Matchroom Trophy 1985

Matchroom Trophy 1985 Goya Matchroom Trophy 1985
Tournament type:	Ranking tournament
Attendees:	110
Venue:	Trentham Gardens , Stoke-on-Trent , England
Opening:	September 22, 1985
Endgame:	October 6, 1985
Winner:	Cliff Thorburn
Finalist:	Jimmy White
Highest Break:	134 ( Dennis Taylor )
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The Goya Matchroom Trophy 1985 was a professional snooker world ranking tournament for the 1985/86 season . The tournament was held from September 22 to October 6, 1985 in the Trentham Gardens in the English city ​​of Stoke-on-Trent . The winner was the Canadian Cliff Thorburn , who defeated the Englishman Jimmy White in the final with 12:10. The reigning world champion Dennis Taylor played the highest break of the tournament with a 134 break.

Prize money

After the sponsorship of Jameson Whiskey ceased with the last edition and was subsequently taken over by the cosmetics company Goya and the sports promoter company Matchroom Sport , the former International Open was renamed the Matchroom Trophy once . Compared to the previous year, the prize money increased by a good £ 20,000 to £ 168,008, with the winner accounting for almost 20%.

	Prize money
winner	£ 35,000
finalist	£ 21,000
Semi-finalist	£ 10,500
Quarter finalist	£ 5,250
Round of 16	£ 2,625
Last 32	£ 1,531
Last 64	766 pounds
All in all	£ 168,008

Tournament course

In contrast to the previous editions, at the Matchroom Trophy 1985 the best 32 players in the world rankings were placed directly for the main round and there each met one of the 32 qualifiers. In the knockout system , the game was played in the best of 9 frames mode up to and including the quarter-finals , before the semi-finals in the best of 17 frames and the final in the best of 23 frames followed.

	Round of the last 64 best of 9 frames					Round of the last 32 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 17 frames					Final Best of 23 frames
	1	Steve Davis	5
	100	Roger Bales	2
						1	Steve Davis	5
						19th	John Virgo	1
	19th	John Virgo	5
	36	Graham Miles	2
											1	Steve Davis	5
											26th	Murdo MacLeod	1
	13	Silvino Francisco	3
	44	Bob chaperone	5
						44	Bob chaperone	4th
						26th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	26th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	74	Jack Fitzmaurice	1
																1	Steve Davis	3
																7th	Jimmy White	5
	7th	Jimmy White	5
	33	Patsy Fagan	2
						7th	Jimmy White	5
						35	Warren King	2
	27	Rex Williams	3
	35	Warren King	5
											7th	Jimmy White	5
											24	Dean Reynolds	1
	12	Eddie Charlton	4th
	81	Matt Gibson	5
						81	Matt Gibson	0
						24	Dean Reynolds	5
	24	Dean Reynolds	5
	82	Bernie Mikkelsen	0
																					7th	Jimmy White	9
																					23	Neal Foulds	5
	3	Tony Knowles	5
	63	Eddie McLaughlin	1
						3	Tony Knowles	3
						23	Neal Foulds	5
	23	Neal Foulds	5
	53	Les Dodd	3
											23	Neal Foulds	5
											14th	David Taylor	4th
	14th	David Taylor	5
	50	Tony Jones	4th
						14th	David Taylor	5
						17th	Bill Werbeniuk	4th
	17th	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	47	Ian Williamson	2
																23	Neal Foulds	5
																16	Joe Johnson
	5	Kirk Stevens	3
	68	Tony Chappel	5
						68	Tony Chappel	0
						22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
	22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
	45	Colin Roscoe	1
											22nd	Cliff Wilson	1
											16	Joe Johnson	5
	16	Joe Johnson	5
	oR	Jim Bear	1
						16	Joe Johnson	5
						40	Malcolm Bradley	2
	28	Mike Hallett	4th
	40	Malcolm Bradley	5
																									7th	Jimmy White	10
																										2	Cliff Thorburn	12
	2	Cliff Thorburn	5
	37	Steve Longworth	3
						2	Cliff Thorburn	5
						29	Dave Martin	3
	29	Dave Martin	5
	38	Eddie Sinclair	1
											2	Cliff Thorburn	5
											31	John Campbell	0
	15th	Doug Mountjoy	5
	52	Jim Wych	1
						15th	Doug Mountjoy	1
						31	John Campbell	5
	31	John Campbell	5
	43	Mario Morra	2
																2	Cliff Thorburn	5
																70	Steve Duggan	2
	6th	Ray Reardon	4th
	70	Steve Duggan	5
						70	Steve Duggan	5
						57	Ian Black	1
	30th	Perrie Mans	4th
	57	Ian Black	5
											70	Steve Duggan	5
											11	Willie Thorne	4th
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	55	Danny Fowler	1
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						41	George Scott	1
	25th	Mark Wildman	1
	41	George Scott	5
																				2	Cliff Thorburn	9
																					4th	Dennis Taylor	5
	4th	Dennis Taylor	5
	89	Graham Cripsey	1
						4th	Dennis Taylor	5
						66	Bob Harris	3
	32	Dene O'Kane	3
	66	Bob Harris	5
											4th	Dennis Taylor	5
											9	Alex Higgins	1
	9	Alex Higgins	5
	88	Dennis Hughes	1
						9	Alex Higgins	5
						58	Tommy Murphy	2
	21st	Eugene Hughes	3
	58	Tommy Murphy	5
																4th	Dennis Taylor	5
																18th	John Parrott	1
	8th	Terry Griffiths	5
	34	Steve Newbury	2
						8th	Terry Griffiths	5
						20th	John Spencer	1
	20th	John Spencer	5
	62	Robby Foldvari	4th
											8th	Terry Griffiths	1
											18th	John Parrott	5
	10	Tony Meo	5
	64	John Dunning	0
						10	Tony Meo	4th
						18th	John Parrott	5
	18th	John Parrott	5
	49	Wayne Jones	3

