1986 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament May 2020 May 2020 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1986 04 19 1986 05 5 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £350,000 £70,000 Steve Davis ENG (134) Joe Johnson ENG Steve Davis ENG 18–12 1985 1987 The 1986 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season and the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship, first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 awarded to the winner. The event was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The defending champion was Dennis Taylor, who had won his first world title by defeating Steve Davis 18–17 in the 1985 World Snooker Championship final. In defence of his title, Taylor lost in the first round 6–10 to qualifier Mike Hallett. World number 16 Joe Johnson defeated Davis 18–12 in the final to win his sole ranking event. Prior to the competition, the bookmakers' odds for a Johnson victory were 150/1. There were 20 century breaks compiled in total during the tournament, the highest of which was a 134 made by Davis in the opening frame of his quarter-final win. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual professional snooker tournament organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).John Nauright Sarah Zipp Routledge Handbook of Global Sport Luke J. Harris 21. Snooker and billiards https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 3 January 2020 Taylor & Francis Abingdon 978-1-138-88723-7 227–237 3 September 2020 5 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220525/https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 live Developed in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,Victoria R. Williams Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 28 April 2015 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara 978-1-61069-639-5 286 3 September 2020 5 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220523/https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 live the cue sport was popular in the British Isles. However, in the modern era, which started in 1969 when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format, John Higgins eyes more crucible titles https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html The Telegraph London 5 May 2009 13 April 2020 registration "the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event." https://web.archive.org/web/20100430020307/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html 30 April 2010 live it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China wst.tv World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 26 February 2018 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 liveWilson Bill 24 April 2015 Snooker looks to cue up more big breaks in China https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 BBC News 9 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200305033819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 5 March 2020 liveAgence France-Presse 17 March 2018 Snooker world champion, Hongkonger Ng On-yee aims to change image of male-dominated game https://hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ Hong Kong Free Press 9 May 2020 Joe Davis won the first World Championship in 1927, hosted by the Billiards Association and Control Council, the final match being held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.Clive Everton Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards: The Inside Story of the Snooker World 2012 Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh 978-1-78057-568-1 23History of Snooker – a Timeline https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ wpbsa World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190418140049/https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ 18 April 2019 live Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.Gary Clarke A Billiards and Snooker Compendium Rothersthorpe https://books.google.com/books?id=-1gXfvMbyJAC&pg=PA36 2008 Paragon Publishing 978-1-899820-46-7 36 3 September 2020 5 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220524/https://books.google.com/books?id=-1gXfvMbyJAC&pg=PA36 live The 1986 championship featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a single-elimination format, each match played over several frames. These competitors in the main tournament were selected using a combination of the top players in the snooker world rankings and the winners of a pre-tournament qualification stage.2019 Betfred World Snooker Championship wst.tv World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 6 