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1985 British Open

{{short description|Snooker tournament, held 1985}}

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=1985 Dulux British Open

|dates={{Start and end dates|1985|02|17|1985|03|3|df=y}}

|venue=Assembly Rooms

|location=Derby

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£250,000

|winners_share=£50,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}} (142)

|winner={{flagathlete|Silvino Francisco|RSA|1982}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Kirk Stevens|CAN}}

|score=12–9

|previous=1984

|next=1986

}}

The 1985 British Open (officially the 1985 Dulux British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 17 February to 3 March 1985 with television coverage on ITV beginning on 22 February from the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. It was the first edition of the British Open, having been rebranded from the International Open the previous year. It was the fifth ranking event of the 1984–85 snooker season, preceding the 1985 World Snooker Championship.

In the best-of-23-{{cuegloss|frame|frames}} final, South African player Silvino Francisco defeated Canadian Kirk Stevens 12–9. It was the first major professional snooker tournament without a British player in the final. The event featured a total prize fund of £250,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the event was made by Alex Higgins, who compiled a 142 in his last-16 match against Cliff Thorburn.

Overview

The 1985 British Open was held between 17 February and 3 March 1985.{{cite book |last=Hayton |first=Eric |title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker |page=160}} The qualifying competition took place across venues in London, Bristol and Stockport. The first round took place at the Connaught Club in London and the Bradbury Hall in Chesterfield between 14 and 17 January 1985, whilst the remaining rounds took place at the Assembly Rooms, Derby.{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1985 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing |page=32 |isbn=0600501922}} The qualifying and first rounds were played as best-of-11 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}. The following rounds, from last 32 to quarter-finals, were played as shorter best-of-9-frames matches because of television scheduling. Broadcaster ITV were concerned about the prospect of large overtime payments for their staff if matches overran, and also requested that the afternoon matches started at 2:00 pm rather than the originally scheduled 1:00 pm, to avoid higher payments to lighting technicians that would have been due if the lighting was switched on before that time. The decision by snooker governing body the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) to cut the length of matches in response to ITV's request was publicly criticised by WPBSA board member Barry Hearn, who was also the manager of prominent player Steve Davis.{{cite news |last=Allan |first=Gordon |date=16 February 1985 |title=Hearn attacks decision over cut in frames |page=25 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}}

The event was sponsored by ICI Paints Division and was known for sponsorship purposes as the 1985 Dulux British Open. It took the place of the non-ranking 1984 International Masters tournament on the professional snooker calendar.{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Guinness Snooker: The Records |location=Enfield |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |pages=85–86 |isbn=0851124488}}

=Prize fund=

The prize fund for the event was £250,000, with the winner receiving £50,000.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Dulux British Open |magazine=Snooker Scene |pages=5–10 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |issue=April 1985}}

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  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-finals: £17,500
  • Quarter-finals: £9,000
  • Last 16: £4,625
  • Last 32: £2,000
  • Last 64: £750
  • Highest break (televised stages): £5,000 Alex Higgins (142)
  • Highest break (pre-televised stages): £5,000 Steve Davis (129)
  • Total: £250,000

{{div col end}}

Tournament summary

In the first round, Bill Werbeniuk, 14th in the world rankings, was beaten 1–6 by Bob Chaperon. Malcolm Bradley, in his first season as a professional player, beat David Taylor 6–3.{{cite news |author= |title=Werbeniuk beaten |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |page=27 |date=17 January 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2020.}} Bob Harris, who to that point had made little impact as a player, beat world number six Eddie Charlton 6–3 after being 1–3 behind. Jimmy White was 3–1 ahead of Tony Jones but the match went to the deciding frame before White won, 6–5. Another first-year professional,{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |pages=433–434 |isbn=978-0954854904 }} Danny Fowler, beat Rex Williams, the former world billiards champion, 6–3.{{cite news |author= |title=Shock defeat for Charlton |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |page=16 |date=18 January 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2020.}} A third new professional, Tony Chappel, led reigning world champion Steve Davis 5–4, before Davis prevailed 6–5.{{cite news |author= |title=Davis gets through – only just |work=Aberdeen Evening Express |page=16 |date=18 January 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2020.}}

