1987_Hong_Kong_Masters

1987 Hong Kong Masters

1987 Hong Kong Masters

Snooker tournament

The 1987 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 2 to 6 September 1987 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Eight professional players and eight local amateur players participated. Steve Davis won the title, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–3 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by billiard table manufacturers Riley.[1][2][3][4]

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The event was part of the World Series for the 1987–88 snooker season, a series of invitational snooker events organised by Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sport and Barrie Gill of CSS International, and endorsed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Eight events were planned, but only three took place, which Hearn blamed on a sponsor withdrawing and competition for TV airtime with other sporting events.[2]

The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Jimmy White, in the fourth frame of his semi-final match against Stephen Hendry.[1]

Prize Fund

[1]

  • Winner: £30,000
  • Runner-up: £12,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Highest break: £1,000

Main draw

[1][2]

First round
Best of 5 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
        
England Steve Davis 3
Hong Kong W. Chi Kuen 0
England Steve Davis 3
Wales Terry Griffiths 0
Wales Terry Griffiths 3
Hong Kong Stanley Leung 0
England Steve Davis 5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4
Canada Cliff Thorburn 3
Hong Kong Sunny Tong 1
Canada Cliff Thorburn 2
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
Hong Kong Franky Chan 0
England Steve Davis 9
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
England Jimmy White 3
Hong Kong Kenny Kwok 0
England Jimmy White 3
England Willie Thorne 0
England Willie Thorne 3
Hong Kong John Chan 0
England Jimmy White 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
Hong Kong Gary Kwok 0
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
England Neal Foulds 2
England Neal Foulds 3
Hong Kong Ivan Li 0

References

  1. [1]
    "Hong Kong leg goes to Davis". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. October 1987. p. 7.
  2. [2]
    Terry Smith, ed. (1988). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 144–150. ISBN 0720718309.
  3. [3]
    "Davis Too Good For Hendry". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    Acteson, Steve (October 1987). "Far East Diary". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. p. 6.
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