1987_Carling_Challenge

1987 Carling Challenge

1987 Carling Challenge

Snooker tournament

The 1987 Carling Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1987.[1][4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][5][6]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Dennis Taylor won the tournament for the second consecutive season defeating Joe Johnson 8–5.[2]

Main draw

Results are shown below.[5]

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 15 frames
      
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 3
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 8
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 4

References

  1. [1]
    Brennock, Mark (8 September 1987). "Snooker champions must change over to Carling". The Irish Times. p. 6.
  2. [2]
    "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Taylor keeps his crown". South China Morning Post. 18 September 1987. p. 35.
  4. [4]
    "Rest of the News in Sport". The Sunday Telegraph. 21 June 1987. p. 47. Retrieved 28 October 2022 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  5. [5]
    Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
  6. [6]
    Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.
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