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1987–88 snooker season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| duration | 29 June 1987 – 15 May 1988 |
| tournaments | 27 (6 ranking events) |
| UK | ENG Steve Davis |
| Masters | ENG Steve Davis |
| WorldChamps | ENG Steve Davis |
| previous | [1986–87](1986-87-snooker-season) |
| next | [1988–89](1988-89-snooker-season) |
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.
New professional players
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.
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.
| 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
| DateDates use the mm-dd date format. | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06–29 | 07–08 | AUS | NR | [Australian Masters](1987-australian-masters) | Parmatta Club | Sydney | SCO Stephen Hendry | ENG Mike Hallett |
| 07–13 | 07–19 | AUS | NR | [Australian Professional Championship](1987-australian-professional-championship) | Lakemba Services Memorial Club | Sydney | AUS Warren King | AUS Eddie Charlton |
| 08–02 | 08-08 | CAN | NR | [Canadian Professional Championship](1987-canadian-professional-championship) | Scarborough Village Theatre | Toronto | CAN Cliff Thorburn | CAN Jim Bear |
| 08–28 | 08–31 | JPN | NR | [Tokyo Masters](1987-tokyo-masters) | Tokyo Prince Hotel | Tokyo | NIR Dennis Taylor | WAL Terry Griffiths |
| 09–02 | 09–06 | HKG | NR | [Hong Kong Masters](1987-hong-kong-masters) | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | Hong Kong | ENG Steve Davis | SCO Stephen Hendry |
| 09–14 | 09–16 | IRL | NR | [Carling Challenge](1987-carling-challenge) | RTÉ Studios | Dublin | NIR Dennis Taylor | ENG Joe Johnson |
| 09–17 | 09–20 | SCO | NR | [Scottish Masters](1987-scottish-masters) | Hospitality Inn | Glasgow | ENG Joe Johnson | WAL Terry Griffiths |
| 09–25 | 10–04 | ENG | WR | [International Open](1987-international-open) | Trentham Gardens | Stoke-on-Trent | ENG Steve Davis | CAN Cliff Thorburn |
| 10–17 | 10–25 | ENG | WR | [Grand Prix](1987-grand-prix-snooker) | Hexagon Theatre | Reading | SCO Stephen Hendry | NIR Dennis Taylor |
| 10-27 | 10-31 | CAN | NR | [Canadian Masters](1987-canadian-masters) | CBC Television Studios | Toronto | NIR Dennis Taylor | ENG Jimmy White |
| 11–04 | 11–07 | ENG | NR | [Matchroom Professional Championship](1987-matchroom-professional-championship) | Cliffs Pavilion | Southend-on-Sea | NIR Dennis Taylor | ENG Willie Thorne |
| 11–13 | 11–29 | ENG | WR | [UK Championship](1987-uk-championship-snooker) | Guild Hall | Preston | ENG Steve Davis | ENG Jimmy White |
| 12–01 | 12–13 | ENG | TE | [World Doubles Championship](1987-world-doubles-championship) | Derngate Centre | Northampton | ENG Mike Hallett | |
| SCO Stephen Hendry | CAN Cliff Thorburn | |||||||
| NIR Dennis Taylor | ||||||||
| 01-01 | 01–10 | ENG | WR | [The Classic](1988-classic-snooker) | Norbreck Castle Hotel | Blackpool | ENG Steve Davis | ENG John Parrott |
| 01-?? | 01-?? | RSA | NR | [South African Professional Championship](1988-south-african-professional-championship) | Germiston | RSA Francois Ellis | RSA Jimmy van Rensberg | |
| 01–24 | 01–30 | ENG | NR | [The Masters](1988-masters-snooker) | Wembley Conference Centre | London | ENG Steve Davis | ENG Mike Hallett |
| 02–04 | 02–10 | ENG | NR | [English Professional Championship](1988-english-professional-championship) | Corn Exchange | Ipswich | ENG Dean Reynolds | ENG Neal Foulds |
| 02–08 | 02–12 | WAL | NR | [Welsh Professional Championship](1988-welsh-professional-championship) | Newport Centre | Newport | WAL Terry Griffiths | WAL Wayne Jones |
| 02–09 | 02–12 | NIR | NR | [Irish Professional Championship](1988-irish-professional-championship) | Antrim Forum | Antrim | NIR Jack McLaughlin | NIR Dennis Taylor |
| 02–11 | 02–14 | SCO | NR | [Scottish Professional Championship](1988-scottish-professional-championship) | Marco's Leisure Centre | Edinburgh | SCO Stephen Hendry | SCO Murdo MacLeod |
| 02–21 | 03–06 | ENG | WR | [British Open](1988-british-open) | Assembly Rooms | Derby | SCO Stephen Hendry | ENG Mike Hallett |
| 03–16 | 03–19 | ENG | TE | [World Cup](1988-world-cup-snooker) | Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | ||
| 03–22 | 03–27 | IRL | NR | [Irish Masters](1988-irish-masters) | Goff's | Kill | ENG Steve Davis | ENG Neal Foulds |
| 04–06 | 04–09 | CHN | NR | [Kent Cup](1988-kent-cup) | Beijing Indoor Stadium | Beijing | ENG John Parrott | ENG Martin Clark |
| 04–16 | 05–02 | ENG | WR | [World Snooker Championship](1988-world-snooker-championship) | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | ENG Steve Davis | WAL Terry Griffiths |
| 05–07 | 05–14 | WAL | NR | [Pontins Professional](1988-pontins-professional) | Pontins | Prestatyn | ENG John Parrott | ENG Mike Hallett |
| 01–23 | 05–15 | EUR | NR | [Matchroom League](1988-matchroom-league) | ENG Steve Davis | SCO Stephen Hendry |
Official rankings
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.
| No. | Ch. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Steve Davis | |
| 2 | England Jimmy White | |
| 3 | England Neal Foulds | |
| 4 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | |
| 5 | England Joe Johnson | |
| 6 | Wales Terry Griffiths | |
| 7 | England Tony Knowles | |
| 8 | Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | |
| 9 | Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | |
| 10 | South Africa Silvino Francisco | |
| 11 | England Willie Thorne | |
| 12 | England Rex Williams | |
| 13 | England John Parrott | |
| 14 | Wales Doug Mountjoy | |
| 15 | England Dean Reynolds | |
| 16 | England Mike Hallett |
Notes
References
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