The 1986 Clacton Professional was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held in Clacton in March 1986 for players outside the top 16 in the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986. Matches in the first three rounds took place at the Clacton Snooker Centre, owned by the event's promoters Mike Clarke and Peter Koniotes. The quarter-finals onwards were played at the Princes Theatre. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association contributed £5,000 to the total prize fund of £10,750.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 1986 |
| Venue | Princes Theatre |
| City | Clacton |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £10,750 |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Highest break |  Mike Hallett (ENG), 134 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mike Hallett (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tony Jones (ENG) |
| Score | 5–3 |
Mike Hallett won the title by defeating Tony Jones 5–3 in the final. His break of 134 in the concluding frame was the highest of the tournament.[1]
Bill Werbeniuk was the top seed among the 43 entrants, followed by Eugene Hughes, Dean Reynolds and Mark Wildman.[3]
Main draw
editResults from the last 16 round onwards are shown below.[2]
| Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wayne Jones (WAL)
| 4 | Wayne Jones (WAL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry West (ENG)
| 4 | Barry West (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Les Dodd (ENG)
| 2 | Tony Jones (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jones (ENG)
| 4 | Wayne Jones (WAL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin Smith (ENG)
| 0 | Tony Jones (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman (ENG)
| 4 | Mark Wildman (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel (WAL)
| 2 | Tony Jones (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds (ENG)
| 4 | Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tommy Murphy (NIR)
| 2 | Dean Reynolds (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vic Harris (ENG)
| 4 | Vic Harris (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Peter Francisco (RSA)
| 3 | Dean Reynolds (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)
| 4 | Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon (CAN)
| 2 | Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes (IRE)
| 1 | Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Pot of gold". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 19 March 1986. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mike Hallett wins Clacton Pro Event". Snooker Scene. May 1986. p. 25.
- ^ "Big Bill's No.1". Evening Standard. 7 March 1986. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.