Snooker season 1984/1985

Snooker season 1984/1985
Details
Duration July 1984–18 May 1985
Tournaments 26
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship England Steve Davis
Masters Canada Cliff Thorburn
World Championship Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor

The snooker season 1984/1985 was a series of snooker tournaments played from July 1984 to May 1985. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  IRL Carlsberg Challenge RTE Studios Dublin England Jimmy White England Tony Knowles 9–7 [1]
08–?? 08–??  CAN Canadian Professional Championship Brass Cannon Club Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Mario Morra 9–2 [2]
08–13 08–17  AUS Australian Professional Championship RSL Club Dubbo Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren King 10–3 [2]
08–20 08–23  ESP Costa Del Sol Classic Las Palmeras Hotel Fuengirola Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Mike Hallett 5–2 [3]
08–?? 08–??  AUS Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney England Tony Knowles England John Virgo 7–3 [3][4]
08–?? 08–??  THA Thailand Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok England Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [5]
08–?? 08–??  SGP Singapore Masters Mandarin Stadium Singapore Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis [n 2] [6]
09–?? 09–??  MYS Malaysian Masters Selangor Club Kuala Lumpur Wales Terry Griffiths England Tony Meo [n 2] [6]
09–?? 09–??  THA Bangkok Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok England Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [7][8]
09–?? 09–??  HKG Hong Kong Masters Queen Elisabeth Stadium Hong Kong England Steve Davis Wales Doug Mountjoy 4–2 [6][9]
09–20 09–23  SCO Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 9–4 [10][11][12]
09–24 10–07  ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–2 [13]
10–20 10–28  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Canada Cliff Thorburn 10–2 [14]
11–18 12–02  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16–8 [15]
12–05 12–16  ENG World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England Jimmy White		 Canada Cliff Thorburn
England Willie Thorne		 10–2 [16]
01–04 01–13  ENG WR Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington England Willie Thorne Canada Cliff Thorburn 13–8 [17]
01–27 02–03  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Canada Cliff Thorburn Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–6 [18]
02–05 02–10  ENG English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–2 [19][20]
02–05 02–10  SCO Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh Scotland Murdo MacLeod Scotland Eddie Sinclair 10–2 [20][21][22]
02–17 03–03  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby South Africa Silvino Francisco Canada Kirk Stevens 12–9 [23][24]
03–20 03–23  ENG World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All-Ireland  England A 9–7 [25][26]
03–26 03–31  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Jimmy White Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–5 [27]
04–08 04–11  NIR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 10–5 [28][29]
04–12 04–28  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Steve Davis 18–17 [30]
05–07 05–11  WAL Welsh Professional Championship Abertillery Leisure Centre Abertillery Wales Terry Griffiths Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–4 [31]
05–11 05–18  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Terry Griffiths England John Spencer 9–7 [32][33]
WR = World ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[34][35][36]

No. Ch. Name
1 Steady England Steve Davis
2 Rise England Tony Knowles
3 Steady Canada Cliff Thorburn
4 Rise Canada Kirk Stevens
5 Fall Wales Ray Reardon
6 Steady Australia Eddie Charlton
7 Rise England Jimmy White
8 Rise Wales Terry Griffiths
9 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
10 Rise England Tony Meo
11 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
12 Rise England Willie Thorne
13 Rise England John Spencer
14 Fall Canada Bill Werbeniuk
15 Fall Wales Doug Mountjoy
16 Fall England David Taylor

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  2. 1 2 No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 25. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  4. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Snooker Scene, September 1984
  8. ↑ Snooker Scene, October 1984
  9. ↑ "Sports Times sets the pace every day". Evening Times. 11 September 1984. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Langs Supreme Scottish Masters". Evening Times. 4 September 1984. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Steve Supreme". Evening Times. 24 September 1984. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  14. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  17. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  18. ↑ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  19. ↑ Turner, Chris. "English Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  20. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  21. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  22. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 25. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  23. ↑ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  24. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  25. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  26. ↑ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  27. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  28. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  29. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  30. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  31. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archvie. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  32. ↑ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  33. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  34. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  35. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  36. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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