The 1986 Pot Black was the eighteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, and the last of its original run.

The tournament was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured sixteen professional players in a knock-out system.

David Icke presented, with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

The only Pot Black debut in this series was that of Patsy Fagan.

Jimmy White won the event, beating Kirk Stevens 2–0 with a break of 106 in the last frame.