1985 UK Championship (snooker)
| 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 |
 Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |
Willie Thorne |
| Score | 16–14 |
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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.
Stephen Hendry, aged sixteen, made his début in the tournament, but lost his first qualifying round match 2–9 to Omprakesh Agrawal.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner £24,000
- Runner-up £14,000
- Total £120,000
Main draw
Last 32 Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Barry West |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Barry West |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Murdo MacLeod |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
9 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
9 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Silvino Francisco |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
7 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
- 140, 121, 115, 112, 112, 104, 102 Willie Thorne
- 137, 101 Alex Higgins
- 136, 130, 105 Neal Foulds
- 135 Dennis Taylor
- 134, 103 Peter Francisco
- 130 Mario Morra
- 128, 115 Cliff Thorburn
- 128, 111, 109 Terry Griffiths
- 127, 122, 115, 106, 104, 102 Steve Davis
- 122 Steve Newbury
- 119, 108, 104, 103 John Virgo
- 110 Omprakesh Agrawal
- 109 John Spencer
- 109 Kirk Stevens
- 107, 107, 101, 100 Jimmy White
- 106 John Campbell
- 105 Joe Johnson
- 101 Ray Edmonds
- 101 Warren King
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Omprakesh-Agrawal/1985-1986
- ↑ "1985 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.