World Snooker Championship 1985

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[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 12 and 28 April 1985. It showed one of the most famous finals ever between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor in which their match attracted 18.5 million viewers on BBC2 and the session finished at 12.25 after Taylor potted the black to win the title. See 1985 World Snooker Championship final for full story.

[edit] Trivia

One quarter-final had the youngest and the oldest of the 1985 championship competing each other. John Parrott who was close to his 21st birthday and 52 year old Ray Reardon. Reardon won 13-12

[edit] The Results

First Round Second Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames
                           
           
 England Steve Davis  10
 England Neal Foulds  8  
 England Steve Davis  13
   England David Taylor  4  
 England David Taylor  10
 New Zealand Dene O'Kane  4  
 England Steve Davis  13
   Wales Terry Griffiths  6  
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  10
 England Dean Reynolds  4  
 Wales Terry Griffiths  13
   England Alex Higgins  7  
 Wales Terry Griffiths  10
 England Rex Williams  3  
 England Steve Davis  16
   Wales Ray Reardon  5
 Wales Ray Reardon  10
 Ireland Eugene Hughes  9  
 Wales Ray Reardon  13
   Ireland Patsy Fagan  9  
 Ireland Patsy Fagan  10
 England Willie Thorne  6  
 Wales Ray Reardon  13
   England John Parrott  12  
 England John Parrott  10
 England John Spencer  3  
 England John Parrott  13
   Canada Kirk Stevens  6  
 Canada Kirk Stevens  10
 England Ray Edmonds  8  
           
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  10
 England Mike Hallett  8  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  13
   Canada Bill Werbeniuk  3  
 Canada Bill Werbeniuk  10
 England Joe Johnson  8  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  13
   Canada Cliff Thorburn  5  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  10
 South Africa Silvino Francisco  2  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  13
   Australia Eddie Charlton  6  
 Australia Eddie Charlton  10
 Australia John Campbell  3  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  16
   England Tony Knowles  5
 England Jimmy White  10
 Wales Wayne Jones  4  
 England Jimmy White  13
   England Tony Meo  11  
 England Tony Meo  10
 England John Virgo  6  
 England Tony Knowles  13
   England Jimmy White  10  
 Wales Doug Mountjoy  10
 Scotland Murdo Macleod  5  
 England Tony Knowles  13
   Wales Doug Mountjoy  6  
 England Tony Knowles  10
 England Tony Jones  8  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 27 April & 28 April (& also 29 April 1985). Referee: John Williams
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis England
Scores to fill (Final frame 66-62 Taylor) Scores to fill (Final frame 66-62 Taylor)
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor wins the 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Breaks

143 Bill Werbeniuk

There were 14 centuries in the 1985 World Snooker Championship

[edit] See also

1985 World Snooker Championship final

World Snooker Championship
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