1986 Irish Masters
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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Irish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1986|04|8|1986|04|13|df=y}}
|venue=Goffs
|location=Kill
|country=Ireland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}} (112){{cite news |last1=Gilleece |first1=Dermot |title=Thorne devastated as White retains title |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=14 April 1986 |page=3}}
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
|score=9–5
|previous=1985
|next=1987
}}
The 1986 Irish Masters was the twelfth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 8 to 13 April 1986. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Jimmy White won the title for the second time, beating Willie Thorne 9–5 in the final.
Main draw
{{cite web|title=Irish Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071613/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=21 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=1986 Irish Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=530|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030756/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=530|url-status=dead}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
| RD1-score07=w/o
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD1-score08=w/d
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score12=2
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD1-score16=2
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo
| RD2-score02=2
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD2-score07=5
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
| RD3-score02=0
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD3-score04=4
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD4-score02=5
}}
References
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{{Irish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1985/1986}}
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