English Professional Championship 1985

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English Professional Championship 1985
Tolly Cobbold English Professional Championship 1985
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Tournament type: Non-ranking tournament
Attendees: 46
Venue: Corn Exchange , Ipswich , England
Opening: 5th February 1985
Endgame: February 10, 1985

Defending champion: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Winner: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Finalist: EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
Highest Break: 139 ( Tony Knowles ) EnglandEngland
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The Tolly Cobbold English Professional Championship 1985 was a professional snooker tournament without influence on the world rankings in the context of the 1984/85 season for the purpose of determining the English professional champion. The tournament was held from February 5 to 10, 1985 in the Corn Exchange in the English city ​​of Ipswich . The winner was defending champion Steve Davis , who managed a 9-2 victory over Tony Knowles in the final . In return, Knowles played the tournament's highest break with a 139 break .

Prize money

Four years after the first edition of the tournament, the tournament was re-launched as the WPBSA made a grant of £ 1,000 to the prize money for each national professional championship and per player for four years from this year on . Apart from that, the sponsor also changed; now the tournament was sponsored by Tolly Cobbold , who replaced the Tolly Cobbold Classic with this tournament in their portfolio. There was a total of £ 75,000 in prize money, about a quarter of which went to the winner.

Prize money
winner £ 17,500
finalist £ 9,375
Semi-finalist £ 5,625
Quarter finalist £ 2,750
Round of 16 £ 1,500
Last 32 750 pounds
Last 48 £ 0
Highest break
(qualification / main round)
£ 375 £
1,500
All in all £ 75,000

Tournament course

A total of 46 players took part in the tournament. 28 of these players started the tournament with a round of the last 48, the winners of which advanced to the round of the last 32, in which they met the remaining 18 participants and in the knockout system played the winner of the tournament. All the games in the tournament were played in the best of 17 frames mode .

  Round of the last 48
best of 17 frames
Round of the last 32
best of 17 frames
Round of 16
best of 17 frames
Quarterfinals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                                           
EnglandEngland Danny Fowler 9   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9                
EnglandEngland Bill Oliver 7th   EnglandEngland Danny Fowler 3  
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
  EnglandEngland Rex Williams 2  
EnglandEngland Tony Jones 9 EnglandEngland Rex Williams 9
EnglandEngland Pat Houlihan 1   EnglandEngland Tony Jones 6th  
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
  EnglandEngland John Virgo 2  
  EnglandEngland John Virgo 9    
  EnglandEngland Mike Darrington 0  
EnglandEngland John Virgo 9
  EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 4th  
EnglandEngland George Scott 9 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 9
EnglandEngland Vic Harris 7th   EnglandEngland George Scott 1  
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
  EnglandEngland Tony Meo 8th  
EnglandEngland Mick Fisher 9 EnglandEngland Tony Meo 9
EnglandEngland Doug French 8th   EnglandEngland Mick Fisher 3  
EnglandEngland Tony Meo 9
  EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 4th  
EnglandEngland Steve Duggan 9 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 9
EnglandEngland Bob Harris 8th   EnglandEngland Steve Duggan 4th  
EnglandEngland Tony Meo 9
  EnglandEngland Dean Reynolds 4th  
EnglandEngland Jack Fitzmaurice 9   EnglandEngland Dean Reynolds 9    
EnglandEngland David Greaves 3   EnglandEngland Jack Fitzmaurice 2  
EnglandEngland Dean Reynolds 9
  EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 6th  
EnglandEngland Les Dodd 9 EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 9
EnglandEngland Roger Bales 5   EnglandEngland Les Dodd 1  
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 2
EnglandEngland Malcolm Bradley 9 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 9
EnglandEngland Ian Williamson 8th   EnglandEngland Malcolm Bradley 8th  
EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 9
  EnglandEngland Dave Martin 3  
EnglandEngland Dave Martin 9
  EnglandEngland Graham Miles 7th  
EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 9
  EnglandEngland David Taylor 2  
EnglandEngland Graham Cripsey 9   EnglandEngland David Taylor 9    
EnglandEngland Bernard Bennett 0   EnglandEngland Graham Cripsey 5  
EnglandEngland David Taylor 9
  EnglandEngland John Parrott 7th  
EnglandEngland Geoff Foulds 9 EnglandEngland John Parrott 9
EnglandEngland Fred Davis 2   EnglandEngland Geoff Foulds 4th  
EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 9
  EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 6th  
EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 9 EnglandEngland Mark Wildman 3
EnglandEngland Ray Edmonds 4th   EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 9  
EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 9
  EnglandEngland Paul Medati 7th  
EnglandEngland Paul Medati 9 EnglandEngland John Spencer 4th
EnglandEngland John Hargreaves 8th   EnglandEngland Paul Medati 9  
EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 9
  EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5  
EnglandEngland Dave Chalmers 9   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 9    
EnglandEngland Jim Meadowcroft 3   EnglandEngland Dave Chalmers 5  
EnglandEngland Jimmy White 9
  EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 7th  
EnglandEngland Dennis Hughes 9 EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 9
EnglandEngland Mike Watterson 5   EnglandEngland Dennis Hughes 3  

final

The defending champion Steve Davis had no problems for much of the tournament, up to and including the quarterfinals he had only lost seven frames. Davis only had problems in the semi-final game against Tony Meo ; the game went to the decider, but Davis won it. His opponent in the final was Tony Knowles , who had started the tournament with a victory in the Decider against Malcolm Bradley , then had clearly won the round of 16 and quarter-finals and only had problems again with his 9: 6 semi-final victory over Steve Longworth .

The final was a clear affair: Davis dominated the game at will, played a century break and let Knowles win just two frames, so Davis won the game 9-2 and with it the tournament. This more or less overlapped with general expectations.

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Corn Exchange,  Ipswich , England , February 10, 1985
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9 : 2 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
93 : 27; 69:26 ; 45: 52 ; 77:36 ; 112 : 1 (111); 69:65 ; 0: 76 (76); 74 : 40 (57); 113 : 4; 77 : 39; 69 : 44 (56)
111 Highest break 76
1 Century breaks -
3 50+ breaks 1

Century Breaks

During the tournament, thirteen players played eighteen century breaks :

EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 139
EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 136
EnglandEngland Tony Meo 135
EnglandEngland Vic Harris 121
EnglandEngland Steve Longworth 113, 106
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 111, 107, 101
EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 109
EnglandEngland Dave Martin 106 (2 ×)
EnglandEngland John Parrott 105
EnglandEngland David Taylor 103
EnglandEngland Jimmy White 102
EnglandEngland Tony Jones 102 (2 ×)
EnglandEngland Roger Bales 101

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Ron Florax: 1985 English Professional Championship. CueTracker.net, accessed April 1, 2020 .
  2. a b Chris Turner: English Professional Championship - Non Ranking Event. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on April 23, 2016 ; accessed on April 1, 2020 (English).
  3. ^ A b Ron Florax: 1985 English Professional Championship - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed April 1, 2020 .