1986 Scottish Professional Championship

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]

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
1985
1987

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

Qualifying round

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  Stephen Hendry 6–1 Bert Demarco  

Main draw

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

References

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  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.