| 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 → | |
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.
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