| 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 |
| Winner's share | £7,500 |
| Highest break | Jimmy White (ENG) (97) |
| 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. The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.
Jimmy White won the tournament defeating Tony Knowles 9–7.
Main draw
Results are shown below:
| 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
- ^ "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.