final

The Englishman Jimmy White was in a final of a ranking tournament for the third time, despite his short career, but had previously lost in both the Professional Players Tournament 1982 and the World Snooker Championship 1984 . At the Matchroom Trophy he had defeated four players from the extended world elite with Patsy Fagan , Warren King , Dean Reynolds and Neal Foulds as well as with Steve Davis the leader of the world rankings and the defending champion. In the final he met the Canadian Cliff Thorburn , who has already been in the finals of ranked tournaments several times, but only won this at the 1980 World Snooker Championship .

White dominated the beginning of the game and took a 7-0 lead through several high breaks before Thorburn came up to 7-4. An even phase followed, in which Thorburn was able to reduce his deficit to 8: 6, before turning the game around thanks to a 113 break, the only century break of the game, and further breaks and taking the lead himself with 9:11. With a 63 break in the next frame, White came up to 10:11, but Thorburn won the 22nd frame with 38:74 and thus the game and the tournament.

Finale: Best of 23 Frames Trentham Gardens ,  Sheffield , England , 5th and 6th October 1985
Jimmy White	10: 12	Cliff Thorburn
75 : 37, 83 : 0, 86 : 11 (53), 70 : 57 (T. 53), 80 : 27, 108 : 18 (75), 107 : 9, 74: 77 (W. 66), 21: 69 , 28: 99 (51), 43: 62 , 58 : 7, 0: 77 (55), 35: 85 (57), 69 : 28, 16: 119 (113), 30: 76 , 27: 49 , 45: 71 , 42: 80 (63), 83 : 17, 38: 74
83	Highest break	113
-	Century breaks	1
4th	50+ breaks	6th

qualification

All players outside the first 32 ranks of the world rankings had to qualify for the main round between September 10 and 14, 1985. In the first round, all unset players and all players on or below rank 86 competed against one other player from this area. The winners of the games then met the remaining players, with the 32 qualifiers emerging from these 32 games.

