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1987 World Snooker Championship

snooker tournament

The 1987 World Snooker Championship was a snooker event that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1987. It was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates18 April – 4 May 1987
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest breakEngland Steve Davis (127)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upEngland Joe Johnson
Score18–14
← 1986
1988 →

Defending champion Joe Johnson made it to the final again. He played Steve Davis, a repeat of the 1986 final. However, Johnson did not win, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The event was sponsored by cigarette maker Embassy.

Main draw

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Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets denote players seedings, whilst players in bold are match winners.[1][2][3][4]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
       
                           
18 April            
   Joe Johnson (1)  10
23 & 24 April
   Eugene Hughes  9  
   Joe Johnson (1)  13
18 & 19 April
     Murdo MacLeod  7  
   Rex Williams (16)  5
28 & 29 April
   Murdo MacLeod  10  
   Joe Johnson (1)  13
19 & 20 April
     Stephen Hendry  12  
   Kirk Stevens (9)  4
24 & 25 April
   Steve Longworth  10  
   Steve Longworth  7
19 & 20 April
     Stephen Hendry  13  
   Willie Thorne (8)  7
30 April, 1 & 2 May
   Stephen Hendry  10  
   Joe Johnson (1)  16
20 & 21 April
     Neal Foulds (13)  9
   Tony Knowles (5)  6
25, 26 & 27 April
   Mike Hallett  10  
   Mike Hallett  13
21 & 22 April
     Silvino Francisco (12)  9  
   Silvino Francisco (12)  10
28 & 29 April
   John Campbell  3  
   Mike Hallett  9
21 & 22 April
     Neal Foulds (13)  13  
   Neal Foulds (13)  10
26 & 27 April
   John Virgo  4  
   Neal Foulds (13)  13
22 & 23 April
     Dennis Taylor (4)  10  
   Dennis Taylor (4)  10
   Mark Bennett  4  
22 & 23 April            
   Cliff Thorburn (3)  5
26 & 27 April
   Dene O'Kane  10  
   Dene O'Kane  13
22 April
     Doug Mountjoy (14)  5  
   Doug Mountjoy (14)  10
28 & 29 April
   David Taylor  5  
   Dene O'Kane  6
21 April
     Jimmy White (6)  13  
   Tony Meo (11)  8
25, 26 & 27 April
   John Parrott  10  
   John Parrott  11
20 & 21 April
     Jimmy White (6)  13  
   Jimmy White (6)  10
30 April, 1 & 2 May
   Dean Reynolds  8  
   Jimmy White (6)  11
19 & 20 April
     Steve Davis (2)  16
   Alex Higgins (7)  10
24 & 25 April
   Jon Wright  6  
   Alex Higgins (7)  10
19 & 20 April
     Terry Griffiths (10)  13  
   Terry Griffiths (10)  10
28 & 29 April
   Jim Wych  4  
   Terry Griffiths (10)  5
18 & 19 April
     Steve Davis (2)  13  
   Ray Reardon (15)  10
23, 24 & 25 April
   Barry West  5  
   Ray Reardon (15)  4
18 April
     Steve Davis (2)  13  
   Steve Davis (2)  10
   Warren King  7  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 & 4 May 1987. Referee: Len Ganley[5]
Joe Johnson (1)
  England 		14–18 Steve Davis (2)
  England
0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78 Century breaks: 2 (Johnson 1, Davis 1)

Highest break by Johnson: 101
Highest break by Davis: 127

0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78
  Steve Davis wins the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames
Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames  
     
 
     
     
     
 

Century breaks

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There were 18 century breaks at the championship. The highest of which being a 127 made by Steve Davis.[1] This break was the lowest highest break recorded since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre.[6][7][8] A 132 made by Dene O'Kane was the highest break of the qualifying stages.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Championship 1987". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "1987 World Championships Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 24–25.
  5. ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
  6. ↑ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 147.
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