1985 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Rothmans Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates October 1985
Venue Hexagon Theatre
City Reading
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Final
Champion England Steve Davis
Runner-up Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score 10–9
← 1984
1986 →

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

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Last 64 Best of 9 frames

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5–1 Barry West England

England Rex Williams 5–2 Mike Watterson England

England Tony Meo 5–3 Tony Jones England

Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5–1 S. Simn Gam Thailand

Australia Eddie Charlton 5–1 Geoff Foulds England

Malta Tony Drago 5–3 Murdo MacLeod Scotland

England George Scott 5–4 Ray Reardon Wales

Wales Cliff Wilson 5–1 Roger Bales England

Canada Kirk Stevens 5–0 Gerry Watson Canada

England Graham Miles 5–3 Dean Reynolds England

England David Taylor 5–2 Steve Newbury Wales

England Steve Longworth 5–2 John Parrott England

England Doug Mountjoy 5–1 Tony Chappel England

Australia John Campbell 5–4 Jimmy Van Rensburg South Africa

England Tony Knowles 5–1 Matt Gibson Scotland

England Ray Edmonds 5–2 Dene O'Kane New Zealand

Canada Cliff Thorburn 5–0 Bill Oliver England

England Mark Wildman 5–4 Steve Duggan England

England Joe Johnson 5–2 Dave Gilbert England

England Mike Hallett 5–3 Bernie Mikkelsen Canada

Wales Wayne Jones 5–0 Willie Thorne England

South Africa Peter Francisco 5–4 John Virgo England

Wales Terry Griffiths 5–4 Jack McLaughlin Northern Ireland

England Bob Harris 5–4 John Virgo England

England Jimmy White 5–0 Jack Fitzmaurice England

Northern Ireland Joe O'Boye 5–3 Perrie Mans South Africa

South Africa Silvino Francisco 5–2 Billy Kelly Republic of Ireland

England Dave Martin 5-2 Mario Morra Canada

Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–1 Vic Harris England

England Neal Foulds 5-0 Mike Darrington England

England Steve Davis 5–0 OB Agarwal India

England Danny Fowler 5–1 Bill Werbeniuk Canada


Last 32 Best of 9 frames

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  5
 England Tony Meo  3  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  5
   Wales Cliff Wilson  2  
 Wales Cliff Wilson  5
 Malta Tony Drago  2  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  9
   England Tony Knowles  6  
 England Tony Knowles  5
 Australia John Campbell  2  
 England Tony Knowles  5
   Canada Kirk Stevens  4  
 Canada Kirk Stevens  5
 England Steve Longworth  3  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  9
   England Steve Davis  10
 Wales Terry Griffiths  5
 South Africa Peter Francisco  2  
 Wales Terry Griffiths  1
   Canada Cliff Thorburn  5  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  5
 England Joe Johnson  1  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  5
   England Steve Davis  9  
 South Africa Silvino Francisco  5
 England Jimmy White  4  
 South Africa Silvino Francisco  2
   England Steve Davis  5  
 England Steve Davis  5
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  0  

References

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