1987 Welsh Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Welsh Professional Championship
Venue:	Newport Centre
Location:	Newport
Country:	Wales
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£20,000
Winners Share:	£8,000
Highest Break:	(108)^[1]
Winner:	Doug Mountjoy
Runner Up:	Steve Newbury
Score:	9–7
Previous:	1986
Next:	1988

The 1987 Matchroom Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 February 1987 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.^{[2] [3]}

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

• Winner: £8,000
• Runner-up: £5,000
• Semi-final: £2,000
• Quarter-final: £500
• Highest break: £1,000
• Total: £20,000

Main draw

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Notes and References

1. News: Steve in fine form in final. subscription. Neath Guardian. 20 February 1987. 29.
2. News: Hearn hunts Welsh wizard. subscription. Burton Daily Mail. 15 January 1987. 29.
3. Web site: Welsh Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. 21 February 2018. 2012-02-16.
4. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 154.
5. News: Mountjoy sweeps into final. subscription. South Wales Echo. 13 February 1987. 32.
6. Web site: 1987 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid. Snooker Database. 21 February 2018. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044307/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=604. dead.