1986 Welsh Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Welsh Professional Championship
Venue:	Abertillery Leisure Centre
Location:	Abertillery
Country:	Wales
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£15,000
Winners Share:	£5,000
Highest Break:	(81)^[1]
Winner:	Terry Griffiths
Runner Up:	Doug Mountjoy
Score:	9–3
Previous:	1985
Next:	1987

The 1986 Zetters Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 10 and 14 February 1986 at the Abertillery Leisure Centre in Abertillery, Wales.^{[2] [3]}

Terry Griffiths won the tournament defeating Doug Mountjoy 9–3 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

• Winner: £5,000
• Runner-up: £3,500
• Semi-final: £1,500
• Quarter-final: £750
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £15,000

Main draw

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Notes and References

1. News: Griffiths wins, but to report table. subscription. South Wales Echo. 15 February 1986. 47.
2. News: Early tester for Griffiths. subscription. South Wales Echo. 1 February 1986. 33.
3. Web site: Welsh Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 February 2018.
4. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 153.
5. News: Welsh snooker has lift from the Pools. subscription. South Wales Echo. 5 February 1986. 21.
6. Web site: 1986 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid. Snooker Database. 21 February 2018. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044111/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=603. dead.