The television stages of the event began in the second round. Steve Newbury, in his first season as a professional player, recorded a 5–3 win over former world champion Terry Griffiths in the last 32.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=18 February 1985 |title=Griffiths given surprise by newcomer |page=19 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} Other players unexpectedly losing in the second round were Willie Thorne, who lost 0–5 to Murdo MacLeod; Ray Reardon, who was wearing spectacles for the first time in a match and who was beaten 4–5 by Dave Martin after leading 4–1; and Jimmy White, who lost 4–5 to Silvino Francisco.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=20 February 1985 |title=Thorne and White lose |page=22 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} Only seven of the top sixteen seeded players progressed into the last 16 of the competition.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=22 February 1985 |title=Celebrities out of focus |page=25 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} In the last 16, Alex Higgins was level at 2–2 with Cliff Thorburn, then made a total clearance of 142, the highest break of the tournament, and went on to win 5–2. In the match between Eugene Hughes and Murdo MacLeod, neither player made a break of 30 or over as Hughes won 5–2.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=26 February 1985 |title=Break of 142 emphasizes Higgins's form |page=29 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}}

Kirk Stevens won his quarter-final against Dennis Taylor by winning five straight frames after trailing 0–2,{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=27 February 1985 |title=Stevens wins after losing opening frames |page=27 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} and went on to beat Davis 9–7 in the semi-final to reach his first ranking tournament final.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=1 March 1985 |title=Long day is a strain for Davis |page=26 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} In the other semi-final, Francisco was never behind Higgins in frames, and won 9–7.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=2 March 1985 |title=Francisco's open gate |page=25 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} With the South African Francisco and the Canadian Stevens contesting the final, it was the first snooker ranking tournament where there was no British player in the final. The next time there was a ranking final with no British players was the 2009 Grand Prix.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8301780.stm |title=Rampant Robertson sees off Ding |last=Ashenden |first=Mark |date=11 October 2009 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108121400/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8301780.stm |archive-date=8 January 2020 |url-status=live}}

Francisco beat Stevens 12–9 in the final to win the title. The final was played across three sessions, with an afternoon and evening session on Saturday 2 March followed by a session on Sunday 3 March. Francisco took a 5–0 lead in the final, before Stevens won the last two frames of the first session to make it 5–2. In the second session, Francisco increased his lead to 6–2 with a {{cuegloss|fluke|fluke}} on the {{cuegloss|pink ball}} in the eighth frame. A few frames later, he made his lead 9–4 due to another fluked pink ball. In the frame following this, Stevens compiled the highest break of the final, 108, which left Francisco 9–5 ahead at the end of the first day. The following day, Stevens took the first three frames of the third session of the final to trail by just one frame. However, Francisco won the next two frames to lead 11–8. Stevens won frame 20 from 47 points behind, but Francisco took the next to gain victory. The winner's prize money of £50,000 was a new record amount for snooker tournaments.{{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |date=4 March 1985 |title=Francisco loses his sleep but wins title |page=20 |work=The Times |location=London |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}} It was Francisco's only ranking tournament win as well as Stevens' only ranking final.{{cite book |author=Steve Davis |title=Interesting: My Autobiography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwTIBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT155 |date=9 April 2015 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4735-0248-2 |page=155}}

Main draw

The main draw for the tournament was held with a total of 64 participants. Players listed in bold denote match winners.{{cite web|title=British Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=14|publisher=Snooker Scene|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071502/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=14|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date = 2013-01-24}}

{{64TeamBracket

| RD1=First round (Last 64)
Best of 11 frames

| RD2=Second round (Last 32)
Best of 9 frames

| RD3=Third round (Last 16)
Best of 9 frames

| RD4=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD5=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD6=Final
Best of 23 frames

