1987 World Snooker Championship
The 1987 World Snooker Championship was a snooker event that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1987. It was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April – 4 May 1987 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break | 23x15px Steve Davis (127) |
| Final | |
| Champion | 23x15px Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | 23x15px Joe Johnson |
| Score | 18–14 |
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Defending champion Joe Johnson made it to the final again. He played Steve Davis, a repeat of the 1986 final. However, Johnson did not win, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The event was sponsored by cigarette maker Embassy.
Main draw
Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets denote players seedings, whilst players in bold are match winners.[1][2][3][4]
| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 & 4 May 1987. Referee: Len Ganley[5] | ||
| Joe Johnson (1) 22x20px England |
14–18 | Steve Davis (2) 22x20px England |
| 0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78 | Century breaks: 2 (Johnson 1, Davis 1) Highest break by Johnson: 101 |
0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78 |
| 23x15px Steve Davis wins the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship | Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames |
| Best of 25 frames | Best of 31 frames | |
Century breaks
There were 18 century breaks at the championship. The highest of which being a 127 made by Steve Davis.[1] This break was the lowest highest break recorded since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre.[6][7][8] A 132 made by Dene O'Kane was the highest break of the qualifying stages.
- 127 Steve Davis
- 119, 114 Jimmy White
- 112 Rex Williams
- 109, 106, 105, 102 Neal Foulds
- 108, 102, 101 Joe Johnson
- 105, 103 Mike Hallett
- 103 Stephen Hendry
- 103 Steve Longworth
- 101 John Virgo
- 100 Tony Meo
- 100 Ray Reardon
1987 World Snooker Championship Media
- Preston Guild Hall 1.jpg
The Preston Guild Hall hosted qualifying for the event.
- Stephen Hendry PHC 2011.png
Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2011) became the youngest player ever to win a match in the main stage of the tournament.
- German Masters 2015-Venue-Misc-12 (LezFraniak) - cropped to Neal Foulds.jpg
Neal Foulds (pictured in 2015) reached the semi-finals for the only time in his career by defeating Mike Hallett 13–9.
- Steve Davis at Sports Club Turku, Finland.jpg
Steve Davis (pictured in 2008) won his fourth world title, defeating Joe Johnson 18–14.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Championship 1987". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ "1987 World Championships Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 24–25.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
- ↑ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 147.