1986 UK Championship
The 1986 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 30 November 1986 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Scottish brewers Tennent's took over as sponsors of the UK Championship when Coral withdrew their sponsorship after eight years.
Steve Davis won his fifth UK title by defeating Neal Foulds 16–7 in the final; Foulds had won the International Open two months earlier. Winning the top prize of £60,000, Davis achieved a personal landmark with his victory as it took his career winnings above £1 million. The highest break of the tournament was a 144 made by Jimmy White.
The event is remembered for Alex Higgins headbutting the Tournament Director. He was later fined £12,000 and banned from five subsequent tournaments.Main draw
Final
Century breaks
- 144, 125 Jimmy White
- 141, 125 Willie Thorne
- 141, 103 Tony Drago
- 140, 136, 124, 123, 123, 114 Neal Foulds
- 137, 136, 128 John Parrott
- 132 Terry Griffiths
- 131 Graham Cripsey
- 129, 125, 119, 109 Cliff Thorburn
- 124, 118, 110, 110, 104 Steve Davis
- 124 David Taylor
- 123 Gino Rigitano
- 123 Jon Wright
- 120 Mike Hallett
- 117 Dennis Taylor
- 112 Jim Donnelly
- 112 Tony Jones
- 110, 106 Joe Johnson
- 110, 103 Bob Harris
- 110 Kirk Stevens
- 107 Dean Reynolds
- 106 Wayne Jones
- 104 Steve Newbury
- 103 Paul Watchorn
- 102 Dene O'Kane
- 101 John Virgo
