1986 Scottish Masters

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]

1986 Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates18–21 September 1986 (1986-09-18 1986-09-21)
VenueHospitality Inn
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-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)
Score9–8
1985
1987

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

[2]

 
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
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
 
 
 
England Jimmy White 2
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 2
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
 
 
 
Canada Kirk Stevens 2
 
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
 
 
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 3
 

References

  1. "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  3. "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
  4. "Hendry is crushed by White". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1986. p. 34.
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