1986 Pontins Professional
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=1986 Pontins Professional
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1986|05|10|1986|05|17|df=y}}
|venue=Pontin's
|location=Prestatyn
|country=Wales
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
|score=9–6
|previous=1985
|next=1987}}
The 1986 Pontins Professional was the thirteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 10 and 17 May 1986 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.{{citation |last=Riviere |first=Tony |title=On cue |work=Mansfield & Sutton Recorder |date=1 May 1986 |page=39}}{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 November 2017}}
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
Terry Griffiths won the event for the third time and the second in a row, beating Willie Thorne 9–6 in the final.{{cite web|title=1986 Pontins Professional Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=635|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=18 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081029/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=635|url-status=dead}}
Main draw
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Cliff Wilson
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD1-score4=4
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score6=1
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Cliff Wilson
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD2-score3=6
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD3-score1=9
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD3-score2=6
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Pontins Professional}}
{{Snooker season 1985/1986}}