1986 Scottish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 September 1986 |
| Venue | Hospitality Inn |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £13,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (131)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
| Runner-up | Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 1986 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 21 September 1986 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland.[3][4]
Cliff Thorburn retained the title by defeating Alex Higgins 9–8 in the final.[5] At the same match, Higgins won £1,000 for the highest break of the championship with 131, which was made in the final.[6][7]
The event was played at the same time as the Matchroom Professional Championship which involved six players from the Matchroom Sport stable, including Steve Davis.[1]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £13,000
- Runner-up: £8,000
- Semi-final: £4,000
- Quarter-final: £2,500
- Highest break: £1,000
- Total: £40,000[1]
Tournament draw
[edit]| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | |||||||||
 John Parrott (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 6 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 2 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 8 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 6 | |||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 2 | |||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 5 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Everton, Clive (15 July 1986). "Hearn's Scots miss". The Guardian. London. p. 27.
- 1 2 3 Terry Smith, ed. (1987). "Langs Supreme Scottish Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 53. ISBN 0720717973.
- ↑ Clyde, Alexander (18 August 1986). "Hendry is the boy they want to see". Evening Standard. p. 34.
- ↑ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- 1 2 Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
- ↑ "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
- ↑ "Hendry is crushed by White". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1986. p. 34.
