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

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]

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

Qualifying rounds

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Round 1

Round 2

Main draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 0
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 6
Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 2
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 10
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Pascal Burke 0
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 3
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 6
Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 2

References

  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. 1 2 "1985 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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