, and featured sixteen professional players.

All matches until the final were one-frame shoot-outs, the final being contested over the best of three frames.

Terry Griffiths won the event, his ninth professional title, beating John Spencer 2–1 in the final.^[2]

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.
Terry Griffiths  Wales	2–1	John Spencer  England

References