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1985–86 snooker season

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The 1985–86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1985 and May 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

1985–86 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1985 – May 1986
Tournaments28 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersCanada Cliff Thorburn
World ChampionshipEngland Joe Johnson

New professional players edit

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted the following fifteen players as snooker professionals.[1][2] Thirty-two players had their applications rejected, including Joe O'Boye, Terry Whitthread and Jon Wright.[1]

Calendar edit

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08-?? 08-??   CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Toronto   Cliff Thorburn   Bob Chaperon 6–4 [3]
08-02 08-11   AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Orange RSL Sydney   John Campbell   Eddie Charlton 10–7 [3]
08-?? 08-??   AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney   Tony Meo   John Campbell 7–2 [4][5]
08-21 08-23   SGP NR Singapore Masters Dynasty Hotel Singapore   Steve Davis   Terry Griffiths 4–2 [6]
09-?? 09-??   THA NR Thailand Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok   Dennis Taylor   Terry Griffiths 4–3 [7]
09-05 09-08   HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Wan Chai   Terry Griffiths   Steve Davis 4–2 [8][9]
09-06 09-08   IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin   Jimmy White   Alex Higgins 8–3 [10][11]
09-09 09-10   CHN NR China Masters White Swan Hotel Guangzhou   Steve Davis   Dennis Taylor 2–1 [12]
09-19 09-22   SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow   Cliff Thorburn   Willie Thorne 9–7 [13]
09-23 10-06   ENG WR Matchroom Trophy Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent   Cliff Thorburn   Jimmy White 12–10 [14][11]
10-19 10-27   ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading   Steve Davis   Dennis Taylor 10–9 [15]
10-29 11-02   CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto   Dennis Taylor   Steve Davis 9–5 [16]
11-15 12-01   ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   Steve Davis   Willie Thorne 16–14 [17]
12-04 12-15   ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton   Steve Davis
  Tony Meo 		  Ray Reardon
  Tony Jones 		12–5 [18]
12-17 12-20   ENG NR Kit Kat Break for World Champions East Midlands Conference Centre Nottingham   Dennis Taylor   Steve Davis 9–5 [8]
12-?? 12-??   ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham   Jimmy White   Kirk Stevens 2–0 [19][20]
01-03 01-12   ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington   Jimmy White   Cliff Thorburn 13–12 [21]
01-14 01-17   BEL NR Belgian Classic Ostend Casino Ostend   Terry Griffiths   Kirk Stevens 9–7 [8]
01-26 02-02   ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Cliff Thorburn   Jimmy White 9–5 [22]
02-04 02-09   ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich   Tony Meo   Neal Foulds 9–7 [23]
02-10 02-14   WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Abertillery Leisure Centre Abertillery   Terry Griffiths   Doug Mountjoy 9–3 [24]
02-16 03-02   ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby   Steve Davis   Willie Thorne 12–7 [25][26]
03-10 03-16   SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh   Stephen Hendry   Matt Gibson 10–5 [27]
03-20 03-23   ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All Ireland A   Canada 9–7 [28][29]
04-08 04-13   IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill   Jimmy White   Willie Thorne 9–5 [30][31]
04-19 05-05   ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Joe Johnson   Steve Davis 18–12 [32]
05-10 05-17   WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   Terry Griffiths   Willie Thorne 9–6 [33][34]
05-20 05-23   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Mayfield Leisure Centre Belfast   Dennis Taylor   Alex Higgins 10–7 [35]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings edit

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1985/1986

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[36][37][38]

No. Ch. Name
1     Steve Davis
2     Cliff Thorburn
3     Tony Knowles
4     Dennis Taylor
5     Kirk Stevens
6     Ray Reardon
7     Jimmy White
8     Terry Griffiths
9     Alex Higgins
10     Tony Meo
11     Willie Thorne
12     Eddie Charlton
13     Silvino Francisco
14     David Taylor
15     Doug Mountjoy
16     Joe Johnson

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "New professionals: system fails again". Snooker Scene. March 1985. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Indians join paid ranks". The Daily Telegraph. 12 February 1985. p. 22.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  6. ^ Snooker Scene, October 1985, page 7
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
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  9. ^ "Griffiths wins". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 9 September 1985. p. 17.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Where it's at". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1985. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Steve's king of the Orient". Aberdeen Evening Express. 10 September 1985. p. 15.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  14. ^ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  15. ^ 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 10 July 2012.
  16. ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
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  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "English Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  25. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  29. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  31. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  32. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  34. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  35. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  36. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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  38. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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