1986 South African Professional Championship

July 2023 July 2023 South African Professional Championship August 1986 Summit Club Johannesburg South Africa WPBSA Non-ranking event R50,000 and £8,000 R7,000 and £2,500 Silvino Francisco Francois Ellis 9–1 1979 1988 The 1986 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1986 at the Summit Club, Johannesburg. The tournament featured eleven South African players.1986 South African Professional Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=566 snookerdatabase.co.uk 18 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181145/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=566 18 January 2018 live Silvino Francisco won his first national title with a 9–1 victory over Francois Ellis in the final. Thorburn wins Canadian title … and Francisco takes South African Snooker Scene 14–15 Everton's News Agency September 1986 The tournament was sponsored by the South African insurance company Colonial Mutual, which provided R50,000 in prize money. Francisco received R7,000 of this as winner. Additionally, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) funded £8,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Three of the eleven entrants (Blignaut, Amdor and Johnston) were recognised as professionals only in South Africa and not by the WPBSA. Francisco received £2,500 as winner. Main draw Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 154 Round 1Best of 11 Frames Quarter-finals Best of 13 Frames Semi-finals Best of 15 Frames Final Best of 17 Frames Peter Francisco 6 Victor Blignaut 3 Francois Ellis 6 Roy Amdor 2 Derek Mienie 6 Mike Hines 5 Silvino Francisco 7 Gary Johnston 0 Peter Francisco 7 Robbie Grace 1 Francois Ellis 7 Perrie Mans 6 Jimmy van Rensberg 7 Derek Mienie 1 Silvino Francisco 8 Peter Francisco 3 Francois Ellis 8 Jimmy van Rensberg 2 Silvino Francisco 9 Francois Ellis 1 References Category:South African Professional Championship South African Professional Championship South African Professional Championship South African Professional Championship