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score01=6

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|Tony Chappel|WAL}}

| RD1-score02=5

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|John Virgo|ENG}}

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Peter Francisco|RSA|1982}}

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Rex Williams|ENG}}

| RD1-score05=4

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Danny Fowler|ENG}}

| RD1-score06=6

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|David Taylor|ENG}}

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Malcolm Bradley|ENG}}

| RD1-score08=6

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|John Campbell|AUS}}

| RD1-score09=4

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Dene O'Kane|NZL}}

| RD1-score10=6

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}}

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Vic Harris|ENG}}

| RD1-score12=6

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}}

| RD1-score13=6

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Warren King|AUS}}

| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Dave Martin|ENG}}

| RD1-score15=6

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Bernard Bennett|ENG}}

| RD1-score16=0

| RD1-seed17=

| RD1-team17={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

| RD1-score17=6

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagathlete|George Scott|ENG}}

| RD1-score18=2

| RD1-seed19=

| RD1-team19={{flagathlete|John Parrott|ENG}}

| RD1-score19=6

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagathlete|John Rea|SCO}}

| RD1-score20=4

| RD1-seed21=

| RD1-team21={{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}}

| RD1-score21=6

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagathlete|Dave Chalmers|ENG}}

| RD1-score22=0

| RD1-seed23=

| RD1-team23={{flagathlete|Steve Newbury|WAL}}

| RD1-score23=6

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagathlete|Eddie Sinclair|SCO}}

| RD1-score24=3

| RD1-seed25=

| RD1-team25={{flagathlete|Kirk Stevens|CAN}}

| RD1-score25=6

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagathlete|Marcel Gauvreau|CAN}}

