1986_Scottish_Masters

1986 Scottish Masters

1986 Scottish Masters

Snooker tournament

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.[1]

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Cliff Thorburn retained the title by defeating Alex Higgins 9–8 in the final.[2] At the same match, Higgins won £1,000 for the highest break of the championship with 131, which was made in the final.[3][4]

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.

Tournament draw

[2]

 
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
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
 
 
 
 England Jimmy White 2
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
 
 
 
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 
 
 
  Joe Johnson (ENG) 2
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
 
 
 
 Canada Kirk Stevens 2
 
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
 
 
  Tony Knowles (ENG) 3
 

References

  1. [1]
    "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  3. [3]
    "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
  4. [4]
    "Hendry is crushed by White". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1986. p. 34.
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