1986 Scottish Masters

1986 Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	18–21 September 1986 (1986-09-18 – 1986-09-21)
Venue	Hospitality Inn
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£40,000
Winner's share	£13,000
Highest break	Alex Higgins (NIR) (131)
Final
Champion	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Runner-up	Alex Higgins (NIR)
Score	9–8
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The 1986 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 21 September 1986 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland.^[1]

Cliff Thorburn retained the title by defeating Alex Higgins 9–8 in the final.^[2] At the same match, Higgins won £1,000 for the highest break of the championship with 131, which was made in the final.^[3][4]

The event was played at the same time as the Matchroom Professional Championship which involved six players from the Matchroom Sport stable, including Steve Davis.

Tournament draw

^[2]

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 Frames
	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)	5
	John Parrott (ENG)	1
					Cliff Thorburn	6
					Jimmy White	2
	Jimmy White (ENG)	5
	Stephen Hendry (SCO)	1
									Cliff Thorburn	9
									Alex Higgins	8
	Alex Higgins (NIR)	5
	Joe Johnson (ENG)	2
					Alex Higgins	6
					Kirk Stevens	2
	Kirk Stevens (CAN)	5
	Tony Knowles (ENG)	3

References

1. "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
3. "Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 9.
4. "Hendry is crushed by White". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1986. p. 34.