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1986 UK Championship, the Glossary

The 1986 UK Championship (officially the 1986 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 30 November 1986 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.^[1]

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1986 in English sport
1986 in snooker
November 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom
UK Championship (snooker)

Alex Higgins

Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history.

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Barry West

Barry West (24 October 1958 – 15 December 2022) was an English professional snooker player.

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Bernie Mikkelsen

Bernie Mikkelsen (born 11 April 1950) is a Canadian former professional snooker player.

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Bill Werbeniuk

William Alexander Werbeniuk (14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player.

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Bob Chaperon

Robert Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a Canadian retired professional snooker and billiards player.

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Bob Harris (snooker player)

Bob Harris (born 12 March 1956) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Cliff Thorburn

Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player.

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Cliff Wilson

Clifford Wilson (10 May 193421 May 1994) was a Welsh professional snooker player who reached the highest ranking of 16, in 1988-89.

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Colin Roscoe

Colin Roscoe (born 30 June 1945 in Connah's Quay, Flintshire) is a Welsh former professional snooker player.

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Coral (bookmaker)

Coral is a chain of betting shops in the United Kingdom, owned by Entain.

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Danny Fowler

Danny Fowler (born 30 July 1956 in Worksop) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Dave Martin (snooker player)

Dave Martin (born 9 May 1948) is a retired English snooker player.

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David Roe

David Roe (born 11 September 1965) is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.

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David Taylor (snooker player)

David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Dean Reynolds

Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.

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Dene O'Kane

Dene O'Kane (24 February 1963 – 14 May 2024) was a New Zealand professional snooker player.

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Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator.

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Doug Mountjoy

Doug Mountjoy (8 June 1942 – 14 February 2021) was a Welsh snooker player from Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Wales.

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Eddie Charlton

Edward Francis Charlton, (31 October 1929 – 7 November 2004) was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player.* He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eugene Hughes (snooker player)

Eugene Hughes (born 4 November 1955 in Dún Laoghaire) is an Irish former professional snooker player.

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George Scott (snooker player)

George Scott (16 September 1928 – 14 September 1998) GOV.uk was an English professional snooker player.

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Gino Rigitano

Gino Rigitano (born 14 August 1957) is a Canadian former professional snooker player.

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Graham Cripsey

Graham Cripsey (born 8 December 1954) is a former professional snooker player and Wall of death rider.

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Graham Miles

Graham Miles (11 May 1941 – 12 October 2014) was an English snooker player.

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Ian Williamson

Ian Williamson (born 1 December 1958) is an English former professional snooker and English billiards player.

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Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis.

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Jack McLaughlin

Jack McLaughlin (born 29 January 1959) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker and billiards player from Lurgan.

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Jim Donnelly (snooker player)

Jim Donnelly (born 13 June 1946) is a Scottish former professional snooker player who now coaches.

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Jim Wych

Jim Wych (born 11 January 1955 in Calgary) is a Canadian sports commentator and former professional snooker and pocket billiards player.

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Jimmy White

James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won four seniors World titles.

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Joe Johnson (snooker player)

Joe Johnson (born 29 July 1952) is an English former professional snooker player and snooker commentator for Eurosport.

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Joe O'Boye

Joe O’Boye (born 6 March 1960) is an Irish former professional snooker player.

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John Campbell (snooker player)

John Campbell (born 10 April 1953) is a former Australian professional snooker player.

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John Parrott

John Stephen Parrott (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality.

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John Rea (snooker player)

John Rea (born 5 December 1951) is a retired Scottish professional snooker player.

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John Spencer (snooker player)

John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player.

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John Street (snooker referee)

Arthur John Street (3 January 1932 – 6 January 2009), better known as John Street, was an English professional snooker referee.

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John Virgo

John Virgo (born 4 March 1946) is an English snooker commentator and former professional snooker player.

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Jon Wright (snooker player)

Jon Wright (born 10 August 1962) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Ken Owers

Ken Owers (born 30 March 1953) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Kirk Stevens

Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian former professional snooker player.

