1986_Classic_(snooker)

1986 Classic (snooker)

1986 Classic (snooker)

Snooker tournament

The 1986 Mercantile Credit Classic was the seventh edition of the professional snooker tournament.[2] The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire, and was televised on ITV from the last 16 round which started on 3 January 1986.[3]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

The earlier rounds (Pre last 16) were played between 8–13 November 1985. Defending champion Willie Thorne lost at the last-64 stage to Tony Jones 3–5.[2]

Cliff Thorburn beat Doug Mountjoy 9–6 in the first semi-final. Thorburn led 5–2 after the first session and then 7–3 before Mountjoy won two frames in a row. Thorburn won the match in the 15th frame with a break of 72.[4] Jimmy White beat Rex Williams 9–7 in the second semi-final, Williams having led 6–5.[5]

Jimmy White won his first ranking event beating Cliff Thorburn 13–12 in the final, winning on the final black ball. White had been 7–8 behind at the end of the first day's play in the final, including a one frame penalty for arriving two minutes late for the start of the Saturday evening session.[6][7]

The tournament had a prize fund of £225,000, with the winner receiving £45,000.[1]

Main draw

Results are shown below.[2][8]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 25 frames
            
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 3
15  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
England Neal Foulds 3
   Neal Foulds (ENG) 5
 John Campbell (AUS) 1
15 Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 1
16  Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
16 England Joe Johnson 4
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
11  Tony Meo (ENG) 1
4  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
4 Canada Cliff Thorburn 12
8 England Jimmy White 13
3  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 Peter Francisco (RSA) 0
3 England Steve Davis 2
8 England Jimmy White 5
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 2
8  Jimmy White (ENG) 5
8 England Jimmy White 9
England Rex Williams 7
5  Tony Knowles (ENG) 2
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
England Rex Williams 5
10 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
10  Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
2  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 4

Final

Final: Best of 25 frames..
Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 11 & 12 January 1986.[1]
Jimmy White
 England		 13–12 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
First session: 78–44, 107–24 (67), 70–52 (Thorburn 52), 62–43, 23–59, 39–67, 18–63 (54)
Second session: 0–1 (forfeit), 8–72, 44–66, 84–8 (69), 18–111 (107), 0–80 (60), 71–11, 71–16 (63)
Third session: 22–97 (87), 80–14 (56), 82–19, 75–30, 117–14 (117), 59–64 (White 53), 47–54, 70–58, 41–70, 57–55
117 Highest break 107
1 Century breaks 1
6 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

Qualifying took place in November 1985. The leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage. Results are shown below.[9][10]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames
      
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 3
 Tony Jones (ENG) 5
England Tony Jones 3
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 5
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 5
 Geoff Foulds (ENG) 3
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
 Warren King (AUS) 4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 3
 Dene O'Kane (NZL) 5
 Paul Medati (ENG) 0
 Silvino Francisco (RSA) 4
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
England Neal Foulds 5
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 5
 Malcolm Bradley (ENG) 3
 Ray Reardon (WAL) 3
 Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) 5
Canada Bernie Mikkelsen 2
Australia John Campbell 5
 John Campbell (AUS) 5
 Jim Donnelly (SCO) 2
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) 2
 Fred Davis (ENG) 5
England Fred Davis 3
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5
 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 5
 Jim Wych (CAN) 2
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 Bob Harris (ENG) 4
England Joe Johnson 5
South Africa Perrie Mans 2
 Perrie Mans (RSA) 5
 Martin Smith (ENG) 4
 Tony Meo (ENG) 5
 Joe O'Boye (NIR) 3
England Tony Meo 5
England Barry West 1
 Mark Wildman (ENG) 2
 Barry West (ENG) 5
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 Jack McLaughlin (NIR) 1
Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
England Mike Hallett 3
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 5
 John Rea (SCO) 2
Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames
      
 Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 Bob Chaperon (CAN) 1
England Steve Davis 5
South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg 1
 John Parrott (ENG) 3
 Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) 5
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 1
 Peter Francisco (RSA) 5
South Africa Peter Francisco 5
England Dave Martin 2
 Dave Martin (ENG) 5
 Tommy Murphy (NIR) 0
 David Taylor (ENG) 3
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 5
Canada Marcel Gauvreau 5
Republic of Ireland Paddy Browne 3
 Cliff Wilson (WAL) 3
 Paddy Browne (IRL) 5
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 Danny Fowler (ENG) 1
England Jimmy White 5
England John Virgo 2
 John Virgo (ENG) 5
 Matt Gibson (SCO) 3
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
 Gino Rigitano (CAN) 4
England Tony Knowles 5
Scotland Murdo MacLeod 4
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 5
 Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 2
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 3
 Vic Harris (ENG) 5
England Vic Harris 1
England Rex Williams 5
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
 Mike Watterson (ENG) 0
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 Mick Fisher (ENG) 0
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
England Graham Cripsey 2
 John Spencer (ENG) 1
 Graham Cripsey (ENG) 5
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5
 Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 1
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
England Dean Reynolds 4
 Dean Reynolds (ENG) 5
 Pat Houlihan (ENG) 1

Century breaks

A total of nine century breaks were made during the event. White received £1,125 for making the highest break of the pre-televised stage, 135.[10][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mercantile Credit Classic". Snooker Scene. February 1986. pp. 5–13.
  2. [2]
    Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 229–232. ISBN 0356146901.
  3. [3]
    Everton, Clive (3 January 1986). "Foulds meets Australian No 1: Snooker". The Guardian. p. 21 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Black mark for Mountjoy". The Glasgow Herald. 10 January 1986. p. 29.
  5. [5]
    "White holds off Williams". The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1986. p. 16.
  6. [6]
    Everton, Clive (13 January 1986). "White nips in on last black: Snooker". The Guardian. p. 28 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Classic finish by White". The Glasgow Herald. 13 January 1986. p. 7.
  8. [8]
    "Classic". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Higgins through to last 16". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1985. p. 23.
  10. [10]
    "Thorne falls at first fence". Snooker Scene. January 1986. pp. 23–27.
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