1985 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan/Feb 1985 April 2022 1985 Benson & Hedges Masters 1985 01 27 1985 02 3 y Wembley Conference Centre London England WPBSA Non-ranking event £150,000 £37,500 Cliff Thorburn CAN (103) Cliff Thorburn CAN Doug Mountjoy WAL 9–6 1984 1986 The 1985 Masters (officially the 1985 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 January and 3 February 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament was 103 made by Cliff Thorburn, for which Thorburn earned £3,750. The top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. The first round match between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis on 30 January turned out to be one of the all-time greatest matches between the pair when Higgins won 5–4 in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd. The final on 3 February gave Cliff Thorburn his second Masters title defeating Doug Mountjoy 9–6 in the final, and he became the second player to win two Masters titles. Field Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2.The Times 3 October 1984 24 Snooker The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Willie Thorne was making his debut in the Masters. Main draw 1985 Masters Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=87 Snooker Database 5 May 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103501/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=87 deadThe Masters http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 8 August 2012 180 Last 16 Best of 9 frames Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames Semi-finals Best of 11 frames Final Best of 17 frames 1 Jimmy White ENG 5 12 Willie Thorne ENG 2 7 Eddie Charlton AUS 3 13 John Spencer ENG 5 6 Ray Reardon WAL 5 16 David Taylor ENG 1 4 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 11 Dennis Taylor NIR 3 3 Tony Knowles ENG 3 15 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5 5 Kirk Stevens CAN 2 10 Tony Meo ENG 5 8 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 14 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 2 2 Steve Davis ENG 4 9 Alex Higgins NIR 5 1 ENG Jimmy White 5 13 ENG John Spencer 2 6 WAL Ray Reardon 0 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 15 WAL Doug Mountjoy 5 10 ENG Tony Meo 4 8 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 9 NIR Alex Higgins 1 1 ENG Jimmy White 4 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 6 15 WAL Doug Mountjoy 6 8 WAL Terry Griffiths 2 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 15 WAL Doug Mountjoy 6 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John SmythWembley Conference Centre, London, England, 3 February 1985. Cliff Thorburn 9–6 Doug Mountjoy First session: 67–42, 20–72, 8–78, 60–48, 52–63, 94–0 (54), 53–45, 94–0 (60), 75–18, 62–73, 60–67, 93–58 (72), 83–49 (64), 42–64, 65–25 72 Highest break 0 Century breaks 0 4 50+ breaks 0 Century breaks Total: 1 103 Cliff Thorburn References Category:Masters (snooker) Category:Wembley Category:Sport in the London Borough of Brent Masters (snooker) Masters Snooker Masters (Snooker) Masters (Snooker)