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1986 Welsh Professional Championship

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Welsh Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–14 February 1986 (1986-02-10 – 1986-02-14)
VenueAbertillery Leisure Centre
CityAbertillery
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£15,000[1]
Winner's share£5,000[1]
Highest break Colin Roscoe (WAL) (81)[2]
Final
ChampionWales Terry Griffiths
Runner-upWales Doug Mountjoy
Score9–3
1985
1987

The 1986 Zetters Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 10 and 14 February 1986 at the Abertillery Leisure Centre in Abertillery, Wales.[3][4]

Terry Griffiths won the tournament defeating Doug Mountjoy 9–3 in the final.[5]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £5,000
  • Runner-up: £3,500
  • Semi-final: £1,500
  • Quarter-final: £750
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £15,000

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Tony Chappel w/o Wales Tony Chappel 4
Wales Marcus Owen w/d Wales Terry Griffiths 9
Wales Cliff Wilson 1
Wales Cliff Wilson 6
Wales Steve Newbury 4
Wales Terry Griffiths 9
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
Wales Wayne Jones 6 Wales Colin Roscoe 4
Wales Clive Everton 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Wayne Jones 7
Wales Wayne Jones 6
Wales Ray Reardon 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Welsh snooker has lift from the Pools". South Wales Echo. 5 February 1986. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Griffiths wins, but to report table". South Wales Echo. 15 February 1986. p. 47.
  3. ^ "Early tester for Griffiths". South Wales Echo. 1 February 1986. p. 33.
  4. ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  6. ^ "1986 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.