The 1983–84 snooker season was a series of
snooker
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tournaments played between 4 July 1983 and 19 May 1984. The following table outlines the results for the
ranking
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and the invitational events.
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New professional players
The
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
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(WPBSA) received 39 applications for professional status for the start of the season. Its subcommittee for considering these (made up of
Ray Reardon
Raymond Reardon (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to h ...
,
John Virgo
John Trevor Virgo (born 4 March 1946) is an English snooker commentator and former professional snooker player.
After turning professional in 1976, Virgo won four professional titles, including the 1979 UK Championship, the 1980 Bombay Int ...
and
Willie Thorne
William Joseph Thorne (4 March 195417 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13– ...
) recommended 17 for acceptance, and these were ratified by the WPBSA Board. The new professionals were
Jim Bear,
Bob Chaperon,
Gino Rigitano,
Joe Caggianello
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and
Gerry Watson from Canada;
Francois Ellis and
Mike Hines from South Africa;
George Ganim and
James Giannaros from Australia;
Paul Mifsud from Malta;
Paddy Browne from Ireland; and
Tony Jones,
Steve Duggan,
John Parrott
John Stephen Parrott (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player who won the 1991 World Snooker Championship. He came to prominence in the mid to late 1980s, and remained within the top 16 of the world rankings for 14 ...
,
Neal Foulds
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,
Bill Oliver and
John Hargreaves from England.
Calendar
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
Notes
References
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1983
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Events January
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Season 1984
Season 1983