1986 World Snooker Championship

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
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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.

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. The winner of the event won a total of £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:

Main draw

The numbers in brackets next to some of the players are their seeding. Players in bold denote match winners. 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  
 England Mike Hallett  6
19 & 20 April
   England Joe Johnson (16)  13  
  Joe Johnson (ENG) (16)  10
29 & 30 April
  Dave Martin (ENG)  3  
 England Joe Johnson (16)  13
20 & 21 April
   Wales Terry Griffiths (8)  12  
  Alex Higgins (NIR) (9)  10
25 & 26 April
  John Spencer (ENG)  7  
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (9)  12
20 & 21 April
   Wales Terry Griffiths (8)  13  
  Terry Griffiths (WAL) (8)  10
1, 2 & 3 May
  Danny Fowler (ENG)  2  
 England Joe Johnson (16)  16
21 & 22 April
   England Tony Knowles (4)  8
  Kirk Stevens (CAN) (5)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
  Dean Reynolds (ENG)  6  
 Canada Kirk Stevens (5)  13
22 & 23 April
   Australia Eddie Charlton (12)  12  
  Eddie Charlton (AUS) (12)  10
29 & 30 April
  Cliff Wilson (WAL)  6  
 Canada Kirk Stevens (5)  9
22 & 23 April
   England Tony Knowles (4)  13  
  Silvino Francisco (SAF) (13)  10
27 & 28 April
  Rex Williams (ENG)  4  
 South Africa Silvino Francisco (13)  10
23 & 24 April
   England 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  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
23 April
   Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes  6  
  David Taylor (ENG) (14)  7
29 & 30 April
  Eugene Hughes (IRE)  10  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
22 April
   England Willie Thorne (11)  6  
  Willie Thorne (ENG) (11)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  8  
 England Willie Thorne (11)  13
21 & 22 April
   Australia John Campbell  9  
  Ray Reardon (WAL) (6)  8
1, 2 & 3 May
  John Campbell (AUS)  10  
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (3)  12
20 & 21 April
   England Steve Davis (2)  16
  Jimmy White (ENG) (7)  10
25 & 26 April
  John Virgo (ENG)  7  
 England Jimmy White (7)  13
20 & 21 April
   England John Parrott  8  
  Tony Meo (ENG) (10)  4
29 & 30 April
  John Parrott (ENG)  10  
 England Jimmy White (7)  5
19 & 20 April
   England Steve Davis (2)  13  
  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (15)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
  Perrie Mans (SAF)  3  
 Wales Doug Mountjoy (15)  5
19 April
   England 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
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
EnglandJoe 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.

Qualifying stages

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

References

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