1987 Carling Challenge

April 2022 April 2022 Carling Challenge 1987 09 14 1987 09 16 y RTÉ Studios Dublin Ireland WPBSA Non-ranking event £35,000 £12,500 Dennis Taylor NIR (140)Taylor keeps his crown South China Morning Post 18 September 1987 35 Dennis Taylor NIR Joe Johnson ENG 8–5 1986 1988 The 1987 Carling Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1987.Brennock Mark Snooker champions must change over to Carling The Irish Times 8 September 1987 6https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IO0700945019/GDCS?u=slnsw_public&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=d84a19c6 Rest of the News in Sport 21 June 1987 The Sunday Telegraph 28 October 2022 47 Gale Primary Sources subscription The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carlsberg.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120107151601/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carlsberg.html dead 7 January 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 6 February 2018Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 202 Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 9780851123646 107 Dennis Taylor won the tournament for the second consecutive season defeating Joe Johnson 8–5. Main draw Results are shown below. Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 15 frames Dennis Taylor NIR 5 Stephen Hendry SCO 3 Joe Johnson ENG 5 Neal Foulds ENG 4 Dennis Taylor NIR 8 Joe Johnson ENG 5 References Category:Fosters Professional Carlsberg Challenge Carlsberg Challenge Carlsberg Challenge