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets/2019-betfred-world-snooker-championship/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180712014048/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets/2019-betfred-world-snooker-championship/ 12 July 2018 live Crucible Draw And Format wst.tv World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 9 April 2018 17 April 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ 17 April 2018 live The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the event, the remaining 16 players coming through the qualification rounds. Prize fund The tournament featured a total prize fund of £350,000, with £70,000 awarded to the winner. A bonus of £80,000 was reserved for the first player (if any) to make a maximum break.World Championship 1986 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1986.asp global-snooker.com 19 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014458/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1986.asp 6 March 2012 dead The prize money allocation is shown below.Everton, Clive 1986 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Book 3rd Aylesbury Pelham Books 0-86369-166-8 12–13 Main tournament Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £42,000 Semi-finalists: £21,000 Quarter-finalists: £10,500 Last 16: £5,250 Last 32: £2,953.12 Highest break: £7,000 Maximum break: £80,000 Qualifying Fourth Qualifying round: £2,296.87 Third Qualifying round: £1,203.12 Highest break: £1,750 Tournament summary Qualifying rounds Qualifying matches took place at Preston Guild Hall from 26 March to 6 April 1986.February 1986 When and where Cueworld Snooker Publications 19 All matches were played as the best of 19 frames. Joe O'Boye recorded the first century break of the qualifying rounds, compiling a 118 in his 8–10 defeat to Bill Oliver. Paul Thornley made a 126 break in his 10–3 win over Derek Mienie. John Hargreaves was 2–9 down in his match against Bernie Mikkelsen, but won five frames in a row to recover to 7–9 before being knocked out in the next frame. Dave Gilbert also won five consecutive frames, recovering from 5–7 behind to win 10–7 against Roger Bales. Veteran professional Bernard Bennett suffered the only whitewash of the first qualifying round, failing to win any frames against Sakchai Sim Ngam. James Giannaros, Jim Rempe and Wayne Sanderson all withdrew from the competition.May 1986 Crucible Bound Cueworld Snooker Publications 5–7 In the second qualifying round, the Scottish Professional Championship winner Stephen Hendry made a break of 141 in his victory over Paddy Browne; this was the highest break in qualifying for which Hendry earned a prize of £1,750. He had led 8–3 and 9–8 before winning the match 10–9. Level at 8–8 against Bob Chaperon, Frank Jonik conceded the next frame when 22 points behind, despite the brown to black ballstotalling 22 points, enough for him to draw the gamestill being on the table. He then conceded the 18th frame while 53 points behind with six reds still remaining, meaning that up to 75 points were available without snookers required requiring snookers, and lost the match 8–10. Jimmy van Rensberg beat Ian Williamson on the final black in the deciding frame of their contest, clearing green to brown to win the frame 42–41. On the way to his second-round qualifying match, Steve Newbury was involved in a traffic collision which injured his wife and wrecked his car; despite the accident, Newbury beat Omprakesh Agrawal 10–5. There was one whitewash in the second round, Ray Edmonds beating Billy Kelly 10–0. Hendry made breaks of 117 and 91 in his 10–8 third-round defeat of Wayne Jones, during which Jones had recovered from 3–7 behind to level at 8–8.0140-0460 Sport in Brief: Pals' act The Times London 4 April 1986 32 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AC83C1721336 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Les Dodd lost only one frame against former World Snooker Championship promoter Mike Watterson, and Peter Francisco defeated Fred Davis, a former billiards and snooker world champion, by the same margin. 