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Results (31) from World Championship ordered by time registered ().

World Championship (12‑28 Apr 1985)
2025-04-28 16:33:00Z
2025-04-28 16:33:00Z   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
2023-12-04 09:19:00Z
2023-12-04 09:19:00Z   SF England Steve Davis (a) 16-5 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:19:00Z   SF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 16-5 England Tony Knowles (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   QF England Steve Davis (a) 13-6 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   QF Wales Ray Reardon (a) 13-12 England John Parrott (a)  
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   QF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   QF England Tony Knowles (a) 13-10 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 England Steve Davis (a) 13-4 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 13-7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 Wales Ray Reardon (a) 13-9 Ireland Patsy Fagan (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 England John Parrott (a) 13-6 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-3 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-6 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 England Jimmy White (a) 13-11 England Tony Meo (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:18:00Z   Rd 2 England Tony Knowles (a) 13-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England Steve Davis (a) 10-8 England Neal Foulds (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England David Taylor (a) 10-4 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 10-4 England Dean Reynolds (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 10-3 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Wales Ray Reardon (a) 10-9 Ireland Eugene Hughes (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Ireland Patsy Fagan (a) 10-6 England Willie Thorne (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England John Parrott (a) 10-3 England John Spencer (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) 10-8 England Ray Edmonds (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-8 England Mike Hallett (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) 10-8 England Joe Johnson (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 10-2 South Africa Silvino Francisco (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) 10-3 Australia John Campbell (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England Jimmy White (a) 10-4 Wales Wayne Jones (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England Tony Meo (a) 10-6 England John Virgo (a) Head to head
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-5 Scotland Murdo MacLeod (a)  
2023-12-04 09:16:00Z   Rd 1 England Tony Knowles (a) 10-8 England Tony Jones (a) Head to head