The 1987 Matchroom Professional Championship was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 4 and 7 November 1987 in Southend-on-Sea, England.[3][4]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 4–7 November 1987 |
Venue | Cliffs Pavilion |
City | Southend-on-Sea |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £125,000[1] |
Winner's share | £50,000[1] |
Highest break | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (141)[2] |
Final | |
Champion | Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
Runner-up | Willie Thorne (ENG) |
Score | 10–3 |
← 1986 1988 → |
The tournament featured seven professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Dennis Taylor, who defeated reigning champion Willie Thorne 10–3 in the final.[5][6]
Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis 6–3 in the semi-finals after trailing 1–3.[7]
Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||
Willie Thorne (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
Neal Foulds | 5 | |||||||||
Neal Foulds (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||
Willie Thorne | 3 | |||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 10 | |||||||||
Jimmy White (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||
Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 6 | |||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 6 | |||||||||
Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||
Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
Tony Meo (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||