The 1984 Pot Black was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in December 1983 but was broadcast in the summer of 1984. The tournament was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. For the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1969. The championship was reverted to a knockout format and players risen from 8 to 16. All matches until the final were one-frame shoot-outs, the final being contested over the best of three frames.