Scottish Masters 1986

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Scottish Masters 1986
Regal Masters 1986
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Hospitality Inn, Glasgow , Scotland
Opening: September 18, 1986
Endgame: September 21, 1986

Winner: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Finalist: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Highest Break: 131 ( Alex Higgins ) Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
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The Scottish Masters 1986 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1986/87 season . The invitation tournament was held from September 17th to 20th. For the third time, the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow was the venue.

Defending champion Cliff Thorburn reached the final again this year. This time he met Alex Higgins , whom he only defeated 9: 8 in the decisive frame.

Prize money

There was £ 9,000 more to be won that year than in 1985. The money was distributed proportionally, increasing the prizes between £ 750 and £ 2,500.

placement Prize money
winner £ 13,000
final £ 8,000
Semifinals £ 4,000
Quarter finals £ 2,500
Highest Break (Final Round) £ 1,000
All in all £ 40,000

Final round

Only 6 players from the top 9 of the world rankings were present, including the number 1 Steve Davis , the three-time winner of the tournament. The Englishman John Parrott and the 17-year-old Scottish junior player Stephen Hendry got the two free places. In three elimination rounds, the 8 participants played for the tournament victory.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 9) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 11) 		Final
(Best of 17)
                           
  1 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5        
7th EnglandEngland John Parrott 1  
1 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 6th
  4th EnglandEngland Jimmy White 2  
4th EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
8th ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 1  
1 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9
  5 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 8th
3 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 3    
6th CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 5  
6th CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 2
  5 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 6th  
2 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 2
  5 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Hospitality Inn,  Glasgow , Scotland , September 21, 1986
CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9 : 8 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Afternoon : 47: 56 , 70 : 63, 16: 83 , 70 : 44 (70), 99 : 35 (59), 21: 69 , 61 : 43, 113 : 15;
Evening : 0: 142 (131), 17: 117 (93), 21: 73 , 6: 64 , 66 : 41, 63 : 51 (51 Higgins), 25: 70 , 88 : 32, 82 : 23
70 Highest break 131
- Century breaks 1
2 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

The highest tournament break of 131 points was achieved by Alex Higgins . He lost anyway, but got at least another £ 1,000 as an extra bonus. In addition, there was only one century break by Jimmy White in the quarterfinals.

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 131
EnglandEngland Jimmy White 129

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  1. ^ Scottish Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 7, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c 1986 Scottish Masters - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1986 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Rankings - 1986-1987. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .