1985 Classic (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–13 January 1985 |
| Venue | Spectrum Arena |
| City | Warrington |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winner's share | £40,000 |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (137) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Willie Thorne |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 13–8 |
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The 1985 Mercantile Credit Classic was the sixth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 4–13 January 1985. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire.
Willie Thorne won his only ranking title beating Cliff Thorburn 13–8. Notably, the final was played in three sessions with the last one on Sunday afternoon.
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: John Williams. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 12 & 13 January 1985. | ||
| Willie Thorne England
|
13–8 | Cliff Thorburn Canada
|
| First session: 82–0 (72), 57–81 (Thorne 52, Thorburn 77), 50–66, 92–14 (88), 29–64, 70–9, 53–66, 105–22 (105) Second session: 49–44, 62–40, 4–123 (75), 118–10 (118), 58–112 (112), 69–67 (66), 7–113 (100), 29–73 Third session: 75–5, 63–33, 96–24, 69–32, 66–18 (54) | ||
| 118 | Highest break | 112 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 137
Terry Griffiths - 129
Marcel Gauvreau - 120, 118, 105, 100
Willie Thorne - 118 Bill Werbeniuk
- 105, 100 Cliff Thorburn
- 104, 102 Steve Davis
- 104 Joe Johnson
- 103 Roger Bales