1986 Matchroom Professional Championship

1986 Matchroom Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates	17–21 September 1986 (1986-09-17 – 1986-09-21)
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
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Snooker tournament

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

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 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.