1987_Welsh_Professional_Championship

1987 Welsh Professional Championship

1987 Welsh Professional Championship

Snooker tournament

The 1987 Matchroom Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 February 1987 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[1][3]

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Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

  • Winner: £8,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Semi-final: £2,000
  • Quarter-final: £500
  • Highest break: £1,000
  • Total: £20,000

Main draw

[6]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
Wales Colin Roscoe 6 Wales Colin Roscoe 2
Wales Clive Everton 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Tony Chappel 2
Wales Tony Chappel 6
Wales Ray Reardon 4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Steve Newbury 7
Wales Steve Newbury 6
Wales Cliff Wilson 2
Wales Steve Newbury 9
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Wayne Jones 6 Wales Wayne Jones 2
Wales Mark Bennett 3

References

  1. [1]
    "Hearn hunts Welsh wizard". Burton Daily Mail. 15 January 1987. p. 29.
  2. [2]
    "Steve in fine form in final". Neath Guardian. 20 February 1987. p. 29.
  3. [3]
    "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
  5. [5]
    "Mountjoy sweeps into final". South Wales Echo. 13 February 1987. p. 32.
  6. [6]
    "1987 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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