1986 Scottish Professional Championship

Scottish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–16 March 1986 (1986-03-10 – 1986-03-16)
VenueMarco's Leisure Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£14,000[1]
Winner's share£4,000[1]
Final
ChampionScotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-upScotland Matt Gibson
Score10–5
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The 1986 Canada Dry Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 10 and 16 March 1986 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2]

Stephen Hendry won the title by beating Matt Gibson 10–5 in the final. His first ever in his professional career.[3]

Qualifying round

Scotland Stephen Hendry 6–1 Bert Demarco Scotland

Main draw

[4]

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames 		Final
Best of 19 Frames
Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Murdo MacLeod 5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Ian Black 6 Scotland Ian Black 2
Scotland Eddie McLaughlin 4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 10
Scotland Matt Gibson 6 Scotland Matt Gibson 5
Scotland Eddie Sinclair 4 Scotland Matt Gibson 6
Scotland John Rea 6 Scotland John Rea 0
Scotland Jim Donnelly 1

References

  1. ^ a b c Docherty, John (4 March 1986). "Steve's quick getaway". Daily Record. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  4. ^ "1986 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.