1986 Matchroom Professional Championship

1986 Matchroom Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–21 September 1986 (1986-09-17 – 1986-09-21)
VenueCliffs Pavilion
CitySouthend-on-Sea
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£100,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000[1]
Highest break Willie Thorne (ENG) (137)[1]
Final
Champion Willie Thorne (ENG)
Runner-up Steve Davis (ENG)
Score10–9
1987

The 1986 Matchroom Professional Championship was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from 17 to 21 September 1986 in Southend-on-Sea, England.[2][3]

The tournament featured six professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Willie Thorne, who defeated Steve Davis 10–9 in the final.[4][5][6] Thorne made a break of 137 in his opening match against Neal Foulds.[7] The event was played at the same time as the 1986 Scottish Masters.

Tournament draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 Frames
          
 Steve Davis (ENG) 6
Wales Terry Griffiths 3
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 6
 Tony Meo (ENG) 3
England Willie Thorne 10
England Steve Davis 9
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5
England Willie Thorne 6
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 6
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c Smith, Terry (22 September 1986). "Thorne hits back to pip sad Davis". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ Riviere, Tony (17 July 1986), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 35
  4. ^ "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
  5. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
  6. ^ "1986 Matchroom Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 18 September 1986. p. 24.