The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 6 and 8 September 1985.[4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][5][6]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–8 September 1985 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £11,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (122)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 8–3 |
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Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3.[2]
Main draw
editResults for the tournament are shown below.[5]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Parrott (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG)
| 8 | ||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (7 September 1985). "Higgins puts out Thorburn". The Irish Times. p. 3.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (9 September 1985). "Purposeful White adds to Irish laurels". The Irish Times. p. 4.
- ^ "Croke Park tops list of weekend sporting venues". The Irish Times. 7 September 1985. p. 1.
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.