- Grand Prix 1984 (snooker)
The 1984
Rothmans Grand Prix was the first competiton with its current name and had replaced the unsuccessful Professional Players Tournament which started in 1982. It carried the then highest biggest first prize money in the history of snooker. Unlike the Professional Players Tournament, The BBC televised the championship and was held in theHexagon Theatre in Reading which had previously hosted the State Express World Team Classic since 1981 which was also televised by the BBC.Dennis Taylor won his first major tournament after 13 years as a professional beatingCliff Thorburn in the final winning 10-2. But Taylor had a more important personal reason for wanting to win - for the memory of his mother the month before. His sadness - and joy - was shared by television viewers all over the UK. He could not withhold his emotions, particularly when his son rushed forward to congratulate him.Knockout stage
Round16
|flagicon|England Tony Knowles|5|flagicon|Ian Williamson |2
|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |5|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |1
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |5|flagicon|WalesRay Reardon |3
|flagicon|CanadaKirk Stevens |5|flagicon|EnglandMike Hallett |3
|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |5|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |4
|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |5|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |4
|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |5|flagicon|South Africa|1928Silvino Francisco |1
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |5|flagicon|England David Taylor|1
|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |5|flagicon|England Tony Knowles|2
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |5|flagicon|CanadaKirk Stevens |2
|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |5|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |3
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |5|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |0
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |9|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |3
|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |9|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |7
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |10|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |2
3rdplace=no
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