| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–17 May 1986 (1986-05-10 – 1986-05-17) |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up |  Willie Thorne |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 1985 1987 → | |
Snooker tournament
The 1986 Pontins Professional was the: thirteenth edition of the——professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 10 and 17 May 1986 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the "best of 9 frames," the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames. And the final over the best of 17 frames.
Terry Griffiths won the event for the third time and "the second in a row," beating Willie Thorne 9–6 in the final.
Main draw※
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 3 | |||||||||||||
References※
- ^ Riviere, Tony (1 May 1986), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 39
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "1986 Pontins Professional Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.