The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, also known as the black ball final, was a snooker match played on the weekend of 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The match, which was the final of the 1985 World Snooker Championship, was between defending world champion Steve Davis and 1979 runner-up Dennis Taylor. It was Davis' fourth appearance in a final, and Taylor's second. The best-of-35- match was split into four . Davis won every frame in the first session to lead 7–0, but only led 9–7 and 13–11 after the second and third sessions. Taylor was never ahead in the match, but tied the match at 17–17. The culminated over several shots on the final ball – the . Taylor the ball to win his only world championship. Media outlets reported this as a major shock; Davis had been widely predicted to win the match, having won three of the previous four world championships.