1985 Carlsberg Challenge

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]

Carlsberg Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	6–8 September 1985 (1985-09-06 – 1985-09-08)
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 →

Jimmy White won the tournament for the second year in a row defeating Alex Higgins 8–3.^[2]

Main draw

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

References

1. Gilleece, Dermot (7 September 1985). "Higgins puts out Thorburn". The Irish Times. p. 3.
2. "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. Gilleece, Dermot (9 September 1985). "Purposeful White adds to Irish laurels". The Irish Times. p. 4.
4. "Croke Park tops list of weekend sporting venues". The Irish Times. 7 September 1985. p. 1.
5. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
6. Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.