16 April 1998 Tributes to cue king Fred Davis https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/79178.stm BBC News 8 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503211009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/79178.stm 3 May 2011 live Robby Foldvari, who had won the 1986 WPBSA World Billiards Championship the previous month, defeated the 1974 World Snooker Championship runner-up Graham Miles 10–7.Everton Clive 2012 A History of Billiards englishbilliards.org Malmesbury, Wiltshire 978-0-9564054-5-6 174Everton Clive 15 October 2014 Graham Miles: Former World Snooker finalist dies aged 73 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/29629237 BBC Sport 8 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190411164504/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/29629237 11 April 2019 live John Spencer qualified to meet another former champion, Alex Higgins, at the main stage of the competition by beating Newbury 10–7 in the final qualifying round. Hendry became the youngest-ever qualifier for the Crucible stages at the time by defeating Dene O'Kane 10–9, after having led 6–3. O'Kane was one of three top-32 seeds to be knocked out in the fourth round, the other two being Mark Wildman and Murdo MacLeod; Wildman lost 9–10, after establishing a 9–6 lead against Edmonds, while MacLeod was defeated 6–10 by Danny Fowler. First round thumb|upright=0.8|alt=A smiling Dennis Taylor|Defending champion Dennis Taylor (pictured in 2004) was knocked out in the first round. The first round took place between 19 and 24 April, each match played over two sessions as the best of 19 frames.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: White's world chance The Times London 40 19 April 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ACEFEFCACC81 9 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Defending champion Dennis Taylor, looking "jaded" according to Clive Everton, lost the first seven frames of his match against Mike Hallett, who ended the first session 8–1 ahead.Everton Clive Snooker: Torture for a jaded Taylor The Sunday Times London 20 April 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F925855E2A20A42 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Taylor won five more frames, but lost the match 6–10. Like John Spencer in 1978,1978: Reardon makes it six BBC Sport 18 April 2003 3 September 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953755.stm 3 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040503200332/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953755.stm live Terry Griffiths in 1980,1980: Thorburn outguns Higgins BBC Sport 18 April 2003 3 September 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953789.stm 7 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040507094341/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953789.stm live Cliff Thorburn in 1981,1981: Davis begins his reign BBC Sport 18 April 2003 3 September 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953801.stm 7 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040507062213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953801.stm live and Steve Davis in 1982,1982: Higgins' emotional win BBC Sport 18 April 2003 3 September 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953889.stm 4 July 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040704125616/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953889.stm live Taylor was unable to retain his first world title; this inability of a first-time champion to defend their title has become known as the "Crucible curse".1986: Johnson stuns snooker world https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953941.stm BBC Sport 18 April 2003 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130302064323/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953941.stm 2 March 2013 liveBaxter Trevor Dott falls to the 'Crucible curse' https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2311594/Dott-falls-to-the-Crucible-curse.html The Telegraph London 22 April 2007 10 June 2012 registration https://web.archive.org/web/20200903211706/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2311594/Dott-falls-to-the-Crucible-curse.html 3 September 2020 live Second seed Steve Davis beat Ray Edmonds 10–4. Third seed Thorburn beat Bill Werbeniuk 10–5, whilst fourth seed Tony Knowles won a close match against Neal Foulds 10–9.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Knowles recovers to defeat Foulds The Times London 32 25 April 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD2D9E953FC7 9 May 2020 subscription NewsBank The 16th seed Joe Johnson defeated Dave Martin 10–3 in the first round, his first win in three appearances at the World Championship.0140-0460 Snooker: No rub of green The Times London 21 April 1986 40 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ACFBB5FF1A00 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Jimmy White compiled a 121 break in the final frame of his 10–7 victory over John Virgo.