1985 World Snooker Championship final 1985 World Snooker Championship final The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, commonly known as the black ball final, was a snooker match played on the weekend of 27/28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was contested between defending World Champion Steve Davis and Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor, appearing in his second final. Taylor produced a determined comeback to win the match on the final ball of the final frame, sealing his only world title. The result was a major shock, as Davis was the heavy favourite, having won three of the previous four world championships. The
2015 International Championship (snooker) 2015 International Championship (snooker) The 2015 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 October and 1 November 2015 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Tian Pengfei in the qualifying round. John Higgins won his 28th ranking title, defeating Dave Gilbert 10–5 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were played on 25 October 2015. These matches took place between 30 September