Grand Prix 1985 (Snooker)

1985 Grand Prix
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 19, 1985
Endgame:	October 27, 1985
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Dennis Taylor
Highest Break:	119 ( John Campbell )
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The 1985 Grand Prix was a 1985/86 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 19-27 , 1985 . After the introduction last year, it was the second edition of the tournament.

Debut winner Dennis Taylor from Northern Ireland reached the final for the second time and met world number one Steve Davis . The Englishman prevented the title defense and won in the decisive frame with 10: 9.

Final round

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for round 1. They played against the 32 professionals who had emerged from the qualification.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Dennis Taylor	5
	-	Barry West	1
						1	Dennis Taylor	5
						27	Rex Williams	2
	27	Rex Williams	5
	42	Mike Watterson	2
											1	Dennis Taylor	5
											10	Tony Meo	3
	10	Tony Meo	5
	50	Tony Jones	3
						10	Tony Meo	5
						21st	Eugene Hughes	3
	21st	Eugene Hughes	5
	-	Sakchai Sim Ngam	1
																1	Dennis Taylor	5
																22nd	Cliff Wilson	2
	6th	Ray Reardon	4th
	41	George Scott	5
						41	George Scott	2
						22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
	22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
	100	Roger Bales	1
											22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
											-	Tony Drago	2
	26th	Murdo MacLeod	3
	-	Tony Drago	5
						-	Tony Drago	5
						12	Eddie Charlton	3
	12	Eddie Charlton	5
	78	Geoff Foulds	1
																					1	Dennis Taylor	9
																					4th	Tony Knowles	6th
	5	Kirk Stevens	5
	-	Gerry Watson	0
						5	Kirk Stevens	5
						36	Graham Miles	2
	24	Dean Reynolds	3
	36	Graham Miles	5
											5	Kirk Stevens	5
											37	Steve Longworth	3
	14th	David Taylor	5
	34	Steve Newbury	2
						14th	David Taylor	1
						37	Steve Longworth	5
	18th	John Parrott	2
	37	Steve Longworth	5
																5	Kirk Stevens	4th
																4th	Tony Knowles	5
	31	John Campbell	5
	80	Jimmy van Rensberg	4th
						31	John Campbell	5
						15th	Doug Mountjoy	2
	15th	Doug Mountjoy	5
	68	Tony Chappell	1
											31	John Campbell	2
											4th	Tony Knowles	5
	32	Dene O'Kane	2
	51	Ray Edmonds	5
						51	Ray Edmonds	2
						4th	Tony Knowles	5
	4th	Tony Knowles	5
	81	Matt Gibson	1
																									1	Dennis Taylor	9
																										2	Steve Davis	10
	3	Cliff Thorburn	5
	85	Bill Oliver	0
						3	Cliff Thorburn	5
						25th	Mark Wildman	2
	25th	Mark Wildman	5
	70	Steve Duggan	4th
											3	Cliff Thorburn	5
											16	Joe Johnson	1
	16	Joe Johnson	5
	-	Dave Gilbert	2
						16	Joe Johnson	5
						28	Mike Hallett
	28	Mike Hallett	5
	82	Bernie Mikkelsen	3
																3	Cliff Thorburn	5
																8th	Terry Griffiths	1
	11	Willie Thorne	0
	49	Wayne Jones	5
						49	Wayne Jones	3
						59	Peter Francisco	5
	19th	John Virgo	4th
	59	Peter Francisco	5
											59	Peter Francisco	2
											8th	Terry Griffiths	5
	8th	Terry Griffiths	5
	69	Jack McLaughlin	4th
						8th	Terry Griffiths	5
						66	Bob Harris	3
	20th	John Spencer	4th
	66	Bob Harris	5
																				3	Cliff Thorburn	5
																					2	Steve Davis	9
	7th	Jimmy White	5
	74	Jack Fitzmaurice	0
						7th	Jimmy White	5
						-	Joe O'Boye	4th
	30th	Perrie Mans	3
	-	Joe O'Boye	5
											7th	Jimmy White	4th
											13	Silvino Francisco	5
	13	Silvino Francisco	5
	71	Billy Kelly	2
						13	Silvino Francisco	5
						29	Dave Martin	3
	29	Dave Martin	5
	43	Mario Morra	2
																13	Silvino Francisco	2
																2	Steve Davis	5
	9	Alex Higgins	5
	65	Vic Harris	1
						9	Alex Higgins	5
						23	Neal Foulds	3
	23	Neal Foulds	5
	97	Mike Darrington	0
											9	Alex Higgins	0
											2	Steve Davis	5
	17th	Bill Werbeniuk	1
	55	Danny Fowler	5
						55	Danny Fowler	1
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis	5
	-	Omprakesh Agrawal	0

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 27, 1985
Dennis Taylor	9: 10	Steve Davis
Afternoon : 57: 60 , 53: 67 , 6: 67 , 0: 102 (93), 88 : 32 (60), 51: 67 , 60: 73 , 81 : 11, 16: 63 ; Evening : 74 : 44, 64 : 28, 64 : 24, 13 : 16 (62), 108 : 8 (50), 56 : 10, 26: 62 , 18: 60 , 64 : 48, 30: 71
62	Highest break	93
-	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	1

Century breaks

There were 9 century breaks throughout the tournament. Tournament winner Steve Davis scored 3 of them . 119 points in a row was the best result in the TV phase, with the Australian John Campbell receiving the £ 5,000 bonus. This time there was also a bonus for the highest previous break, with John Virgo receiving £ 1,250 for a 130 break in the first main round.

TV phase John Campbell 119 Steve Davis 112, 106, 102 Cliff Thorburn 106, 100 Peter Francisco 101

Round 1–3 John Virgo 130 a Mario Morra 105

^a scores 64 in the main tournament in the last round

swell

1. ↑ 1985 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1985 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1985-1986. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ 1985 Grand Prix - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed December 15, 2019 .