| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–8 September 1985 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non- ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 [1] |
| Winner's share | £11,000 [2] |
| Highest break | 
Jimmy White (
ENG) (122)
[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Jimmy White (
ENG) |
| Runner-up | 
Alex Higgins (
NIR) |
| Score | 8–3 |
←
1984
1986 → | |
The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 6 and 8 September 1985. [4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ. [2] [5] [6]
Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3. [2]
Results for the tournament are shown below. [5]
| 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 | ||||||||
Cliff Thorburn (
CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (7 September 1985). "Higgins puts out Thorburn". The Irish Times. p. 3.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (9 September 1985). "Purposeful White adds to Irish laurels". The Irish Times. p. 4.
- ^ "Croke Park tops list of weekend sporting venues". The Irish Times. 7 September 1985. p. 1.
- ^ a b 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–8 September 1985 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non- ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 [1] |
| Winner's share | £11,000 [2] |
| Highest break |
Jimmy White (
ENG) (122)
[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Jimmy White (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Alex Higgins (
NIR) |
| Score | 8–3 |
←
1984
1986 → | |
The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 6 and 8 September 1985. [4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ. [2] [5] [6]
Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3. [2]
Results for the tournament are shown below. [5]
| 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 | ||||||||
|
Cliff Thorburn (
CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (7 September 1985). "Higgins puts out Thorburn". The Irish Times. p. 3.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (9 September 1985). "Purposeful White adds to Irish laurels". The Irish Times. p. 4.
- ^ "Croke Park tops list of weekend sporting venues". The Irish Times. 7 September 1985. p. 1.
- ^ a b 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.