1986 British Open

1986 Dulux British Open
Tournament information
Dates	16 February – 2 March 1986
Venue	Assembly Rooms
City	Derby
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£275,000
Winner's share	£55,000
Highest break	Dave Martin (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	Willie Thorne (ENG)
Score	12–7
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The 1986 British Open (officially the 1986 Dulux British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 16 February to 2 March 1986 with television coverage beginning on 21 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.^[1]

Main draw

The Last 64 was played at Solihull on 4 and 5 December 1985. The last 32 onwards was played at Derby.

^[1]^[2]

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames		Final Best of 23 frames

Silvino Francisco	5

Tony Jones	2
		Silvino Francisco	1

		Murdo MacLeod	5
Murdo MacLeod	5

Fred Davis	4
				Murdo MacLeod	2

				Terry Griffiths	5
Terry Griffiths	5

George Scott	3
		Terry Griffiths	5

		Neal Foulds	3
Neal Foulds	5

John Hargreaves	4
						Terry Griffiths	4

						Willie Thorne	5
Willie Thorne	5

Les Dodd	2
		Willie Thorne	5

		Perrie Mans	1
Perrie Mans	5

Wayne Jones	2
				Willie Thorne	5

				Kirk Stevens	4
Kirk Stevens	5

Graham Miles	3
		Kirk Stevens	5

		Cliff Wilson	0
Cliff Wilson	5

Bob Chaperon	3
								Willie Thorne	9

								John Virgo	4
Cliff Thorburn	5

Dessie Sheehan	0
		Cliff Thorburn	5

		Mark Wildman	1
Mark Wildman	5

Greg Jenkins	4
				Cliff Thorburn	3

				Tony Meo	5
Tony Meo	5

Jim Donnelly	3
		Tony Meo	5

		Steve Newbury	0
Steve Newbury	5

Dene O'Kane	3
						Tony Meo	3

						John Virgo	5
John Virgo	5

Danny Fowler	1
		John Virgo	5

		John Rea	0
John Rea	5

Ray Reardon	3
				John Virgo	5

				Eddie Charlton	4
Eddie Charlton	5

Dave Gilbert	2
		Eddie Charlton	5

		Paddy Browne	1
Paddy Browne	5

John Spencer	0
										Willie Thorne	7

										Steve Davis	12
Alex Higgins	5

Malcolm Bradley	3
		Alex Higgins	5

		Mike Hallett	1
Mike Hallett	5

Steve Duggan	3
				Alex Higgins	5

				Peter Francisco	2
Peter Francisco	5

Jimmy White	4
		Peter Francisco	5

		Steve Longworth	2
Steve Longworth	5

Eugene Hughes	4
						Alex Higgins	5

						Bill Werbeniuk	1
Rex Williams	5

Tony Drago	1
		Rex Williams	5

		Roger Bales	4
Roger Bales	5

Dennis Taylor	4
				Rex Williams	3

				Bill Werbeniuk	5
Joe Johnson	5

Jack McLaughlin	2
		Joe Johnson	3

		Bill Werbeniuk	5
Bill Werbeniuk	5

Robby Foldvari	4
								Alex Higgins	3

								Steve Davis	9
John Parrott	5

Colin Roscoe	2
		John Parrott	5

		Patsy Fagan	0
Patsy Fagan	5

Doug Mountjoy	1
				John Parrott	4

				Jim Wych	5
Jim Wych	5

Dean Reynolds	3
		Jim Wych	5

		Tony Knowles	4
Tony Knowles	5

Ian Williamson	1
						Jim Wych	2

						Steve Davis	5
John Campbell	5

Barry West	4
		John Campbell	5

		Paul Medati	4
Paul Medati	5

David Taylor	1
				John Campbell	0

				Steve Davis	5
Dave Martin	5

Bob Harris	1
		Dave Martin	1

		Steve Davis	5
Steve Davis	5

Ian Black	2

Final

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

References

^ ^a ^b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.