The 1985 RothmansGrand Prix was a professional rankingsnooker tournament that took place from 19 to 27 October 1985 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.[1] A two table set-up meant that the televised stage at Reading could start at the last-32 stage.
The final was a re-match of the 1985 World Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, the defending Grand Prix champion. Davis lead 6–1 at the end of the first session but Taylor fought back to lead 8–7 winning 6 consecutive frames. Eventually it was Davis this time who became champion winning 3 out of the last 4 frames to win 10–9. The match became the longest one-day final in snooker history. It lasted 10 hours and 21 minutes and it finished at 2.14am.[8]
The leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage. Matches were over 9 frames. The final qualifying round took place in Bristol in September 1985.[11]
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The 1985 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 19 to 27 October 1985 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading 1 A two table set up meant that the televised stage at Reading could start at the last 32 stage Rothmans Grand PrixTournament informationDates19 27 October 1985 1985 10 19 1985 10 27 VenueHexagon TheatreCityReadingCountryEnglandOrganisationWPBSAFormatRanking eventHighest break John Campbell AUS 119 FinalChampion Steve Davis ENG Runner up Dennis Taylor NIR Score10 9 19841986 The last 32 matches were played from 19 to 22 October Tony Drago in his first televised match beat Eddie Charlton 5 3 2 Jimmy White beat Joe O Boye 5 4 after trailing 2 4 Steve Longworth beat David Taylor 5 1 3 John Campbell made a tournament best break of 119 in the first frame of his match against Doug Mountjoy and took a 4 1 lead before winning 5 2 Steve Davis beat Danny Fowler 5 1 Fowler making his television debut 4 In the last 16 round Peter Francisco make a century in the first frame of his match against Terry Griffiths However Griffiths won the next three frames and eventually won 5 2 5 The following day Steve Davis beat Alex Higgins 5 0 while Silvino Francisco beat Jimmy White 5 4 after winning the last three frames 6 In the quarter finals Steve Davis beat Silvino Francisco 5 2 despite losing two of the first three frames Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the semi finals Thorburn beating Terry Griffiths 5 1 In the other half of the draw Dennis Taylor beat Cliff Wilson while Tony Knowles beat Kirk Stevens 5 4 the match going to the final black 7 The final was a re match of the 1985 World Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor the defending Grand Prix champion Davis lead 6 1 at the end of the first session but Taylor fought back to lead 8 7 winning 6 consecutive frames Eventually it was Davis this time who became champion winning 3 out of the last 4 frames to win 10 9 The match became the longest one day final in snooker history It lasted 10 hours and 21 minutes and it finished at 2 14am 8 Contents 1 Main draw 2 Final 3 Qualifying 4 ReferencesMain draw edit 9 10 Last 32Best of 9 framesLast 16Best of 9 framesQuarter finalBest of 9 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 framesFinalBest of 19 frames nbsp Dennis Taylor NIR 5 nbsp Rex Williams ENG 2 nbsp Dennis Taylor5 nbsp Tony Meo3 nbsp Tony Meo ENG 5 nbsp Eugene Hughes IRL 3 nbsp Dennis Taylor5 nbsp Cliff Wilson2 nbsp Cliff Wilson WAL 5 nbsp George Scott ENG 3 nbsp Cliff Wilson5 nbsp Tony Drago2 nbsp Tony Drago MLT 5 nbsp Eddie Charlton AUS 3 nbsp Dennis Taylor9 nbsp Tony Knowles6 nbsp Tony Knowles ENG 5 nbsp Ray Edmonds ENG 2 nbsp Tony Knowles5 nbsp John Campbell2 nbsp John Campbell AUS 5 nbsp Doug Mountjoy WAL 2 nbsp Tony Knowles5 nbsp Kirk Stevens4 nbsp Kirk Stevens CAN 5 nbsp Graham Miles ENG 2 nbsp Kirk Stevens5 nbsp Steve Longworth3 nbsp Steve Longworth ENG 5 nbsp David Taylor ENG 1 nbsp