1985 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 April 1985 |
| Venue | Ulster Hall |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £7,500[2] |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (136)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up | Alex Higgins |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The 1985 Strongbow Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 8 and 11 April 1985 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[4][5]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–5 in the final.[6]
Qualifying rounds[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Round 2[edit]
Pascal Burke 6–3 Tony Kearney - Billy Kelly 6–2 Paul Watchorn
Tommy Murphy 6–3 Paddy Browne - Jackie Rea 6–5 Jack McLaughlin
Main draw[edit]
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Kelly
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 2 | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Bristol fans snookered by Irish...". Evening Post. 21 February 1985. p. 20.
- ^ "Taylor regains title from Higgins". The Irish Times. 12 April 1985. p. 3.
- ^ "Hurricane blown away". Belfast Newsletter. 12 April 1985. p. 32.
- ^ "Alex is on cue but it won't be easy". Ireland's Saturday Night. 6 April 1985. p. 6.
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 151.
- ^ a b "1985 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.