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: White's brilliant finish The Times London 22 April 1986 29 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD02067C67E6 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Three-time world champion Spencer made his final appearance at the tournament, losing 7–10 to Alex Higgins in the first round.John Spencer player profile http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=56&tourns=WC&plStat=2 Snooker Database 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307173047/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=56&tourns=WC&plStat=2 7 March 2016 live Future seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry made his Crucible debut, losing 8–10 to Willie Thorne in the first round.Stephen Hendry player profile http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2&tourns=WC&plStat=2 Snooker Database 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190250/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2&tourns=WC&plStat=2 7 August 2018 live0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Teenager pushes Thorne to brink The Times London 23 April 1986 38 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD03C3E5C825 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Aged 17 years and 3 months, Hendry was the youngest player ever to compete at the World Snooker Championship.World Snooker: Stephen Hendry wins Crucible qualifier https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17714402 15 April 2012 BBC Sport 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416231924/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17714402 16 April 2012 live Another debutant in 1986 was Danny Fowler, who lost 2–10 to Terry Griffiths.Danny Fowler player profile http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=126&tourns=WC&plStat=2 Snooker Database 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20200904161851/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=126&tourns=WC&plStat=2 4 September 2020 live Six-time world champion Ray Reardon was knocked out 8–10 by John Campbell.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Francisco forced to work harder The Times London 24 April 1986 40 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD188EA88E6B 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank In the other first-round matches, Doug Mountjoy beat Perrie Mans 10–3, qualifier John Parrott beat Tony Meo 10–4, Kirk Stevens beat Dean Reynolds 10–6, Silvino Francisco beat Rex Williams 10–4, Eugene Hughes beat David Taylor 10–7, and Eddie Charlton beat Cliff Wilson 10–6. Second round The second round, which took place between 24 and 28 April, was played as best-of-25-frames matches spread over three sessions. Steve Davis and Doug Mountjoy, who had contested the 1981 final, ended their first session tied at 4–4, and their second with Davis leading 11–5. Mountjoy did not pot a ball in the final session as Davis completed a 13–5 victory.Everton Clive Snooker: Davis finds champion form The Sunday Times London 27 April 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F925853AA491FEE 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Alex Higgins missed a black ball from its spot that would have put him 6–2 ahead of Terry Griffiths at the end of their first session, but the frame went to Griffiths, leaving Higgins just 5–3 ahead. Griffiths had the better of their second session, and made a break of 110 to level at 6–6. Whilst the next two frames were shared, Griffiths fluked a red ball to win frame 15 and then went 9–7 ahead at the end of their second session. The match went to a deciding frame, with Griffiths eventually winning 13–12.0140-0460 Snooker: Griffiths shatters Higgins's dream The Times London 28 April 1986 32 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD5DEF056307 9 May 2020 subscription NewsBank The match between Kirk Stevens and Eddie Charlton also finished with a deciding frame, Stevens winning the last three frames from 10 to 12 behind, to prevail 13–12.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Charlton looks to a Grand Prix The Times London 29 April 1986 38 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD7D0EFC8F87 9 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Joe Johnson led Mike Hallett 5–3 after their first session, on his way to completing a 13–6 win, making a break of 110 in frame 13.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Johnson makes a big advance in his career The Times London 26 April 1986 40 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD32B8B55647 8 May 2020 subscription NewsBank John Parrott and Jimmy White were level at 4–4 and 6–6, before White won a run of four frames to lead 10–6 after the second session. White then won three of the next five frames to win the match 13–8. Willie Thorne beat the Australian Professional Championship winner John Campbell 13–9. In the other second-round matches, Tony Knowles beat Silvino Francisco 13–10, and Cliff Thorburn beat Eugene Hughes 13–6.