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1986 Scottish Masters

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1986 Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates18–21 September 1986 (1986-09-18 – 1986-09-21)
VenueHospitality Inn
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£40,000
Winner's share£13,000
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (131)
Final
Champion Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Runner-up Alex Higgins (NIR)
Score9–8
1985
1987

The 1986 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 21 September 1986 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

Cliff Thorburn retained the title by defeating Alex Higgins 9–8 in the final.[2] At the same match, Higgins won £1,000 for the highest break of the championship with 131, which was made in the final.[3][4]

The event was played at the same time as the Matchroom Professional Championship which involved six players from the Matchroom Sport stable, including Steve Davis.

Tournament draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 Frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 
 
 
 John Parrott (ENG) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
 
 
 
England Jimmy White 2
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 9
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 2
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
 
 
 
Canada Kirk Stevens 2
 
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
 
 
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 3
 

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  3. ^ "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Hendry is crushed by White". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1986. p. 34.