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
Dates	19-27 October 1985 (TV stages)
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 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.[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 Sakchai Sim Ngam 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 Rensberg 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 Spencer 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 Om Agarwal Danny Fowler 5–1 Bill Werbeniuk

Last 32 Best of 9 frames

Dennis Taylor 5–2 Rex Williams Tony Meo 5–3 Eugene Hughes Cliff Wilson 5–3 George Scott Tony Drago 5–3 Eddie Charlton Tony Knowles 5–2 Ray Edmonds John Campbell 5–2 Doug Mountjoy Kirk Stevens 5–2 Graham Miles Steve Longworth 5–1 David Taylor

Peter Francisco 5–3 Wayne Jones Terry Griffiths 5–3 Bob Harris Joe Johnson 5–4 Mike Hallett Cliff Thorburn 5–2 Mark Wildman Jimmy White 5–4 Joe O'Boye Silvino Francisco 5–3 Dave Martin Alex Higgins 5–3 Neal Foulds Steve Davis 5–1 Danny Fowler

	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

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
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	3

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.