1985/86 snooker season
1985/86 snooker season |
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Season dates | |
Beginning of the season | May 1985 |
End of season | June 1986 |
Ranked tournaments | 6th |
Non-ranking | 12 |
Invitation tournaments | 11 |
number of players | 212 |
Triple Crown Winner | |
UK Championship | Steve Davis |
Masters | Cliff Thorburn |
World Champion | Joe Johnson |
World ranking | |
Ranking first | Steve Davis |
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The 1985/86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began in July 1985 and ended in June 1986. During the season there were 212 active players on the tour.
Tournaments
During the season, 4 qualifying tournaments, 6 national championships and 19 main tournaments were played.
Main tournaments
date | competition | venue | Art | winner | finalist | Result |
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July 1985 | Carlsberg Challenge | Dublin | Invitation tournament | Jimmy White | Alex Higgins | 8: 3 |
August 1985 | Australian Masters | Sydney | Invitation tournament | Tony Meo | John Campbell | 7: 2 |
September 1985 | Thailand Masters | Bangkok | Non-ranking tournament | Dennis Taylor | Terry Griffiths | 4-0 |
September 1985 | Singapore Masters | Singapore | Invitation tournament | Steve Davis | Terry Griffiths | 4: 2 |
September 5th to 8th | Hong Kong Masters | Hong Kong | Invitation tournament | Terry Griffiths | Steve Davis | 4: 2 |
September 19-22 | Scottish Masters | Glasgow | Invitation tournament | Cliff Thorburn | Willie Thorne | 9: 7 |
September 22nd to October 6th | Matchroom Trophy | Stoke | World ranking tournament | Cliff Thorburn | Jimmy White | 12:10 |
October 19-27 | Grand Prix | Reading | World ranking tournament | Steve Davis | Dennis Taylor | 10: 9 |
October 29th to November 2nd | Canadian Masters | Toronto | Invitation tournament | Dennis Taylor | Steve Davis | 9: 5 |
November 15th to December 1st | UK Championship | Preston | World ranking tournament | Steve Davis | Willie Thorne | 16:14 |
December 4th to 15th | World Doubles Championship | Northampton | Invitation tournament |
Steve Davis Tony Meo |
Ray Reardon Tony Jones |
12: 5 |
December 17th to 20th | KitKat Break for World Champions | Nottingham | Invitation tournament | Dennis Taylor | Steve Davis | 9: 5 |
December 19th and 20th | Pot Black | Birmingham | Invitation tournament | Doug Mountjoy | Jimmy White | 2-0 |
January 3 to 12, 1986 | Classic | Warrington | World ranking tournament | Jimmy White | Cliff Thorburn | 13:12 |
January 14th to 17th | Belgian Classic | East End | Invitation tournament | Terry Griffiths | Kirk Stevens | 9: 7 |
January 26th to February 2nd | Masters | London | Invitation tournament | Cliff Thorburn | Jimmy White | 9: 5 |
February 16 to March 2 | British Open | Derby | World ranking tournament | Steve Davis | Willie Thorne | 12: 7 |
March 19-23 | World cup | Bournemouth | Invitation tournament | / Team All Ireland A | Team Canada | 9: 7 |
April 8-13 | Irish Masters | Kill | Invitation tournament | Jimmy White | Willie Thorne | 9: 5 |
April 19th to May 5th | World Snooker Championship | Sheffield | World ranking tournament | Joe Johnson | Steve Davis | 18:12 |
June | Pontins Professional | Prestatyn | Non-ranking tournament | Terry Griffiths | Willie Thorne | 9: 6 |
National championships
date | competition | venue | winner | finalist | Result |
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August 1985 | Canadian Professional Championship | Toronto | Cliff Thorburn | Bob chaperone | 6: 4 |
September 1985 | Australian Professional Championship | Sydney | John Campbell | Eddie Charlton | 10: 7 |
February 4-9, 1986 | English Professional Championship | Ipswich | Tony Meo | Neal Foulds | 9: 7 |
February 11th to 15th | Welsh Professional Championship | Abertillery | Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy | 9: 3 |
April 1986 | Scottish Professional Championship | Edinburgh | Stephen Hendry | Matt Gibson | 10: 5 |
May 9-13 | Irish Professional Championship | Belfast | Dennis Taylor | Alex Higgins | 10: 7 |
Ranking list
The world ranking list for snooker 1985/86 was calculated from the results of world ranking tournaments. The best 16 players are shown.
No. | Surname | change |
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1 | Steve Davis | |
2 | Cliff Thorburn | 1 |
3 | Tony Knowles | 1 |
4th | Dennis Taylor | 7 |
5 | Kirk Stevens | 1 |
6th | Ray Reardon | 1 |
7th | Jimmy White | |
8th | Terry Griffiths | |
9 | Alex Higgins | |
10 | Tony Meo | |
11 | Willie Thorne | 1 |
12 | Eddie Charlton | 6 |
13 | Silvino Francisco | 4 |
14th | David Taylor | 2 |
15th | Doug Mountjoy | |
16 | Joe Johnson | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: Season 1985-1986 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on May 30, 2018 ; accessed on May 30, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Chris Turner: Historical World Rankings. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on June 8, 2012 ; accessed on May 30, 2018 (English).