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Davis break clears the way The Times London 32 30 April 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90AD87EB987C87 9 May 2020 subscription NewsBank Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were played as best-of-25-frames matches over three sessions on 29 and 30 April.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Dramatic victory for Johnson The Times London 38 1 May 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ADA9078AD7B3 subscription 7 May 2020 NewsBank Joe Johnson led Terry Griffiths 9–7 at the end of the first day of their match. On resumption of play, Griffiths won five frames in a row to come within one frame of winning the match at 12–9. Despite his three-frame deficit, Johnson took the next four frames, making two century breaks on the way to a 13–12 victory.Everton Clive Snooker: Inspired Johnson into final The Sunday Times London 4 May 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F9258510F0CA915 subscription 7 May 2020 NewsBank Steve Davis played Jimmy White in what was effectively a rematch of the 1984 World Snooker Championship final. Davis made a break of 134 in the opening frame and played consistently well in securing a 13–5 victory, White having missed a number of relatively simple pots. Cliff Thorburn played Willie Thorne and won 13–6. The match report in The Times stated that Thorne "was never allowed to play his usual fluent game." Thorburn took a 9–3 lead, and finished the second session 11–5 ahead. During the match, his wife Barbara gave birth to their second child in the couple's native Canada. Thorburn on top of the world! Sandwell Evening Mail 30 April 1986 35 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020. Tony Knowles played Kirk Stevens in the fourth quarter-final. The pair were level at 4–4 after the first session, and then again at 8–8 after the second. At the beginning of the final session, Knowles won five out of six frames to win the match 13–9. Semi-finals thumb|alt=Steve Davis playing a shot with a rest|Steve Davis (pictured in 2012) defeated Cliff Thorburn 16–12 to reach his fifth World Championship final. The semi-finals took place between 1 and 3 May as best-of-31-frames matches played over four sessions.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Pink puts referee on the spot The Times London 2 May 1986 32 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ADB3F463ACB2 subscription 7 May 2020 NewsBank0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Fortune suddenly deserts Knowles The Times London 3 May 1986 40 The first semi-final was between Tony Knowles and Joe Johnson. Knowles led 1–0 and 2–1 but ended their first session 3–4 behind, having missed middle pocket pots to allow his opponent into both the sixth and seventh frames. Knowles mistakes let in Johnson Irish Independent Dublin 13 2 May 1986 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020. According to Sydney Friskin's match report in The Times, Johnson appeared to be relaxed and was potting well as he built a 10–5 lead over Knowles by the end of the second session, and finished the third session 14–8 ahead. He took the first two frames of the last session to win the match 16–8, reaching his first World Championship final.0140-0460 Snooker: Davis goes into the unknown The Times London 5 May 1986 32 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ADC39A3DB563 subscription 7 May 2020 NewsBank Johnson won the match despite having taken painkillers for a cyst on his back before the start of play.0319-0781 2 Alasdair Ross Thorburn has a bad night against top snooker player The Toronto Star Ontario 2 May 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/10B99363F7A57BC0 subscription 7 May 2020 NewsBank Steve Davis played Cliff Thorburn in the second semi-final. Leading 3–2, Thorburn was on course for a maximum break in the sixth frame but failed on the ninth black, allowing Davis to go on and win the frame and level the match at 3–3. Davis won the next three frames to lead 6–3, but his lead had dwindled to 8–7 by the end of the first day's play. Thorburn pulled ahead 9–8 and 10–9 in the third session before Davis made his fifth century break of the tournament, a 112, to tie the match at 10–10. A missed black from Davis gave Thorburn the opportunity to take the next frame, but Davis won the last of the session to draw level again at 11–11. On resumption of play, Davis won five frames against Thorburn's one, compiling a break of 122 in the last frame of the match, to secure a 16–12 victory and reach his fifth