1987 Classic (snooker)

November 2019 1987 Classic 1987 01 2 1987 01 11 y Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool England WPBSA Ranking event £250,000 £50,000 Jimmy White ENG (126) Steve Davis ENG Jimmy White ENG 13–12 1986 1988 The 1987 Mercantile Credit Classic was the eighth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 2–11 January 1987. The tournament was played at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire. Television coverage was by ITV with weekday afternoon coverage on Channel 4. Qualifying took place in November 1986. The leading players started at the last-64 stage and had to win two matches to reach the last-16 televised stage in January. Only five of the leading 16 seeded players reached the last-16 including defending champion Jimmy White and Steve Davishttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/89902785/evening-standard/ Early call for Davis Alexander Clyde The Evening Standard 13 November 1986 51 Newspapers.com In the first semi-final Jimmy White beat Dean Reynolds in the deciding frame after fluking a red and then making a break of 74.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89871187/the-guardian/ World event still hunting a sponsor Clive Everton The Guardian 9 January 1987 22 Newspapers.com Steve Davis beat Stephen Hendry 9–3 in the second semi-final.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89871321/the-guardian/ Davis crushes young pretender Clive Everton The Guardian 10 January 1987 16 Newspapers.com Defending champion Jimmy White made it to the final again but lost to Steve Davis in another 13–12 result. Davis won the first prize of £50,000 while White took the runners-up prize of £30,000 and another £5,000 for the high break prize for his break of 126 in the semi-finals.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89868830/the-guardian/ Davis holds out to win a classic Clive Everton The Guardian 12 January 1987 27 Newspapers.com The final attracted an average of 9.2million viewers on ITV, peaking at 15.2million.Waumsley Rick Television's Top Ten Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham April 1992 14–15 Main draw http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 Classic Snooker Scene 9 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071523/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52 24 January 2013 200 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 25 frames 1 Jimmy White ENG 5 Steve Duggan ENG 2 10 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 John Campbell AUS 3   Wayne Jones WAL 3 Cliff Wilson WAL 5   Barry West ENG 3 Dean Reynolds ENG 5 3 Steve Davis ENG 5 11 Tony Meo ENG 2   Eddie Charlton AUS 4 John Parrott ENG 5   Danny Fowler ENG 4 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 12 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 5 Peter Francisco RSA 1982 1 1 ENG Jimmy White 5 10 WAL Terry Griffiths 3   WAL Cliff Wilson 1 ENG Dean Reynolds 5 3 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG John Parrott 4 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 12 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 0 1 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Dean Reynolds 8 3 ENG Steve Davis 9 SCO Stephen Hendry 3 1 ENG Jimmy White 12 3 ENG Steve Davis 13 Final Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: . Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England, 10 & 11 January 1987. Steve Davis 13–12 Jimmy White First session: 52–61, 25–65, 66–36, 95–29, 74–12 (70), 56–66 (Davis 55), 65–21Second session: 54–62, 68–66 (White 53), 6–69, 123–0 (119), 67–43, 37–71, 28–73, 69–58 (Davis 55, White 58)Third session: 73–22 (72), 7–107 (74), 72–2 (53), 7–94 (50), 71–0 (60), 36–47, 1–75 (75), 65–35, 55–80, 75–35 119 Highest break 75 1 Century breaks 0 7 50+ breaks 5 Qualifying Last-64 round Jimmy White ENG 5–4 Steve Newbury WALMalcolm Bradley ENG 5–1 David Taylor ENGSteve Duggan ENG 5–3 Neal Foulds ENGBill Werbeniuk CAN 5–1 Jack McLaughlin NIRTerry Griffiths WAL 5–1 Joe O'Boye NIRDave Martin ENG 5–4 Geoff Foulds ENGJohn Spencer ENG 5–3 Willie Thorne ENGJohn Campbell AUS 5–2 Paddy Browne IRLWayne Jones WAL 5–2 Dennis Taylor NIRTony Kearney IRL 5–0 Murdo MacLeod SCOLes Dodd ENG 5–4 Doug Mountjoy WALCliff Wilson WAL 5–4 Ian Williamson ENGKirk Stevens CAN 5–3 Bob Chaperon CANBarry West ENG 5–4 Frank Jonik CANCliff Thorburn CAN 5–0 Graham Cripsey ENGDean Reynolds ENG 5–4 Warren King AUS Steve Davis ENG 5–0 Greg Jenkins AUSJohn Virgo ENG 5–3 Mark Bennett WALTony Meo ENG 5–4 John Rea SCOSteve Longworth ENG 5–3 Tommy Murphy NIRRex Williams ENG 5–2 Mario Morra CANEddie Charlton AUS 5–0 Mick Fisher ENGAlex Higgins NIR 5–2 Colin Roscoe WALJohn Parrott ENG 5–2 Tony Jones ENGDanny Fowler ENG 5–4 Tony Knowles ENGMike Hallett ENG 5–3 Bernie Mikkelsen CANStephen Hendry SCO 5–3 Ray Reardon WALJon Wright ENG 5–4 Eugene Hughes IRLSilvino Francisco RSA 1982 5–4 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1982Bob Harris ENG 5–3 Jim Wych CANJoe Johnson ENG 5–0 Eddie Sinclair SCOPeter Francisco RSA 1982 5–3 Marcel Gauvreau CAN Last-32 round ENG Jimmy White 5–0 ENG Malcolm BradleyENG Steve Duggan 5–0 CAN Bill WerbeniukENG Terry Griffiths 5–4 ENG Dave MartinENG John Spencer 3–5 AUS John CampbellWAL Wayne Jones 5–1 IRL Tony KearneyENG Les Dodd 4–5 WAL Cliff WilsonCAN Kirk Stevens 3–5 ENG Barry WestCAN Cliff Thorburn 4–5 ENG Dean Reynolds ENG Steve Davis 5–2 ENG John VirgoENG Tony Meo 5–0 ENG Steve LongworthENG Rex Williams 4–5 AUS Eddie CharltonNIR Alex Higgins 2–5 ENG John ParrottENG Danny Fowler 5–4 ENG Mike HallettSCO Stephen Hendry 5–1 ENG Jon WrightSouth Africa 1982 Silvino Francisco 5–3 ENG Bob HarrisENG Joe Johnson 3–5 South Africa 1982 Peter Francisco Century breaks (Including qualifying rounds) 140, 112 Cliff Thorburn 136, 122, 111 Stephen Hendry 131 John Parrott 126 Jimmy White 122, 102 Mark Bennett 119, 108 Steve Davis 112 Danny Fowler 109 Tommy Murphy 106 Peter Francisco 104 Steve Duggan 104 Neal Foulds 103 Terry Griffiths 100 Jon Wright References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sport in Blackpool