Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1986 Rothmans Grand Prix was held during October 1986 in the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.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 Mark Wildman, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Neal Foulds before facing Jimmy White in the final. 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.. }
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- 1986_Grand_Prix_(snooker) abstract "The 1986 Rothmans Grand Prix was held during October 1986 in the Hexagon Theatre in Reading.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 Mark Wildman, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Neal Foulds before facing Jimmy White in the final. 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.".