1986 Clacton Professional

Professional snooker tournament in England 1986 Clacton Professional March 1986 Princes Theatre Clacton England WPBSA Non-Ranking event £10,750 £3,000 Mike Hallett ENG, 134 Mike Hallett ENG Tony Jones ENG 5–3 1987 The 1986 Clacton Professional was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held in Clacton in March 1986 for players outside the top 16 in the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986. Matches in the first three rounds took place at the Clacton Snooker Centre, owned by the event's promoters Mike Clarke and Peter Koniotes. The quarter-finals onwards were played at the Princes Theatre. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association contributed £5,000 to the total prize fund of £10,750. Mike Hallett won the title by defeating Tony Jones 5–3 in the final. His break of 134 in the concluding frame was the highest of the tournament. Pot of gold Grimsby Evening Telegraph 19 March 1986 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/grimsby-evening-telegraph-pot-of-gold/143694336/ Newspapers.com Bill Werbeniuk was the top seed among the 43 entrants, followed by Eugene Hughes, Dean Reynolds and Mark Wildman. Big Bill's No.1 Evening Standard 7 March 1986 50 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard-big-bills-no-1/143694843/ Newspapers.com Main draw Results from the last 16 round onwards are shown below.Mike Hallett wins Clacton Pro Event Snooker Scene May 1986 25 Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Bill Werbeniuk CAN 2 Wayne Jones WAL 4 Barry West ENG 4 Les Dodd ENG 2 Tony Jones ENG 4 Martin Smith ENG 0 Mark Wildman ENG 4 Tony Chappel WAL 2 Dean Reynolds ENG 4 Tommy Murphy NIR 2 Vic Harris ENG 4 Peter Francisco RSA 1928 3 Marcel Gauvreau CAN 4 Bob Chaperon CAN 2 Eugene Hughes IRE 1 Mike Hallett ENG 4 Wayne Jones WAL 4 Barry West ENG 2 Tony Jones ENG 4 Mark Wildman ENG 0 Dean Reynolds ENG 4 Vic Harris ENG 3 Marcel Gauvreau CAN 2 Mike Hallett ENG 4 Tony Jones ENG 5 Wayne Jones WAL 2 Dean Reynolds ENG 3 Mike Hallett ENG 5 Tony Jones ENG 3 Mike Hallett ENG 5 References Category:1986 in snooker Category:March 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:December 1985 sports events in the United Kingdom