world final. thumb|upright=0.7|Joe Johnson, 1988 Final The final between Steve Davis and Joe Johnson took place on 4 and 5 May. It was a best-of-35-frames match played over four sessions. The two players had never previously played a professional match against each other.0140-0460 Friskin Sydney Snooker: Johnson defies odds to win The Times London 6 May 1986 40 Davis was considered much more likely to win the final, reflected in the bookmakers' odds of 2/9 for Davis and 5/1 for Johnson. Davis took a 3–1 lead before the first mid-session interval, making breaks of 108 and 107.Luke Williams Paul Gadsby Masters of the Baize: Cue Legends, Bad Boys and Forgotten Men in Search of Snooker's Ultimate Prize 136–141 2005 Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh 978-1-84018-872-1 13. Joe Johnson: Ordinary Joe Johnson then took the next three frames to finish the first session 4–3 ahead. Davis made a strong start to the second session, winning four frames in succession to put himself 7–4 ahead. After the next mid-session interval, Johnson won four consecutive frames, before Davis clinched the last frame to leave the match level at 8–8 overnight.https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/joe-johnson-the-biggest-shock/179206 World Snooker Championship memories: Joe Johnson shocks Steve Davis in 1986 Metcalfe Nick 23 April 2020 Sporting Life UK Hestview 7 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200502142215/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/joe-johnson-the-biggest-shock/179206 2 May 2020 live On the second day, Johnson wore an unusual pair of red, pink and white leather shoes. On resuming the match, he won another run of four frames to take him into a 12–8 lead, assisted by a fluke on a red ball in the 18th frame. The third session ended with Johnson 13–11 ahead. In the final session, the crowd responded in favour of Johnson, who had played with an attacking style throughout the tournament. He won three of the next four frames to lead 16–12 before the mid-session interval. Johnson then won frame 29 and secured a break of 64 in frame 30 to win the match 18–12. The win helped lift him from 16th place in the 19851986 professional rankings to eighth for 19861987.0140-0460 Sport in Brief: World rise The Times London 13 May 1986 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F90ADFEDA08E2E1 subscription 9 May 2020 NewsBank Davis, as the World Championship runner-up for a second consecutive year, commented to interviewer David Vine, "We can't go on meeting like this, David," and Johnson later retorted, "I hope that we can still be friends." The popularity of Johnson's win resulted in an appearance on the television show Wogan, as well as an invitation to accompany Cliff Richard to watch Wimbledon in a private box. This was Johnson's only ranking event win in his career, although he would go on to win two non-ranking tournaments: the 1987 Scottish Masters and the 1989 Norwich Union Grand Prix. The two players again met in the final at the following year's championship to contest the world title for a second time, Davis winning the match 18–14.1987 World Championships Results Grid http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=25 Snooker Database 28 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110827123257/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=25 27 August 2011 liveEmbassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 6 March 2012 Johnson's attacking style of snooker, notable for his long potting, has been seen as a harbinger of the style that became dominant in the 1990s. The odds on Johnson were 150 to 1 against him winning the 1986 World Championship, as he had not won any tournaments in his seven-year career and had never previously won a match at the Crucible. The final attracted an average of 11.3million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 15.6million.Waumsley Rick Television's Top Ten Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham April 1992 14–15 A condensed version of the final was showcased on BBC Two on 22 April 2020 in place of the 2020 World Snooker Championship, which had been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry & Steve Davis relive Crucible classics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52294986 Shamoon Hafez Owen Phillips 17 April 2020 BBC Sport 28 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200422205555/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52294986 22 April 2020 live Main draw The numbers in brackets denote player seedings, whilst match winners are denoted in bold.