KitKat Break for World Champions
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KitKat Break for World Champions Kit-Kat Break for World Champions 
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Venue: | East Midlands Conference Center , Nottingham , England |
| Opening: | 17th December 1985 |
| Endgame: | December 20, 1985
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| Winner: |
 Dennis Taylor
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| Finalist: |
 Steve Davis
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| Highest Break: | 126 ( Dennis Taylor )
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The KitKat Break for World Champions (also Kit-Kat Break for World Champions ) was a professional snooker invitation tournament as part of the 1985/86 season . It was held from December 17-20, 1985 in the East Midlands Conference Center in Nottingham , England . The winner was the reigning world champion Dennis Taylor , who defeated the vice world champion Steve Davis 9: 5 in the final. Taylor also played the highest break of the tournament with a 126 break in the final.
The tournament, which was discontinued after it was held in 1985, was the brainchild of entertainer and snooker historian Roger Lee .
Prize money
The total prize money amounted to 30,000 pounds , a third of the winner was omitted.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 10,000 |
| finalist | £ 6,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 3,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 1,500 |
| Highest break | £ 1,000 |
| All in all | £ 30,000 |
Attendees
Eight players who had won the World Snooker Championship at least once in their careers were invited to the tournament . These were:
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Fred Davis : eight-time world champion ( 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1954 , 1955 and 1956 )
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Ray Reardon : Six-time world champion ( 1970 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 and 1978 ) -
John Spencer : three-time world champion ( 1969 , 1971 and 1977 )
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Steve Davis : three-time world champion ( 1981 , 1983 and 1984 )
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Alex Higgins : two-time world champion ( 1972 and 1982 )
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Terry Griffiths : One-time World Champion ( 1979 )
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Cliff Thorburn : One-time World Champion ( 1980 ) -
Dennis Taylor : One-time World Champion ( 1985 )
Tournament course
The eight players played in a knockout system to win the tournament. In the quarter-finals, the first round, the game was played in the best of 9 frames mode , in the semifinals in the best of 11 frames mode and in the final in the best of 17 frames mode .
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Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| Dennis Taylor
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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6th | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
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2 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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9 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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5 | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer
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2 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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6th | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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1 | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
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4th | ||||||||||||
Century breaks
Two century breaks were played during the tournament , one of them in the final.
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Dennis Taylor : 126
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Terry Griffiths : 118
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events - First held 1980-1989. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1985 KitKat Break For World Champions. Cuetracker.net, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1985 KitKat Break For World Champions - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed January 1, 2019 .
