1986 Hong Kong Masters

The 1986 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 7 September 1986 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.[1] Willie Thorne won the tournament, defeating Dennis Taylor 8–3 in the final. Thorne recorded two century breaks, 102 and 106, during the final. The event was sponsored by Camus and had a prize fund of £86,000.[2][3]

Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–7 September 1986 (1986-09-02 – 1986-09-07)
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
CountryHong Kong
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£86,000
Final
ChampionEngland Willie Thorne
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score8–3
1985
1987

Main draw

First round and quarter-finals source: Hayton and Dee (2004);[4]: 430 [4]: 480 [4]: 707 [4]: 941  Semi-finals and final source: Hale (1987)[2]

First Round (Best of 5 frames)
Neal Foulds3–0 Franky Chan
Tony Meo3–0 Stanley Leung
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
Steve Davis3
Tony Meo0 Steve Davis2
Willie Thorne3 Willie Thorne5
Cliff Thorburn0 Willie Thorne8
Terry Griffiths3 Dennis Taylor3
Neal Foulds2 Terry Griffiths4
Dennis Taylor3 Dennis Taylor5
Jimmy White1

References