1986 Canadian Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August 1986 |
| Venue | Snooker Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £13,000 |
| Winner's share | £2,900 |
| Highest break |  Jim Wych (129) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up | Jim Wych |
| Score | 6–2 |
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The 1986 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 28 July and 3 August 1986 at Snooker Centre, Toronto, Canada.[1][2][3]
Cliff Thorburn won the title for the third year in a row, and fourth overall, by beating Jim Wych 6–2 in the final.[4] Wych compiled the highest break of the tournament, 129, in his quarter-final match against Bernie Mikkelsen.[3]
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association funded £13,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Thorburn received £2,900 as winner.[3]
Main draw
| First round Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Watson
| 6 | Gerry Watson
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Cagianello
| 3 | Cliff Thorburn
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik
| 6 | Frank Jonik
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gino Rigitano
| 1 | Frank Jonik
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon
| 6 | Bob Chaperon
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Bear
| 3 | Cliff Thorburn
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen
| 6 | Bernie Mikkelsen
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Sanderson
| 1 | Jim Wych
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Thornley
| 6 | Paul Thornley
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Toughill, Kelly (29 July 1986). "Snooker's best vying for title". Toronto Star. p. C7.
- ^ "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Thorburn wins Canadian title … and Francisco takes South African". Snooker Scene. No. September 1986. Everton's News Agency. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
- ^ "1986 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 273. ISBN 0356146901.