1986–87 snooker season

The 1986–87 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 30 June 1986 and 30 May 1987. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

1986–87 snooker season
Details
Duration30 June 1986 – 30 May 1987
Tournaments29 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
World ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06-30 07-04   AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney   Dennis Taylor   Steve Davis 3–2 [1]
07-28 08-03   CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Snooker Centre Toronto   Cliff Thorburn   Jim Wych 6–2 [2]
08-?? 08-??   RSA NR South African Professional Championship Summit Club Johannesburg   Silvino Francisco   Francois Ellis 9–1 [2]
08-14 08-22   AUS NR Australian Professional Championship WIN (TV station) Sydney   Warren King   John Campbell 10–3 [2]
08-?? 08-??   THA NR Thailand Masters Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel Bangkok   James Wattana   Terry Griffiths 2–1 [3]
08-28 08-30   MYS NR Malaysian Masters Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur   Jimmy White   Dennis Taylor 2–1 [4]
09-02 09-07   HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong   Willie Thorne   Dennis Taylor 8–3 [4]
09-?? 09-??   CHN NR China Masters Shanghai   Steve Davis   Terry Griffiths 3–0 [4]
09-15 09-17   IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin   Dennis Taylor   Jimmy White 8–3 [5]
09-17 09-21   ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea   Willie Thorne   Steve Davis 10–9 [6]
09-18 09-21   SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow   Cliff Thorburn   Alex Higgins 9–8 [7]
09-26 10-05   ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent   Neal Foulds   Cliff Thorburn 12–9 [8]
10-18 10-26   ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading   Jimmy White   Rex Williams 10–6 [9]
10-28 11-01   CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto   Steve Davis   Willie Thorne 9–3 [10]
11-22 11-30   ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   Steve Davis   Neal Foulds 16–7 [11]
12-02 12-14   ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton   Steve Davis
  Tony Meo
  Mike Hallett
  Stephen Hendry
12–3 [12]
01-02 01-11   ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool   Steve Davis   Jimmy White 13–12 [13]
01-25 02-01   ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Dennis Taylor   Alex Higgins 9–8 [14]
02-03 02-08   SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Steve Davis Club Glasgow   Stephen Hendry   Jim Donnelly 10–7 [15]
02-06 02-11   ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich   Tony Meo   Les Dodd 9–5 [16]
02-09 02-13   WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport   Doug Mountjoy   Steve Newbury 9–7 [17]
02-15 03-01   ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby   Jimmy White   Neal Foulds 13–9 [18][19]
03-05 03-08   CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing   Willie Thorne   Jimmy White 5–2 [4]
03-18 03-21   ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All Ireland A   Canada 9–2 [20][21]
03-24 03-29   IRL NR Irish Masters Goffs Complex Kildare   Steve Davis   Willie Thorne 9–1 [22]
04-18 05-04   ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Steve Davis   Joe Johnson 18–14 [23]
05-09 05-16   WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   Neal Foulds   Willie Thorne 9–8 [24][25]
01-17 05-17   ENG NR Matchroom League   Steve Davis   Neal Foulds [n 2] [26]
05-27 05-30   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim   Dennis Taylor   Joe O'Boye 9–2 [27]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

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The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[28][29][30]

No. Ch. Name
1     Steve Davis
2     Cliff Thorburn
3     Dennis Taylor
4     Tony Knowles
5     Jimmy White
6     Alex Higgins
7     Willie Thorne
8     Joe Johnson
9     Kirk Stevens
10     Terry Griffiths
11     Tony Meo
12     Silvino Francisco
13     Neal Foulds
14     Doug Mountjoy
15     Ray Reardon
16     Rex Williams

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

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