Tournament information | |
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Dates | 9–10 September 1985 |
Venue | White Swan Hotel |
City | Guangzhou |
Country | China |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non- ranking event |
Final | |
Champion |
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Runner-up |
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Score | 2–1 |
1986 → |
The 1985 China Masters was a professional non- ranking snooker tournament held in September 1985 in Shanghai, China. [1] It was the first professional snooker event to be held in China. [2]
Four players in total competed. The 1985 World Snooker Championship finalists Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis won their semi-finals against two local Chinese players, Suen Luen Pak and Yan Jing Jing, before Davis beat Taylor 2–1 in the final, which was refereed by Len Ganley. [3] [4] The tournament was televised in China, with an estimated audience of between 300 and 450 million people. [4]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 9–10 September 1985 |
Venue | White Swan Hotel |
City | Guangzhou |
Country | China |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non- ranking event |
Final | |
Champion |
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Runner-up |
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Score | 2–1 |
1986 → |
The 1985 China Masters was a professional non- ranking snooker tournament held in September 1985 in Shanghai, China. [1] It was the first professional snooker event to be held in China. [2]
Four players in total competed. The 1985 World Snooker Championship finalists Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis won their semi-finals against two local Chinese players, Suen Luen Pak and Yan Jing Jing, before Davis beat Taylor 2–1 in the final, which was refereed by Len Ganley. [3] [4] The tournament was televised in China, with an estimated audience of between 300 and 450 million people. [4]