1986 Irish Professional Championship

The 1986 Strongbow Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in May 1986 at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]

Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 May 1986 (1986-05-09 – 1986-05-13)
VenueMaysfield Leisure Centre
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£8,000
Final
Champion Dennis Taylor
Runner-up Alex Higgins
Score10–7
← 1985
1987 →

Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 10–7 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[3]

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

References
  1. "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
  3. "1986 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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