1986 Matchroom Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–21 September 1986 |
| Venue | Cliffs Pavilion |
| City | Southend-on-Sea |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-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) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £20,000
- Semi-final: £10,000
- Quarter-final: £5,000
- Total: £100,000[1]
Tournament draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
 Terry Griffiths | 3 | |||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 10 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 6 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Smith, Terry (22 September 1986). "Thorne hits back to pip sad Davis". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 30.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Riviere, Tony (17 July 1986), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 35
- ^ "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
- ^ "1986 Matchroom Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 18 September 1986. p. 24.
- ^ Terry Smith, ed. (1987). "Matchroom Trophy". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 54. ISBN 0720717973.