1985 Irish Professional Championship

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]

Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–11 April 1985 (1985-04-08 – 1985-04-11)
VenueUlster Hall
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£20,000[1]
Winner's share£7,500[2]
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (136)[3]
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score10–5
1983
1986

Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–5 in the final.[6]

Qualifying rounds

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Main draw

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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

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  1. ^ "Bristol fans snookered by Irish...". Evening Post. 21 February 1985. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Taylor regains title from Higgins". The Irish Times. 12 April 1985. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Hurricane blown away". Belfast Newsletter. 12 April 1985. p. 32.
  4. ^ "Alex is on cue but it won't be easy". Ireland's Saturday Night. 6 April 1985. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 151.
  7. ^ a b "1985 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.