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1984 UK Championship (snooker)

Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates 18 November–2 December 1984
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £101,000
Winner's share £20,000
Highest break 134
Final
Champion England Steve Davis
Runner-up Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score 16–8
1983
1985

The 1984 Coral UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 18 November and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 24 November and 2 December 1984. This was the first UK Championship that all overseas players took part as it also became a ranking event. The highest break of the televised stages was 134 made by Steve Davis and the non-televised stages was 135 made by Jack McLaughlin.

Davis defeated Alex Higgins 16–8 in the final.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Round of 32 Best of 17 frames

Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–7 Tony Jones England

England Rex Williams 9–1 Bill Werbeniuk Canada


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