| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1986 |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 3–0 |
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The 1986 Camus China Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in September 1986 in Shanghai, China. [1]
Steve Davis won the tournament, defeating Terry Griffiths 3–0 in the final. [2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Zung Chun Hong | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Terry Griffiths | 2 | | Terry Griffiths | 0 | |||||||||
| Sung Lun Pak | 1 | | Terry Griffiths | 3 | ||||||||||
 | Dennis Taylor | 2 | | Dennis Taylor | 2 | |||||||||
| Lim Koon Guan | 0 | |||||||||||||
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