1985–86 snooker season
The 1985–86 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1985 and May 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.Calendar
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Ch. | Name |
| 1 | |  Steve Davis |
| 2 | |  Cliff Thorburn |
| 3 | | Tony Knowles |
| 4 | |  Dennis Taylor |
| 5 | | Kirk Stevens |
| 6 | |  Ray Reardon |
| 7 | | Jimmy White |
| 8 | | Terry Griffiths |
| 9 | | Alex Higgins |
| 10 | | Tony Meo |
| 11 | | Willie Thorne |
| 12 | |  Eddie Charlton |
| 13 | |  Silvino Francisco |
| 14 | | David Taylor |
| 15 | | Doug Mountjoy |
| 16 | | Joe Johnson |
