British Open 1986

British Open 1986 Dulux British Open 1986
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	110
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	February 16, 1986
Endgame:	March 2, 1986
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Willie Thorne
Highest Break:	129 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1986 Dulux British Open was a snooker tournament of the 1985/86 season , which took place from February 16 to March 2 in Derby in Central England . The Assembly Rooms there had been the venue of a professional tournament for 7 years and hosted the British Open for the second time, which was also sponsored for the second time by the wall paint manufacturer Dulux.

For Silvino Francisco , the winner of the debut tournament last year, the end came in round 2. After the non-British final last year, two Englishmen fought for victory this time. The leader of the world rankings Steve Davis lived up to his role as favorite and defeated Willie Thorne with 12: 7. For Davis it was the fourth win of the season.

Main tournament

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place played two qualifying rounds, which resulted in a further 32 players who were then drawn into the top 32.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 17 frames					Final Best of 23 frames
	1	Silvino Francisco	5
	50	Tony Jones	2
						1	Silvino Francisco	1
						26th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	26th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	56	Fred Davis	4th
											26th	Murdo MacLeod	2
											9	Terry Griffiths	5
	9	Terry Griffiths	5
	41	George Scott	3
						9	Terry Griffiths	5
						23	Neal Foulds	3
	23	Neal Foulds	5
	102	John Hargreaves	4th
																9	Terry Griffiths	4th
																12	Willie Thorne	5
	12	Willie Thorne	5
	53	Les Dodd	2
						12	Willie Thorne	5
						30th	Perrie Mans	1
	30th	Perrie Mans	5
	49	Wayne Jones	2
											12	Willie Thorne	5
											6th	Kirk Stevens	4th
	6th	Kirk Stevens	5
	36	Graham Miles	3
						6th	Kirk Stevens	5
						22nd	Cliff Wilson	0
	22nd	Cliff Wilson	5
	44	Bob chaperone	3
																					12	Willie Thorne	9
																					19th	John Virgo	4th
	19th	John Virgo	5
	55	Danny Fowler	1
						19th	John Virgo	5
						67	John Rea	0
	7th	Ray Reardon	3
	67	John Rea	5
											19th	John Virgo	5
											13	Eddie Charlton	4th
	13	Eddie Charlton	5
	-	Dave Gilbert	2
						13	Eddie Charlton	5
						61	Paddy Browne	1
	20th	John Spencer	0
	61	Paddy Browne	5
																19th	John Virgo	5
																11	Tony Meo	3
	11	Tony Meo	5
	46	Jim Donnelly	3
						11	Tony Meo	5
						34	Steve Newbury	0
	32	Dene O'Kane	3
	34	Steve Newbury	5
											11	Tony Meo	5
											4th	Cliff Thorburn	3
	25th	Mark Wildman	5
	-	Greg Jenkins	4th
						25th	Mark Wildman	1
						4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	99	Dessie Sheehan	0
																									12	Willie Thorne	7th
																										3	Steve Davis	12
	3	Steve Davis	5
	57	Ian Black	2
						3	Steve Davis	5
						29	Dave Martin	1
	29	Dave Martin	5
	66	Bob Harris	1
											3	Steve Davis	5
											31	John Campbell	0
	31	John Campbell	5
	-	Barry West	4th
						31	John Campbell	5
						16	Paul Medati	4th
	14th	David Taylor	1
	60	Paul Medati	5
																3	Steve Davis	5
																52	Jim Wych	2
	18th	John Parrott	5
	45	Colin Roscoe	2
						18th	John Parrott	5
						33	Patsy Fagan	0
	15th	Doug Mountjoy	1
	33	Patsy Fagan	5
											18th	John Parrott	4th
											52	Jim Wych	5
	24	Dean Reynolds	3
	52	Jim Wych	5
						52	Jim Wych	5
						5	Tony Knowles	4th
	5	Tony Knowles	5
	47	Ian Williamson	1
																				3	Steve Davis	9
																					10	Alex Higgins	3
	10	Alex Higgins	5
	40	Malcolm Bradley	3
						10	Alex Higgins	5
						28	Mike Hallett	1
	28	Mike Hallett	5
	70	Steve Duggan	3
											10	Alex Higgins	5
											59	Peter Francisco	2
	8th	Jimmy White	4th
	59	Peter Francisco	5
						59	Peter Francisco	5
						37	Steve Longworth	2
	21st	Eugene Hughes	4th
	37	Steve Longworth	5
																10	Alex Higgins	5
																17th	Bill Werbeniuk	1
	16	Joe Johnson	5
	69	Jack McLaughlin	2
						16	Joe Johnson	3
						17th	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	17th	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	62	Robby Foldvari	4th
											17th	Bill Werbeniuk	5
											27	Rex Williams	3
	27	Rex Williams	5
	-	Tony Drago	1
						27	Rex Williams	5
						100	Roger Bales	4th
	2	Dennis Taylor	4th
	100	Roger Bales	5

final

Final: Best of 23 Frames Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , 2nd March 1986
Willie Thorne	7: 12	Steve Davis
Session 1 : 66 : 61 (60 Davis), 18: 80 , 37: 72 , 27: 84 (60), 13: 84 (59), 27: 63 , 46: 71 (60); Session 2 : 8: 85 (77), 1: 127 (127), 65 : 30, 65 : 26, 15: 74 (74), 66 : 43, 102 : 1 (60); Session 3 : 78 : 64, 16: 70 , 108 : 25 (81), 0: 113 (93), 39: 85 (85)
81	Highest break	127
-	Century breaks	1
2	50+ breaks	9

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1986 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1985-1986. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 .