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1987–88 snooker season

April 25, 2024

The 1987–88 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 29 June 1987 and 15 May 1988. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

1987–88 snooker season
Details
Duration29 June 1987 – 15 May 1988
Tournaments27 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Steve Davis
Masters Steve Davis
World Championship Steve Davis

New professional players edit

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association had introduced a play-off system to restrict the number of entries for professional tournaments, other than the World Championship, to 128. A total of ten amateurs, being the World Amateur Champion, the English Amateur Champion, and the eight players (excluding otherwise-qualified players) finishing highest in a play-off series, would be considered for professional status.[1]

For 1987–88, six-play offs between those amateurs and the lowest-ranked professional would have been necessary to keep to the limit of 128. The English Amateur Championship winner Antony Harris accepted a place on the professional tour, but World Amateur champion Paul Mifsud declined. Existing professionals Bert Demarco, Mike Hines, Paddy Morgan, Bernard Bennett and James Giannaros, rather than participate in the play-offs, opted to accept "non-tournament" status, which would allow them to enter only the World Championship. This meant that Gary Wilkinson, Martin Clark, Jim Chambers, Derek Heaton, Robert Marshall and Eric Lawlor took their places on the tour. Maurice Parkin took non-tournament status after losing 1–10 to Steve Meakin in a play-off.[1][2]

Changes in professional tour membership[1]
New professionals for 1987–88 Moved to non-tournament status
Antony Harris
Gary Wilkinson
Martin Clark
Jim Chambers
Derek Heaton
Robert Marshall
Eric Lawlor
Steve Meakin 		Bert Demarco
Mike Hines
Paddy Morgan
Bernard Bennett
James Giannaros
Maurice Parkin

Calendar edit

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06-29 07-08   AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney   Stephen Hendry   Mike Hallett [n 2] [3]
07-13 07-19   AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Lakemba Services Memorial Club Sydney   Warren King   Eddie Charlton 10–7 [4]
08-02 08-08   CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Scarborough Village Theatre Toronto   Cliff Thorburn   Jim Bear 8–4 [4]
08-28 08-31   JPN NR Tokyo Masters Tokyo Prince Hotel Tokyo   Dennis Taylor   Terry Griffiths 6–3 [5]
09-02 09-06   HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong   Steve Davis   Stephen Hendry 9–3 [5][6][7]
09-14 09-16   IRL NR Carling Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin   Dennis Taylor   Joe Johnson 8–5 [8]
09-17 09-20   SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow   Joe Johnson   Terry Griffiths 9–7 [9]
09-25 10-04   ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent   Steve Davis   Cliff Thorburn 12–5 [10]
10-17 10-25   ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading   Stephen Hendry   Dennis Taylor 10–7 [11]
10-27 10-31   CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto   Dennis Taylor   Jimmy White 9–7 [12]
11-04 11-07   ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea   Dennis Taylor   Willie Thorne 10–3 [5]
11-13 11-29   ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   Steve Davis   Jimmy White 16–14 [13]
12-01 12-13   ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton   Mike Hallett
  Stephen Hendry 		  Cliff Thorburn
  Dennis Taylor 		12–8 [14]
01-01 01-10   ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool   Steve Davis   John Parrott 13–11 [15]
01-?? 01-??   RSA NR South African Professional Championship Germiston   Francois Ellis   Jimmy van Rensberg 9–4 [4]
01-24 01-30   ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Steve Davis   Mike Hallett 9–0 [16]
02-04 02-10   ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich   Dean Reynolds   Neal Foulds 9–5 [17][18]
02-08 02-12   WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport   Terry Griffiths   Wayne Jones 9–3 [17][19]
02-09 02-12   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim   Jack McLaughlin   Dennis Taylor 9–4 [17][20]
02-11 02-14   SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh   Stephen Hendry   Murdo MacLeod 10–4 [21][22]
02-21 03-06   ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby   Stephen Hendry   Mike Hallett 13–2 [23][24]
03-16 03-19   ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   England   Australia 9–7 [25][26]
03-22 03-27   IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill   Steve Davis   Neal Foulds 9–4 [27][28]
04-06 04-09   CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing   John Parrott   Martin Clark 5–1 [5]
04-16 05-02   ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Steve Davis   Terry Griffiths 18–11 [29]
05-07 05-14   WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   John Parrott   Mike Hallett 9–1 [30]
01-23 05-15   EUR NR Matchroom League   Steve Davis   Stephen Hendry [n 3] [31]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings edit

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1987/1988

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.[32][33][34]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ The final was decided on aggregate score over five frames. Stephen Hendry won 371–226.
  3. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "The system still not right". Snooker Scene. May 1987. p. 25.
  2. ^ Baxter, Trevor (3 October 1987). "Meakin makes record books". Manchester Evening News. p. 22.
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  6. ^ "Davis Too Good For Hendry". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  28. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  29. ^ Turner, Chris. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  30. ^ . Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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  33. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  34. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

