1986–87 snooker season

The 1986–87 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1986 and May 1987. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

1986–87 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1986 – May 1987
Tournaments30
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Steve Davis
Masters Dennis Taylor
World Championship Steve Davis

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin Dennis Taylor Jimmy White 8–3 [1]
08–?? 08–??  THA NR Thailand Masters Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel Bangkok James Wattana Terry Griffiths 2–1 [2]
08–?? 08–??  AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney Dennis Taylor Steve Davis 3–2 [3]
08–?? 08–??  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Toronto Cliff Thorburn Jim Wych 6–2 [4]
08–?? 08–??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship Johannesburg Silvino Francisco Francois Ellis 9–1 [4]
09–?? 09–??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Wooloongong Sydney Warren King John Campbell 10–3 [4]
09–?? 09–??  MYS NR Malaysian Masters Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur Jimmy White Dennis Taylor 2–1 [5]
09–?? 09–??  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Hong Kong Willie Thorne Dennis Taylor 8–3 [5]
09–?? 09–??  CHN NR China Masters Shanghai Steve Davis Terry Griffiths 3–0 [5]
09–17 09–24  ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea Willie Thorne Steve Davis 10–9 [6]
09–18 09–21  SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow Cliff Thorburn Alex Higgins 9–8 [7]
09–26 10–05  ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Neal Foulds Cliff Thorburn 12–9 [8]
10–18 10–26  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Jimmy White Rex Williams 10–6 [9]
10–28 11–01  CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto Steve Davis Willie Thorne 9–3 [10]
11–14 11–30  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Steve Davis Neal Foulds 16–7 [11]
12–02 12–14  ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Steve Davis
Tony Meo		 Mike Hallett
Stephen Hendry		 12–3 [12]
01–02 01–11  ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Steve Davis Jimmy White 13–12 [13]
01–25 02–01  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins 9–8 [14]
02–?? 02–??  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Steve Davis Club Glasgow Stephen Hendry Jim Donnelly 10–7 [15]
02–?? 02–??  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Dennis Taylor Joe O'Boye 9–2 [16]
02–06 02–11  ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich Tony Meo Les Dodd 9–5 [17]
02–09 02–13  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Doug Mountjoy Steve Newbury 9–7 [18]
02–15 03–01  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Jimmy White Neal Foulds 13–9 [19][20]
03–05 03–08  CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Willie Thorne Jimmy White 5–2 [5]
03–18 03–21  ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All Ireland A  Canada 9–2 [21][22]
03–24 03–29  IRL NR Irish Masters Goffs Complex Kildare Steve Davis Willie Thorne 9–1 [23]
04–18 05–04  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Steve Davis Joe Johnson 18–14 [24]
05–?? 05–??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Neal Foulds Willie Thorne 9–8 [25][26]
01–?? 05–??  ENG NR Matchroom League Steve Davis Neal Foulds [n 2] [27]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings
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 Steve Davis
2 Cliff Thorburn
3 Dennis Taylor
4 Tony Knowles
5 Jimmy White
6 Alex Higgins
7 Willie Thorne
8 Joe Johnson
9 Kirk Stevens
10 Terry Griffiths
11 Tony Meo
12 Silvino Francisco
13 Neal Foulds
14 Doug Mountjoy
15 Ray Reardon
16 Rex Williams

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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