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1986–87 snooker season

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

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1986/1987

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 Steady  England  Steve Davis
2 Steady  Canada  Cliff Thorburn
3 Rise  Northern Ireland  Dennis Taylor
4 Fall  England  Tony Knowles
5 Rise  England  Jimmy White
6 Rise  Northern Ireland  Alex Higgins
7 Rise  England  Willie Thorne
8 Rise  England  Joe Johnson
9 Fall  Canada  Kirk Stevens
10 Fall  Wales  Terry Griffiths
11 Fall  England  Tony Meo
12 Rise  South Africa  Silvino Francisco
13 Rise  England  Neal Foulds
14 Rise  Wales  Doug Mountjoy
15 Fall  Wales  Ray Reardon
16 Rise  England  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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  8. ^ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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  26. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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  30. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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