1985 Carlsberg Challenge

April 2022 April 2022 Carlsberg Challenge 1985 09 6 1985 09 8 y RTÉ Studios Dublin Ireland WPBSA Non-ranking event £40,000Gilleece Dermot Higgins puts out Thorburn The Irish Times 7 September 1985 3 £11,000 Jimmy White ENG (122)Gilleece Dermot Purposeful White adds to Irish laurels The Irish Times 9 September 1985 4 Jimmy White ENG Alex Higgins NIR 8–3 1984 1986 The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 6 and 8 September 1985.Croke Park tops list of weekend sporting venues The Irish Times 7 September 1985 1 The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carlsberg.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120107151601/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carlsberg.html dead 7 January 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 6 February 2018Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 202 Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 9780851123646 107 Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3. Main draw Results for the tournament are shown below. Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 15 frames Jimmy White ENG 5 John Parrott ENG 3 Alex Higgins NIR 5 Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 Jimmy White ENG 8 Alex Higgins NIR 3 References Category:Fosters Professional Carlsberg Challenge Carlsberg Challenge Carlsberg Challenge