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 |
| Winner's share | £13,000 |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (131) |
| 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.[1]
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
[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]- ^ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ a b 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.