| RD1-score26=3

| RD1-seed27=

| RD1-team27={{flagathlete|Mark Wildman|ENG}}

| RD1-score27=6

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagathlete|Matt Gibson|SCO}}

| RD1-score28=1

| RD1-seed29=

| RD1-team29={{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}

| RD1-score29=6

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagathlete|Frank Jonik|CAN}}

| RD1-score30=0

| RD1-seed31=

| RD1-team31={{flagathlete|Graham Miles|ENG}}

| RD1-score31=6

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagathlete|Ray Edmonds|ENG}}

| RD1-score32=1

| RD1-seed33=

| RD1-team33={{flagathlete|Tony Meo|ENG}}

| RD1-score33=6

| RD1-seed34=

| RD1-team34={{flagathlete|Robby Foldvari|AUS}}

| RD1-score34=0

| RD1-seed35=

| RD1-team35={{flagathlete|Mike Hallett|ENG}}

| RD1-score35=w/o

| RD1-seed36=

| RD1-team36={{flagathlete|Bernie Mikkelsen|CAN}}

| RD1-score36=w/d

| RD1-seed37=

| RD1-team37={{flagathlete|Tony Knowles|ENG}}

| RD1-score37=6

| RD1-seed38=

| RD1-team38={{flagathlete|Doug French|ENG}}

| RD1-score38=2

| RD1-seed39=

| RD1-team39={{flagathlete|Cliff Wilson|WAL}}

| RD1-score39=3

| RD1-seed40=

| RD1-team40={{flagathlete|Steve Longworth|ENG}}

| RD1-score40=6

| RD1-seed41=

| RD1-team41={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

| RD1-score41=6

| RD1-seed42=

| RD1-team42={{flagathlete|Tony Jones|ENG}}

| RD1-score42=5

| RD1-seed43=

| RD1-team43={{flagathlete|Silvino Francisco|RSA|1982}}

| RD1-score43=6

| RD1-seed44=

| RD1-team44={{flagathlete|Tony Kearney|IRL}}

| RD1-score44=4

| RD1-seed45=

| RD1-team45={{flagathlete|Bill Werbeniuk|CAN}}

| RD1-score45=1

| RD1-seed46=

| RD1-team46={{flagathlete|Bob Chaperon|CAN}}

| RD1-score46=6

| RD1-seed47=

| RD1-team47={{flagathlete|Joe Johnson|ENG}}

| RD1-score47=5

| RD1-seed48=

| RD1-team48={{flagathlete|Wayne Jones|WAL}}

| RD1-score48=6

| RD1-seed49=

| RD1-team49={{flagathlete|Eugene Hughes|IRL}}

| RD1-score49=6

| RD1-seed50=

| RD1-team50={{flagathlete|Paul Watchorn|IRL}}

| RD1-score50=4

| RD1-seed51=

| RD1-team51={{flagathlete|Eddie Charlton|AUS}}

| RD1-score51=3

| RD1-seed52=

| RD1-team52={{flagathlete|Bob Harris|ENG}}

| RD1-score52=6

| RD1-seed53=

| RD1-team53={{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

| RD1-score53=6

| RD1-seed54=

| RD1-team54={{flagathlete|Bill Oliver|ENG}}

| RD1-score54=3

| RD1-seed55=

| RD1-team55={{flagathlete|Murdo MacLeod|SCO}}

| RD1-score55=6

| RD1-seed56=

| RD1-team56={{flagathlete|Tommy Murphy|NIR}}

| RD1-score56=5

| RD1-seed57=

| RD1-team57={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}

| RD1-score57=6

| RD1-seed58=

| RD1-team58={{flagathlete|Gino Rigitano|CAN}}

| RD1-score58=3

| RD1-seed59=

| RD1-team59={{flagathlete|Dean Reynolds|ENG}}

| RD1-score59=6

| RD1-seed60=

| RD1-team60={{flagathlete|James Giannaros|AUS}}

| RD1-score60=3

| RD1-seed61=

| RD1-team61={{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

| RD1-score61=6

| RD1-seed62=

| RD1-team62={{flagathlete|John Hargreaves|ENG}}

| RD1-score62=1

| RD1-seed63=

| RD1-team63={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}}

| RD1-score63=6

| RD1-seed64=

| RD1-team64={{flagathlete|Roger Bales|ENG}}

| RD1-score64=3

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo

| RD2-score02=2

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Fowler

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Bradley

| RD2-score04=5

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane

| RD2-score05=5

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Vic Harris

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Martin

| RD2-score08=5

| RD2-seed09=

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD2-score09=5

| RD2-seed10=

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD2-score10=2

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths

| RD2-score11=3

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Newbury

| RD2-score12=5

| RD2-seed13=

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD2-score13=5

| RD2-seed14=

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Wildman

| RD2-score14=2

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD2-score15=3

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles

| RD2-score16=5

| RD2-seed17=

| RD2-team17={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD2-score17=5

| RD2-seed18=

| RD2-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett

| RD2-score18=4

| RD2-seed19=

| RD2-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD2-score19=5

| RD2-seed20=

| RD2-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth

| RD2-score20=2

| RD2-seed21=

| RD2-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD2-score21=4

| RD2-seed22=

| RD2-team22={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD2-score22=5

| RD2-seed23=

| RD2-team23={{flagicon|CAN}} Bob Chaperon

| RD2-score23=5

| RD2-seed24=

| RD2-team24={{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones

| RD2-score24=2

| RD2-seed25=

| RD2-team25={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD2-score25=5

| RD2-seed26=

| RD2-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Harris

| RD2-score26=4

| RD2-seed27=

| RD2-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD2-score27=0

| RD2-seed28=

| RD2-team28={{flagicon|SCO}} Murdo MacLeod

| RD2-score28=5

| RD2-seed29=

| RD2-team29={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD2-score29=5

| RD2-seed30=

| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Reynolds

| RD2-score30=3

| RD2-seed31=

| RD2-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD2-score31=1

| RD2-seed32=

| RD2-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Higgins

| RD2-score32=5

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD3-score01=5

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Bradley

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Martin

| RD3-score04=4

| RD3-seed05=

