Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 12-28 Apr 1985;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Steve Davis (a);
Notes: See also results (31)
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 18 | - | 17 |  |
Steve Davis (a) |
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  Davis won all seven frames of the opening session to lead 7�0. The final between Davis and Taylor attracted 18.5 million viewers on BBC2, the programme finishing at 12:23 a.m. after Taylor had won the title. The viewership was the highest for any broadcast after midnight in the United Kingdom, and the most-viewed show on BBC2. The match became known as "the black ball final". | ||
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Session 1: Referee: John Williams |
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| Semifinals | ||||||||||
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Steve Davis (a) | 16 | - | 5 |  |
Ray Reardon (a) |
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Davis compiled the 100th century break made at the Crucible, a 106 break in frame 13. He reached his third straight World Championship final. | ||
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 16 | - | 5 | |
Tony Knowles (a) |
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Knowles led 2-0. | ||
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) |
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Ray Reardon (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
John Parrott (a) | ||||
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 5 |  |
Cliff Thorburn (a) |
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Tony Knowles (a) | 13 | - | 10 | |
Jimmy White |
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re-spotted black in frame 19 | ||
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 4 | |
David Taylor (a) |
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| 2 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Alex Higgins (a) |
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| 3 | |
Ray Reardon (a) | 13 | - | 9 |  |
Patsy Fagan (a) |
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Reardon's cue tip came off in frame 22 when he was well ahead on points. He would have been allowed 15 minutes to replace his cue tip, but Fagan offered him to use his cue. Reardon accepted, using Fagan's borrowed cue to complete his victory. | |
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John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) | |||
| 5 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Bill Werbeniuk (a) |
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Thorburn won with a session to spare. | |
| 6 | |
Dennis Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 6 |  |
Eddie Charlton (a) |
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| 7 | |
Jimmy White | 13 | - | 11 | |
Tony Meo (a) |
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| 8 | |
Tony Knowles (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Neal Foulds (a) |
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| 2 | |
David Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 4 |  |
Dene O'Kane (a) | O'Kane's 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 3 | |
Alex Higgins (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) |
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| 4 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Rex Williams (a) | |||
| 5 | |
Ray Reardon (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Eugene Hughes (a) |
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Hughes's 1st time at the Crucible | |
| 6 | |
Patsy Fagan (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Willie Thorne (a) | |||
| 7 | |
John Parrott (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
John Spencer (a) | Spencer was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis shortly after the tournament; his vision was affected and he won only two matches all season. | ||
| 8 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Ray Edmonds (a) | |||
| 9 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Mike Hallett (a) | |||
| 10 | |
Bill Werbeniuk (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Joe Johnson (a) | Werbeniuk's 143 in the tenth frame was the highest break of the tournament and the third highest made at the Crucible so far. He had not won a match all season. | ||
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 2 |  |
Silvino Francisco (a) |
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| 12 | |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
John Campbell (a) | |||
| 13 | |
Jimmy White | 10 | - | 4 | |
Wayne Jones (a) | W. Jones' 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 14 | |
Tony Meo (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
John Virgo (a) |
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| 15 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) | 10 | - | 5 |  |
Murdo MacLeod (a) | |||
| 16 | |
Tony Knowles (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Tony Jones (a) | T. Jones' 1st time at the Crucible | ||
