The 1987 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–25 October 1987 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £300,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (ENG) (130) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
| Score | 10–7 |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Stephen Hendry won in the final 10–7 against Dennis Taylor. It was his first ranking title.[2]
Main draw edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1987. | ||
| Stephen Hendry Scotland
|
10–7 | Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland
|
| 60–68, 52–74 (60), 9–90, 79–0 (79), 26–60, 96–22, 89–11 (58), 73–13, 63–17, 63–48, 69–24, 98–0 (98), 13–121, 79–20, 29–73, 33–80 (52), 76–30 | ||
| 98 | Highest break | 60 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References edit
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "On this week: Hendry gets underway". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "1987 World Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.