| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1985 |
| Venue | Parmatta Club |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Tony Meo |
| Runner-up |  John Campbell |
| Score | 7–2 |
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The 1985 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 1985 at the Parmatta Club in Sydney, Australia. [1]
Tony Meo won the tournament by defeating John Campbell 7–2 in the final. [2]
| Round 1 Best of 7 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 13 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| | Tony Meo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Warren King | 1 | | Tony Meo | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| | John Virgo | 4 | | John Virgo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| | Tony Knowles | 1 | | Tony Meo | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White | 4 | | Jimmy White | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| | David Taylor | 0 | | Jimmy White | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| | Joe Johnson | 4 | | Joe Johnson | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 | Bill Werbeniuk | 1 | | Tony Meo | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| | John Campbell | 4 | | John Campbell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 | Alex Higgins | 1 | | John Campbell | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| | Eddie Charlton | 4 | | Eddie Charlton | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| | Ian Anderson | 2 | | John Campbell | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| | John Parrott | 4 | | John Parrott | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 | Silvino Francisco | 3 | | John Parrott | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| | Willie Thorne | 4 | | Willie Thorne | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| | Paddy Morgan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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