1986 World Snooker Championship

The 1986 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986. It was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season. It was the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 given to the winner. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Matchday programme for the event
Tournament information
Dates19 April – 5 May 1986
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Steve Davis (ENG) (134)
Final
Champion Joe Johnson (ENG)
Runner-up Steve Davis (ENG)
Score18–12
1985
1987

The defending champion was Northern Ireland's Dennis Taylor, who had defeated Steve Davis 18–17 in the 1985 final to win his first title. Taylor lost in the first round of the event 4–10 to Mike Hallett. The world number 16 Joe Johnson beat Davis 18–12 in the final to win his only ranking event.

Prize fund

The tournament featured a prize fund of £350,000 with a bonus of £80,000 if a player made a maximum break.[1] The winner of the event won a total of £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £42,000
  • Semi-finals: £21,000
  • Quarter-finals: £10,500
  • Last 16: £5,250
  • Last 32: £2,953
  • Last 48: £1,203
  • Highest break: £7,000
  • Maximum break: £80,000
  • Total: £350,000

Main draw

The numbers in brackets next to some of the players are their seeding.[1][3] Players in bold denote match winners.[4][5] Shown below are the results for the event:

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
       
                           
19 April            
   Dennis Taylor (NIR) (1)  6
24 & 25 April
   Mike Hallett (ENG)  10  
   Mike Hallett  6
19 & 20 April
     Joe Johnson (16)  13  
   Joe Johnson (ENG) (16)  10
29 & 30 April
   Dave Martin (ENG)  3  
   Joe Johnson (16)  13
20 & 21 April
     Terry Griffiths (8)  12  
   Alex Higgins (NIR) (9)  10
25 & 26 April
   John Spencer (ENG)  7  
   Alex Higgins (9)  12
20 & 21 April
     Terry Griffiths (8)  13  
   Terry Griffiths (WAL) (8)  10
1, 2 & 3 May
   Danny Fowler (ENG)  2  
   Joe Johnson (16)  16
21 & 22 April
     Tony Knowles (4)  8
   Kirk Stevens (CAN) (5)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
   Dean Reynolds (ENG)  6  
   Kirk Stevens (5)  13
22 & 23 April
     Eddie Charlton (12)  12  
   Eddie Charlton (AUS) (12)  10
29 & 30 April
   Cliff Wilson (WAL)  6  
   Kirk Stevens (5)  9
22 & 23 April
     Tony Knowles (4)  13  
   Silvino Francisco (SAF) (13)  10
27 & 28 April
   Rex Williams (ENG)  4  
   Silvino Francisco (13)  10
23 & 24 April
     Tony Knowles (4)  13  
   Tony Knowles (ENG) (4)  10
   Neal Foulds (ENG)  9  
23 & 24 April            
   Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3)  10
27 & 28 April
   Bill Werbeniuk (CAN)  5  
   Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
23 April
     Eugene Hughes  6  
   David Taylor (ENG) (14)  7
29 & 30 April
   Eugene Hughes (IRE)  10  
   Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
22 April
     Willie Thorne (11)  6  
   Willie Thorne (ENG) (11)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
   Stephen Hendry (SCO)  8  
   Willie Thorne (11)  13
21 & 22 April
     John Campbell  9  
   Ray Reardon (WAL) (6)  8
1, 2 & 3 May
   John Campbell (AUS)  10  
   Cliff Thorburn (3)  12
20 & 21 April
     Steve Davis (2)  16
   Jimmy White (ENG) (7)  10
25 & 26 April
   John Virgo (ENG)  7  
   Jimmy White (7)  13
20 & 21 April
     John Parrott  8  
   Tony Meo (ENG) (10)  4
29 & 30 April
   John Parrott (ENG)  10  
   Jimmy White (7)  5
19 & 20 April
     Steve Davis (2)  13  
   Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (15)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
   Perrie Mans (SAF)  3  
   Doug Mountjoy (15)  5
19 April
     Steve Davis (2)  13  
   Steve Davis (ENG) (2)  10
   Ray Edmonds (ENG)  4  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 1986. Referee: John Street[6]
Joe Johnson (16)
  England
18–12 Steve Davis (2)
  England
24–85, 60–49, 0–108, 14–111, 70–0, 68–36, 74–14, 13–66, 4–108, 1–76, 27–64, 72–20, 95–22, 63–37, 76–8, 0–137, 85–26, 57–44, 66–11, 86–36, 35–84, 31–73, 70–40, 7–100, 69–9, 52–63, 49–32, 64–38, 83–40, 86–27 Century breaks: 3 (Davis 3)

Highest break by Johnson: 75
Highest break by Davis: 108

24–85, 60–49, 0–108, 14–111, 70–0, 68–36, 74–14, 13–66, 4–108, 1–76, 27–64, 72–20, 95–22, 63–37, 76–8, 0–137, 85–26, 57–44, 66–11, 86–36, 35–84, 31–73, 70–40, 7–100, 69–9, 52–63, 49–32, 64–38, 83–40, 86–27
 Joe Johnson wins the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames
Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames  
     
 
     
     
     
 

Century breaks

There were 20 century breaks in the championship, the highest until 1991. The highest break was a 134 made by Steve Davis.[7][8][9]

Qualifying stages

There were 12 century breaks made in qualifying. The highest was a 141 made by Stephen Hendry.[1][10]

1986 World Snooker Championship Media

References

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  3. "1986 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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  5. Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 22–23.
  6. Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
  7. Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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  9. Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 147.
  10. "Crucible Bound". Cueworld (Snooker Publications): 5–7. May 1986.