1986 Canadian Professional Championship

Canadian Professional ChampionshipTournament information

Dates| 28 July – 3 August 1986 (1986-07-28 – 1986-08-03)
Venue| Snooker Centre
City| Toronto
Country| Canada
Format| Non-ranking event
Total prize fund| £13,000
Winner's share| £2,900
Highest break|  Jim Wych (129)
Final
Champion|  Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up|  Jim Wych
Score| 6–2

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The 1986 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 28 July and 3 August 1986, at the Snooker Centre in Toronto, Canada.[1][2][3]

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the third year in a row, and fourth overall, by beating Jim Wych with a score of 6–2 in the final.[4] Wych compiled the highest break of the tournament, 129, in his quarter-final match against Bernie Mikkelsen.[3]

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association funded £13,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Thorburn received £2,900 as winner.[3]

## Main draw

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| First round
Best of 11 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Final
Best of 11 frames |

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| | | |  Cliff Thorburn | 6 | | |
|  Gerry Watson | 6 | | |  Gerry Watson | 1 |
|  Joe Cagianello | 3 | | | | | |  Cliff Thorburn | 6 |
|  Frank Jonik | 6 | | | | |  Frank Jonik | 3 |
|  Gino Rigitano | 1 | | |  Frank Jonik | 6 | | | |
|  Bob Chaperon | 6 | | |  Bob Chaperon | 3 |
|  Jim Bear | 3 | | | |  Cliff Thorburn | 6 |
| | | | | | |  Jim Wych | 2 |
| | | |  Jim Wych | 6 | | | |
|  Bernie Mikkelsen | 6 | | |  Bernie Mikkelsen | 3 |
|  Wayne Sanderson | 1 | | | | | |  Jim Wych | 6 |
| | | | | |  Kirk Stevens | 2 |
| | | |  Kirk Stevens | 6 | |
|  Paul Thornley | 6 | | |  Paul Thornley | 2 |
|  Mario Morra | 4 | |

## References

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1. ^ Toughill, Kelly (29 July 1986). "Snooker's best vying for title". Toronto Star. p. C7.
2. ^ "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
3. ^ a b c d "Thorburn wins Canadian title … and Francisco takes South African". Snooker Scene. No. September 1986. Everton's News Agency. pp. 14–15.
4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
5. ^ "1986 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
6. ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 273\. ISBN 0356146901.

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