1986 Carlsberg Challenge
# 1986 Carlsberg Challenge

The 1986 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 15 and 17 September 1986. The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.

Dennis Taylor won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 8–3 in the final. Taylor received £12,000 from the total prize fund of £33,000 as winner.

## Main draw

Results for the tournament are shown below.

| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5 | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 3 | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 3 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 8 |
| | | | Jimmy White (ENG) | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | Jimmy White (ENG) | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | Alex Higgins (NIR) | 1 | | | |
