1985 Masters Snooker

The 1985 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between January 27 and February 3, 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. The prize money was for 1985 £150,000. The first round match between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis on January 29 turned out to be one of the all time greatest matches between the pair when Higgins won 5-4 in front of an ectastic Wembley crowd. The final on February 3 gave Cliff Thorburn his 2nd Masters title when he beat Doug Mountjoy 9-6 making the second person to hold the Masters title.

Prize Money

Total: £150,000

Winner: £37,500

Highest Break: £3,750

147 break: £10,000

Highest Break

103 Cliff Thorburn

Knockout stage

Round16
|flagicon|England Jimmy White|5|flagicon|England Willie Thorne|2
|flagicon|England John Spencer|5|flagicon|Australia Eddie Charlton|3
|flagicon|Wales Ray Reardon|5|flagicon|England David Taylor|1
|flagicon|Canada Cliff Thorburn|5|flagicon|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|3
|flagicon|Wales Doug Mountjoy|5|flagicon|England Tony Knowles|3
|flagicon|England Tony Meo|5|flagicon|Canada Kirk Stevens|2
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|5|flagicon|Canada Bill Werbeniuk|2
|flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|5|flagicon|England Steve Davis|4
|flagicon|England Jimmy White|5|flagicon|England John Spencer|2
|flagicon|Canada Cliff Thorburn|5|flagicon|Wales Ray Reardon|0
|flagicon|Wales Doug Mountjoy|5|flagicon|England Tony Meo|4
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|5|flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|2
2 February|flagicon|Canada Cliff Thorburn|6|flagicon|England Jimmy White|4
2 February|flagicon|Wales Doug Mountjoy|6|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|2
3 February|flagicon|Canada Cliff Thorburn|9|flagicon|Wales Doug Mountjoy|6
3rdplace=no