1986 South African Professional Championship

The 1986 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1986 at the Summit Club, Johannesburg. The tournament featured eleven South African players.[1][2]

South African Professional Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 1986
VenueSummit Club
CityJohannesburg
CountrySouth Africa
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fundR50,000 and £8,000
Winner's shareR7,000 and £2,500
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Silvino Francisco
Runner-upSouth Africa Francois Ellis
Score9–1
← 1979
1988 →

Silvino Francisco won his first national title with a 9–1 victory over Francois Ellis in the final.[2]

The tournament was sponsored by the South African insurance company Colonial Mutual, which provided R50,000 in prize money. Francisco received R7,000 of this as winner.[2] Additionally, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) funded £8,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Three of the eleven entrants (Blignaut, Amdor and Johnston) were recognised as professionals only in South Africa and not by the WPBSA. Francisco received £2,500 as winner.[2]

Main draw

[3]

Round 1
Best of 11 Frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 13 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 15 Frames 		Final
Best of 17 Frames
South Africa Silvino Francisco 7
South Africa Gary Johnston 0
South Africa Silvino Francisco 8
South Africa Peter Francisco 3
South Africa Peter Francisco 7
South Africa Peter Francisco 6 South Africa Robbie Grace 1
South Africa Victor Blignaut 3 South Africa Silvino Francisco 9
South Africa Francois Ellis 1
South Africa Francois Ellis 7
South Africa Francois Ellis 6 South Africa Perrie Mans 6
South Africa Roy Amdor 2 South Africa Francois Ellis 8
South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg 2
South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg 7
South Africa Derek Mienie 6 South Africa Derek Mienie 1
South Africa Mike Hines 5

References
  1. "1986 South African Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Thorburn wins Canadian title … and Francisco takes South African". Snooker Scene. No. September 1986. Everton's News Agency. pp. 14–15.
  3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
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