1985 Irish Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Irish Professional Championship
Venue:	Ulster Hall
Location:	Belfast
Country:	Northern Ireland
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£20,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£7,500^[2]
Highest Break:	(136)^[3]
Winner:	Dennis Taylor
Runner Up:	Alex Higgins
Score:	10–5
Previous:	1983
Next:	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

• Jack McLaughlin 6–3 Dessie Sheehan

Round 2

• Pascal Burke 6–3 Tony Kearney
• Billy Kelly 6–2 Paul Watchorn
• Tommy Murphy 6–3 Paddy Browne

Notes and References

1. News: Evening Post . Bristol fans snookered by Irish... . 21 February 1985 . 20.
2. News: Taylor regains title from Higgins . The Irish Times . 12 April 1985 . 3.
3. News: Hurricane blown away. 32. 12 April 1985. Belfast Newsletter.
4. News: Alex is on cue but it won't be easy. subscription. 6 April 1985. Ireland's Saturday Night. 6.
5. Web site: Irish Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155813/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html. 8 February 2018. 2012-02-16.
6. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 151.
7. Web site: 1985 Irish Professional Championship Results. Snooker Database. 8 February 2018.