Irish Masters 1985
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Irish Masters 1985 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1985 
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 12 |
| Venue: | Goffs , Kill , Ireland |
| Opening: | March 26, 1985 |
| Endgame: | March 31, 1985
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| Defending champion: |
 Steve Davis
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| Winner: |
Jimmy White
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| Finalist: |
 Alex Higgins
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| Highest Break: | 120 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1985 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1984/85 season . It was held from March 26 to 31, 1985 in the Goffs of the Irish village of Kill in County Kildare . The winner was the Englishman Jimmy White , who defeated the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins 9: 5 in the final. White also played the highest break of the tournament with a break of 120.
Prize money
Once again, the cigarette brand Benson & Hedges sponsored the tournament. Compared to the previous year, the prize money almost doubled to £ 69,025, of which almost a quarter went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 17,500 |
| finalist | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 6,900 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 4,100 |
| Round 1 | £ 2,400 |
| Highest break | £ 1,725 |
| All in all | £ 69,025 |
Tournament course
Once again, the number of participants did not change from twelve, so that again eight players competed in the first round and the four winners met the rest of the field in the quarter-finals. The first-round and quarter-finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode , while the semi-finals were played in the best of 11 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode . Furthermore, Eugene Hughes took part for the second time in a row and for the third time in total, an Irish professional in the tournament, who could win a game for the first time.
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First round best of 9 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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Jimmy White
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5 |
Jimmy White
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5 | ||||||||||||
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Tony Meo
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1 |
 Cliff Thorburn
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3 | ||||||||||||
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Jimmy White
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6th | ||||||||||||||
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Tony Knowles
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4th | ||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton
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5 |
Tony Knowles
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5 | ||||||||||||
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Dennis Taylor
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4th |
Eddie Charlton
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3 | ||||||||||||
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Jimmy White
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9 | ||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins
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5 | ||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins
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5 |
Alex Higgins
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5 | ||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths
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2 |
Kirk Stevens
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3 | ||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins
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6th | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis
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2 | ||||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
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5 |
Steve Davis
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5 | ||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon
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0 |
Eugene Hughes
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4th | ||||||||||||
final
After the Englishman Jimmy White had fought his way through all three rounds with relatively clear results, he met the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins in the final , who had also fought his way through all three rounds, defeating record winner Terry Griffiths and last year's winner Steve Davis , among others .
After White took the lead 2-0 and 4-1, Higgins managed to equalize to 4: 4. But then White extended his lead to 7-4, and after Higgins won another frame, White won the last two frames needed to win the match 9-5.
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Finale: Best of 17 Frames Goffs, Kill , Ireland , March 31, 1985 |
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Jimmy White
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9 : 5 |
Alex Higgins
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| 70 : 47 (50); 66:45 ; 7: 75 ; 60 : 35; 120 : 0 (120); 52: 72 ; 43: 47 ; 12: 46 ; 65:40 ; 57:44 ; 70 : 44 (57); 18: 100 ; 72:32 ; 91 : 33 (70) | ||
| 120 | Highest break | - |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 4th | 50+ breaks | - |
Century Break
Both Century Breaks played in the tournament were played by winner Jimmy White ; In addition to his 120 break in the final, he scored a 101 break in his quarter-final game.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1985 Irish Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1985 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed April 1, 2019 .
