1986 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–13 May 1986 |
| Venue | Maysfield Leisure Centre |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £8,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up | Alex Higgins |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The 1986 Strongbow Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in May 1986 at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–7 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Billy Kelly
| 5 | Billy Kelly
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 0 | Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 5 | Tommy Murphy
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Boye
| 0 | Tommy Murphy
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Kearney
| 5 | Tony Kearney
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 0 | Dennis Taylor
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack McLaughlin
| 5 | Jack McLaughlin
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Watchorn
| 0 | Alex Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 5 | Eugene Hughes
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Sheehan
| 0 | Eugene Hughes
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 5 | Pascal Burke
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paddy Browne
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
- ^ "1986 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.