1985 Grand Prix (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1985 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |
 Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 1985 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place during October 1985 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.[1]
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
Last 64 Best of 9 frames
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
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
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Tony Knowles 5–1 Matt Gibson 
Cliff Thorburn 5–0 Bill Oliver
Mike Hallett 5–3 Bernie Mikkelsen
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
Neal Foulds 5-0 Mike Darrington
Danny Fowler 5–1 Bill Werbeniuk
Last 32 Best of 9 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Drago |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Campbell |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Longworth |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
0 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dee, John (1 May 2001). "Ebdon quick to sit on fence". London: The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ "1985 Grand Prix Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2012.