1987 UK Championship

October 2023 September 2012 1987 Tennent's UK Championship 1987 11 13 1987 11 29 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Ranking event £350,000 £70,000 Willie Thorne ENG (147) Steve Davis ENG Jimmy White ENG 16–14 1986 1988 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.Turner Chris http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111304/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html 10 February 2013 Maximum Breaks Chris Turner's Snooker Archive cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk 2 April 2010 Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.Turner Chris UK Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html 16 February 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 1 March 2011 Main draw UK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 25 May 20121987 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=118 Snooker Database 13 October 2010 18 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160318203609/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=118 dead Last 64Best of 17 frames Last 32Best of 17 frames Last 16Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 31 frames ENG Steve Davis 9 AUS Warren King 2 RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 9 ENG Eric Lawlor 4 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Steve Duggan 4 ENG David Taylor 9 CAN Bob Chaperon 6 ENG John Parrott 9 WAL Steve Newbury 5 CAN Jim Wych 9 SCO Stephen Hendry 7 ENG Tony Knowles 9 SCO John Rea 6 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 NIR Joe O'Boye 8 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 ENG Les Dodd 8 NZL Dene O'Kane 9 AUS Eddie Charlton 8 ENG Willie Thorne 9 ENG Bill Oliver 3 NIR Tommy Murphy 9 MLT Tony Drago 7 ENG Martin Smith 9 WAL Doug Mountjoy 6 AUS John Campbell 9 ENG Jim Chambers 7 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG Graham Cripsey 6 ENG John Virgo 9 ENG Fred Davis 4 ENG Danny Fowler 9 ENG Neal Foulds 5 ENG Graham Miles 9 ENG John Spencer 5 ENG Mike Hallett 9 ENG Tony Jones 2 ENG Tony Meo 9 IRL Paul Watchorn 1 WAL Tony Chappel 9 ENG Dean Reynolds 5 ENG Steve Longworth 9 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 5 ENG Joe Johnson 9 CAN Jim Bear 5 ENG Barry West 9 CAN Marcel Gauvreau 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Gary Wilkinson 5 ENG Ray Edmonds 9 SCO Murdo MacLeod 4 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 9 WAL Ray Reardon 3 WAL Cliff Wilson 9 WAL Wayne Jones 5 ENG David Roe 9 ENG Rex Williams 7 ENG Vic Harris 9 ENG Dave Martin 7 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG John Dunning 0 IRL Eugene Hughes 9 ENG Nigel Gilbert 7 ENG Steve Davis 9 RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 6 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG David Taylor 6 ENG John Parrott 9 CAN Jim Wych 6 ENG Tony Knowles 9 CAN Kirk Stevens 8 NIR Dennis Taylor 7 NZL Dene O'Kane 9 ENG Willie Thorne 9 NIR Tommy Murphy 4 ENG Martin Smith 8 AUS John Campbell 9 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG John Virgo 6 ENG Danny Fowler 9 ENG Graham Miles 4 ENG Mike Hallett 9 ENG Tony Meo 5 WAL Tony Chappel 9 ENG Steve Longworth 6 ENG Joe Johnson 9 ENG Barry West 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Ray Edmonds 5 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 9 WAL Cliff Wilson 1 ENG David Roe 9 ENG Vic Harris 5 ENG Jimmy White 9 IRL Eugene Hughes 4 ENG Steve Davis 9 NIR Alex Higgins 2 ENG John Parrott 9 ENG Tony Knowles 4 NZL Dene O'Kane 7 ENG Willie Thorne 9 AUS John Campbell 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG Danny Fowler 4 ENG Mike Hallett 9 WAL Tony Chappel 4 ENG Joe Johnson 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 3 ENG David Roe 5 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG John Parrott 5 ENG Willie Thorne 9 CAN Cliff Thorburn 8 ENG Mike Hallett 7 ENG Joe Johnson 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 7 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Willie Thorne 2 ENG Joe Johnson 4 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Steve Davis 16 ENG Jimmy White 14 Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John WilliamsThe Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1987. Steve Davis 16–14 Jimmy White First session: 112–20 (106), 9–91 (91), 56–77, 0–139 (139), 53–74 (58), 78–27 (55), 27–77Second 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), 59–42110 Highest break 139 5 Century breaks 1 9 50+ breaks 10 Century breaks 147, 122, 108, 107 Willie Thorne 139 Jimmy White 137, 100 Tony Meo 134 Joe Johnson 133, 107 Cliff Thorburn 132 John Campbell 127, 104 Steve James 126 Nigel Gilbert 110, 108, 107, 106, 100 Steve Davis 110, 101, 101 John Parrott 107 Dene O'Kane 106 Alex Higgins 105, 100 Ray Edmonds 105 Dennis Taylor 101 Tony Chappel 100 Graham Cripsey References Category:UK Championship (snooker) UK Championship UK Championship British