| Men's doubles at the 1985 IBF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Saddledome | ||||||||||||
| Location | Calgary, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Dates | June 10, 1985 – June 16, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Events at the 1985 IBF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 1985 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985. Following the results of the men's doubles.
Sakrapee Thongsari/Surachai Makkasasithorn - 
Harald Klauer/Uwe Scherpen: 15:7, 15:9
Benjamin Orakpo/Tamuno Gibson - 
S. Afgan/A. Mugeet: w.o.
Shinji Matsuura/Shūji Matsuno - 
Nigel Tier/Andy Goode: 18:13, 15:12
Billy Gilliland/Dan Travers - 
S. Gondwe/A. Mutale: w.o.
Leory D'Sa/Sanat Misra - : w.o.| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hariamanto Kartono Liem Swie King | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hariamanto Kartono Liem Swie King | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 15 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen | 16 | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 18 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto | 18 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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