The 1986 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1986 at the Summit Club, Johannesburg. The tournament featured eleven South African players.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1986 |
| Venue | Summit Club |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | R50,000 and £8,000 |
| Winner's share | R7,000 and £2,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Silvino Francisco |
| Runner-up | Francois Ellis |
| Score | 9–1 |
← 1979 1988 → | |
Silvino Francisco won his first national title with a 9–1 victory over Francois Ellis in the final.[2]
The tournament was sponsored by the South African insurance company Colonial Mutual, which provided R50,000 in prize money. Francisco received R7,000 of this as winner.[2] Additionally, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) funded £8,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Three of the eleven entrants (Blignaut, Amdor and Johnston) were recognised as professionals only in South Africa and not by the WPBSA. Francisco received £2,500 as winner.[2]
Main draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 11 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 13 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Johnston
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco
| 6 | Robbie Grace
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Victor Blignaut
| 3 | Silvino Francisco
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Francois Ellis
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francois Ellis
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francois Ellis
| 6 | Perrie Mans
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roy Amdor
| 2 | Francois Ellis
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy van Rensberg
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy van Rensberg
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Mienie
| 6 | Derek Mienie
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hines
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "1986 South African Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.