1985 UK Championship

1985 Coral UK Championship 1985 11 15 1985 12 1 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Ranking event £120,000 £24,000 Willie Thorne ENG (140) Steve Davis ENG Willie Thorne ENG 16–14 1984 1986 The 1985 UK Championship (officially the 1985 Coral UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 November and 1 December 1985 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.Turner Chris UK Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html 16 February 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 1 March 2011 The last-16 televised stages were shown on the BBC from 23 November through to the end of the championship. The event was sponsored by sports betting company Coral. Steve Davis won his fourth UK Championship title by defeating Willie Thorne 16–14 in the final. Thorne had led 12–6 and 13–8, but the match turned after Thorne missed a straightforward blue off its spot which would have given him a 14–8 lead. Davis subsequently won the frame and seven of the next eight to clinch the title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X7dAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1838%2C235624 Davis fights back to retain UK title The Glasgow Herald 23 2 December 1985https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/dec/03/uk-snooker-championship-willie-thorne-1985-steve-davis The cruelty of snooker: Willie Thorne, Gary Lineker and the 'unmissable' blues Steven Pye 3 December 2015 The Guardian 12 March 2020 Stephen Hendry made his debut in the tournament, aged sixteen, but lost his first qualifying round match 2–9 to Omprakesh Agrawal. The highest break of the tournament was a 140 made by Willie Thorne during the non-televised stages; the highest break of the televised stages was a 135 made by Neal Foulds. The final attracted an average of 10.8million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 13.6million.Waumsley Rick Television's Top Ten Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham April 1992 14–15 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner £24,000 Runner-up £14,000 Total £120,000 Main draw 1985 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=120 Snooker Database 12 March 2020 9 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409035402/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=120 deadUK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 5 February 2013 Last 64Best of 17 frames Last 32Best of 17 frames Last 16Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 31 frames ENG Steve Davis 9 IRL Dessie Sheehan 1 MLT Tony Drago 9 ENG Mark Wildman 5 ENG Tony Meo 9 ENG Steve Longworth 5 ENG Danny Fowler 9 South Africa 1982 Perrie Mans 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 9 CAN Mario Morra 2 ENG Barry West 9 IRL Eugene Hughes 3 WAL Ray Reardon 9 ENG Graham Miles 4 SCO Murdo MacLeod 9 NIR Tommy Murphy 7 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Malcolm Bradley 4 WAL Tony Chappel 9 NZL Dene O'Kane 5 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Ray Edmonds 8 ENG Fred Davis 9 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 7 ENG David Taylor 9 CAN Bernie Mikkelsen 6 AUS John Campbell 9 ENG Paul Medati 7 ENG Tony Knowles 9 NIR Joe O'Boye 5 ENG John Spencer 9 ENG Vic Harris 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG Les Dodd 4 ENG John Parrott 9 SCO Eddie Sinclair 2 ENG Willie Thorne 9 IRL Paddy Browne 6 ENG John Virgo 9 WAL Wayne Jones 7 South Africa 1982 Silvino Francisco 9 CAN Jim Wych 8 ENG Dave Martin 9 ENG Mike Darrington 3 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Tony Jones 5 ENG Dean Reynolds 9 NIR Jack McLaughlin 7 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 WAL Steve Newbury 7 ENG Mike Hallett 9 ENG Jim Meadowcroft 1 South Africa 1982 Peter Francisco 9 AUS Eddie Charlton 5 ENG Rex Williams 9 AUS Warren King 5 ENG Joe Johnson 9 THA Sakchai Sim Ngam 4 ENG Neal Foulds 9 IRL Patsy Fagan 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 CAN Jim Bear 3 ENG Graham Cripsey 9 WAL Cliff Wilson 7 ENG Steve Davis 9 MLT Tony Drago 2 ENG Tony Meo 9 ENG Danny Fowler 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 4 ENG Barry West 9 WAL Ray Reardon 5 SCO Murdo MacLeod 9 ENG Jimmy White 9 WAL Tony Chappel 5 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Fred Davis 2 ENG David Taylor 9 AUS John Campbell 4 ENG Tony Knowles 9 ENG John Spencer 7 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG John Parrott 6 ENG Willie Thorne 9 ENG John Virgo 8 South Africa 1982 Silvino Francisco 9 ENG Dave Martin 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Dean Reynolds 7 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 ENG Mike Hallett 5 South Africa 1982 Peter Francisco 7 ENG Rex Williams 9 ENG Joe Johnson 8 ENG Neal Foulds 9 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 ENG Graham Cripsey 2 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Tony Meo 5 ENG Barry West 9 SCO Murdo MacLeod 4 ENG Jimmy White 9 NIR Alex Higgins 6 ENG David Taylor 7 ENG Tony Knowles 9 CAN Cliff Thorburn 7 ENG Willie Thorne 9 South Africa 1982 Silvino Francisco 5 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 ENG Rex Williams 7 ENG Neal Foulds 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Barry West 1 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Tony Knowles 4 ENG Willie Thorne 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 7 CAN Kirk Stevens 1 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Willie Thorne 9 NIR Dennis Taylor 7 ENG Steve Davis 16 ENG Willie Thorne 14 Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim ThorpeThe Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November and 1 December 1985. Steve Davis 16–14 Willie Thorne First session: 76–25, 23–112 (112), 84–47, 0–90, 34–98 (70), 6–83 (69), 78–1Second session: 85–4, 0–122 (121), 121–5 (104), 11–95 (87), 30–101 (66), 71–67 (Thorne 67), 39–75 (63)Third session: 59–88, 56–69 (Davis 56, Thorne 68), 0–135 (115), 30–75 (61), 80–0 (76), 89–25 (64), 0–98Fourth session: 68–59, 63–1 (63), 70–13, 71–10, 69–41, 12–96 (96), 129–1 (86), 64–19, 70–19104 Highest break 121 1 Century breaks 3 6 50+ breaks 12 Century breaks 140, 121, 115, 112, 112, 104, 102 Willie Thorne 137, 101 Alex Higgins 136, 130, 105 Neal Foulds 135 Dennis Taylor 134, 103 Peter Francisco 130 Mario Morra 128, 115 Cliff Thorburn 128, 111, 109 Terry Griffiths 127, 122, 115, 106, 104, 102 Steve Davis 122 Steve Newbury 119, 108, 104, 103 John Virgo 110 Omprakesh Agrawal 109 John Spencer 109 Kirk Stevens 107, 107, 101, 100 Jimmy White 106 John Campbell 105 Joe Johnson 101 Ray Edmonds 101 Warren King References 1985 UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship