The 1986 Tennents UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston in November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 22 and 30 November 1986. Tennents is a popular Scottish lager brewed at the Wellpark Brewery (EST.1556) in Glasgow. ... The UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament, generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... (Redirected from 22 November) November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Scottish brewers Tennents took over as the sponsors of the UK Championship after Coral withdrew their sponsorship after 8 years. The event was also best known in 1986 for Alex Higgins as he head-butted an offical. Higgins later got fined £12,000 and banned for the next 5 snooker competions. In the final, Steve Davis won beating Neal Foulds who had already won the BCE Internationl 2 months eariler 16-7, winning £60,000 and his triumph was a pesonal landmark because it took his career winnings past the £1million barrier. Tennents is a popular Scottish lager brewed at the Wellpark Brewery (EST.1556) in Glasgow. ... Gala Coral Group Ltd is a British betting shop, bingo and casino operator owned by private equity houses Candover Investments, Cinven and Permira. ... Alexander Gordon Higgins (born March 18, 1949) is a world-famous snooker player. ... Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ...

Prize Money

Winner £60,000

Runner-up ???

Total  ???

Highest Break

144 Jimmy White James Warren Jimmy White MBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player. ...

The Contest

4th Round Best of 17 frames

Steve Davis 9-6 Eddie Charlton Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ... Eddie Charlton (31 October 1929 - 7 November 2004) was a world-class Australian snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ...

Dean Reynolds 9-8 Silvino Francicso Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Dean Reynolds (born January 11, 1963) is an English professional snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...

Tony Drago 9-6 John Virgo Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Tony Drago (born September 22, 1965) is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. ... John Virgo (born 3 March 1946, in Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English ex-professional snooker player, commentator, and TV personality. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

Willie Thorne 9-1 Robbie Grace Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... William Joseph Willie Thorne (born 4 March 1954 in Leicester) is a former English professional snooker player and now a commentator. ...

Alex Higgins 9-6 Dave Martin Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Alexander Gordon Higgins (born March 18, 1949) is a world-famous snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

Mike Hallett 9-4 Tony Meo Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Mike Hallett (July 2, 1959 - April 19, 2006) was an English professional snooker player. ... Tony Meo (born 4 October 1959) is a retired English snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

Eugene Hughes 9-5 Ray Reardon Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Ray Reardon is a retired Welsh snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ...

Wayne Jones 9-2 Dennis Taylor Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... For the soul singer, see Dennis Taylor (singer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ...

Cliff Thorburn 9-4 David Taylor Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional snooker player. ... David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

John Spencer 9-4 Kirk Stevens Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Spencer (18 June 1935 - 11 July 2006) was an English snooker player who dominated the game in the 1970s along with Ray Reardon. ... Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian professional snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ...

Neal Foulds 9-3 Jim Wych Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Neal Foulds (born July 13, 1963) is an English professional snooker player. ... Jim Wych (born January 11, 1955) is a Canadian professional snooker and billiards player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ...

Jimmy White 9-5 Peter Francisco Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... James Warren Jimmy White MBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player. ... Peter Francisco Fighting Tarletons Cavalry (1814 engraving) Peter Francisco (c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...

Tony Knowles 9-2 Tony Jones Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tony Knowles (born 13 June 1955) is an English professional snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

Terry Griffiths 9-0 Dene O'Kane Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... Terry Griffiths (born October 16, 1947, Llanelli) is a retired Welsh snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ...

Steve Longworth 9-1 Doug Mountjoy Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Doug Mountjoy (born 8 June 1942) is a retired Welsh Snooker player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ...

John Parrott 9-1 Joe Johnson Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Parrott MBE (born 11 May 1964) in Liverpool, England, is an English professional snooker player. ... Joe Johnson can be one of several persons: Joe Johnson, snooker player Joe Johnson, U.S democratic politician Joe Johnson, basketball player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Steve Davis	9
	Dean Reynolds	5
					Steve Davis	9
					Tony Drago	8
	Tony Drago	9
	Willie Thorne	5
									Steve Davis	9
									Alex Higgins	3
	Alex Higgins	9
	Mike Hallett	7
					Alex Higgins	9
					Wayne Jones	5
	Wayne Jones	9
	Eugene Hughes	5
													Steve Davis	16
													Neal Foulds	7
	Cliff Thorburn	9
	John Spencer	2
					Neal Foulds	9
					Cliff Thorburn	2
	Neal Foulds	9
	Jimmy White	7
									Neal Foulds	9
									John Parrott	3
	Tony Knowles	9
	Terry Griffiths	6
					John Parrott	9
					Tony Knowles	4
	John Parrott	9
	Steve Longworth	6