1987 UK Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–29 November 1987 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 16–14 |
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The 1987 UK Championship (officially the 1987 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987.
Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November.[1]
Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.[2]
Main draw
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Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1987. | ||
| Steve Davis File:Flag of England.svg England |
16–14 | Jimmy White File:Flag of England.svg England |
| First session: 112–20 (106), 9–91 (91), 56–77, 0–139 (139), 53–74 (58), 78–27 (55), 27–77 Second session: 67–53 (White 52), 84–14, 31–103, 107–13 (107), 98–0 (98), 5–107 (57, 50), 75–37 (75) Third session: 19–83, 16–67, 82–36, 81–44, 64–5, 73–0 (73), 16–75 (50) Fourth session: 8–68, 28–77 (70), 107–0 (100), 65–64 (White 58), 4–64, 111–3 (110), 16–63 (59), 121–0 (108), 59–42 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 139 |
| 5 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 10 |
Century breaks
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