Masters 1986

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Masters 1986
Benson & Hedges Masters 1986
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 16
Venue: Wembley Conference Center ,
London , England
Opening: January 26, 1986
Endgame: February 2, 1986

Defending champion: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Winner: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Finalist: EnglandEngland Jimmy White
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The 1986 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1985/86 season that was played from January 26 to February 2, 1986 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the twelfth edition of the Masters.

Cliff Thorburn won the tournament by beating Jimmy White 9-5 in the final . Thorburn won the Masters for the third time and was the first player to successfully defend his Masters title the following year.

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5                  
 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 3  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
 
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 2  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 4th  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 6th
   EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 4th  
 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 5    
 South Africa 1961South Africa Silvino Francisco 1  
 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 5
 
   AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 4th  
 AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 5
 CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 4th  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9
   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5        
 
 EnglandEngland Tony Meo 4th  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
 
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 2  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 6th
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 3  
 EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 5    
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 4th  
 EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 4th
 
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5  
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5
 EnglandEngland David Taylor 4th  

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Masters . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ 1986 Masters Results . Snooker Database. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  3. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.