Carlsberg Challenge 1986
Carlsberg Challenge 1986
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 4th |
| Venue: | RTÉ Studios , Dublin , Ireland |
| Opening: | September 15, 1986 |
| Endgame: | 17th September 1986
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| Defending champion: |
 Jimmy White
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| Winner: |
 Dennis Taylor
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| Finalist: |
Jimmy White
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Dennis Taylor )
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The 1986 Carlsberg Challenge was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1986/87 season . The tournament was from 15 to 17 September 1985 in the RTÉ Studios in Ireland Dublin discharged. The winner was the Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor , who defeated the Englishman Jimmy White 8: 3 in the final. Taylor also played the tournament's highest break with a 138 break.
Prize money
The televised tournament was sponsored by the Carlsberg Brewery , which paid out a total of £ 31,000 , of which just under two-fifths went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 12,000 |
| finalist | £ 8,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 5,500 |
| All in all | £ 31,000 |
Tournament course
Four players were invited to the tournament, who played in the knockout system to win the tournament. The semi-finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode, while the final lasted a maximum of 15 frames.
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Semi-final Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 15 frames |
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| Dennis Taylor
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5 | |||||
| Joe Johnson
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3 | |||||
| Dennis Taylor
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8th | |||||
| Jimmy White
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3 | |||||
| Jimmy White
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5 | |||||
| Alex Higgins
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1 | |||||
final
The Northern Irishman and world champion of the previous year Dennis Taylor had reached the final at his first tournament participation and met with the Englishman Jimmy White on the winner of the previous two editions. Taylor had defeated the reigning world champion Joe Johnson in the semifinals , while White had reached the final with a victory over last year's finalist Alex Higgins .
After an initial 1: 1, Taylor took a 5: 1 lead and was able to defend it 6: 2. Then White won another frame, but Taylor won the next two frames with two +50 breaks and one 138 break and thus won the tournament.
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Final: Best of 15 Frames RTE Studios , Dublin , Ireland , September 17, 1986 |
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Dennis Taylor
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8 : 3 |
Jimmy White
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| 60 : 16 (59), 44: 85 , 77 : 52 (T. 52; W. 52), 75 : 0 (68), 64 : 25, 60 : 42, 6: 101 , 61 : 52, 46: 86 , 124 : 11 (66, 54), 138 : 0 (138) | ||
| 138 | Highest break | 52 |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 6th | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century Breaks
During the tournament, two players each played one century breaks :
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Dennis Taylor : 138
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Jimmy White : 131
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ron Florax: 1986 Carlsberg Challenge. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Carlsberg Challenge / Carling Challenge / Fosters Professional - Invitation Event. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on July 30, 2019 (English).
- ^ A b Ron Florax: 1986 Carlsberg Challenge - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .