The 1984 Lada Classic was the fifth edition of the professional snooker tournament, which took place from 8–15 January 1984. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire. This was the first year in which the tournament was held as a ranking event. Television coverage was on ITV.
Rex Williams made a total clearance of 143 in the seventh frame of his match against Tony Meo, but lost the match 3–5. Williams won the high break prize of £1,000.
Steve Davis won his third Classic title beating fellow Londoner Tony Meo by 9–8. Meo led 4–2 before Davis won the last frame of the afternoon session with a break of 122 and then four more frames in a row in the evening to lead 7–4. Meo then won the next four frames to lead 8–7 before Davis levelled the match at 8–8 with a break of 84. With only the colours left in the deciding frame and Meo lined up on the yellow, a spectator yelled out "Come on, Tony!". Although Meo took time to compose himself after the shout, he missed the yellow and a few shots later Davis the frame after potting the final pink.
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 15 January 1984. Steve Davis 9–8 Tony Meo Afternoon: 119–0, 51–41, 19–83, 33–84, 7–60, 44–87, 130–0 (122)Evening: 108–1 76–5, 112–9, 63–2, 47–85, 33–69, 16–67, 57–64, 101–0, 60–42 122 Highest break 52 1 Century breaks 0
Qualifying The final qualifying round was played in Warrington in November 1983.
Final qualifying round
5–2 5–4 4–5 5–2 5–1 4–5 5–3 4–5
4–5 5–1 5–4 4–5 5–0 5–1 1–5 2–5
Century breaks (Including qualifying rounds)
143, 105 Rex Williams 125 Mario Morra 122 Steve Davis 111 Silvino Francisco 104 Jimmy White 102 John Parrott 102 Ray Reardon
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