British Open 1987

British Open 1987 Dulux British Open 1987
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	120
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	February 15, 1987
Endgame:	March 1, 1987
Winner:	Jimmy White
Finalist:	Neal Foulds
Highest Break:	140 ( Neal Foulds )
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The 1987 Dulux British Open was a snooker tournament of the 1986/87 season that took place in Derby from February 15 to March 1 . The Assembly Rooms in the central English city were the venue for the third time and the paint manufacturer Dulux sponsored the tournament for the third time.

Defending champion Steve Davis was eliminated in round 2. Nevertheless, it came to a purely English final for the second time: Jimmy White defeated his compatriot Neal Foulds 13: 9 in the final and won the fourth title of the season.

Main tournament

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place played two qualifying rounds, which resulted in a further 32 players who were then drawn into the top 32. The format remained unchanged until the semi-finals, but one frame more was needed to win the tournament than in the previous two years: the final was increased from best of 23 to best of 25.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 17 frames					Final Best of 25 frames
	1	Steve Davis	5
	38	Marcel Gauvreau	0
						1	Steve Davis	4th
						19th	John Virgo	5
	19th	John Virgo	5
	75	Mario Morra	3
											19th	John Virgo	5
											23	Cliff Wilson	2
	12	Silvino Francisco	5
	-	Brian Rowswell	0
						12	Silvino Francisco	4th
						23	Cliff Wilson	5
	23	Cliff Wilson	5
	79	Geoff Foulds	3
																19th	John Virgo	3
																13	Neal Foulds	5
	13	Neal Foulds	5
	-	David Roe	1
						13	Neal Foulds	5
						41	Warren King	4th
	17th	John Parrott	1
	41	Warren King	5
											13	Neal Foulds	5
											8th	Willie Thorne	2
	8th	Willie Thorne	5
	45	Bob Harris	1
						8th	Willie Thorne	5
						35	Steve Duggan	2
	31	Steve Longworth	2
	35	Steve Duggan	5
																					13	Neal Foulds	9
																					5	Tony Knowles	2
	29	Dean Reynolds	5
	-	Nigel Gilbert	2
						29	Dean Reynolds	0
						5	Tony Knowles	5
	5	Tony Knowles	5
	33	Danny Fowler	4th
											5	Tony Knowles	5
											57	Tommy Murphy	3
	15th	Ray Reardon	5
	65	Joe O'Boye	4th
						15th	Ray Reardon	4th
						57	Tommy Murphy	5
	32	Jim Wych	1
	57	Tommy Murphy	5
																5	Tony Knowles	5
																4th	Dennis Taylor	4th
	10	Terry Griffiths	5
	62	John Rea	2
						10	Terry Griffiths	5
						55	Tony Jones	3
	22nd	Murdo MacLeod	4th
	55	Tony Jones	5
											10	Terry Griffiths	4th
											4th	Dennis Taylor	5
	25th	Eddie Charlton	5
	58	Paul Medati	4th
						25th	Eddie Charlton	1
						4th	Dennis Taylor	5
	4th	Dennis Taylor	5
	74	Colin Roscoe	1
																									13	Neal Foulds	9
																										6th	Jimmy White	13
	3	Cliff Thorburn	5
	43	Mark Wildman	3
						3	Cliff Thorburn	5
						50	Graham Cripsey	2
	24	Bill Werbeniuk	2
	50	Graham Cripsey	5
											3	Cliff Thorburn	5
											14th	Doug Mountjoy	4th
	14th	Doug Mountjoy	5
	-	Ken Owers	1
						14th	Doug Mountjoy	5
						26th	Peter Francisco	3
	26th	Peter Francisco	5
	70	Eddie Sinclair	3
																3	Cliff Thorburn	5
																21st	David Taylor	3
	9	Kirk Stevens	5
	53	Bob chaperone	4th
						9	Kirk Stevens	5
						30th	Barry West	4th
	30th	Barry West	5
	112	Robbie Grace	2
											9	Kirk Stevens	2
											21st	David Taylor	5
	21st	David Taylor	5
	102	Glen Wilkinson	4th
						21st	David Taylor	5
						71	Jack McLaughlin	2
	7th	Alex Higgins	4th
	71	Jack McLaughlin	5
																				3	Cliff Thorburn	5
																					6th	Jimmy White	5
	6th	Jimmy White	5
	49	Tony Chappel	1
						6th	Jimmy White	5
						27	Mike Hallett	2
	27	Mike Hallett	5
	86	Gino Rigitano	1
											6th	Jimmy White	5
											16	Rex Williams	0
	16	Rex Williams	5
	69	Robby Foldvari	4th
						16	Rex Williams	5
						-	Steve James	2
	18th	John Campbell	1
	-	Steve James	5
																6th	Jimmy White	5
																34	John Spencer	3
	11	Tony Meo	1
	34	John Spencer	5
						34	John Spencer	5
						28	Dave Martin	2
	28	Dave Martin	5
	44	George Scott	3
											34	John Spencer	5
											2	Joe Johnson	3
	20th	Eugene Hughes	5
	63	Vic Harris	1
						20th	Eugene Hughes	3
						2	Joe Johnson	5
	2	Joe Johnson	5
	37	Tony Drago	0

final

Final: Best of 25 Frames Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , March 1st, 1987
Neal Foulds	9: 13	Jimmy White
Session 1 : 72 : 18 (58), 129 : 0 (105), 64 : 57 (51 Foulds, 55 White), 52 : 17 (52), 12: 89 , 0: 80 , 24: 67 ; Session 2 : 90 : 5, 16: 73 , 81 : 12, 6: 73 , 75 : 20, 33: 80 (71), 4: 87 , 65 : 53 (56); Session 3 : 87 : 23 (56), 61 : 18, 85 : 44 (57), 73 : 15, 69 : 35, 4: 79 (58), 76 : 24 (61)
105	Highest break	71
1	Century breaks	-
8th	50+ breaks	3

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1987 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1986-1987. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2019 .