World Snooker Championship 1985
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–28 April 1985 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |
 Bill Werbeniuk (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Dennis Taylor
|
| Runner-up |
 Steve Davis
|
| Score | 18–17 |
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The 1985 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Defending champion Steve Davis was unable to make it three world titles in a row, as he lost 17–18 against Dennis Taylor in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The semi-final matches both finished with a session to spare, with Steve Davis winning 16–5 against Ray Reardon and Dennis Taylor defeating Tony Knowles by the same scoreline. Davis compiled the 100th century break at the Crucible, a 106 break in the thirteenth frame.
The final between Davis and Taylor attracted 18.5 million viewers on BBC2, and the last session finished at 12:23 a.m. after Taylor potted the last black to win the title.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
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