| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–8 September 1985 |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| City | Wan Chai |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up |  Steve Davis |
| Score | 4–2 |
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The 1985 Camus Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in Hong Kong in September 1985. [1]
Terry Griffiths won the tournament, defeating Steve Davis 4–2 in the final. [2] [3]
| Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| | Terry Griffiths | 3 | ||||||||||||
 | Stanley Leung | 1 | | Terry Griffiths | 3 | |||||||||
| | Tony Meo | 3 | | Tony Meo | 2 | |||||||||
 | Dennis Taylor | 2 | | Terry Griffiths | 4 | |||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 3 | | Steve Davis | 2 | |||||||||
| | Tony Knowles | 1 | | Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||
| | Willie Thorne | 3 | | Willie Thorne | 0 | |||||||||
| | Gary Kwok | 0 | ||||||||||||
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