World Snooker Championship 1985

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1 The event
2 Trivia
3 The Results
4 Highest Breaks
5 See also

[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



Steve Davis	10

Neal Foulds	8
		Steve Davis	13

		David Taylor	4
David Taylor	10

Dene O'Kane	4
				Steve Davis	13

				Terry Griffiths	6
Alex Higgins	10

Dean Reynolds	4
		Terry Griffiths	13

		Alex Higgins	7
Terry Griffiths	10

Rex Williams	3
						Steve Davis	16

						Ray Reardon	5
Ray Reardon	10

Eugene Hughes	9
		Ray Reardon	13

		Patsy Fagan	9
Patsy Fagan	10

Willie Thorne	6
				Ray Reardon	13

				John Parrott	12
John Parrott	10

John Spencer	3
		John Parrott	13

		Kirk Stevens	6
Kirk Stevens	10

Ray Edmonds	8



Cliff Thorburn	10

Mike Hallett	8
		Cliff Thorburn	13

		Bill Werbeniuk	3
Bill Werbeniuk	10

Joe Johnson	8
				Dennis Taylor	13

				Cliff Thorburn	5
Dennis Taylor	10

Silvino Francisco	2
		Dennis Taylor	13

		Eddie Charlton	6
Eddie Charlton	10

John Campbell	3
						Dennis Taylor	16

						Tony Knowles	5
Jimmy White	10

Wayne Jones	4
		Jimmy White	13

		Tony Meo	11
Tony Meo	10

John Virgo	6
				Tony Knowles	13

				Jimmy White	10
Doug Mountjoy	10

Murdo Macleod	5
		Tony Knowles	13

		Doug Mountjoy	6
Tony Knowles	10

Tony Jones	8

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 27 April & 28 April (& also 29 April 1985). Referee: John Williams
Dennis Taylor	18-17	Steve Davis
Scores to fill (Final frame 66-62 Taylor)		Scores to fill (Final frame 66-62 Taylor)
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

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