1987 Masters (snooker)

Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates 25 January–1 February 1987
Venue Wembley Conference Centre
City London
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £200,000
Winner's share £51,000
Highest break 136
Final
Champion Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Runner-up Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score 9–8
1986
1988

The 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 January and 1 February 1987 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Alex Higgins dominated the tournament. He defeated Terry Griffiths in the first round 5-4, after being 2-4 down, and won the match before his fans invaded the Wembley Conference Centre to greet him similar to his 1985 match with Steve Davis in the same round. He then cruised past World Champion Joe Johnson and Tony Meo before facing fellow Irishman Dennis Taylor in the final, which turned out to be a late night finish. Higgins led 8-5 by the evening session, but Taylor won the last 4 frames to win his only Masters title and his first major title since beating Steve Davis in the 1985 World Championship.

Also in the 1987 Masters, Ray Reardon made his last appearance in the competition, when he played Joe Johnson. Cliff Thorburn failed to make it three Masters titles in row, when he lost 5-6 to Dennis Taylor in the semi-final. The highest break of the tournament was 136 made by Jimmy White.

Field

Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Joe Johnson seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Neal Foulds was making his debut in the Masters.

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
            
1 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
16 England Rex Williams 1
1 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
8 England Willie Thorne 3
8 England Willie Thorne 5
9 Canada Kirk Stevens 3
1 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
5 England Tony Knowles 2
12 South Africa Silvino Francisco 5
12 South Africa Silvino Francisco 3
4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
13 England Neal Foulds 2
4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8
3 England Steve Davis 2
14 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
14 Wales Doug Mountjoy 4
11 England Tony Meo 5
6 England Jimmy White 4
11 England Tony Meo 5
11 England Tony Meo 2
7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
10 Wales Terry Griffiths 4
7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
2 England Joe Johnson 1
2 England Joe Johnson 5
15 Wales Ray Reardon 2

Century breaks

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References

  1. "1987 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "1987 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.