1987 Kent Cup

Kent Cup 1987 03 5 1987 03 8 y Beijing China Matchroom Sport and WPBSA Non-ranking event 134, Steve Davis Willie Thorne ENG Jimmy White ENG 5–2 1988 The 1987 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Beijing from 5 to 8 March 1987. The invited competitors were seven players managed by Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport, and also Rex Williams and eight Chinese amateur players. Willie Thorne won the tournament, defeating Jimmy White 5–2 in the final, which was watched by over 100 million television viewers in China.Morrison Ian 1989 The Official 1990 Matchroom Special London Hamyln 57 0600566005http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=746 1987 Kent Cup Results snookerdatabase.co.uk Snooker Database 12 April 2020 20 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210720205450/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=746 dead http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventList.aspx 1987 Kent Cup Results snookerdatabase.co.uk Snooker Event Calendar (1987) 12 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173816/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventList.aspx 15 September 2019 live The highest break was 134, by Steve Davis.Smith Terry Thorne thrills Chinese TV audience of 100m The Daily Telegraph 9 Mar 1987 29 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-thorne-thrills/171884684/ Newspapers.com Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 7 frames Semi-finalsBest of 7 frames FinalBest of 9 frames ENG Steve Davis 4 ENG Rex Williams 0 ENG Willie Thorne 4 WAL Terry Griffiths 1 ENG Jimmy White 4 ENG Tony Meo 0 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 ENG Neal Foulds 4 ENG Steve Davis 3 ENG Willie Thorne 4 ENG Jimmy White 4 ENG Neal Foulds 3 ENG Willie Thorne 5 ENG Jimmy White 2 References Category:Kent Cup (snooker) Kent Cup Kent Cup Kent Cup