1986 Hong Kong Masters

The 1986 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in September 1986 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Willie Thorne won the tournament, defeating Dennis Taylor 8–3 in the final. Thorne recorded two century breaks, 102 and 106, during the final. The event was sponsored by Camus and had a prize fund of £86,000.[1][2]

Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
Dates1986
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
CountryHong Kong
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£86,000
Final
Champion Willie Thorne
Runner-up Dennis Taylor
Score8–3
1985
1987

Main draw

First round and quarter-finals source: Hayton and Dee (2004);[3]:430[3]:480[3]:707[3]:941 Semi-finals and final source: Hale (1987)[1]

First Round (Best of 5 frames)
Neal Foulds3–0 Franky Chan
Tony Meo3–0 Stanley Leung
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
Steve Davis 3  
Tony Meo 0     Steve Davis 2  
Willie Thorne 3     Willie Thorne 5  
Cliff Thorburn 0       Willie Thorne 8
Terry Griffiths 3       Dennis Taylor 3
Neal Foulds 2     Terry Griffiths 4
Dennis Taylor 3     Dennis Taylor 5    
Jimmy White 1  

References

  1. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
  2. "Sport in Brief: Thorne's title". The Times. London. 9 September 1986. p. 2 via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0954854904.
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