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD3-score05=5

| RD3-seed06=

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Newbury

| RD3-score06=3

| RD3-seed07=

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD3-score07=5

| RD3-seed08=

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles

| RD3-score08=2

| RD3-seed09=

| RD3-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD3-score09=5

| RD3-seed10=

| RD3-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD3-score10=2

| RD3-seed11=

| RD3-team11={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD3-score11=5

| RD3-seed12=

| RD3-team12={{flagicon|CAN}} Bob Chaperon

| RD3-score12=2

| RD3-seed13=

| RD3-team13={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD3-score13=5

| RD3-seed14=

| RD3-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} Murdo MacLeod

| RD3-score14=2

| RD3-seed15=

| RD3-team15={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD3-score15=2

| RD3-seed16=

| RD3-team16={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD3-score16=5

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD4-score01=5

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane

| RD4-score02=1

| RD4-seed03=

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD4-score03=2

| RD4-seed04=

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD4-score04=5

| RD4-seed05=

| RD4-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD4-score05=4

| RD4-seed06=

| RD4-team06={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD4-score06=5

| RD4-seed07=

| RD4-team07={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD4-score07=2

| RD4-seed08=

| RD4-team08={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD4-score08=5

| RD5-seed01=

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD5-score01=7

| RD5-seed02=

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD5-score02=9

| RD5-seed03=

| RD5-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD5-score03=9

| RD5-seed04=

| RD5-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD5-score04=6

| RD6-seed01=

| RD6-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD6-score01=9

| RD6-seed02=

| RD6-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD6-score02=12

}}

=Final=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 23 frames. Referee: Vic Bartlam
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 2 and 3 March 1985.
width="200" align="right" | Silvino Francisco
{{flagicon|RSA|1982}} South Africa

| width="100" align="center" | 12–9

|width="200" | Kirk Stevens
{{CAN}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 73–51, 88–6 (65), 58–46, 63–2 (57), 74–29 (52), 52–71 (60), 23–76,
Evening: 61–50, 13–73, 81–4, 64–43, 12–80, 64–52, 5–108 (108)
Afternoon: 18–79, 31–77 (62), 54–63, 58–11, 79–40, 54–74, 64–14
align="right" | 65

| align="center" | Highest break

| align="left" | 108

align="right" | 0

| align="center" | Century breaks

| align="left" | 1

align="right" | 3

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| align="left" | 3

Qualifying

Qualifying matches were played as best-of-11-frames matches. Players in bold denote match winners.

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Player 1

!Score

!Player 2

{{flagicon|WAL}} Tony Chappel6–5{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Williamson
{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chalmers6–5{{flagicon|IRL}} Pascal Burke
{{flagicon|SCO}} John Rea6–0{{flagicon|ENG}} Mick Fisher
{{flagicon|AUS}} Warren King6–4{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Medati
{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Fowler6–1{{flagicon|WAL}} Clive Everton
{{flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Murphy6–3{{flagicon|IRL}} Dessie Sheehan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Robby Foldvari6–4{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Duggan
{{flagicon|ENG}} Vic Harris6–1{{flagicon|ENG}} Les Dodd
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones6–0{{flagicon|ENG}} Geoff Foulds
{{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Peter Francisco6–3{{flagicon|IRL}} Billy Kelly
{{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane6–4{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Cripsey
{{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Newbury6–0{{flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Browne
{{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Bradley6–2{{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Morra
{{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Kearney6–4{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Watterson
{{flagicon|ENG}} Doug French6–0{{flagicon|SCO}} Eddie McLaughlin
{{flagicon|CAN}} Bob Chaperon6–5{{flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Harris6–1{{flagicon|ENG}} Jim Meadowcroft
{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth6–1{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Davis
{{flagicon|CAN}} Bernie Mikkelsen6–0{{flagicon|ENG}} Dennis Hughes
{{flagicon|ENG}} George Scott6–3{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Darrington
{{flagicon|AUS}} James Giannaros6–1{{flagicon|WAL}} Colin Roscoe
{{flagicon|CAN}} Frank Jonik6–2{{flagicon|NIR}} Jack McLaughlin
{{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones6–1{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Donnelly
{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Watchorn6–1{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Fitzmaurice
{{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Bales6–4{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Black
{{flagicon|CAN}} Marcel Gauvreau6–3{{flagicon|ENG}} David Greaves
{{flagicon|SCO}} Matt Gibson6–1{{flagicon|SCO}} Bert Demarco
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Edmonds6–1{{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Derek Mienie

References

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