1987 Canadian Masters Explained

Tournament Name:	Canadian Masters
Venue:	CBC Television Studios
Location:	Toronto
Country:	Canada
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£75,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£25,000^[2]
Highest Break:	(127)^[3]
Winner:	Dennis Taylor
Runner Up:	Jimmy White
Score:	9–7
Previous:	1986
Next:	1988

The 1987 Labbatt's Canadian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 31 October 1987 at the CBC Television Studios in Toronto, Canada.^[4]

Dennis Taylor won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 9–7 in the final.^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[6]

• Winner: £25,000
• Runner-up: £12,000
• Semi-final: £9,000
• Quarter-final: £5,000
• Total: £75,000

Notes and References

1. News: Smith . Terry . Young Hendry moves up to join big boys . The Daily Telegraph . London . 27 October 1987 . 37.
2. News: Smith . Terry . Taylor makes White suffer . The Daily Telegraph . London . 2 November 1987 . 30.
3. News: Everton . Clive . Repeat win for Taylor . The Guardian . London . 2 November 1987 . 29.
4. Web site: Canadian Open, Canadian Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html. 6 February 2018. 2012-02-16.
5. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 154.
6. Book: Smith, Terry . 1988 . Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition) . Aylesbury . Pelham Books . 0720718309 . John Labbatt Classic Canadian Masters Results. 77.