The 1986 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 7 September 1986 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.[1] Willie Thorne won the tournament, defeating Dennis Taylor 8–3 in the final. Thorne recorded two century breaks, 102 and 106, during the final. The event was sponsored by Camus and had a prize fund of £86,000.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–7 September 1986 |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £86,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Willie Thorne |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 8–3 |
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Main draw
editFirst round and quarter-finals source: Hayton and Dee (2004);[4]: 430 [4]: 480 [4]: 707 [4]: 941 Semi-finals and final source: Hale (1987)[2]
| First Round (Best of 5 frames) | ||
| Neal Foulds |
3–0 |  Franky Chan
|
| Tony Meo |
3–0 | Stanley Leung
|
| Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 0 | Steve Davis
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 3 | Willie Thorne
| 5 | |||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 0 | Willie Thorne
| 8 | |||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths
| 3 | Dennis Taylor
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 2 | Terry Griffiths
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 3 | Dennis Taylor
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 1 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Everton, Clive (7 August 1986). "Johnson on board". The Guardian. London. p. 23.
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ "Sport in Brief: Thorne's title". The Times. London. 9 September 1986. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0954854904.