1985 Carlsberg Challenge
The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in July 1985. The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[1][2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 1985 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £11,000[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 8–3 |
← 1984 1986 → | |
Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3.[1]
Main draw
Results for the tournament are shown below.[2]
| 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 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||
References
- "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 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.
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