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List of snooker ranking tournaments

This is a chronological list of snooker ranking tournaments.

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Malcolm Bradley

Malcolm Bradley (born 8 July 1948) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson (born 7 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional snooker player.

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Mike Hallett

Mike Hallett (born 6 July 1959) is an English former professional snooker player and commentator.

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Mike Watterson

George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019) was an English professional snooker player, businessman, sports promoter and television commentator.

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Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)

Murdo MacLeod (born 14 January 1947 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional snooker player.

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Neal Foulds

Neal Foulds (born 13 July 1963) is an English former professional snooker player and six-time tournament winner, including the 1986 International Open, the 1988 Dubai Masters and the 1992 Scottish Masters, as well as the invitational Pot Black in 1992.

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Paul Watchorn

Paul Watchorn (born 19 July 1958) is an Irish folk musician and former professional snooker player.

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Peter Francisco (snooker player)

Peter Francisco (born 14 February 1962 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African former professional snooker player who won the African Snooker Championship 4 times and South African Snooker Championship 8 times and the South African Billiards Championship 13 times as an amateur and professional.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guild Hall is an entertainment venue in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Preston, Lancashire

Preston is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England.

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Ray Edmonds

Ray Edmonds (born 25 April 1936 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English professional player of English billiards and snooker.

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Ray Reardon

Raymond Reardon (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player.

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Rex Williams

Desmond Rex Williams (born 20 July 1933) is an English retired professional billiards and snooker player.

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Robbie Grace

Robbie Grace (born 14 June 1954) is a South African former professional snooker player.

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Silvino Francisco

Silvino Francisco (born 3 May 1946) is a South African former professional snooker player who won the 1985 British Open.

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Snooker

Snooker (pronounced) is a cue sport played on a rectangular billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side.

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Snooker world rankings

The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour.

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Stephen Hendry

Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit.

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Steve Davis

Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a commentator, DJ, electronic musician and author.

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Steve Longworth

Steve Longworth (27 July 1948 – 10 October 2021) was an English professional snooker player.

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Steve Newbury

Steve Newbury (born 21 April 1956) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Neath.

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Tennent Caledonian

Tennent Caledonian is a brewing company based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Terry Griffiths

Terence Martin Griffiths (born 16 October 1947) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player and current coach and pundit.

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Tommy Murphy (snooker player)

Tommy Murphy (born 8 January 1962) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player.

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Tony Chappel

Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.

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Tony Drago

Tony Drago (born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool player.

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Tony Jones (snooker player)

Tony Jones (born 15 April 1960) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Tony Knowles (snooker player)

Anthony Knowles (born 13 June 1955) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Tony Meo

Anthony Christian Meo (born 4 October 1959) is a retired English snooker player.

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UK Championship

The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. 1986 UK Championship and UK Championship are UK Championship (snooker).

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Vic Harris (snooker player)

Vic Harris (16 August 1945 – 10 March 2015) was an English snooker player who was born in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, and turned professional in 1981.

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Warren King (snooker player)

Warren King (born 1 April 1955) is a former professional Australian snooker player who was active during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Wayne Jones (snooker player)

Wayne Jones (born 24 December 1959) is a former Welsh professional snooker player.

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Willie Thorne

William Joseph Thorne (4 March 195417 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player.

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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards.

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1985 UK Championship

The 1985 UK Championship (officially the 1985 Coral UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 November and 1 December 1985 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. 1986 UK Championship and 1985 UK Championship are UK Championship (snooker).

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1986 International Open

The 1986 International Open (officially the 1986 BCE International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from September to October 1986 at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 1986 UK Championship and 1986 International Open are 1986 in English sport and 1986 in snooker.

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1987 UK Championship

The 1987 UK Championship (officially the 1987 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. 1986 UK Championship and 1987 UK Championship are UK Championship (snooker).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_UK_Championship

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1986 UK Championship, the Glossary

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See also

1986 in English sport

1986 in snooker

November 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom

UK Championship (snooker)

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