| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–26 October 1986 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £275,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £55,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (138)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Rex Williams (ENG) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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The 1986 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 18 to 26 October 1986 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.[3][4]
Rex Williams made his first (and only) major final in a professional snooker tournament after being a professional since 1951. He was 53 years and 98 days old, making him the oldest player in a ranking final. He had beaten Jim Bear, Mark Wildman, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Neal Foulds before facing Jimmy White in the final.[5] During that match Williams took a 5–2 lead which he had made a break of 125 in the 7th frame and 6–4 before White took the last 6 frames to win his first Grand Prix title by 10–6. White had beaten 17-year-old Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals and Silvino Francisco in the semi-final.
- ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0600501922.
- ^ "White sweeps away veteran". Leicester Daily Mercury. 27 October 1986. p. 27.
- ^ "Stars cue up at the Hexagon". Reading Evening Post. 4 October 1986. p. 4.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.