Scottish Masters 1985

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Scottish Masters 1985
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Hospitality Inn, Glasgow , Scotland
Opening: September 19, 1985
Endgame: September 22, 1985

Winner: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Finalist: EnglandEngland Willie Thorne
Highest Break: 142 ( Cliff Thorburn ) CanadaCanada
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The Scottish Masters 1985 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1985/86 season . The invitation tournament was held from September 17th to 20th. After the tournament had previously moved three times, the fifth edition of the Scottish Masters took place at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow , as last year .

The world number one Steve Davis , who had previously won the tournament three times in a row, did not appear to defend his title. He was replaced by the second Cliff Thorburn from Canada. He defeated Willie Thorne 9-7 in the final .

Prize money

The prize pool this year was £ 2,500 more than last year. The two finalists were each given an additional £ 500, all others received an additional £ 250.

placement Prize money
winner £ 10,500
final £ 6,500
Semifinals £ 3,250
Quarter finals £ 1,750
Highest Break (Final Round) £ 500
All in all £ 31,000

Final round

Four players from the top 8 of the world rankings were represented, three more came from the top 16. The field of participants was completed by the best-placed Scotsman Murdo MacLeod . The tournament victory was determined among the 8 participants in three elimination rounds.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 9) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 11) 		Final
(Best of 17)
                           
  1 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2        
6th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 5  
6th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 6th
  4th EnglandEngland Jimmy White 2  
4th EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
5 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 0  
6th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 7th
  2 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9
3 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 4th    
7th South Africa 1961South Africa Silvino Francisco 5  
7th South Africa 1961South Africa Silvino Francisco 0
  2 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 6th  
2 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
  8th ScotlandScotland Murdo MacLeod 1  

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Hospitality Inn,  Glasgow , Scotland , September 21, 1986
EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 7: 9 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Afternoon : 86 : 13, 133 : 0 (50, 83), 0: 69 (67), 1: 114 (110), 0: 131 (58, 73), 11: 79 , 0: 99 (91), 74 : 38;
Evening : 75 : 33, 19: 80 (60), 107 : 8 (86), 85 : 22, 106 : 29 (56), 24: 94 (60), 29: 66 , 21: 79 (66)
86 Highest break 110
- Century breaks 1
4th 50+ breaks 8th

Century breaks

The tournament winner Cliff Thorburn was the only player to break more than 100 points in the tournament in the finals and semifinals. Steve Davis had also made 3 century breaks two years earlier . There was £ 500 as an additional bonus for the Canadian.

CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 142, 133, 110

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  1. ^ Scottish Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 7, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c 1985 Scottish Masters - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1985 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Rankings - 1985-1986. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .