1987 Scottish Masters

1987 Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates17–20 September 1987 (1987-09-17 – 1987-09-20)
VenueHospitality Inn
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£50,000[1]
Winner's share£16,000[2]
Highest break Dennis Taylor (NIR) (125)[3]
Final
Champion Joe Johnson (ENG)
Runner-up Terry Griffiths (WAL)
Score9–7
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The 1987 Langs Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 20 September 1987 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]

Joe Johnson won the tournament by defeating Terry Griffiths 9–7 in the final.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £16,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000
  • Semi-final: £5,000
  • Quarter-final: £3,125
  • Highest break: £1,500
  • Total: £50,000[1]

Tournament draw

[5]

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 17 Frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 2
 
England Joe Johnson 6
 
 
 
 Canada Cliff Thorburn 3
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 
 
 
  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 2
 
England Joe Johnson 9
 
 
 
 Wales Terry Griffiths 7
 
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 5
 
 
 
  Neal Foulds (ENG) 4
 
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
 
 
 
 England Jimmy White 3
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
  Alex Higgins (NIR) 3
 

References

  1. ^ a b "Superkid wants Joe". Daily Record. 5 June 1987. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Joe breaks Hearn 'grip'". Evening Herald (Dublin). 21 September 1987. p. 41.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Langs Supreme Scottish Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 67. ISBN 0720718309.
  4. ^ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.