1984–85 snooker season

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1984–85 snooker season

Details
Duration	July 1984 – 18 May 1985
Tournaments	27 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Steve Davis
Masters	Cliff Thorburn
World Championship	Dennis Taylor
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1984 and May 1985. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar[]

Date[n 1]			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
07–11	07–13	NZL	NR	New Zealand Masters		Auckland	Jimmy White	Kirk Stevens	5–3	[1]
08–??	08–??	CAN	NR	Canadian Professional Championship		Toronto	Cliff Thorburn	Mario Morra	9–2	[2]
08–13	08–17	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship		Dubbo	Eddie Charlton	Warren King	10–3	[2]
08–20	08–23	ESP	NR	Costa Del Sol Classic		Fuengirola	Dennis Taylor	Mike Hallett	5–2	[3]
06–25	07–08	AUS	NR	Australian Masters		Sydney	Tony Knowles	John Virgo	7–3	[3][4][5]
08–25	08–26	SGP	NR	Singapore Masters		Singapore	Terry Griffiths	Steve Davis	[n 2]	[6]
08–28	08–29	MYS	NR	Malaysian Masters	Selangor Club	Kuala Lumpur	Terry Griffiths	Tony Meo	[n 2]	[6]
08–30	08–31	THA	NR	Thailand Masters		Bangkok	Jimmy White	Terry Griffiths	4–3	[7][5]
09–05	09–08	HKG	NR	Hong Kong Masters	Queen Elisabeth Stadium	Hong Kong	Steve Davis	Doug Mountjoy	4–2	[6][8][5]
09–14	09–16	IRL	NR	Carlsberg Challenge	RTÉ Studios	Dublin	Jimmy White	Tony Knowles	9–7	[9][10]
09–20	09–23	SCO	NR	Scottish Masters		Glasgow	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	9–4	[11][12][13]
09–24	10–07	ENG	WR	International Open		Newcastle	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	9–2	[14]
10–20	10–28	ENG	WR	Grand Prix	Hexagon Theatre	Reading	Dennis Taylor	Cliff Thorburn	10–2	[15]
11–18	12–02	ENG	WR	UK Championship	Guild Hall	Preston	Steve Davis	Alex Higgins	16–8	[16]
12–05	12–16	ENG	TE	World Doubles Championship		Northampton	Alex Higgins Jimmy White	Cliff Thorburn Willie Thorne	10–2	[17]
12–??	12–??	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Doug Mountjoy	Jimmy White	2–0	[18][19]
01–04	01–13	ENG	WR	The Classic		Warrington	Willie Thorne	Cliff Thorburn	13–8	[20]
01–27	02–03	ENG	NR	The Masters	Wembley Conference Centre	London	Cliff Thorburn	Doug Mountjoy	9–6	[21]
02–05	02–10	ENG	NR	English Professional Championship		Ipswich	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	9–2	[22][23]
02–05	02–10	SCO	NR	Scottish Professional Championship		Edinburgh	Murdo MacLeod	Eddie Sinclair	10–2	[3][23][24]
02–17	03–03	ENG	WR	British Open		Derby	Silvino Francisco	Kirk Stevens	12–9	[25][26]
03–20	03–23	ENG	TE	World Cup	Bournemouth International Centre	Bournemouth	All-Ireland	England A	9–7	[27][28]
03–26	03–31	IRL	NR	Irish Masters		Kill	Jimmy White	Alex Higgins	9–5	[29]
04–08	04–11	NIR	NR	Irish Professional Championship	Ulster Hall	Belfast	Dennis Taylor	Alex Higgins	10–5	[30][31]
04–12	04–28	ENG	WR	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	18–17	[32]
05–07	05–11	WAL	NR	Welsh Professional Championship		Abertillery	Terry Griffiths	Doug Mountjoy	9–4	[33]
05–11	05–18	WAL	NR	Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Terry Griffiths	John Spencer	9–7	[34][35]

Official rankings[]

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		Steve Davis
2		Tony Knowles
3		Cliff Thorburn
4		Kirk Stevens
5		Ray Reardon
6		Eddie Charlton
7		Jimmy White
8		Terry Griffiths
9		Alex Higgins
10		Tony Meo
11		Dennis Taylor
12		Willie Thorne
13		John Spencer
14		Bill Werbeniuk
15		Doug Mountjoy
16		David Taylor

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