1985 Masters (snooker)

Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates 27 January–3 February 1985
Venue Wembley Conference Centre
City London
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £150,000
Winner's share £37,500
Highest break 103
Final
Champion Canada Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up Wales Doug Mountjoy
Score 9–6
1984
1986

The 1985 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 January and 3 February 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament was 103 made by Cliff Thorburn, for which Thorburn earned £3,750.

The top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. The first round match between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis on 29 January turned out to be one of the all-time greatest matches between the pair when Higgins won 5-4 in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd. The final on 3 February gave Cliff Thorburn his second Masters title defeating Doug Mountjoy 9-6 in the final, and he became the second player to win two Masters titles.

Field

Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2.[1] The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Willie Thorne was making his debut in the Masters.

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
            
1 England Jimmy White 5
12 England Willie Thorne 2
1 England Jimmy White 5
13 England John Spencer 2
7 Australia Eddie Charlton 3
13 England John Spencer 5
1 England Jimmy White 4
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
6 Wales Ray Reardon 5
16 England David Taylor 1
6 Wales Ray Reardon 0
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
11 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
3 England Tony Knowles 3
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
10 England Tony Meo 4
5 Canada Kirk Stevens 2
10 England Tony Meo 5
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 2
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
14 Canada Bill Werbeniuk 2
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
9 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1
2 England Steve Davis 4
9 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5

Century breaks

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References

  1. "Snooker". The Times. 3 October 1984. p. 24.
  2. "1985 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. "1985 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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