1985–86 snooker season

The 1985–86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1985 and May 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

1985–86 snooker season

Details
Duration	July 1985 – May 1986
Tournaments	28 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Steve Davis
Masters	Cliff Thorburn
World Championship	Joe Johnson
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

New professional players

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted the following fifteen players as snooker professionals.^[1][2] Thirty-two players had their applications rejected, including Joe O'Boye, Terry Whitthread and Jon Wright.^[1]

•  Martin Smith (ENG)
•  Dave Gilbert (ENG)
•  Barry West (ENG)
•  Omprakesh Agrawal (IND)
•  Geet Sethi (IND)
•  Tony Drago (MLT)
•  Francois Ellis (SAF)
•  Robbie Grace (SAF)
•  Glen Wilkinson (AUS)
•  Greg Jenkins (AUS)
•  Gordon Robinson (AUS)
•  Steve Mizerak (USA)
•  Sakchai Sim Ngam (THA)
•  Stephen Hendry (SCO)
•  Jim Bear (CAN) (re-accepted)

Calendar

Date[n 1]			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
08-??	08-??	CAN	NR	Canadian Professional Championship		Toronto	Cliff Thorburn	Bob Chaperon	6–4	[3]
08-02	08-11	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Orange RSL	Sydney	John Campbell	Eddie Charlton	10–7	[3]
08-??	08-??	AUS	NR	Australian Masters	Parmatta Club	Sydney	Tony Meo	John Campbell	7–2	[4][5]
08-21	08-23	SGP	NR	Singapore Masters	Dynasty Hotel	Singapore	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	4–2	[6]
09-??	09-??	THA	NR	Thailand Masters	Ambassador Hotel	Bangkok	Dennis Taylor	Terry Griffiths	4–3	[7]
09-05	09-08	HKG	NR	Hong Kong Masters	Queen Elizabeth Stadium	Wan Chai	Terry Griffiths	Steve Davis	4–2	[8][9]
09-06	09-08	IRL	NR	Carlsberg Challenge	RTÉ Studios	Dublin	Jimmy White	Alex Higgins	8–3	[10][11]
09-09	09-10	CHN	NR	China Masters	White Swan Hotel	Guangzhou	Steve Davis	Dennis Taylor	2–1	[12]
09-19	09-22	SCO	NR	Scottish Masters	Hospitality Inn	Glasgow	Cliff Thorburn	Willie Thorne	9–7	[13]
09-23	10-06	ENG	WR	Matchroom Trophy	Trentham Gardens	Stoke-on-Trent	Cliff Thorburn	Jimmy White	12–10	[14][11]
10-19	10-27	ENG	WR	Grand Prix	Hexagon Theatre	Reading	Steve Davis	Dennis Taylor	10–9	[15]
10-29	11-02	CAN	NR	Canadian Masters	CBC Television Studios	Toronto	Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	9–5	[16]
11-15	12-01	ENG	WR	UK Championship	Guild Hall	Preston	Steve Davis	Willie Thorne	16–14	[17]
12-04	12-15	ENG	TE	World Doubles Championship	Derngate Centre	Northampton	Steve Davis Tony Meo	Ray Reardon Tony Jones	12–5	[18]
12-17	12-20	ENG	NR	Kit Kat Break for World Champions	East Midlands Conference Centre	Nottingham	Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	9–5	[8]
12-??	12-??	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Jimmy White	Kirk Stevens	2–0	[19][20]
01-03	01-12	ENG	WR	The Classic	Spectrum Arena	Warrington	Jimmy White	Cliff Thorburn	13–12	[21]
01-14	01-17	BEL	NR	Belgian Classic	Ostend Casino	Ostend	Terry Griffiths	Kirk Stevens	9–7	[8]
01-26	02-02	ENG	NR	The Masters	Wembley Conference Centre	London	Cliff Thorburn	Jimmy White	9–5	[22]
02-04	02-09	ENG	NR	English Professional Championship	Corn Exchange	Ipswich	Tony Meo	Neal Foulds	9–7	[23]
02-10	02-14	WAL	NR	Welsh Professional Championship	Abertillery Leisure Centre	Abertillery	Terry Griffiths	Doug Mountjoy	9–3	[24]
02-16	03-02	ENG	WR	British Open	Assembly Rooms	Derby	Steve Davis	Willie Thorne	12–7	[25][26]
03-10	03-16	SCO	NR	Scottish Professional Championship	Marco's Leisure Centre	Edinburgh	Stephen Hendry	Matt Gibson	10–5	[27]
03-20	03-23	ENG	TE	World Cup	Bournemouth International Centre	Bournemouth	All Ireland A	Canada	9–7	[28][29]
04-08	04-13	IRL	NR	Irish Masters	Goff's	Kill	Jimmy White	Willie Thorne	9–5	[30][31]
04-19	05-05	ENG	WR	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Joe Johnson	Steve Davis	18–12	[32]
05-10	05-17	WAL	NR	Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Terry Griffiths	Willie Thorne	9–6	[33][34]
05-20	05-23	NIR	NR	Irish Professional Championship	Mayfield Leisure Centre	Belfast	Dennis Taylor	Alex Higgins	10–7	[35]

WR = World ranking event

NR = Non-ranking event

TE = Team event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1985/1986

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.^[36][37][38]

No.	Ch.	Name
1		Steve Davis
2		Cliff Thorburn
3		Tony Knowles
4		Dennis Taylor
5		Kirk Stevens
6		Ray Reardon
7		Jimmy White
8		Terry Griffiths
9		Alex Higgins
10		Tony Meo
11		Willie Thorne
12		Eddie Charlton
13		Silvino Francisco
14		David Taylor
15		Doug Mountjoy
16		Joe Johnson

Notes

1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.