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1987 Tennent's UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	13–29 November 1987
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Willie Thorne (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	Jimmy White (ENG)
Score	16–14
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The 1987 UK Championship (officially the 1987 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987.

Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November.^[1]

Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.^[2]

Main draw

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Last 64 Best of 17 frames		Last 32 Best of 17 frames		Last 16 Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames		Final Best of 31 frames

Steve Davis	9

Warren King	2
		Steve Davis	9

		Peter Francisco	6
Peter Francisco	9

Eric Lawlor	4
				Steve Davis	9

				Alex Higgins	2
Alex Higgins	9

Steve Duggan	4
		Alex Higgins	9

		David Taylor	6
David Taylor	9

Bob Chaperon	6
						Steve Davis	9

						John Parrott	5
John Parrott	9

Steve Newbury	5
		John Parrott	9

		Jim Wych	6
Jim Wych	9

Stephen Hendry	7
				John Parrott	9

				Tony Knowles	4
Tony Knowles	9

John Rea	6
		Tony Knowles	9

		Kirk Stevens	8
Kirk Stevens	9

Joe O'Boye	8
								Steve Davis	9

								Willie Thorne	2
Dennis Taylor	9

Les Dodd	8
		Dennis Taylor	7

		Dene O'Kane	9
Dene O'Kane	9

Eddie Charlton	8
				Dene O'Kane	7

				Willie Thorne	9
Willie Thorne	9

Bill Oliver	3
		Willie Thorne	9

		Tommy Murphy	4
Tommy Murphy	9

Tony Drago	7
						Willie Thorne	9

						Cliff Thorburn	8
Martin Smith	9

Doug Mountjoy	6
		Martin Smith	8

		John Campbell	9
John Campbell	9

Jim Chambers	7
				John Campbell	4

				Cliff Thorburn	9
Cliff Thorburn	9

Graham Cripsey	6
		Cliff Thorburn	9

		John Virgo	6
John Virgo	9

Fred Davis	4
										Steve Davis	16

										Jimmy White	14
Danny Fowler	9

Neal Foulds	5
		Danny Fowler	9

		Graham Miles	4
Graham Miles	9

John Spencer	5
				Danny Fowler	4

				Mike Hallett	9
Mike Hallett	9

Tony Jones	2
		Mike Hallett	9

		Tony Meo	5
Tony Meo	9

Paul Watchorn	1
						Mike Hallett	7

						Joe Johnson	9
Tony Chappel	9

Dean Reynolds	5
		Tony Chappel	9

		Steve Longworth	6
Steve Longworth	9

Bill Werbeniuk	5
				Tony Chappel	4

				Joe Johnson	9
Joe Johnson	9

Jim Bear	5
		Joe Johnson	9

		Barry West	6
Barry West	9

Marcel Gauvreau	6
								Joe Johnson	4

								Jimmy White	9
Terry Griffiths	9

Gary Wilkinson	5
		Terry Griffiths	9

		Ray Edmonds	5
Ray Edmonds	9

Murdo MacLeod	4
				Terry Griffiths	9

				Silvino Francisco	3
Silvino Francisco	9

Ray Reardon	3
		Silvino Francisco	9

		Cliff Wilson	1
Cliff Wilson	9

Wayne Jones	5
						Terry Griffiths	7

						Jimmy White	9
David Roe	9

Rex Williams	7
		David Roe	9

		Vic Harris	5
Vic Harris	9

Dave Martin	7
				David Roe	5

				Jimmy White	9
Jimmy White	9

John Dunning	0
		Jimmy White	9

		Eugene Hughes	4
Eugene Hughes	9

Nigel Gilbert	7

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1987.
Steve Davis England	16–14	Jimmy White England
First session: 112–20 (106), 9–91 (91), 56–77, 0–139 (139), 53–74 (58), 78–27 (55), 27–77 Second session: 67–53 (White 52), 84–14, 31–103, 107–13 (107), 98–0 (98), 5–107 (57, 50), 75–37 (75) Third session: 19–83, 16–67, 82–36, 81–44, 64–5, 73–0 (73), 16–75 (50) Fourth session: 8–68, 28–77 (70), 107–0 (100), 65–64 (White 58), 4–64, 111–3 (110), 16–63 (59), 121–0 (108), 59–42
110	Highest break	139
5	Century breaks	1
9	50+ breaks	10

Century breaks

147, 122, 108, 107 – Willie Thorne
139 – Jimmy White
137, 100 – Tony Meo
134 – Joe Johnson
133, 107 – Cliff Thorburn
132 – John Campbell
127, 104 – Steve James
126 – Nigel Gilbert

110, 108, 107, 106, 100 – Steve Davis
110, 101, 101 – John Parrott
107 – Dene O'Kane
106 – Alex Higgins
105, 100 – Ray Edmonds
105 – Dennis Taylor
101 – Tony Chappel
100 – Graham Cripsey

References

^ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "1987 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

[1] Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

[2] Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[3] "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

[4] "1987 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

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