Dennis Taylor9 nbsp Steve Davis10 nbsp Peter Francisco RSA 5 nbsp Wayne Jones WAL 3 nbsp Peter Francisco2 nbsp Terry Griffiths5 nbsp Terry Griffiths WAL 5 nbsp Bob Harris ENG 3 nbsp Terry Griffiths1 nbsp Cliff Thorburn5 nbsp Joe Johnson ENG 5 nbsp Mike Hallett ENG 4 nbsp Joe Johnson1 nbsp Cliff Thorburn5 nbsp Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 nbsp Mark Wildman ENG 2 nbsp Cliff Thorburn5 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Jimmy White ENG 5 nbsp Joe O Boye NIR 4 nbsp Jimmy White4 nbsp Silvino Francisco5 nbsp Silvino Francisco RSA 5 nbsp Dave Martin ENG 3 nbsp Silvino Francisco2 nbsp Steve Davis5 nbsp Alex Higgins NIR 5 nbsp Neal Foulds ENG 3 nbsp Alex Higgins0 nbsp Steve Davis5 nbsp Steve Davis ENG 5 nbsp Danny Fowler ENG 1 Final editFinal Best of 19 frames Referee John SmythHexagon Theatre Reading England 27 October 1985 Steve Davis nbsp England 10 9 Dennis Taylor nbsp Northern Ireland First session 60 57 67 53 67 6 102 0 93 32 88 60 67 51 73 60 Second session 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 3Qualifying editThe leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage Matches were over 9 frames The final qualifying round took place in Bristol in September 1985 11 nbsp Dennis Taylor NIR 5 1 nbsp Barry West ENG nbsp Rex Williams ENG 5 2 nbsp Mike Watterson ENG nbsp Tony Meo ENG 5 3 nbsp Tony Jones ENG nbsp Eugene Hughes IRL 5 1 nbsp Sakchai Sim Ngam THA nbsp Eddie Charlton AUS 5 1 nbsp Geoff Foulds ENG nbsp Murdo MacLeod SCO 3 5 nbsp Tony Drago MLT nbsp Ray Reardon WAL 4 5 nbsp George Scott ENG nbsp Cliff Wilson WAL 5 1 nbsp Roger Bales ENG nbsp Kirk Stevens CAN 5 0 nbsp Gerry Watson CAN nbsp Dean Reynolds ENG 3 5 nbsp Graham Miles ENG nbsp David Taylor ENG 5 2 nbsp Steve Newbury WAL nbsp John Parrott ENG 2 5 nbsp Steve Longworth ENG nbsp Doug Mountjoy ENG 5 1 nbsp Tony Chappel ENG nbsp John Campbell AUS 5 4 nbsp Jimmy van Rensberg RSA nbsp Tony Knowles ENG 5 1 nbsp Matt Gibson SCO nbsp Dene O Kane NZL 2 5 nbsp Ray Edmonds ENG nbsp Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 0 nbsp Bill Oliver ENG nbsp Mark Wildman ENG 5 4 nbsp Steve Duggan ENG nbsp Joe Johnson ENG 5 2 nbsp Dave Gilbert ENG nbsp Mike Hallett ENG 5 3 nbsp Bernie Mikkelsen CAN nbsp Willie Thorne ENG 0 5 nbsp Wayne Jones WAL nbsp John Virgo ENG 4 5 nbsp Peter Francisco RSA nbsp Terry Griffiths WAL 5 4 nbsp Jack McLaughlin NIR nbsp John Spencer ENG 4 5 nbsp Bob Harris ENG nbsp Jimmy White ENG 5 0 nbsp Jack Fitzmaurice ENG nbsp Perrie Mans RSA 3 5 nbsp Joe O Boye NIR nbsp Silvino Francisco RSA 5 2 nbsp Billy Kelly IRL nbsp Dave Martin ENG 5 2 nbsp Mario Morra CAN nbsp Alex Higgins NIR 5 1 nbsp Vic Harris ENG nbsp Neal Foulds ENG 5 0 nbsp Mike Darrington ENG nbsp Steve Davis ENG 5 0 nbsp Om Agarwal IND nbsp Bill Werbeniuk CAN 1 5 nbsp Danny Fowler ENG References edit 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 Snooker The Herald Glasgow 21 October 1985 p 9 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 Stevens back in groove The Herald Glasgow 22 October 1985 p 31 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 Campbell cleans up The Herald Glasgow 23 October 1985 p 30 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 Taylor holds off Meo The Herald Glasgow 24 October 1985 p 24 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 It s a white wash The Herald Glasgow 25 October 1985 p 30 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 Davis in semi finals The Herald Glasgow 26 October 1985 p 19 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 27 April 2024 Dee John 1 May 2001 Ebdon quick to sit on fence The Sunday Telegraph London Archived from the original on 12 November 2012 Retrieved 29 August 2009 1985 Grand Prix Results Snooker Database Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 9 January 2012 Grand Prix Snooker Scene 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