The 1987 UK Championship (officially the 1987 Tennent's 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–29 November 1987 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Willie Thorne (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 16–14 |
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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 edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1987. | ||
| Steve Davis England
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16–14 | Jimmy White England
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| First session: 112–20 (106), 9–91 (91), 56–77, 0–139 (139), 53–74 (58), 78–27 (55), 27–77 Second session: 67–53 (White 52), 84–14, 31–103, 107–13 (107), 98–0 (98), 5–107 (57, 50), 75–37 (75) Third session: 19–83, 16–67, 82–36, 81–44, 64–5, 73–0 (73), 16–75 (50) Fourth session: 8–68, 28–77 (70), 107–0 (100), 65–64 (White 58), 4–64, 111–3 (110), 16–63 (59), 121–0 (108), 59–42 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 139 |
| 5 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 10 |
Century breaks edit
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "1987 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.