1985 China Masters

China Masters

Tournament information
Dates	9–10 September 1985 (1985-09-09 – 1985-09-10)
Venue	White Swan Hotel
City	Guangzhou
Country	China
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Dennis Taylor
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]

1. ^ "Steve's king of the Orient". Aberdeen Evening Express. 10 September 1985. p. 15.
2. ^ Clive Everton (3 February 2004). "Ding pings the pots to make more bread". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. ^ "Davis' revenge". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 September 1985. p. 17.
4. ^ ^{a b} Burn, Gordon (2008). Pocket Money. London: Faber and Faber. p. 33. ISBN 9780571236831.

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