Welsh Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 February 1987 (1987-02-09 1987-02-13)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£20,000[1]
Winner's share£8,000[1]
Highest break Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (108)[2]
Final
ChampionWales Doug Mountjoy
Runner-upWales Steve Newbury
Score9–7
1986
1988

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

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

[6]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Wales Doug Mountjoy 6
Wales Colin Roscoe 6 Wales Colin Roscoe 2
Wales Clive Everton 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Tony Chappel 2
Wales Tony Chappel 6
Wales Ray Reardon 4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Steve Newbury 7
Wales Steve Newbury 6
Wales Cliff Wilson 2
Wales Steve Newbury 9
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Wayne Jones 6 Wales Wayne Jones 2
Wales Mark Bennett 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hearn hunts Welsh wizard". Burton Daily Mail. 15 January 1987. p. 29.
  2. "Steve in fine form in final". Neath Guardian. 20 February 1987. p. 29.
  3. "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 154.
  5. "Mountjoy sweeps into final". South Wales Echo. 13 February 1987. p. 32.
  6. "1987 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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