1987 Welsh Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–13 February 1987 |
| Venue | Newport Centre |
| City | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £8,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (108)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Doug Mountjoy |
| Runner-up | Steve Newbury |
| Score | 9–7 |
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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.[1][3]
Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.[4]
Prize fund[edit]
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[edit]
| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Roscoe
| 6 | Colin Roscoe
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clive Everton
| 2 | Doug Mountjoy
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Newbury
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Newbury
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Newbury
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 6 | Wayne Jones
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Bennett
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Hearn hunts Welsh wizard". Burton Daily Mail. 15 January 1987. p. 29.
- ^ "Steve in fine form in final". Neath Guardian. 20 February 1987. p. 29.
- ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
- ^ "Mountjoy sweeps into final". South Wales Echo. 13 February 1987. p. 32.
- ^ "1987 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.