1986 UK Championship

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=1986 Tennent's UK Championship

|dates={{Start and end dates|1986|11|22|1986|11|30|df=y}}

|organisation=WPBSA

|Total prize fund=£300,000{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1986 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |isbn=0600501922 |page=101}}

|winners_share=£60,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}} (144){{cite news |last=Friskin |first=Sydney |title=Davis relaxed and ready to defend |date=2 December 1986 |work=The Times |location=London |page=37 }}

|winner={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|score=16–7

|previous=1985

|next=1987}}

The 1986 UK Championship (officially the 1986 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 30 November 1986 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Scottish brewing company Tennent's took over as sponsors of the UK Championship when Coral withdrew their sponsorship after eight years.{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=UK Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archivedate=16 February 2012 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |accessdate=1 March 2011}}

Steve Davis won his fifth UK title by defeating Neal Foulds 16–7 in the final; Foulds had won the International Open two months earlier. Winning the top prize of £60,000, Davis achieved a personal landmark with his victory as it took his career winnings above £1 million.{{cite book|last1=Hayton |first1=Eric N. |last2=Dee |first2=John |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |year=2004 |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |page=34}} The highest break of the tournament was a 144 made by Jimmy White.

The event is more remembered for Alex Higgins headbutting the Tournament Director Paul Hatherell following his last 16 victory against Mike Hallett. The incident threatening him to be removed from the tournament but he stayed and after defeating Wayne Jones in the quarter finals, he lost 3-9 to Steve Davis in the semi-final. Higgins was later fined £12,000 and banned from five subsequent tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hurricane-swept-all-before-him-26666325.html |title=Hurricane swept all before him |date=25 July 2010 |website=Independent.ie |access-date=13 March 2020}}

Main draw

{{cite web|title=UK Championship|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=25 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=1986 UK Championship Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=119|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=13 October 2010|archive-date=18 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318202829/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=119|url-status=dead}}

{{64TeamBracket

| RD1=Last 64
Best of 17 frames

| RD2=Last 32
Best of 17 frames

| RD3=Last 16
Best of 17 frames

| RD4=Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD5=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD6=Final
Best of 31 frames

