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1984–85 snooker season

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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.

DurationJuly 1984 – 18 May 1985
Tournaments27 (6 ranking events)
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersCanada Cliff Thorburn
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1984–85 snooker season
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DurationJuly 1984 – 18 May 1985
Tournaments27 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersCanada Cliff Thorburn
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
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New professional players

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted the following players as professionals. Lou Condo was readmitted after having allowed his WPBSA membership to lapse. Tony Drago was also accepted, but he informed the Association that he had not wanted his application to be progressed and so was not included.[1] Thirteen players had their applications rejected, including Terry Whitthread, Joe O'Boye, Steve Meakin, Barry West, and Dave Gilbert.[1]

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Refs
06–25 07–08 AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney England Tony Knowles England John Virgo 7–3 [5]
07–11 07–13 NZL NR New Zealand Masters Kingsgate Convention Centre Auckland England Jimmy White Canada Kirk Stevens 5–3 [7]
08-?? 08-?? CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Brass Cannon Club Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Mario Morra 9–2 [8]
08–13 08–17 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship RSL Club Dubbo Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren King 10–3 [8]
08–21 08–22 SGP NR Singapore Masters Mandarin Stadium Singapore Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis [n 2] [9]
08–20 08–23 ESP NR Costa Del Sol Classic Las Palmeras Hotel Fuengirola Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Mike Hallett 5–2 [2]
08–28 08–29 MYS NR Malaysian Masters Selangor Club Kuala Lumpur Wales Terry Griffiths England Tony Meo [n 2] [9]
08–30 08–31 THA NR Thailand Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok England Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [11]
09-05 09-08 HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elisabeth Stadium Hong Kong England Steve Davis Wales Doug Mountjoy 4–2 [13]
09–14 09–16 IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin England Jimmy White England Tony Knowles 9–7 [16]
09–20 09–23 SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 9–4 [20]
09–24 10–07 ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–2 [21]
10–20 10–28 ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Canada Cliff Thorburn 10–2 [22]
11–18 12–02 ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16–8 [23]
12–05 12–16 ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England Jimmy White		 Canada Cliff Thorburn
England Willie Thorne		 10–2 [24]
??-?? ??-?? RSA NR South African Professional Championship MOTHS Club Johannesburg South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg South Africa Perrie Mans 10–7 [25]
12-?? 12-?? ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Doug Mountjoy England Jimmy White 2–0 [28]
01–04 01–13 ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington England Willie Thorne Canada Cliff Thorburn 13–8 [29]
01–27 02–03 ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Canada Cliff Thorburn Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–6 [30]
02–05 02–10 ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–2 [33]
02–05 02–10 SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh Scotland Murdo MacLeod Scotland Eddie Sinclair 10–2 [35]
02–17 03-03 ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby South Africa Silvino Francisco Canada Kirk Stevens 12–9 [38]
03–20 03–23 ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All-Ireland England A 9–7 [41]
03–26 03–31 IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Jimmy White Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–5 [42]
04–08 04–11 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 10–5 [45]
04–12 04–28 ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Steve Davis 18–17 [46]
05–07 05–11 WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Abertillery Leisure Centre Abertillery Wales Terry Griffiths Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–4 [47]
05–11 05–18 WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Terry Griffiths England John Spencer 9–7 [50]
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WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1984/1985

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.[51][52][53]

More information No., Ch. ...
No. Ch. Name
1 Steady England Steve Davis
2 Rise England Tony Knowles
3 Steady Canada Cliff Thorburn
4 Rise Canada Kirk Stevens
5 Fall Wales Ray Reardon
6 Steady Australia Eddie Charlton
7 Rise England Jimmy White
8 Rise Wales Terry Griffiths
9 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
10 Rise England Tony Meo
11 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
12 Rise England Willie Thorne
13 Rise England John Spencer
14 Fall Canada Bill Werbeniuk
15 Fall Wales Doug Mountjoy
16 Fall England David Taylor
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. [2]
    No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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