UK Championship 1985
UK Championship 1985
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Guild Hall, Preston |
| Opening: | November 15, 1985 |
| Endgame: | 1st December 1985
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| Winner: |
 Steve Davis
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1985 UK Championship was a snooker tournament that was played from November 15 to December 1, 1985 at the Guild Hall in Preston . The Englishman Steve Davis defended his title from the previous year with a narrow 16:14 win against his compatriot Willie Thorne .
Prize money
The prize for the winner had doubled within two years and the total prize money was slightly more than twice as high as in 1983. Up to 64th place, prize money of £ 525 was awarded, the lowest prize being £ 150 at the end of the day.
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| winner | £ 24,000 |
| finalist | £ 14,400 |
| Semi-finalist | 7200 pounds |
| Quarter finalist | £ 3,600 |
| Round of 16 | 1800 pounds |
| Last 32 | 1163 pounds |
| Last 64 | £ 525 |
| Highest break | Main Tournament: £ 2400 Qualifying: £ 600 |
| All in all | £ 120,008 |
qualification
For the first time, a three-digit number of players took part in a UK Championship. In addition to the 16 players already seeded for the final tournament, 89 participants had to go through three qualifying rounds to complete the main field.
Main tournament
The main tournament began on November 15th with 32 players.
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Century breaks
With 28 century breaks , there were almost twice as many as in the previous year in the five rounds of the main tournament.
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- ↑ a b c 1983 UK Championship. CueTracker, accessed October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Results. Snooker Database, accessed October 17, 2015 .
