1987 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–29 November 1987 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break | 147 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |
Jimmy White |
| Score | 16–14 |
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The 1987 Tennents UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987.
Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November.[1]
Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.[2]
Main draw
Round of 32 Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Dene O'Kane |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
9 | |||||||||||||
 John Campbell |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Fowler |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Chappel |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
9 | |||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| David Roe |
5 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
- 147, 122, 108, 107 Willie Thorne
- 139 Jimmy White
- 137, 100 Tony Meo
- 134 Joe Johnson
- 133, 107 Cliff Thorburn
- 132 John Campbell
- 127, 104 Steve James
- 126 Nigel Gilbert
- 110, 107, 106, 100 Steve Davis
- 110, 101, 101 John Parrott
- 107 Dene O'Kane
- 106 Alex Higgins
- 105, 100 Ray Edmonds
- 105 Dennis Taylor
- 101 Tony Chappel
- 100 Graham Cripsey
References
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "1987 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.