1986 World Snooker Championship

The 1986 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986. It was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season. It was the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 given to the winner. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The defending champion was Northern Ireland's Dennis Taylor, who had defeated Steve Davis 18–17 in the 1985 final to win his first title. Taylor lost in the first round of the event 4–10 to Mike Hallett. The world number 16 Joe Johnson beat Davis 18–12 in the final to win his only ranking event.
Prize fund.
The tournament featured a prize fund of £350,000 with a bonus of £80,000 if a player made a maximum break. The winner of the event won a total of £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
Main draw.
The numbers in brackets next to some of the players are their seeding. Players in bold denote match winners. Shown below are the results for the event:
Century breaks.
There were 20 century breaks in the championship, the highest until 1991. The highest break was a 134 made by Steve Davis.
Qualifying stages.
There were 12 century breaks made in qualifying. The highest was a 141 made by Stephen Hendry.