1986 Belgian Classic

Belgian Classic 1986 01 14 1986 01 17 y Ostend Casino Ostend Belgium WPBSA Non-ranking event £40,000https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19851130/151/0027 subscription Snooker goes into Europe 14 January 1986 Daily Record 32 £12,000https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19860118/170/0013 subscription Griffiths wins in Belgium 18 January 1986 Dundee Courier 13 Terry Griffiths WAL (121)Terry Griffiths wins B.C.E. Belgian Classic Snooker Scene 20–21 Everton's News Agency March 1986 WAL Terry Griffiths CAN Kirk Stevens 9–7 The 1986 BCE Belgian Classic was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament only held once between 14 and 17 January 1986 at the Ostend Casino in Ostend, Belgium.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19851130/151/0027 subscription The snooker tour breaks into Europe 30 November 1985 Daily Mirror 27Other Non-Ranking and Invitational Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html#BelCl Chris Turner's Snooker Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160458/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html#BelCl 1 March 2018 2012-02-16 Terry Griffiths won the tournament, defeating Kirk Stevens 9–7 in the final.1986 Belgian Classic Results Grid http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=740 Snooker Database 1 March 2018 2 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044713/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=740 dead Another championship was due to take place in 1987 played at the same venue between 7 and 15 March. With the withdrawal of all seven of Barry Hearn's Matchroom players including champion Griffiths (they were playing in the new Kent Cup in China around that time), the tournament was cancelled.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19870211/402/0023 subscription Dodd beats Johnson to reach final 11 February 1987 Aberdeen Press and Journal 23 Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 17 frames WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Steve Davis 2 ENG Tony Knowles 5 ENG Jimmy White 3 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 WAL Ray Reardon 1 NIR Alex Higgins 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Tony Knowles 2 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 NIR Alex Higgins 4 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN Kirk Stevens 7 References Belgian Classic Belgian Classic Belgian Classic Category:Sport in Belgium