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 22–23 The results for the tournament are shown below:1986 World Championships Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=26 Snooker Database 22 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110827124141/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=26 27 August 2011 live numbered First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 31 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 19 April Dennis Taylor NIR (1) 6 Mike Hallett ENG 10 19 & 20 April Joe Johnson ENG (16) 10 Dave Martin ENG 3 20 & 21 April Alex Higgins NIR (9) 10 John Spencer ENG 7 20 & 21 April Terry Griffiths WAL (8) 10 Danny Fowler ENG 2 21 & 22 April Kirk Stevens CAN (5) 10 Dean Reynolds ENG 6 22 & 23 April Eddie Charlton AUS (12) 10 Cliff Wilson WAL 6 22 & 23 April Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 (13) 10 Rex Williams ENG 4 23 & 24 April Tony Knowles ENG (4) 10 Neal Foulds ENG 9 23 & 24 April Cliff Thorburn CAN (3) 10 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 5 23 April David Taylor ENG (14) 7 Eugene Hughes IRL 10 22 April Willie Thorne ENG (11) 10 Stephen Hendry SCO 8 21 & 22 April Ray Reardon WAL (6) 8 John Campbell AUS 10 20 & 21 April Jimmy White ENG (7) 10 John Virgo ENG 7 20 & 21 April Tony Meo ENG (10) 4 John Parrott ENG 10 19 & 20 April Doug Mountjoy WAL (15) 10 Perrie Mans RSA 1982 3 19 April Steve Davis ENG (2) 10 Ray Edmonds ENG 4 24 & 25 April England Mike Hallett 6 England Joe Johnson (16) 13 25 & 26 April Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (9) 12 Wales Terry Griffiths (8) 13 26, 27 & 28 April Canada Kirk Stevens (5) 13 Australia Eddie Charlton (12) 12 27 & 28 April South Africa 1982 Silvino Francisco (13) 10 England Tony Knowles (4) 13 27 & 28 April Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 13 Ireland Eugene Hughes 6 26, 27 & 28 April England Willie Thorne (11) 13 Australia John Campbell 9 25 & 26 April England Jimmy White (7) 13 England John Parrott 8 24, 25 & 26 April Wales Doug Mountjoy (15) 5 England Steve Davis (2) 13 29 & 30 April England Joe Johnson (16) 13 Wales Terry Griffiths (8) 12 29 & 30 April Canada Kirk Stevens (5) 9 England Tony Knowles (4) 13 29 & 30 April Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 13 England Willie Thorne (11) 6 29 & 30 April England Jimmy White (7) 5 England Steve Davis (2) 13 1, 2 & 3 May England Joe Johnson (16) 16 England Tony Knowles (4) 8 1, 2 & 3 May Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 12 England Steve Davis (2) 16 4 & 5 May England Joe Johnson (16) 18 England Steve Davis (2) 12 Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 & 5 May 1986.Referee: John StreetDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143 Joe Johnson ENG (16) player seeding 1812 Steve Davis ENG (2) player seedingSession 1: 43Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Johnson2460frame winner01470frame winner68frame winner74frame winner (52)N/AN/AN/AN/A Davis85frame winner49108frame winner (108)111frame winner (107)03614N/AN/AN/AN/ASession 2: 45 (88)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Johnson13412772frame winner (72)95frame winner63frame winner76frame winner (75)0N/AN/A Davis66frame winner108frame winner (84)76frame winner (53)64frame winner2022378137frame winner (81)N/AN/ASession 3: 53 (1311)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Johnson85frame winner57frame winner66frame winner86frame winner (61)353170frame winner7N/AN/AN/A Davis2644113684frame winner (52)73frame winner40100frame winner (100)N/AN/AN/ASession 4: 51 (1812)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Johnson69frame winner52 (51)49frame winner64frame winner (54)83frame winner86frame winner (64)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Davis963frame winner32384027N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A75Highest break1080Century breaks3750+ breaks7Joe Johnson wins the 1986 World Snooker ChampionshipBreaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.frame winner = Winner of frame Qualifying Four rounds of qualification for the main draw were played at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, from 26 March to 6 April 1986. All matches were played as the best of 19 frames.Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 261–262 0356146901 Players in bold denote match winners. Round 1 Round 1 (Best of 19 frames)+Round 1Winning playerScoreDefeated player Dave Gilbert ENG 10–7 Roger Bales ENG Omprakesh Agrawal IND 10–6 Dennis Hughes ENG Tony Kearney IRL 10–5 Glen Wilkinson AUS Bill Oliver ENG 10–8 Joe O'Boye IRL Dessie Sheehan IRL 10–7 Pat Houlihan ENG Matt Gibson SCO 10–4 Greg Jenkins AUS Sakchai Sim Ngam THA 10–0 Bernard Bennett ENG Jim Bear CAN 10–8 Pascal Burke IRL Tony Drago MLT 10–4 Graham Cripsey ENG Martin Smith ENG 10–4 David Greaves ENG Barry West ENG w.o.