1986 Belgian Classic

The 1986 BCE Belgian Classic was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament only held once between 14 and 17 January 1986 at the Ostend Casino in Ostend, Belgium.^[4][5]

Belgian Classic

Tournament information
Dates	14–17 January 1986 (1986-01-14 – 1986-01-17)
Venue	Ostend Casino
City	Ostend
Country	Belgium
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£40,000^[1]
Winner's share	£12,000^[2]
Highest break	Terry Griffiths (WAL) (121)^[3]
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Kirk Stevens
Score	9–7

Terry Griffiths won the tournament, defeating Kirk Stevens 9–7 in the final.^[6]

Another championship was due to take place in 1987 played at the same venue between 7 and 15 March. With the withdrawal of all seven of Barry Hearn's Matchroom players including champion Griffiths (they were playing in the new Kent Cup in China around that time), the tournament was cancelled.^[7]

Main draw

^[6]

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
		Terry Griffiths	5
		Steve Davis	2
							Terry Griffiths	5
							Tony Knowles	2
		Tony Knowles	5
		Jimmy White	3
												Terry Griffiths	9
												Kirk Stevens	7
		Kirk Stevens	5
		Ray Reardon	1
							Kirk Stevens	5
							Alex Higgins	4
		Alex Higgins	5
		Dennis Taylor	1

References

1. "Snooker goes into Europe". Daily Record. 14 January 1986. p. 32.
2. "Griffiths wins in Belgium". Dundee Courier. 18 January 1986. p. 13.
3. "Terry Griffiths wins B.C.E. Belgian Classic". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. March 1986. pp. 20–21.
4. "The snooker tour breaks into Europe". Daily Mirror. 30 November 1985. p. 27.
5. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
6. "1986 Belgian Classic Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
7. "Dodd beats Johnson to reach final". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 February 1987. p. 23.