1987 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–30 May 1987 |
| Venue | Antrim Forum |
| City | Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £23,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £8,500[2] |
| Highest break | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (129)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up | Joe O'Boye |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The 1987 Matchroom Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 30 May 1987 at the Antrim Forum in Antrim, Northern Ireland.[4][5]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Joe O'Boye 9–2 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
- Winner: £8,500
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Semi-final: £2,500
- Quarter-final: £1,000
- Round 1: £150
- Highest break: £600
- Total: £23,000[1]
Main draw
| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Sheehan | 5 | Dessie Sheehan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack McLaughlin | 4 | Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paddy Browne | 5 | Paddy Browne | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea | 3 | Paddy Browne | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke | 5 | Pascal Burke | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan | 3 | Dennis Taylor | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Boye | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | w/d | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Boye | 5 | Joe O'Boye | w/o | ||||||||||||||||
| Billy Kelly | 0 | Joe O'Boye | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes | 5 | Eugene Hughes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Watchorn | 2 | Eugene Hughes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Kearney | 5 | Tony Kearney | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Snooker shock as WPBSA axe £1,000". Belfast Telegraph. 28 May 1987. p. 36.
- ^ "McLaughlin aims to meet champion". Belfast Telegraph. 28 February 1987. p. 15.
- ^ "Jaded Taylor 'cheques' in for 6th title". Belfast Telegraph. 1 June 1987. p. 16.
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Tommy on cue for Ards trip". Belfast Telegraph. 13 May 1987. p. 26.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
- ^ Terry Smith, ed. (1987). "Matchroom Irish Championship". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 87. ISBN 0720717973.
- ^ "1987 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.