Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 May 1986 (1986-05-20 – 1986-05-23)
VenueMaysfield Leisure Centre
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£21,500[1]
Winner's share£8,000[2]
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (96)[2]
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score10–7
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1987 →

The 1986 Strongbow Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 20 and 23 May 1986 at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[3][4]

Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–7 in the final.[5]

Main draw

[6]

First round
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 5 Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 1
Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 5 Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 3
Republic of Ireland Joe O'Boye 0 Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 6
Republic of Ireland Tony Kearney 5 Republic of Ireland Tony Kearney 2
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 10
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 7
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 5 Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 2
Republic of Ireland Paul Watchorn 0 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 2
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 0 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 6
Republic of Ireland Pascal Burke 5 Republic of Ireland Pascal Burke 3
Republic of Ireland Paddy Browne 4

References

  1. ↑ "Higgins outplays Hughes". The Irish Times. 23 May 1986. p. 4.
  2. 1 2 "Taylor beats Higgins for title". The Irish Times. 24 May 1986. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "National snooker test on". Evening Herald (Dublin). 10 April 1986. p. 52.
  4. ↑ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  6. ↑ "1986 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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