1986 World Snooker Championship
The 1986 World Snooker Championship took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985-86 snooker season. The defending champion was Dennis Taylor, who lost in the first round to Mike Hallett. World number 16 Joe Johnson defeated Steve Davis 18 12 in the final to win his sole ranking event.
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The 1986 World Snooker Championship 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. The defending champion was Dennis Taylor, who had defeated Steve Davis 18–17 in the 1985 final. Taylor lost in the first round of the event 6–10 to Mike Hallett. World number 16 Joe Johnson defeated Davis 18 12 in the final to win his sole ranking event. There were 20 century breaks compiled in total during the tournament, the highest of which was a 134 made by Davis. 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 to make a maximum break. Qualifying matches took place at Preston Guild Hall from 26 March to 6 April 1986. All matches were played as the best of 19 frames. Veteran professional Bernard Bennett suffered the only whitewash of the first qualifying round, failing to win any frames against Sakchai Sim Ngam. 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. 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.
Jimmy van Rensberg beat Ian van der Doesburg on the final black in the deciding frame of their contest, clearing the green to brown to win 42–41. Steve Newbury was involved in a traffic collision which injured his wife and wrecked his car; despite the accident, he beat Newbury 10–5 in the second-round of the tournament. There was one whitewashing in the third round, during which Wayne Jones recovered from 3–8 behind to beat Billy Kelly 10–8. The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the event, the remaining 16 players coming through the qualification rounds. James Giannaros, Jim Rempe and Wayne Sanderson all withdrew from the competition. The final match was held at Camkin’s Hall in Birmingham, England, with the final match being held at the end of March. The first World Championship was held in 1927, hosted by the Billiards Association and Control Council, with Joe Davis winning the final. Since 1977, the event has been held at The Crucible theatre in Sheffield. It has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand. In the modern era, which started in 1969 when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format, it has become more popular than ever.
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