| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1985 |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £3,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up | Bob Chaperon |
| Score | 6–4 |
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The 1985 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1985 in Toronto, Canada. [1]
Cliff Thorburn won the title for the second year in a row, and third overall, by beating Bob Chaperon 6–4 in the final. [2]
| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Cagianello | 5 | Joe Cagianello | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Bear | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych | 5 | Jim Wych | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Sanderson | 2 | Jim Wych | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Bear | 5 | John Bear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon | 5 | Bob Chaperon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Thornley | 1 | Bob Chaperon | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen | 5 | Bernie Mikkelsen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Watson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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