1984 Costa Del Sol Classic Explained

Tournament Name:	Costa Del Sol Classic
Venue:	Las Palmeras Hotel
Location:	Fuengirola
Country:	Spain
Format:	Non-Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£2,850
Winners Share:	£600
Highest Break:	105 (Joe Johnson)
Score:	5–2
Previous:	First
Next:	Last

The 1984 Costa Del Sol Classic was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from 20 to 23 August 1984.^[1] The tournament was held at the Las Palmeras Hotel in Fuengirola, Spain, and featured 12 professional players.

The four qualifying matches were played under a best-of-five 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.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below.^[1]

• 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

^[2]

• 3–2
• 3–0
• 3–2
• 3–1

Main draw

Quarter-finals

• 3–0
• 3–2
• 3–1
• 3–1

Semi-finals

• 3–0
• 3–2

Final

• 5–2

Century breaks

Two century breaks were made during the tournament.^[3]

• 105
• 100

Notes and References

1. Costa del snooker . Snooker Scene . August 1984 . 17.
2. Book: Everton, Clive . 1985 . Snooker: The Records . Guinness Superlatives Ltd . Enfield . 0851124488 . 81.
3. Taylor stars on the Costa del Snooker . Snooker Scene . October 1984 . 16–17.