1986 Classic (snooker)

The 1986 Mercantile Credit Classic was the seventh edition of the professional snooker tournament.[1] The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire, and was televised on ITV from the last 16 round (which started on 3 January 1986).[2]

1986 Classic
Tournament information
Dates3–12 January 1986 (1986-01-03 – 1986-01-12)
VenueSpectrum Arena
CityWarrington
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,000
Winner's share£45,000
Highest break Jimmy White (ENG) (117x2)
Final
Champion Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Score13–12
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The earlier rounds (Pre last 16) were played between 8–13 November 1985. Defending champion Willie Thorne lost at the last-64 stage to Tony Jones 3–5.[1]

Cliff Thorburn beat Doug Mountjoy 9–6 in the first semi-final. Thorburn led 5–2 after the first session and then 7–3 before Mountjoy won two frames in a row. Thorburn won the match in the 15th frame with a break of 72.[3] Jimmy White beat Rex Williams 9–7 in the second semi-final, Williams having led 6–5.[4]

Jimmy White won his first ranking, event beating Cliff Thorburn 13–12 in the final, winning on the final black ball. White had been 7–8 behind at the end of the first day's play in the final, including a one frame penalty for arriving two minutes late for the start of the Saturday evening session.[5][6]

Main draw

Source: Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88[1][7]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 25 frames
            
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 3
15  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
15 Doug Mountjoy 5
Neal Foulds 3
   Neal Foulds (ENG) 5
 John Campbell (AUS) 1
15 Doug Mountjoy 6
4 Cliff Thorburn 9
 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 1
16  Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
16 Joe Johnson 4
4 Cliff Thorburn 5
11  Tony Meo (ENG) 1
4  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
4 Cliff Thorburn 12
8 Jimmy White 13
3  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 Peter Francisco (RSA) 0
3 Steve Davis 2
8 Jimmy White 5
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 2
8  Jimmy White (ENG) 5
8 Jimmy White 9
Rex Williams 7
5  Tony Knowles (ENG) 2
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
Rex Williams 5
10 Alex Higgins 2
10  Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
2  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 4

Final
Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 11 & 12 January 1986.
Jimmy White
 England		 13–12 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
First session: 78–44, 107–24 (67), 70–52 (Thorburn 52), 62–43, 23–59, 39–67, 18–63 (54)
Second session: 0–1 (forfeit), 8–72, 44–66, 84–8 (69), 18–111 (107), 0–80 (60), 71–11, 71–16 (63)
Third session: 22–97 (87), 80–14 (56), 82–19, 75–30, 117–14 (117), 59–64 (White 53), 47–54, 70–58, 41–70, 57–55
117 Highest break 107
1 Century breaks 1
6 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

Qualifying took place in November 1985.[8]

Last-64 round

Last-32 round

Century breaks

A total of nine century breaks were made during the event.

References
  1. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 229–232. ISBN 0356146901.
  2. Everton, Clive (3 January 1986). "Foulds meets Australian No 1: Snooker". The Guardian. p. 21 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "Black mark for Mountjoy". The Glasgow Herald. 10 January 1986. p. 29.
  4. "White holds off Williams". The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1986. p. 16.
  5. Everton, Clive (13 January 1986). "White nips in on last black: Snooker". The Guardian. p. 28 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. "Classic finish by White". The Glasgow Herald. 13 January 1986. p. 7.
  7. "Classic". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Higgins through to last 16". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1985. p. 23.
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