Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor play frame to mark anniversary of epic final

Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor took part in a special one-frame rematch today to mark 25 years since their epic World Championship final.

Taylor memorably triumphed 18-17 in the 1985 final, which was watched by a television audience of 18.5million.

This afternoon both players entered the Crucible attempting to recreate some of the styles they sported from the era.

Taylor wore oversized glasses and Davis, who reached the quarter-finals of the event this year, donned a big ginger wig.

The pair mocked each other relentlessly during a light-hearted re-run of the most famous frame in the history of snooker.

"You're taking it seriously!" said Davis with incredulity as Taylor played a safety shot early on.

Then, as his opponent struggled at the table, Davis mimicked the voice of the commentator Ted Lowe, growling: "That's a bad miss."

Inevitably the frame went to the wire, with Davis potting the pink to make the scoreline 38-37 in his opponent's favour.

"And so it came to pass that the match ended on the black," Davis told the audience.

The rules were discarded as the players began picking up the ball and moving it around the table to recreate the flow of their 1985 meeting.

Taylor was more successful with his daring attempts than he proved in the legendary meeting, potting it three times prematurely, twice with doubles which had gone astray in the original.

"So this is what I played," Taylor twice told the appreciative crowd, before playing far better shots than he had under pressure all those years ago.

Taylor then missed the shot into the top corner which won him his world title, and instead fired it into the middle pocket.