–withdrawn w/d James Giannaros AUS Paul Thornley CAN 10–3 Derek Mienie RSA 1982 Robbie Grace RSA 1982 10–8 Maurice Parkin ENG Stephen Hendry SCO 10–7 Bert Demarco SCO Paul Watchorn IRL w.o.–withdrawn w/d Jim Rempe USA Bernie Mikkelsen CAN 10–7 John Hargreaves ENG Mike Darrington ENG w.o.–withdrawn w/d Wayne Sanderson CAN Round 2 Round 2 (Best of 19 frames)+Round 2Winning playerScoreDefeated player Jim Wych CAN 10–6 Tony Chappel WAL Steve Duggan ENG 10–3 Mick Fisher ENG Tony Jones ENG 10–7 Vic Harris ENG Dave Gilbert ENG 10–7 Malcolm Bradley ENG Steve Newbury WAL 10–5 Omprakesh Agrawal IND Ian Black SCO 10–8 Bob Harris ENG George Scott ENG 10–8 Tony Kearney IRL Danny Fowler ENG 10–8 Bill Oliver ENG Colin Roscoe WAL 10–3 Geoff Foulds ENG Warren King AUS 10–4 Dessie Sheehan IRL Matt Gibson SCO 10–9 Mario Morra CAN Paul Medati ENG 10–9 Sakchai Sim Ngam THA Bob Chaperon CAN 10–8 Frank Jonik CAN Marcel Gauvreau CAN 10–5 Jim Bear CAN Fred Davis ENG 10–6 Dave Chalmers ENG Peter Francisco RSA 1982 10–4 Tony Drago MLT Round 2 (Best of 19 frames)Winning playerScoreDefeated player Jim Donnelly SCO 10–6 Martin Smith ENG Barry West ENG 10–3 John Dunning ENG Tommy Murphy NIR 10–7 Jack McLaughlin NIR Paul Thornley CAN 10–7 Patsy Fagan IRL Wayne Jones WAL 10–3 Robbie Grace RSA 1982 Stephen Hendry SCO 10–9 Paddy Browne IRL Eddie Sinclair SCO 10–8 Paddy Morgan AUS Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982 10–9 Ian Williamson ENG John Rea SCO 10–6 Eddie McLaughlin SCO Steve Longworth ENG 10–7 Paul Watchorn IRL Graham Miles ENG 10–3 Clive Everton WAL Robby Foldvari AUS 10–6 Gino Rigitano CAN Mike Watterson ENG 10–2 Bernie Mikkelsen CAN Les Dodd ENG 10–6 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG Mike Darrington ENG 10–6 Jim Meadowcroft ENG Ray Edmonds ENG 10–0 Billy Kelly IRL Rounds 3 and 4 Round 3 (Best of 19 frames)+Rounds 3 and 4Winning playerScoreDefeated player Jim Wych CAN 10–5 Steve Duggan ENG Dave Gilbert ENG 10–7 Tony Jones ENG Steve Newbury WAL 10–2 Ian Black SCO Danny Fowler ENG 10–7 George Scott ENG Warren King AUS 10–5 Colin Roscoe WAL Paul Medati ENG 10–6 Matt Gibson SCO Marcel Gauvreau CAN 10–8 Bob Chaperon CAN Peter Francisco RSA 1982 10–1 Fred Davis ENG Barry West ENG 10–5 Jim Donnelly SCO Tommy Murphy NIR 10–3 Paul Thornley CAN Stephen Hendry SCO 10–8 Wayne Jones WAL Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982 10–2 Eddie Sinclair SCO Steve Longworth ENG 10–4 John Rea SCO Robby Foldvari AUS 10–7 Graham Miles ENG Les Dodd ENG 10–1 Mike Watterson ENG Ray Edmonds ENG 10–5 Mike Darrington ENG Round 4 (Best of 19 frames)Winning playerScoreDefeated player Mike Hallett ENG 10–7 Jim Wych CAN Dave Martin ENG 10–5 Dave Gilbert ENG John Spencer ENG 10–7 Steve Newbury WAL Danny Fowler ENG 10–6 Murdo MacLeod SCO Dean Reynolds ENG 10–7 Warren King AUS Cliff Wilson WAL 10–6 Paul Medati ENG Rex Williams ENG 10–3 Marcel Gauvreau CAN Neal Foulds ENG 10–9 Peter Francisco RSA 1982 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 10–8 Barry West ENG Eugene Hughes IRL 10–7 Tommy Murphy NIR Stephen Hendry SCO 10–9 Dene O'Kane NZL John Campbell AUS 10–6 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982 John Virgo ENG 10–8 Steve Longworth ENG John Parrott ENG 10–6 Robby Foldvari AUS Perrie Mans RSA 1982 10–7 Les Dodd ENG Ray Edmonds ENG 10–9 Mark Wildman ENG Century breaks There were 20 century breaks in the main stage of the tournament, the highest amount at the World Snooker Championship until the 1991 event. The highest break was a 134 made by Steve Davis.Kastner Hugo Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde Snooker – Players, Rules & Records May 2011 hugo-kastner.at http://www.hugo-kastner.at/snooker_crucible_records_mai11.pdf 2 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014834/http://www.hugo-kastner.at/snooker_crucible_records_mai11.pdf 3 December 2013 live de Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 3 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 147 134, 112, 108, 108, 107, 102, 101, 100 Steve Davis 121 Jimmy White 115 Dean Reynolds 112 John Virgo 111, 110 Terry Griffiths 110, 110, 102 Joe Johnson 105 Tony Knowles 104 Cliff Thorburn 101 Silvino Francisco 100 Willie Thorne Qualifying rounds There were 12 century breaks compiled in qualifying. The highest break was a 141 made by Stephen Hendry. 141, 117 Stephen Hendry 126 Paul Thornley 120 Tony Drago 118 Joe O'Boye 118 Steve Longworth 114 Ian Williamson 112, 102 Barry West 111 Vic Harris 108 Martin Smith 105 Robby Foldvari References 1986 World Championship World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield 1986