1985 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 1985 Rothmans Grand Prix professional ranking snooker tournament was held in the Hexagon Theatre in Reading during October 1985.
The final was a re-match of the World Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, the defending Grand Prix champion. It was Davis this time who became champion winning the match 10–9. The match became the longest one-day final in snooker history. It lasted 10 hours and 21 minutes.
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