| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 November 1987 (1987-11-04 – 1987-11-07) |
| Venue | Cliffs Pavilion |
| City | Southend-on-Sea |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £125,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Dennis Taylor (NIR) (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
| Runner-up |  Willie Thorne (ENG) |
| Score | 10–3 |
| ← 1986 1988 → | |
The 1987 Matchroom Professional Championship was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 4 and 7 November 1987 in Southend-on-Sea, England.
The tournament featured seven professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Dennis Taylor, who defeated reigning champion Willie Thorne 10–3 in the final.
Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis 6–3 in the semi-finals after trailing 1–3.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £25,000
- Semi-final: £12,500
- Quarter-final: £7,500
- Highest break: £2,500
- Total: £125,000
Tournament draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
| Neal Foulds | 5 | |||||||||
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 3 | |||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 10 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 6 | |||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 6 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||
References
- ^ Smith, Terry (9 November 1987). "Taylor banks £50,000". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 13.
- ^ Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Matchroom Champion of Champions Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 77. ISBN 0720718309.
- "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Davis shapes up to Meo". London Evening Standard. London. 3 November 1987. p. 51.
- "Taylor pockets title". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1987. p. 48.
- "1987 Matchroom Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 7 November 1987. p. 20.