The 1987 Tennents UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Guildhall, Preston starting on 13 November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 21 and 29 November 1987.
Willie Thorne made UK Championship history when he became the first player to make a 147 against Tommy Murphy although it was not televised as it took place on the 17th November.
Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title when he beat Jimmy White in a classic 16–14 victory.
Winner £70,000
Total £350,000
Round of 32 Best of 17 frames
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Steve Davis 9–6 Peter Francisco John Parrott 9–6 Jim Wych Willie Thorne 9–4 Tommy Murphy John Campbell 9–8 Martin Smith |
Mike Hallett 9–5 Tony Meo Tony Chappel 9–6 Steve Longworth Joe Johnson 9–6 Barry West Terry Griffiths 9–5 Ray Edmonds Silvino Francisco 9–1 Cliff Wilson David Roe 9–5 Vic Harris |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Dene O'Kane | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Campbell | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Fowler | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 9 | |||||||||||||
| David Roe | 5 | |||||||||||||
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