1985 World Snooker Championship Final - Legacy

Legacy

Davis went on to lose the following year's final to Joe Johnson, before winning three in a row to give him six in total. He has since come to terms with the defeat, allowing himself to joke about it, and admitting that he will probably be remembered more for the final he didn't win in 1985 than for the six he did. Both players now commentate on BBC's snooker coverage and are often reminded of that match. The black-ball finish was voted the ninth greatest sporting moment of all time in a 2002 Channel 4 poll.

During the 2010 World Championship, Taylor and Davis 're-created' the final frame of the 1985 final. The "rerun", which was done in a distinctly irreverent manner, was noticeable for the fact that all but one of their attempts to replicate missed shots on the black failed (i.e. the black was potted on each occasion). BBC Two aired a one-hour documentary on the final, Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final, presented by Colin Murray, after the conclusion of the coverage of the 2010 final.