1986 Welsh Professional Championship
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Welsh Professional Championship 1986 Zetters Welsh Professional Championship 1986 
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| Tournament type: | Non-ranking |
| Attendees: | 10 |
| Venue: | Abertillery Leisure Center , Abertillery , Wales |
| Opening: | February 11, 1986 |
| Endgame: | February 15, 1986
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| Defending champion: |
 Terry Griffiths
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| Winner: |
Terry Griffiths
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| Finalist: |
Doug Mountjoy
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| Highest Break: | 81 ( Colin Roscoe )
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The Zetters Welsh Professional Championship 1986 was a professional snooker tournament of the 1985/86 season without affecting the world rankings and determining the Welsh professional champions. The tournament was from 11 to 15 February 1986 as it did in the previous year in Abertillery Leisure Center in Wales Abertillery discharged. Defending champion Terry Griffiths was able to defend his title with a 9-3 win in a new edition of the previous year's final against Doug Mountjoy ; Colin Roscoe , on the other hand, played the highest break of the tournament with an 81 break.
Prize money
Compared to the previous year the prize money remained constant at 15,000 pounds sterling , although there was a new sponsor with Zetters . However, the prize money was distributed differently, which meant that the players who were eliminated in the quarter-finals received more money.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 5,000 |
| finalist | £ 3,500 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 1,500 |
| Quarter finalist | 750 pounds |
| First round | £ 0 |
| Highest break | £ 500 |
| All in all | £ 15,000 |
Tournament course
As in the previous year, the number of ten participating players required a first round before the quarter-finals. These and the quarter-finals were played in the best of 11 frames mode , but the semi-finals and the final were played in the best of 17 frames mode .
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First round best of 11 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 11 frames |
Semi-final best of 17 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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Tony Chappel
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kl. |
Terry Griffiths
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6th | ||||||||||||
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Marcus Owen
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Tony Chappel
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4th | ||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths
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9 | ||||||||||||||
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Cliff Wilson
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1 | ||||||||||||||
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Cliff Wilson
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6th | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Newbury
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4th | ||||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths
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9 | ||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy
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3 | ||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy
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6th | ||||||||||||||
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Colin Roscoe
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4th | ||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy
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9 | ||||||||||||||
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Wayne Jones
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7th | ||||||||||||||
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Wayne Jones
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6th |
Ray Reardon
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4th | ||||||||||||
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Clive Everton
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2 |
Wayne Jones
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6th | ||||||||||||
final
In the final there was a remake of the final of the previous year, when Griffiths became the first Welsh professional champions with a 9-4 win. Both finalists had won their opening games 6-4, but Griffiths had it much easier in the semifinals with a 9-1 win over Cliff Wilson in contrast to Mountjoy's 9: 7 win over Wayne Jones .
After a balanced start of the match, Griffiths was able to take the lead 6: 1 when the score was 1: 1 and thus ensured a preliminary decision, even if Mountjoy reduced it to 6: 3. However, Griffiths was then able to win you the remaining three necessary frames and won the match 9: 3.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Abertillery Leisure Center , Abertillery , Wales , February 15, 1986 |
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Terry Griffiths
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9 : 3 |
Doug Mountjoy
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65 : 46, 44: 57 , 57 : 36, 58 : 56, 89 : 31, 82 : 45 (69), 68 : 61, 59: 60 , 44: 58 , 102 : 9, 53 : 50, 84 : 8 |
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| 69 | Highest break | - |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | - |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1986 Welsh Professional Championship. CueTracker.net, accessed June 12, 2019 .
- ^ Ron Florax: 1986 Welsh Professional Championship - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed June 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Welsh Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on April 18, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2019 .