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD1-score01=9

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Tony Chappel

| RD1-score02=7

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton

| RD1-score03=9

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Vic Harris

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD1-score05=9

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Ken Owers

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Reynolds

| RD1-score07=9

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CAN}} Bernie Mikkelsen

| RD1-score08=6

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD1-score09=9

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Rex Williams

| RD1-score10=7

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo

| RD1-score11=9

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles

| RD1-score12=7

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD1-score13=9

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Murphy

| RD1-score14=4

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Robbie Grace

| RD1-score15=9

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} Murdo MacLeod

| RD1-score16=6

| RD1-seed17=

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD1-score17=9

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD1-score18=8

| RD1-seed19=

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Martin

| RD1-score19=9

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Williamson

| RD1-score20=5

| RD1-seed21=

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD1-score21=9

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe O'Boye

| RD1-score22=8

| RD1-seed23=

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett

| RD1-score23=9

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|AUS}} Warren King

| RD1-score24=5

| RD1-seed25=

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD1-score25=9

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|SCO}} Matt Gibson

| RD1-score26=6

| RD1-seed27=

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD1-score27=9

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|WAL}} Colin Roscoe

| RD1-score28=8

| RD1-seed29=

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD1-score29=9

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} David Roe

| RD1-score30=5

| RD1-seed31=

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones

| RD1-score31=9

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|AUS}} John Campbell

| RD1-score32=3

| RD1-seed33=

| RD1-team33={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD1-score33=9

| RD1-seed34=

| RD1-team34={{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Fowler

| RD1-score34=7

| RD1-seed35=

| RD1-team35={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor

| RD1-score35=9

| RD1-seed36=

| RD1-team36={{flagicon|CAN}} Bob Chaperon

| RD1-score36=8

| RD1-seed37=

| RD1-team37={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD1-score37=9

| RD1-seed38=

| RD1-team38={{flagicon|ENG}} George Scott

| RD1-score38=2

| RD1-seed39=

| RD1-team39={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD1-score39=9

| RD1-seed40=

| RD1-team40={{flagicon|WAL}} Cliff Wilson

| RD1-score40=5

| RD1-seed41=

| RD1-team41={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD1-score41=9

| RD1-seed42=

| RD1-team42={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Cripsey

| RD1-score42=7

| RD1-seed43=

| RD1-team43={{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Wych

| RD1-score43=9

| RD1-seed44=

| RD1-team44={{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Harris

| RD1-score44=6

| RD1-seed45=

| RD1-team45={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD1-score45=9

| RD1-seed46=

| RD1-team46={{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Edmonds

| RD1-score46=4

| RD1-seed47=

| RD1-team47={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Peter Francisco

| RD1-score47=9

| RD1-seed48=

| RD1-team48={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Watterson

| RD1-score48=4

| RD1-seed49=

| RD1-team49={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD1-score49=9

| RD1-seed50=

| RD1-team50={{flagicon|SCO}} John Rea

| RD1-score50=4

| RD1-seed51=

| RD1-team51={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones

| RD1-score51=9

| RD1-seed52=

| RD1-team52={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry West

| RD1-score52=4

| RD1-seed53=

| RD1-team53={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths

| RD1-score53=9

| RD1-seed54=

| RD1-team54={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Gibson

| RD1-score54=3

| RD1-seed55=

| RD1-team55={{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane

| RD1-score55=9

| RD1-seed56=

| RD1-team56={{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk

| RD1-score56=5

| RD1-seed57=

| RD1-team57={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy

| RD1-score57=9

| RD1-seed58=

| RD1-team58={{flagicon|NIR}} Jack McLaughlin

| RD1-score58=6

| RD1-seed59=

| RD1-team59={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth

| RD1-score59=9

| RD1-seed60=

| RD1-team60={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Rowswell

| RD1-score60=3

| RD1-seed61=

| RD1-team61={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson

| RD1-score61=9

| RD1-seed62=

| RD1-team62={{flagicon|ENG}} Jon Wright

| RD1-score62=1

| RD1-seed63=

| RD1-team63={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD1-score63=9

| RD1-seed64=

| RD1-team64={{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Bradley

| RD1-score64=4

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD2-score01=9

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton

| RD2-score02=6

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Silvino Francisco

| RD2-score03=8

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Reynolds

| RD2-score04=9

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD2-score05=9

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo

| RD2-score06=6

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD2-score07=9

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Robbie Grace

| RD2-score08=1

| RD2-seed09=

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD2-score09=9

| RD2-seed10=

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Martin

| RD2-score10=6

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo

| RD2-score11=4

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett

| RD2-score12=9

| RD2-seed13=

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD2-score13=5

| RD2-seed14=

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD2-score14=9

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD2-score15=2

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones

| RD2-score16=9

| RD2-seed17=

| RD2-team17={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD2-score17=9

| RD2-seed18=

| RD2-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor

| RD2-score18=4

| RD2-seed19=

| RD2-team19={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD2-score19=4

| RD2-seed20=

| RD2-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD2-score20=9

| RD2-seed21=

| RD2-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD2-score21=9

| RD2-seed22=

| RD2-team22={{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Wych

| RD2-score22=3

| RD2-seed23=

| RD2-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD2-score23=9

| RD2-seed24=

| RD2-team24={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Peter Francisco

