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1984–85 snooker season

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FieldValue
durationJuly 1984 – 18 May 1985
tournaments27 (6 ranking events)
UKENG Steve Davis
MastersCAN Cliff Thorburn
WorldChampsNIR Dennis Taylor
previous[1983–84](1983-84-snooker-season)
next[1985–86](1985-86-snooker-season)

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.

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. Thirteen players had their applications rejected, including Terry Whitthread, Joe O'Boye, Steve Meakin, Barry West, and Dave Gilbert.

  • Roger Bales
  • Malcolm Bradley
  • Dave Chalmers
  • Tony Chappel
  • Lou Condo
  • Robby Foldvari
  • Danny Fowler
  • Peter Francisco
  • Wayne Jones
  • Tony Kearney
  • Steve Longworth
  • Jack McLaughlin
  • Steve Newbury
  • Dene O'Kane
  • John Rea

Calendar

DateDates use the mm-dd date format.RankTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScore
06–2507–08AUSNR[Australian Masters](1984-australian-masters)Parmatta ClubSydneyENG Tony Knowles
07–1107–13NZLNR[New Zealand Masters](1984-new-zealand-masters)Kingsgate Convention CentreAucklandENG Jimmy White
08-??08-??CANNR[Canadian Professional Championship](1984-canadian-professional-championship)Brass Cannon ClubTorontoCAN Cliff Thorburn
08–1308–17AUSNR[Australian Professional Championship](1984-australian-professional-championship)RSL ClubDubboAUS Eddie Charlton
08–2108–22SGPNR[Singapore Masters](1984-singapore-masters)Mandarin StadiumSingaporeWAL Terry Griffiths
08–2008–23ESPNR[Costa Del Sol Classic](1984-costa-del-sol-classic)Las Palmeras HotelFuengirolaNIR Dennis Taylor
08–2808–29MYSNR[Malaysian Masters](1984-malaysian-masters)Selangor ClubKuala LumpurWAL Terry Griffiths
08–3008–31THANR[Thailand Masters](1984-thailand-masters)Ambassador HotelBangkokENG Jimmy White
09-0509-08HKGNR[Hong Kong Masters](1984-hong-kong-masters)Queen Elisabeth StadiumHong KongENG Steve Davis
09–1409–16IRLNR[Carlsberg Challenge](1984-carlsberg-challenge)RTÉ StudiosDublinENG Jimmy White
09–2009–23SCONR[Scottish Masters](1984-scottish-masters)Hospitality InnGlasgowENG Steve Davis
09–2410–07ENGWR[International Open](1984-international-open)Eldon Square Recreation CentreNewcastleENG Steve Davis
10–2010–28ENGWR[Grand Prix](1984-grand-prix-snooker)Hexagon TheatreReadingNIR Dennis Taylor
11–1812–02ENGWR[UK Championship](1984-uk-championship)Guild HallPrestonENG Steve Davis
12–0512–16ENGTE[World Doubles Championship](1984-world-doubles-championship)Derngate CentreNorthamptonNIR Alex Higgins
ENG Jimmy White
??-????-??RSANRSouth African Professional ChampionshipMOTHS ClubJohannesburgRSA Jimmy van Rensberg
12-??12-??ENGNR[Pot Black](1985-pot-black)BBC StudiosBirminghamWAL Doug Mountjoy
01–0401–13ENGWR[The Classic](1985-classic-snooker)Spectrum ArenaWarringtonENG Willie Thorne
01–2702–03ENGNR[The Masters](1985-masters-snooker)Wembley Conference CentreLondonCAN Cliff Thorburn
02–0502–10ENGNR[English Professional Championship](1985-english-professional-championship)Corn ExchangeIpswichENG Steve Davis
02–0502–10SCONR[Scottish Professional Championship](1985-scottish-professional-championship)Marco's Leisure CentreEdinburghSCO Murdo MacLeod
02–1703-03ENGWR[British Open](1985-british-open)Assembly RoomsDerbyRSA Silvino Francisco
03–2003–23ENGTE[World Cup](1985-world-cup-snooker)Bournemouth International CentreBournemouthAll-Ireland
03–2603–31IRLNR[Irish Masters](1985-irish-masters)Goff'sKillENG Jimmy White
04–0804–11NIRNR[Irish Professional Championship](1985-irish-professional-championship)Ulster HallBelfastNIR Dennis Taylor
04–1204–28ENGWR[World Snooker Championship](1985-world-snooker-championship)Crucible TheatreSheffieldNIR Dennis Taylor
05–0705–11WALNR[Welsh Professional Championship](1985-welsh-professional-championship)Abertillery Leisure CentreAbertilleryWAL Terry Griffiths
05–1105–18WALNR[Pontins Professional](1985-pontins-professional)PontinsPrestatynWAL Terry Griffiths
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.

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

Notes

References

References

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