1985 Irish Professional Championship

The 1985 Strongbow Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in April 1985 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	8–11 April 1985
Venue	Ulster Hall
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Dennis Taylor
Runner-up	Alex Higgins
Score	10–5
← 1983 1986 →

Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–5 in the final.[2]

Qualifying rounds

[3]

Round 1

• Jack McLaughlin 6–3 Dessie Sheehan

Round 2

• Pascal Burke 6–3 Tony Kearney

• Billy Kelly 6–2 Paul Watchorn

• Tommy Murphy 6–3 Paddy Browne

• Jackie Rea 6–5 Jack McLaughlin

Main draw

[3]

	Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames					Final
	Dennis Taylor		6
	Jackie Rea		0			Dennis Taylor		6
	Eugene Hughes		6			Eugene Hughes		5
	Billy Kelly		2								Dennis Taylor		10
	Alex Higgins		6								Alex Higgins		5
	Pascal Burke		0			Alex Higgins		6
	Patsy Fagan		6			Patsy Fagan		3
	Tommy Murphy		2

References

1. "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 151.
3. "1985 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.