1984 Costa Del Sol Classic
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 20–23 August 1984 (1984-08-20 – 1984-08-23) |
Venue | Las Palmeras Hotel |
City | Fuengirola |
Country | Spain |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £2,850 |
Winner's share | £600[1] |
Highest break | 105 (Joe Johnson) |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–2 |
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The 1984 Costa Del Sol Classic was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from 20 to 23 August 1984.[2] The tournament was held at the Las Palmeras Hotel in Fuengirola, Spain, and featured 12 professional players.[1]
The four qualifying matches were played under a best-of-five frames format, as were the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and the final best of nine. Dennis Taylor won the event, by defeating Mike Hallett 5–2 in the final.[1]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below.[2]
- Winner: £600
- Runner-up: £350
- Semi-finalists: £250
- First round: £150
- Highest break: £150
Qualifying
Four players participated in qualifying for the quarter-finals, to which Tony Knowles, Taylor, Joe Johnson and Mark Wildman were already seeded.
Round 1
[1]
Mick Fisher (ENG) 3–2
Eugene Hughes (IRE)
Mike Hallett (ENG) 3–0
Bill Oliver (ENG)
Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 3–2
Warren King (AUS)
Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 3–1
Tony Drago (MLT)
Main draw
Quarter-finals
[1]
Mike Hallett (ENG) 3–0
Tony Knowles (ENG)
Mark Wildman (ENG) 3–2
Eddie Sinclair (SCO)
Joe Johnson (ENG) 3–1
Mick Fisher (ENG)
Dennis Taylor (NIR) 3–1
Murdo MacLeod (SCO)
Semi-finals
Mike Hallett (ENG) 3–0
Mark Wildman (ENG)
Dennis Taylor (NIR) 3–2
Joe Johnson (ENG)
Final
Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5–2
Mike Hallett (ENG)
Century breaks
Two century breaks were made during the tournament.[3]
- 105
Joe Johnson (ENG)
- 100
Dennis Taylor (NIR)
References
- ^ a b c d e Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ a b "Costa del snooker". Snooker Scene. August 1984. p. 17.
- ^ "Taylor stars on the Costa del Snooker". Snooker Scene. October 1984. pp. 16–17.
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