1986 Canadian Professional Championship
Snooker tournament
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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
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||