1987 Matchroom Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	1987 Matchroom Professional Championship
Venue:	Cliffs Pavilion
Location:	Southend-on-Sea
Country:	England
Organisation:	Matchroom Sport
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£125,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£50,000
Highest Break:	(141)^[2]
Score:	10–3
Previous:	1986
Next:	1988

The 1987 Matchroom Professional Championship was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 4 and 7 November 1987 in Southend-on-Sea, England.^{[3] [4]}

The tournament featured seven professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Dennis Taylor, who defeated reigning champion Willie Thorne 10–3 in the final.^{[5] [6]}

Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis 6–3 in the semi-finals after trailing 1–3.^[7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £50,000
• Runner-up: £25,000
• Semi-final: £12,500
• Quarter-final: £7,500
• Highest break: £2,500
• Total: £125,000^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Smith . Terry . Taylor banks £50,000 . The Daily Telegraph . London . 9 November 1987 . 13.
2. Book: Smith, Terry . 1988 . Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition) . Aylesbury . Pelham Books . 0720718309 . Matchroom Champion of Champions Results. 77.
3. Web site: Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160458/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html#MatchPro. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 October 2018.
4. News: Davis shapes up to Meo. London Evening Standard. London. 51. 3 November 1987.
5. News: Taylor pockets title . . 48 . 10 November 1987.
6. Web site: 1987 Matchroom Professional Championship Results. snookerdatabase.co.uk. 21 October 2017. 17 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617125914/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=718. dead.
7. News: Snooker . . 20 . 7 November 1987.