Canadian Masters 1985

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Canadian Masters 1985
BCE Canadian Masters 1985
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: CBC TV Studios , Toronto , Canada
Opening: October 29, 1985
Endgame: 2nd November 1985

Defending champion: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Winner: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Finalist: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Highest Break: 133 ( Ray Reardon ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 1985 BCE Canadian Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1985/86 season . The new edition of the former Canadian Open (1974-1980) was held from October 29, 1985 to November 2, 1985 in the studios of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto . The winner was the Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor , who defeated the then loser Steve Davis 9: 5 in a new edition of the last World Cup final . The six-time world champion Ray Reardon played the highest break of the tournament with a 133 break.

Prize money

The tournament was sponsored by table manufacturer BCE and had a prize pool of £ 47,500.

Prize money
winner £ 15,000
finalist £ 9,000
Semi-finalist £ 5,000
Quarter finalist £ 3,375
All in all £ 47,500

Tournament course

In contrast to the Canadian Open, only invited professional players took part in the Canadian Masters, whose number was limited to eight. The quarter-finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode , the semi-finals in the best of 15 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode .

  Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 15 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                           
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5        
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 1  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8th
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 3  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5
   EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 2  
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 4th  
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 8th
   CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 1  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 3  

final

In the final there was the encounter Steve Davis vs. Dennis Taylor one of the many new editions of the 1985 World Cup final , which Taylor won on the last black with 17:18.

As in the World Cup final, Davis quickly took the lead, he led 0: 3, before Taylor turned the game around with three Centurys and took a 5: 3 lead himself. After Davis came close to a frame, Taylor extended his lead to 7-4. Davis then won another frame before Taylor won the game and the tournament with a 58 and an 89 break.

Finale: Best of 17 Frames
CBC TV Studios ,  Toronto , Canada , November 2, 1985
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 : 5 EnglandEngland Steve Davis
2: 98 (52); 34: 81 (81); 47: 64 ; 105 : 18 (105); 58:21 ; 111 : 11 (111); 122 : 5 (120); 71 : 28 (50);
63:61 ; 22: 107 (84); 119 : 0 (119); 0: 127 (109); 77 : 36 (58); 89 : 0 (89)
120 Highest break 109
3 Century breaks 1
7th 50+ breaks 4th

Century Breaks

During the tournament, three players played six century breaks , with Dennis Taylor playing two-thirds of the 100+ breaks .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1985 Canadian Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Canadian Open / Canadian Masters - World Ranking and Invitation Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on April 18, 2016 ; accessed on March 22, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1985 Canadian Masters - Finishes. CueTeacker.net, accessed on March 22, 2019 .