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1985–86 snooker season

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1985–86 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1985 – May 1986
Tournaments28 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersCanada Cliff Thorburn
World ChampionshipEngland Joe Johnson

The 1985–86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1985 and May 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

New professional players

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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted the following fifteen players as snooker professionals.[1][2] Thirty-two players had their applications rejected, including Joe O'Boye, Terry Whitthread and Jon Wright.[1]

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08-?? 08-??  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bob Chaperon 6–4 [3]
08-02 08-11  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Orange RSL Sydney Australia John Campbell Australia Eddie Charlton 10–7 [3]
08-?? 08-??  AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney England Tony Meo Australia John Campbell 7–2 [4][5]
08-21 08-23  SGP NR Singapore Masters Dynasty Hotel Singapore England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 4–2 [6]
09-?? 09-??  THA NR Thailand Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [7]
09-05 09-08  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Wan Chai Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis 4–2 [8][9]
09-06 09-08  IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin England Jimmy White Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8–3 [10][11]
09-09 09-10  CHN NR China Masters White Swan Hotel Guangzhou England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2–1 [12]
09-19 09-22  SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow Canada Cliff Thorburn England Willie Thorne 9–7 [13]
09-23 10-06  ENG WR Matchroom Trophy Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Canada Cliff Thorburn England Jimmy White 12–10 [14][11]
10-19 10-27  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 10–9 [15]
10-29 11-02  CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Steve Davis 9–5 [16]
11-15 12-01  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis England Willie Thorne 16–14 [17]
12-04 12-15  ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton England Steve Davis
England Tony Meo
Wales Ray Reardon
England Tony Jones
12–5 [18]
12-17 12-20  ENG NR Kit Kat Break for World Champions East Midlands Conference Centre Nottingham Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Steve Davis 9–5 [8]
12-?? 12-??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England Jimmy White Canada Kirk Stevens 2–0 [19][20]
01-03 01-12  ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington England Jimmy White Canada Cliff Thorburn 13–12 [21]
01-14 01-17  BEL NR Belgian Classic Ostend Casino Ostend Wales Terry Griffiths Canada Kirk Stevens 9–7 [8]
01-26 02-02  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Canada Cliff Thorburn England Jimmy White 9–5 [22]
02-04 02-09  ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich England Tony Meo England Neal Foulds 9–7 [23]
02-10 02-14  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Abertillery Leisure Centre Abertillery Wales Terry Griffiths Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–3 [24]
02-16 03-02  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis England Willie Thorne 12–7 [25][26]
03-10 03-16  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland Matt Gibson 10–5 [27]
03-20 03-23  ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All Ireland A  Canada 9–7 [28][29]
04-08 04-13  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Jimmy White England Willie Thorne 9–5 [30][31]
04-19 05-05  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Joe Johnson England Steve Davis 18–12 [32]
05-10 05-17  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Terry Griffiths England Willie Thorne 9–6 [33][34]
05-20 05-23  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Mayfield Leisure Centre Belfast Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 10–7 [35]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

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The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[36][37][38]

No. Ch. Name
1 Steady England Steve Davis
2 Rise Canada Cliff Thorburn
3 Fall England Tony Knowles
4 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
5 Fall Canada Kirk Stevens
6 Fall Wales Ray Reardon
7 Steady England Jimmy White
8 Steady Wales Terry Griffiths
9 Steady Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
10 Steady England Tony Meo
11 Rise England Willie Thorne
12 Fall Australia Eddie Charlton
13 Rise South Africa Silvino Francisco
14 Rise England David Taylor
15 Steady Wales Doug Mountjoy
16 Rise England Joe Johnson

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

References

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  1. ^ a b "New professionals: system fails again". Snooker Scene. March 1985. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Indians join paid ranks". The Daily Telegraph. 12 February 1985. p. 22.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  6. ^ Snooker Scene, October 1985, page 7
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  8. ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Griffiths wins". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 9 September 1985. p. 17.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Where it's at". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1985. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Steve's king of the Orient". Aberdeen Evening Express. 10 September 1985. p. 15.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  14. ^ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  16. ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  20. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "English Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  25. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  29. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  31. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  32. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  34. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  35. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  36. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  37. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  38. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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