1985 Classic (snooker)

November 2019 1985 Classic 1985 01 4 1985 01 13 y Spectrum Arena Warrington England WPBSA Ranking event £200,000 £40,000 Willie Thorne ENG (120) Willie Thorne ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 13–8 1984 1986 The 1985 Mercantile Credit Classic was the sixth edition of the professional snooker tournament with qualifiers taking place in late 1984 and the main stages taking place from 4–13 January 1985. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire. The event was extended from 8 days to 10, with the semi-final stage and the final both being extended to two days. Television coverage was shared by ITV and Channel 4. Willie Thorne beat Steve Davis 9–8 in the first semi-final on the Thursday. Davis led 7–5 before Thorne won the next three frames to lead 8–7. Davis won the 16th frame to level the match but Thorne won the deciding frame after taking an early 62–0 lead. It was Thorne's first win over Davis. Thorne made a break of 120 in the fourth frame of the afternoon session, which eventually won him £4,000 for the highest break in the televised stage of the event.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89858736/the-guardian/ Davis falls to fluent Thorne The Guardian 11 January 1985 20 Newspapers.com In the second semi-final on the Friday, Cliff Thorburn beat Joe Johnson. Johnson won the second frame to level the match but Thornburn then ran away with the match winning 9–2.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89861073/the-guardian/ Thorburn breaks away The Guardian 12 January 1985 15 Newspapers.com Willie Thorne won his only ranking title beating Cliff Thorburn 13–8. The final was played in three sessions finishing on Sunday afternoon. Thorburn led 4–3 after the first session. Thorne won the first three frames in the evening session to lead 6–4 and finished the day with an 8–7 lead. There were three centuries in the session, 105 and 118 by Thorne and 100 by Thorburn. Thorburn levelled the match at 8–8 by winning the first frame on the Sunday but Thorne then won five frame in a row to win the match and the first prize of £40,000.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89861376/the-guardian/ Thorne breaks into the elite at last Clive Everton The Guardian 14 January 1985 23 Newspapers.com The final attracted an average of 12.6million viewers on ITV, peaking at 16.2.million.Waumsley Rick Television's Top Ten Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham April 1992 14–15 Main draw http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 Classic Snooker Scene 9 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071523/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 24 January 2013 200 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 25 frames 1 Steve Davis ENG 5 9 Alex Higgins NIR 2 5 Ray Reardon WAL 5 Eugene Hughes IRL 1 4 Kirk Stevens CAN 1 12 Willie Thorne ENG 5 Murdo MacLeod SCO 0   John Virgo ENG 5 3 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 Steve Longworth ENG 3 8 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 Rex Williams ENG 3 7 Jimmy White ENG 2 Warren King AUS 5   Joe Johnson ENG 5 Cliff Wilson WAL 0 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 5 WAL Ray Reardon 1 12 ENG Willie Thorne 5 ENG John Virgo 3 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 8 WAL Terry Griffiths 4   AUS Warren King 1 ENG Joe Johnson 5 1 ENG Steve Davis 8 12 ENG Willie Thorne 9 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG Joe Johnson 2 12 ENG Willie Thorne 13 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 8 Final Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: John Williams. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 12 & 13 January 1985. Willie Thorne 13–8 Cliff Thorburn First session: 82–0 (72), 57–81 (Thorne 52, Thorburn 77), 50–66, 92–14 (88), 29–64, 70–9, 53–66Second session: 105–22 (105), 49–44, 62–40, 4–123 (75), 118–10 (118), 58–112 (72), 69–67 (Thorburn 66), 7–113 (100)Third session: 29–73, 75–5, 63–33, 96–24, 69–32, 66–18 (54) 118 Highest break 100 2 Century breaks 1 6 50+ breaks 5 Qualifying The last-32 round was played in Warrington in December 1984.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89856780/the-guardian/ Snooker The Guardian 5 December 1984 28 Newspapers.com Last-32 round Steve Davis ENG 5–0 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982Alex Higgins NIR 5–3 Marcel Gauvreau CANRay Reardon WAL 5–3 Mike Hallett ENGTony Meo ENG 4–5 Eugene Hughes IRLKirk Stevens CAN 5–4 Paul Medati ENGWillie Thorne ENG 5–2 Robby Foldvari AUSEddie Charlton AUS 1–5 Murdo MacLeod SCOBill Werbeniuk CAN 2–5 John Virgo ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 5–1 George Scott ENGDavid Taylor ENG 4–5 Steve Longworth ENGTerry Griffiths WAL 5–0 Patsy Fagan IRLDennis Taylor NIR 3–5 Rex Williams ENGJimmy White ENG 5–2 Paddy Browne IRLJohn Spencer ENG 2–5 Warren King AUSTony Knowles ENG 1–5 Joe Johnson ENGDoug Mountjoy WAL 4–5 Cliff Wilson WAL Century breaks (Including qualifying rounds) 137 Terry Griffiths 129 Marcel Gauvreau 120, 118, 105, 100 Willie Thorne 118 Bill Werbeniuk 105, 100 Cliff Thorburn 104, 102 Steve Davis 104 Joe Johnson 103 Roger Bales References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sport in Warrington