The 1987 British Open (officially the 1987 Dulux British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 15 February to 1 March 1987 with television coverage on ITV and Channel 4 beginning on 20 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 February – 1 March 1987 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £300,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £60,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Neal Foulds (ENG) (140)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Neal Foulds (ENG) |
| Score | 13–9 |
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Main draw
editThe Last 64 was played at Solihull in November 1986. The last 32 onwards was played at Derby.
Final
edit| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: John Williams Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 28 February and 1 March 1987. | ||
| Jimmy White |
13–9 | Neal Foulds |
| Afternoon: 18–72 (58), 0–129 (105), 57–64 (White 55, Foulds 51), 17–52 (52), 89–12, 80–0, 67–24 Evening: 5–90, 73–16, 21–81, 73–6, 20–75, 80–33 (71), 4–87, 65–53 (56) Afternoon: 87–23 (56), 61–18, 85–44 (57), 73–15, 69–35, 4–79 (58), 76–24 (61) | ||
| 71 | Highest break | 105 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0600501922.
- ^ Everton, Clive (2 March 1987). "Runaway victory for White". The Guardian. London. p. 26.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.