| RD2-score24=5

| RD2-seed25=

| RD2-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD2-score25=9

| RD2-seed26=

| RD2-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones

| RD2-score26=5

| RD2-seed27=

| RD2-team27={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths

| RD2-score27=9

| RD2-seed28=

| RD2-team28={{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane

| RD2-score28=0

| RD2-seed29=

| RD2-team29={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy

| RD2-score29=1

| RD2-seed30=

| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth

| RD2-score30=9

| RD2-seed31=

| RD2-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson

| RD2-score31=1

| RD2-seed32=

| RD2-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD2-score32=9

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD3-score01=9

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Reynolds

| RD3-score02=5

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD3-score03=9

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD3-score04=5

| RD3-seed05=

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD3-score05=9

| RD3-seed06=

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett

| RD3-score06=7

| RD3-seed07=

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes

| RD3-score07=5

| RD3-seed08=

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones

| RD3-score08=9

| RD3-seed09=

| RD3-team09={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD3-score09=9

| RD3-seed10=

| RD3-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD3-score10=2

| RD3-seed11=

| RD3-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD3-score11=9

| RD3-seed12=

| RD3-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD3-score12=7

| RD3-seed13=

| RD3-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD3-score13=9

| RD3-seed14=

| RD3-team14={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths

| RD3-score14=6

| RD3-seed15=

| RD3-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth

| RD3-score15=6

| RD3-seed16=

| RD3-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD3-score16=9

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD4-score01=9

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD4-score02=8

| RD4-seed03=

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD4-score03=9

| RD4-seed04=

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones

| RD4-score04=5

| RD4-seed05=

| RD4-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD4-score05=2

| RD4-seed06=

| RD4-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD4-score06=9

| RD4-seed07=

| RD4-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD4-score07=4

| RD4-seed08=

| RD4-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD4-score08=9

| RD5-seed01=

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD5-score01=9

| RD5-seed02=

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD5-score02=3

| RD5-seed03=

| RD5-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD5-score03=9

| RD5-seed04=

| RD5-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD5-score04=3

| RD6-seed01=

| RD6-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD6-score01=16

| RD6-seed02=

| RD6-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds

| RD6-score02=7

}}

Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 and 30 November 1986.

width="230" align="right" | Steve Davis
{{ENG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 16–7

| width="230" | Neal Foulds
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | First session: 20–64 (63), 39–90 (53), 62–19, 79–39, 79–15, 71–59, 53–57
Second session: 104–0 (104), 9–63, 53–43, 82–20 (61), 80–1 (80), 96–38 (65), 123–0 (56, 67)
Third session: 18–80 (67), 78–70 (Foulds 56), 110–0 (110), 24–81, 65–28, 76–45 (59), 56–75
Fourth session: 124–0 (124), 75–0 (66)

align="right" | 124

| align="center" | Highest break

| 67

align="right" | 3

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 0

align="right" | 10

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 4

Century breaks

144, 125 {{ndash}} Jimmy White
141, 125 {{ndash}} Willie Thorne
141, 103 {{ndash}} Tony Drago
140, 136, 124, 123, 123, 114 {{ndash}} Neal Foulds
137, 136, 128 {{ndash}} John Parrott
132 {{ndash}} Terry Griffiths
131 {{ndash}} Graham Cripsey
129, 125, 119, 109 {{ndash}} Cliff Thorburn
124, 118, 110, 110, 104 {{ndash}} Steve Davis
124 {{ndash}} David Taylor
123 {{ndash}} Gino Rigitano
123 {{ndash}} Jon Wright
120 {{ndash}} Mike Hallett

117 {{ndash}} Dennis Taylor
112 {{ndash}} Jim Donnelly
112 {{ndash}} Tony Jones
110, 106 {{ndash}} Joe Johnson
110, 103 {{ndash}} Bob Harris
110 {{ndash}} Kirk Stevens
107 {{ndash}} Dean Reynolds
106 {{ndash}} Wayne Jones
104 {{ndash}} Steve Newbury
103 {{ndash}} Paul Watchorn
102 {{ndash}} Dene O'Kane
101 {{ndash}} John Virgo

References

1986

Uk Championship

UK Championship