1985 UK Championship (snooker)

Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates 15 November–1 December 1985
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £120,000
Winner's share £24,000
Highest break 135
Final
Champion England Steve Davis
Runner-up England Willie Thorne
Score 16–14
1984
1986

The 1985 Coral UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] The event began on 15 November 1985 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 1 December 1985. The highest break of the televised stages was 135 made by Neal Foulds and the same of the non-televised stages was 140 made by Willie Thorne.

Steve Davis won his fourth UK Championship, coming back from 13–8 down against Willie Thorne, after Thorne missed a straight blue from its spot in the first frame of the final session that would have seen him take a 14–8 lead.

Prize fund

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

Main draw

[2][3]

Last 32 Best of 17 frames

England Steve Davis 9–2 Tony Drago Malta

England Tony Meo 9–2 Danny Fowler England

England Barry West 9–4 Doug Mountjoy Wales

Scotland Murdo MacLeod 9–5 Ray Reardon Wales

England Jimmy White 9–5 Tony Chappel Wales

Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–2 Fred Davis England

England David Taylor 9–4 John Campbell Australia

England Tony Knowles 9–7 John Spencer England

Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–6 John Parrott England

England Willie Thorne 9–8 John Virgo England

South Africa Silvino Francisco 9–6 Dave Martin England

Wales Terry Griffiths 9–7 Dean Reynolds England

Canada Kirk Stevens 9–5 Mike Hallett England

England Rex Williams 9–7 Peter Francisco South Africa

England Neal Foulds 9–8 Joe Johnson England

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–2 Graham Cripsey England

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 England Steve Davis  9
 England Tony Meo  5  
 England Steve Davis  9
   England Barry West  1  
 England Barry West  9
 Scotland Murdo MacLeod  4  
 England Steve Davis  9
   England Jimmy White  5  
 England Jimmy White  9
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  6  
 England Jimmy White  9
   England Tony Knowles  4  
 England Tony Knowles  9
 England David Taylor  7  
 England Steve Davis  16
   England Willie Thorne  14
 England Willie Thorne  9
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  7  
 England Willie Thorne  9
   Wales Terry Griffiths  7  
 Wales Terry Griffiths  9
 South Africa Silvino Francisco  5  
 England Willie Thorne  9
   Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  7  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  9
 England Neal Foulds  5  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  9
   Canada Kirk Stevens  1  
 Canada Kirk Stevens  9
 England Rex Williams  7  

Century breaks

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. "1985 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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