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 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(1953%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small} 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
[7]
Round 1
Round 2
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
[7]
| 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
- ^ "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.