1986 Classic (snooker)

April 2022 1986 Classic 1986 01 3 1986 01 12 y Spectrum Arena Warrington England WPBSA Ranking event £225,000 £45,000 Jimmy White ENG (117x2) Jimmy White ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 13–12 1985 1987 The 1986 Mercantile Credit Classic was the seventh edition of the professional snooker tournament. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire, and was televised on ITV from the last 16 round which started on 3 January 1986.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89904045/the-guardian/ Everton Clive 3 January 1986 Foulds meets Australian No 1: Snooker The Guardian 21 The earlier rounds (Pre last 16) were played between 8–13 November 1985. Defending champion Willie Thorne lost at the last-64 stage to Tony Jones 3–5. Cliff Thorburn beat Doug Mountjoy 9–6 in the first semi-final. Thorburn led 5–2 after the first session and then 7–3 before Mountjoy won two frames in a row. Thorburn won the match in the 15th frame with a break of 72.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3P89AAAAIBAJ&pg=2662%2C1650420 Black mark for Mountjoy The Glasgow Herald 29 10 January 1986 Jimmy White beat Rex Williams 9–7 in the second semi-final, Williams having led 6–5.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fbdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6660%2C1828180 White holds off Williams The Glasgow Herald 16 11 January 1986 Jimmy White won his first ranking event beating Cliff Thorburn 13–12 in the final, winning on the final black ball. White had been 7–8 behind at the end of the first day's play in the final, including a one frame penalty for arriving two minutes late for the start of the Saturday evening session.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89904078/the-guardian/ Everton Clive 13 January 1986 White nips in on last black: Snooker The Guardian 28https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=frdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2180%2C1963199 Classic finish by White The Glasgow Herald 7 13 January 1986 The tournament had a prize fund of £225,000, with the winner receiving £45,000. The final attracted an average of 9.4million viewers on ITV, peaking at 14.3million.Waumsley Rick Television's Top Ten Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham April 1992 14–15 Main draw Results are shown below.Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 229–232 0356146901 http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 Classic Snooker Scene 9 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071523/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 24 January 2013 200 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 25 frames Bill Werbeniuk CAN 3 15 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5   Neal Foulds ENG 5 John Campbell AUS 1 Eugene Hughes IRL 1 16 Joe Johnson ENG 5 11 Tony Meo ENG 1 4 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 3 Steve Davis ENG 5 Peter Francisco RSA 1982 0 Marcel Gauvreau CAN 2 8 Jimmy White ENG 5 5 Tony Knowles ENG 2 Rex Williams ENG 5 10 Alex Higgins NIR 5 2 Dennis Taylor NIR 4 15 WAL Doug Mountjoy 5 ENG Neal Foulds 3 16 ENG Joe Johnson 4 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 3 ENG Steve Davis 2 8 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Rex Williams 5 10 NIR Alex Higgins 2 15 WAL Doug Mountjoy 6 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 8 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Rex Williams 7 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 12 8 ENG Jimmy White 13 Final Final: Best of 25 frames.. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 11 & 12 January 1986. Jimmy White 13–12 Cliff Thorburn First session: 78–44, 107–24 (67), 70–52 (Thorburn 52), 62–43, 23–59, 39–67, 18–63 (54)Second session: 0–1 (forfeit), 8–72, 44–66, 84–8 (69), 18–111 (107), 0–80 (60), 71–11, 71–16 (63)Third session: 22–97 (87), 80–14 (56), 82–19, 75–30, 117–14 (117), 59–64 (White 53), 47–54, 70–58, 41–70, 57–55 117 Highest break 107 1 Century breaks 1 6 50+ breaks 5 Qualifying Qualifying took place in November 1985. The leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage. Results are shown below.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U8BAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C3073119 Higgins through to last 16 The Glasgow Herald 23 14 November 1985 main 2 high 220 yes yes Last 64Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames 3 Willie Thorne ENG 3 Tony Jones ENG 5 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 5 Geoff Foulds ENG 3 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5 Warren King AUS 4 Dene O'Kane NZL 5 Paul Medati ENG 0 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 4 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 Neal Foulds ENG 5 Malcolm Bradley ENG 3 Ray Reardon WAL 3 Bernie Mikkelsen CAN 5 John Campbell AUS 5 Jim Donnelly SCO 2 Kirk Stevens CAN 2 Fred Davis ENG 5 Eugene Hughes IRL 5 Jim Wych CAN 2 Joe Johnson ENG 5 Bob Harris ENG 4 Perrie Mans RSA 1982 5 Martin Smith ENG 4 Tony Meo ENG 5 Joe O'Boye NIR 3 Mark Wildman ENG 2 Barry West ENG 5 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 Jack McLaughlin NIR 1 Mike Hallett ENG 5 John Rea SCO 2 ENG Tony Jones 3 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 5 WAL Doug Mountjoy 5 NZL Dene O'Kane 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 4 ENG Neal Foulds 5 CAN Bernie Mikkelsen 2 AUS John Campbell 5 ENG Fred Davis 3 IRL Eugene Hughes 5 ENG Joe Johnson 5 RSA 1982 Perrie Mans 2 ENG Tony Meo 5 ENG Barry West 1 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 ENG Mike Hallett 3 main 2 high 220 yes yes Last 64Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames 3 Steve Davis ENG 5 Bob Chaperon CAN 1 John Parrott ENG 3 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982 5 Eddie Charlton AUS 1 Peter Francisco RSA 1982 5 Dave Martin ENG 5 Tommy Murphy NIR 0 David Taylor ENG 3 Marcel Gauvreau CAN 5 Cliff Wilson WAL 3 Paddy Browne IRL 5 Jimmy White ENG 5 Danny Fowler ENG 1 John Virgo ENG 5 Matt Gibson SCO 3 Tony Knowles ENG 5 Gino Rigitano CAN 4 Murdo MacLeod SCO 5 Eddie Sinclair SCO 2 Terry Griffiths WAL 3 Vic Harris ENG 5 Rex Williams ENG 5 Mike Watterson ENG 0 Alex Higgins NIR 5 Mick Fisher ENG 0 John Spencer ENG 1 Graham Cripsey ENG 5 Dennis Taylor NIR 5 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 1 Dean Reynolds ENG 5 Pat Houlihan ENG 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 RSA 1982 Jimmy van Rensberg 1 RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 5 ENG Dave Martin 2 CAN Marcel Gauvreau 5 IRL Paddy Browne 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG John Virgo 2 ENG Tony Knowles 5 SCO Murdo MacLeod 4 ENG Vic Harris 1 ENG Rex Williams 5 NIR Alex Higgins 5 ENG Graham Cripsey 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 ENG Dean Reynolds 4 Century breaks A total of nine century breaks were made during the event. White received £1,125 for making the highest break of the pre-televised stage, 135.Thorne falls at first fence Snooker Scene January 1986 23–27Mercantile Credit Classic Snooker Scene February 1986 5–13 135, 117, 117 Jimmy White 109, 107, 103 Doug Mountjoy 107 Cliff Thorburn 102 Neal Foulds 101 Martin Smith References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sport in Warrington