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12‑28 Apr 1985, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
Previous champion: Steve Davis (a) (1984)
See also: Results (31)

Final
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 18-17 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Davis won all seven frames of the opening session to lead 7�0.

The final between Davis and Taylor attracted 18.5 million viewers on BBC2, the programme finishing at 12:23 a.m. after Taylor had won the title. The viewership was the highest for any broadcast after midnight in the United Kingdom, and the most-viewed show on BBC2. The match became known as "the black ball final".

Session 1:
88-50 (SD 50); 93-0 (87); 49-2; 65-38; 95-1 (55); 85-6 (66); 83-20 (58);

Session 2:
121-0 (64, 57); 49-59; 76-27 (57); 48-63; 27-75 (61); 19-99 (98); 1-71 (70); 0-100 (56); 48-77;

Session 3:
25-68 (53); 72-43; 66-58; 45-80; 2-73 (57); 1-80 (55); 64-56; 58-46;

Session 4:
86-13 (86); 43-82 (61); 78-17 (66); 29-84 (70); 4-72 (57); 29-83 (79); 66-6; 81-0; 47-75; 24-71 (57); 62-66

Referee: John Williams
Semifinals
England Steve Davis (a) 16-5 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 16-5 England Tony Knowles (a) Head to head
Quarterfinals
England Steve Davis (a) 13-6 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Wales Ray Reardon (a) 13-12 England John Parrott (a)  
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
England Tony Knowles (a) 13-10 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
Round 2
(Last 16)
1 England Steve Davis (a) 13-4 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
2 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 13-7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
3 Wales Ray Reardon (a) 13-9 Ireland Patsy Fagan (a) Head to head
4 England John Parrott (a) 13-6 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) Head to head
5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-3 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) Head to head
6 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-6 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
7 England Jimmy White (a) 13-11 England Tony Meo (a) Head to head
8 England Tony Knowles (a) 13-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Round 1
(Last 32)
1 England Steve Davis (a) 10-8 England Neal Foulds (a) Head to head
2 England David Taylor (a) 10-4 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) Head to head
3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 10-4 England Dean Reynolds (a) Head to head
4 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 10-3 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
5 Wales Ray Reardon (a) 10-9 Ireland Eugene Hughes (a) Head to head
6 Ireland Patsy Fagan (a) 10-6 England Willie Thorne (a)  
7 England John Parrott (a) 10-3 England John Spencer (a)  
8 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) 10-8 England Ray Edmonds (a) Head to head
9 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-8 England Mike Hallett (a)  
10 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) 10-8 England Joe Johnson (a)  
11 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 10-2 South Africa Silvino Francisco (a) Head to head
12 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) 10-3 Australia John Campbell (a)  
13 England Jimmy White (a) 10-4 Wales Wayne Jones (a) Head to head
14 England Tony Meo (a) 10-6 England John Virgo (a) Head to head
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-5 Scotland Murdo MacLeod (a)  
16 England Tony Knowles (a) 10-8 England Tony Jones (a) Head to head