1985 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 1985 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place during October 1985 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.[1]

Rothmans Grand Prix
Tournament information
DatesOctober 1985
VenueHexagon Theatre
CityReading
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Final
Champion Steve Davis
Runner-up Dennis Taylor
Score10–9
← 1984
1986 →

The final was a re-match of the 1985 World Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, the defending Grand Prix champion. It was Davis this time who became champion winning the match 10–9. The match became the longest one-day final in snooker history. It lasted 10 hours and 21 minutes.[2]

Main draw

[3][4]

Last 64 Best of 9 frames

Dennis Taylor 5–1 Barry West

Rex Williams 5–2 Mike Watterson

Tony Meo 5–3 Tony Jones

Eugene Hughes 5–1 S. Simn Gam

Eddie Charlton 5–1 Geoff Foulds

Tony Drago 5–3 Murdo MacLeod

George Scott 5–4 Ray Reardon

Cliff Wilson 5–1 Roger Bales

Kirk Stevens 5–0 Gerry Watson

Graham Miles 5–3 Dean Reynolds

David Taylor 5–2 Steve Newbury

Steve Longworth 5–2 John Parrott

Doug Mountjoy 5–1 Tony Chappel

John Campbell 5–4 Jimmy Van Rensburg

Tony Knowles 5–1 Matt Gibson

Ray Edmonds 5–2 Dene O'Kane

Cliff Thorburn 5–0 Bill Oliver

Mark Wildman 5–4 Steve Duggan

Joe Johnson 5–2 Dave Gilbert

Mike Hallett 5–3 Bernie Mikkelsen

Wayne Jones 5–0 Willie Thorne

Peter Francisco 5–4 John Virgo

Terry Griffiths 5–4 Jack McLaughlin

Bob Harris 5–4 John Virgo

Jimmy White 5–0 Jack Fitzmaurice

Joe O'Boye 5–3 Perrie Mans

Silvino Francisco 5–2 Billy Kelly

Dave Martin 5-2 Mario Morra

Alex Higgins 5–1 Vic Harris

Neal Foulds 5-0 Mike Darrington

Steve Davis 5–0 OB Agarwal

Danny Fowler 5–1 Bill Werbeniuk


Last 32 Best of 9 frames

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Dennis Taylor5
 
 
 
 Tony Meo3
 
 Dennis Taylor5
 
 
 
 Cliff Wilson2
 
 Cliff Wilson5
 
 
 
 Tony Drago2
 
 Dennis Taylor9
 
 
 
 Tony Knowles6
 
 Tony Knowles5
 
 
 
 John Campbell2
 
 Tony Knowles5
 
 
 
 Kirk Stevens4
 
 Kirk Stevens5
 
 
 
 Steve Longworth3
 
 Dennis Taylor9
 
 
 
 Steve Davis10
 
 Terry Griffiths5
 
 
 
 Peter Francisco2
 
 Terry Griffiths1
 
 
 
 Cliff Thorburn5
 
 Cliff Thorburn5
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson1
 
 Cliff Thorburn5
 
 
 
 Steve Davis9
 
 Silvino Francisco5
 
 
 
 Jimmy White4
 
 Silvino Francisco2
 
 
 
 Steve Davis5
 
 Steve Davis5
 
 
 Alex Higgins0
 

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Smyth
Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 27 October 1985.
Steve Davis
 England		 10–9 Dennis Taylor
 Northern Ireland
60–57, 67–53, 67–6, 102–0 (93), 32–88 (60), 67–51, 73–60, 11–81, 63–16, 44–74, 28–64, 24–64, 16–113 (62), 8–108 (50), 10–56, 62–26, 60–18, 48–64, 71–30
93 Highest break 62
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 3
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References
  1. 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 9 January 2012.
  2. Dee, John (1 May 2001). "Ebdon quick to sit on fence". London: The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  3. "1985 Grand Prix Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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