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1987 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan/Feb 1987

Field	Value
tournament_name	1987 Benson & Hedges Masters
dates
venue	Wembley Conference Centre
location	London
country	England
organisation	WPBSA
format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£200,000
winners_share	£51,000
highest_break	Jimmy White (136)
winner	Dennis Taylor
runner_up	Alex Higgins
score	9–8
previous	[1986](1986-masters-snooker)
next	[1988](1988-masters-snooker)

http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1987/01
:Triggered by \bcuetracker\.net\b on the local blacklist|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} The 1987 Masters (officially the 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 January and 1 February 1987 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Alex Higgins dominated the tournament. He defeated Terry Griffiths in the first round 5–4, after being 2–4 down, and won the match before his fans invaded the Wembley Conference Centre to greet him similar to his 1985 match with Steve Davis in the same round. He then cruised past World Champion Joe Johnson and Tony Meo before facing fellow Irishman Dennis Taylor in the final, which turned out to be a late night finish. Higgins led 8–5 by the evening session, but Taylor won the last 4 frames to win his only Masters title and his first major title since beating Steve Davis in the 1985 World Championship.

This was the first, and to date only, major final to feature 2 players from Northern Ireland. It also stood as the last time a player from Northern Ireland had won a Triple Crown title for over 30 years until Mark Allen's victory in the 2018 Masters.

Also in the 1987 Masters, Ray Reardon made his last appearance in the competition, when he played Joe Johnson. Cliff Thorburn failed to make it three Masters titles in row, when he lost 5–6 to Dennis Taylor in the semi-final. The highest break of the tournament was 136 made by Jimmy White.

The final attracted an average of 9.2million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 13.3million.

Field

Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Joe Johnson seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Neal Foulds was making his debut in the Masters.

Main draw

Final

3	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Total: 7

136 Jimmy White
111, 106, 105, 101 Dennis Taylor
108 Alex Higgins
101 Tony Meo

References

Waumsley, Rick. (April 1992). "Television's Top Ten". Everton's News Agency.
"1987 Masters Results". Snooker Database.
"The Masters". Snooker Scene.
"1987 Masters". CueTracker – Snooker Results and Statistics Database.

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