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Welsh Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9–13 February 1987 (1987-02-09 – 1987-02-13)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£20,000
Winner's share	£8,000
Highest break	Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (108)
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up	Steve Newbury
Score	9–7
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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.

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £8,000
• Runner-up: £5,000
• Semi-final: £2,000
• Quarter-final: £500
• Highest break: £1,000
• Total: £20,000

Main draw

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

References

1. ^ "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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