1984 International Open

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=1984 Jameson International Open

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1984|09|24|1984|10|7|df=y}}

|venue=Eldon Square Recreation Centre

|location=Newcastle-upon-Tyne

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=

|winners_share=£30,000

|highest_break=

|winner={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Tony Knowles|ENG}}

|score=9–2

|previous=1983

|next=1985

}}

The 1984 International Open (officially the 1984 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 September to 7 October 1984 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.{{cite web|title=International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155037/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=30 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=International|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071630/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=30 January 2018}}

Eugene Hughes reached the semi-finals before losing 9–3 to Steve Davis. Hughes had beaten Doug Mountjoy, Ray Reardon and Willie Thorne to reach that stage.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e_E9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5525%2C1710537 |title=Hughes scorns snooker chance |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=19 |date=6 October 1984}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ustAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6572%2C5143663 |title=Snooker |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=22 |date=25 September 1984}}

Defending champion Steve Davis won the tournament, defeating Tony Knowles 9–2 in the final.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2526%2C1957056 |title=Sports briefs from home and abroad |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=17 |date=8 October 1984}}{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=150}}

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Main draw

{{cite web|title=1984 International Open Results Grid|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=506|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=30 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204442/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=506|url-status=dead}}

{{32TeamBracket

| RD1=Last 32
Best of 9 frames

| RD2=Last 16
Best of 9 frames

| RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD5=Final
Best of 17 frames

| team-width=210

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score01=5

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|John Campbell|AUS}}

| RD1-score02=1

| RD1-seed03=16

| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|David Taylor|ENG}}

| RD1-score03=5

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Wayne Jones|WAL}}

| RD1-score04=4

| RD1-seed05=8

| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}}

| RD1-score05=5

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07=9

| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}}

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Eddie Sinclair|SCO}}

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}}

| RD1-score09=5

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Les Dodd|ENG}}

| RD1-score10=4

| RD1-seed11=15

| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}}

| RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Eugene Hughes|IRL}}

| RD1-score12=5

| RD1-seed13=4

| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|Kirk Stevens|CAN}}

| RD1-score13=1

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Marcel Gauvreau|CAN}}

| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15=12

| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

| RD1-score15=5

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Dene O'Kane|NZL}}

| RD1-score16=3

| RD1-seed17=3

| RD1-team17={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}

| RD1-score17=0

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagathlete|John Virgo|ENG}}

| RD1-score18=5

| RD1-seed19=13

| RD1-team19={{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}

| RD1-score19=2

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagathlete|Silvino Francisco|RSA|1982}}

| RD1-score20=5

| RD1-seed21=6

| RD1-team21={{flagathlete|Eddie Charlton|AUS}}

| RD1-score21=1

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagathlete|Joe Johnson|ENG}}

| RD1-score22=5

| RD1-seed23=11

| RD1-team23={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

| RD1-score23=5

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagathlete|Danny Fowler|ENG}}

| RD1-score24=0

| RD1-seed25=7

| RD1-team25={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

| RD1-score25=5

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagathlete|Rex Williams|ENG}}

| RD1-score26=3

| RD1-seed27=10

| RD1-team27={{flagathlete|Tony Meo|ENG}}

| RD1-score27=5

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagathlete|Murdo MacLeod|SCO}}

| RD1-score28=1

| RD1-seed29=2

| RD1-team29={{flagathlete|Tony Knowles|ENG}}

| RD1-score29=5

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagathlete|Dean Reynolds|ENG}}

| RD1-score30=1

| RD1-seed31=14

| RD1-team31={{flagathlete|Bill Werbeniuk|CAN}}

| RD1-score31=2

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagathlete|Steve Newbury|WAL}}

| RD1-score32=5

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=16

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=8

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04=9

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD2-score04=5

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD2-score05=1

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD2-score06=5

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CAN}} Marcel Gauvreau

| RD2-score07=3

| RD2-seed08=12

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD2-score08=5

| RD2-seed09= 

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo

| RD2-score09=2

| RD2-seed10=

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD2-score10=5

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson

| RD2-score11=2

| RD2-seed12=11

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD2-score12=5

| RD2-seed13=7

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD2-score13=5

| RD2-seed14=10

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD2-score14=1

| RD2-seed15=2

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD2-score15=5

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Newbury

| RD2-score16=4

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD3-score01=5

| RD3-seed02=9

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD3-score02=1

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=12

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD3-score04=2

| RD3-seed05=

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD3-score05=w/o

| RD3-seed06=11

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD3-score06=w/d

| RD3-seed07=7

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD3-score07=4

| RD3-seed08=2

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD3-score08=5

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD4-score01=9

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD4-score02=3

| RD4-seed03=

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD4-score03=6

| RD4-seed04=2

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD4-score04=9

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD5-score01=9

| RD5-seed02=2

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD5-score02=2

}}

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