First round best of 9 frames   Round of the last 96 best of 9 frames                 86   Pascal Burke 3   52   Jim Wych 5 oR   Jim Rempe 5   oR   Jim Rempe 1     47   Ian Williamson 5     69   Jack McLaughlin 3 97   Mike Darrington 5   38   Eddie Sinclair 5 oR   Dave Gilbert 2   97   Mike Darrington 0     41   George Scott 5     80   Jimmy van Rensberg 4th     45   Colin Roscoe 5     78   Geoff Foulds 3     34   Steve Newbury 5     72   Frank Jonik 4th     58   Tommy Murphy 5     76   Jackie Rea 1     43   Mario Morra 5     85   Bill Oliver 1 91   Maurice Parkin 3   36   Graham Miles 5 oR   Joe O'Boye 5   oR   Joe O'Boye 2     54   Mick Fisher 3     82   Bernie Mikkelsen 5 oR   Stephen Hendry 5   63   Eddie McLaughlin 5 oR   Barry West 4th   oR   Stephen Hendry 3 92   Bert Demarco 2   37   Steve Longworth 5 oR   Glen Wilkinson 5   oR   Glen Wilkinson 0 87   Joe Cagionello 5   35   Warren King 5 102   John Hargreaves 2   87   Joe Cagianello 0 99   Dessie Sheehan 2   49   Wayne Jones 5 oR   Martin Smith 5   oR   Martin Smith 3     50   Tony Jones 5     71   Billy Kelly 3 88   Dennis Hughes 5   39   Marcel Gauvreau 4th 90   Tony Kearney 1   88   Dennis Hughes 5

First round best of 9 frames   Round of the last 96 best of 9 frames                     61   Paddy Browne 3     66   Bob Harris 5     59   Peter Francisco 4th     81   Matt Gibson 5 93   Paul Watchorn 2   55   Danny Fowler 5 oR   Omprakesh Agrawal 5   oR   Omprakesh Agrawal 2     62   Robby Foldvari 5     65   Vic Harris 4th     42   Mike Watterson 2     74   Jack Fitzmaurice 5 95   Derek Mienie kl.   33   Patsy Fagan 5 oR   Gerry Watson -   95   Derek Mienie 4th     64   John Dunning 5     73   Clive Everton 2     56   Fred Davis 1     70   Steve Duggan 5 96   David Greaves 2   53   Les Dodd 5 oR   Sakchai Sim Ngam 5   oR   Sakchai Sim Ngam 4th 89   Graham Cripsey 5   60   Paul Medati 2 94   Bernard Bennett 3   89   Graham Cripsey 5     48   Jim Meadowcroft 2     68   Tony Chappel 5     44   Bob chaperone 5     79   Dave Chalmers 2     40   Malcolm Bradley 5     67   John Rea 1     57   Ian Black 5     77   Gino Rigitano 4th oR   Jim Bear 5   46   Jim Donnelly 2 oR   Pat Houlihan 2   oR   Jim Bear 5 100   Roger Bales 5   51   Ray Edmonds 0 oR   Tony Drago 2   100   Roger Bales 5

Century Breaks

Throughout the tournament, ten players each played a century break , two of which were played in qualifying and the remaining eight in the main round.

Main round

Dennis Taylor 134 Steve Davis 120 Alex Higgins 113 Cliff Thorburn 113

Terry Griffiths 107 Neal Foulds 106 Joe Johnson 103 Willie Thorne 102

qualification

• Danny Fowler : 107
• Ian Williamson : 106

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ron Florax: 1985 Matchroom Trophy. CueTracker.net, accessed on September 22, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Chris Turner: International Open / Goya Matchroom Trophy - World Ranking Event from 1982. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on April 18, 2016 ; accessed on September 22, 2019 (English).  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1985 Matchroom Trophy - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on September 22, 2019 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: Rankings - 1985-1986. CueTracker.net, accessed on September 22, 2019 .