1985–86_snooker_season

1985–86 snooker season
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Duration	July 1985 – May 1986
Tournaments	28 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Steve Davis
Masters	Cliff Thorburn
World Championship	Joe Johnson
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1985–86 snooker season

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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.

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[NEWPRO85-1] [1]
"New professionals: system fails again". Snooker Scene. March 1985. p. 23.

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"Indians join paid ranks". The Daily Telegraph. 12 February 1985. p. 22.

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Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.

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Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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Snooker Scene, October 1985, page 7

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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.

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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.

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"Griffiths wins". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 9 September 1985. p. 17.

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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.

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"Where it's at". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1985. p. 5.

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"Steve's king of the Orient". Aberdeen Evening Express. 10 September 1985. p. 15.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.

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"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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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

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

1985–86_snooker_season

1985–86 snooker season

New professional players

Calendar

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WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event