External links edit

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1987, snooker, season, series, snooker, tournaments, played, between, june, 1987, 1988, following, table, outlines, results, ranking, invitational, events, detailsduration29, june, 1987, 1988tournaments27, ranking, events, triple, crown, winnersuk, championshi. The 1987 88 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 29 June 1987 and 15 May 1988 The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events 1987 88 snooker seasonDetailsDuration29 June 1987 15 May 1988Tournaments27 6 ranking events Triple Crown winnersUK ChampionshipSteve DavisMastersSteve DavisWorld ChampionshipSteve Davis 1986 871988 89 Contents 1 New professional players 2 Calendar 3 Official rankings 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksNew professional players editThe World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association had introduced a play off system to restrict the number of entries for professional tournaments other than the World Championship to 128 A total of ten amateurs being the World Amateur Champion the English Amateur Champion and the eight players excluding otherwise qualified players finishing highest in a play off series would be considered for professional status 1 For 1987 88 six play offs between those amateurs and the lowest ranked professional would have been necessary to keep to the limit of 128 The English Amateur Championship winner Antony Harris accepted a place on the professional tour but World Amateur champion Paul Mifsud declined Existing professionals Bert Demarco Mike Hines Paddy Morgan Bernard Bennett and James Giannaros rather than participate in the play offs opted to accept non tournament status which would allow them to enter only the World Championship This meant that Gary Wilkinson Martin Clark Jim Chambers Derek Heaton Robert Marshall and Eric Lawlor took their places on the tour Maurice Parkin took non tournament status after losing 1 10 to Steve Meakin in a play off 1 2 Changes in professional tour membership 1 New professionals for 1987 88 Moved to non tournament status Antony HarrisGary WilkinsonMartin ClarkJim ChambersDerek HeatonRobert MarshallEric LawlorSteve Meakin Bert DemarcoMike HinesPaddy MorganBernard BennettJames GiannarosMaurice ParkinCalendar editDate n 1 Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner up Score Reference 06 29 07 08 nbsp AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Mike Hallett n 2 3 07 13 07 19 nbsp AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Lakemba Services Memorial Club Sydney nbsp Warren King nbsp Eddie Charlton 10 7 4 08 02 08 08 nbsp CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Scarborough Village Theatre Toronto nbsp Cliff Thorburn nbsp Jim Bear 8 4 4 08 28 08 31 nbsp JPN NR Tokyo Masters Tokyo Prince Hotel Tokyo nbsp Dennis Taylor nbsp Terry Griffiths 6 3 5 09 02 09 06 nbsp HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Stephen Hendry 9 3 5 6 7 09 14 09 16 nbsp IRL NR Carling Challenge RTE Studios Dublin nbsp Dennis Taylor nbsp Joe Johnson 8 5 8 09 17 09 20 nbsp SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow nbsp Joe Johnson nbsp Terry Griffiths 9 7 9 09 25 10 04 nbsp ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Cliff Thorburn 12 5 10 10 17 10 25 nbsp ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Dennis Taylor 10 7 11 10 27 10 31 nbsp CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto nbsp Dennis Taylor nbsp Jimmy White 9 7 12 11 04 11 07 nbsp ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend on Sea nbsp Dennis Taylor nbsp Willie Thorne 10 3 5 11 13 11 29 nbsp ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Jimmy White 16 14 13 12 01 12 13 nbsp ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton nbsp Mike Hallett nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Cliff Thorburn nbsp Dennis Taylor 12 8 14 01 01 01 10 nbsp ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool nbsp Steve Davis nbsp John Parrott 13 11 15 01 01 nbsp RSA NR South African Professional Championship Germiston nbsp Francois Ellis nbsp Jimmy van Rensberg 9 4 4 01 24 01 30 nbsp ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Mike Hallett 9 0 16 02 04 02 10 nbsp ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich nbsp Dean Reynolds nbsp Neal Foulds 9 5 17 18 02 08 02 12 nbsp WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport nbsp Terry Griffiths nbsp Wayne Jones 9 3 17 19 02 09 02 12 nbsp NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim nbsp Jack McLaughlin nbsp Dennis Taylor 9 4 17 20 02 11 02 14 nbsp SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco s Leisure Centre Edinburgh nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Murdo MacLeod 10 4 21 22 02 21 03 06 nbsp ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Mike Hallett 13 2 23 24 03 16 03 19 nbsp ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth nbsp England nbsp Australia 9 7 25 26 03 22 03 27 nbsp IRL NR Irish Masters Goff s Kill nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Neal Foulds 9 4 27 28 04 06 04 09 nbsp CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing nbsp John Parrott nbsp Martin Clark 5 1 5 04 16 05 02 nbsp ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Terry Griffiths 18 11 29 05 07 05 14 nbsp WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn nbsp John Parrott nbsp Mike Hallett 9 1 30 01 23 05 15 nbsp EUR NR Matchroom League nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Stephen Hendry n 3 31 WR World ranking event NR Non ranking eventOfficial rankings editMain article Snooker world rankings 1987 1988 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 32 33 34 No Ch Name 1 nbsp nbsp Steve Davis 2 nbsp nbsp Jimmy White 3 nbsp nbsp Neal Foulds 4 nbsp nbsp Cliff Thorburn 5 nbsp nbsp Joe Johnson 6 nbsp nbsp Terry Griffiths 7 nbsp nbsp Tony Knowles 8 nbsp nbsp Dennis Taylor 9 nbsp nbsp Alex Higgins 10 nbsp nbsp Silvino Francisco 11 nbsp nbsp Willie Thorne 12 nbsp nbsp Rex Williams 13 nbsp nbsp John Parrott 14 nbsp nbsp Doug Mountjoy 15 nbsp nbsp Dean Reynolds 16 nbsp nbsp Mike HallettNotes edit Dates use the mm dd date format The final was 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