Canadian Masters 1987

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Canadian Masters 1987
Labatt’s Canadian Masters 1987
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Venue: CBC TV Studios , Toronto , Canada
Opening: October 26, 1987
Endgame: October 31, 1987

Winner: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Finalist: EnglandEngland Jimmy White
Highest Break: 127 ( Dennis Taylor ) Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
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The Labatt's Canadian Masters 1987 was a professional snooker invitation tournament as part of the 1987-88 season . It was from 26 to 31 October 1987 in the CBC TV studios in the Canadian Toronto discharged. The winner was the Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor , who defeated the Englishman Jimmy White 9: 7 in the final. Taylor played the tournament's highest break with a 127 break.

The Canadian Masters in 1987 was the third and final tournament of Barry Hearn 's company Matchroom Sport discharged 1987 World Series .

Prize money

Compared to last year, the prize pool increased by approximately £ 13,000 to £ 75,000, with a third going to the winner.

Prize money
winner £ 25,000
finalist £ 12,000
Semi-finalist £ 9,000
Quarter finalist £ 5,000
All in all £ 75,000

Tournament course

Eight players were invited to the tournament who fought for the tournament victory in a knockout system . The quarter-finals were held in the best of 9 frames mode , the semi-finals in the best of 15 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode.

  Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 15 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                           
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5        
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8th
   CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
   EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 3  
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 7th
   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 1  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 8th
   EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 7th  
 EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 5
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 4th  

final

The Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor had defeated the defending champion Steve Davis in the first round and moved into the final with an 8: 5 win over Cliff Thorburn . His opponent Jimmy White , on the other hand, only made it into the final in the last frame of his game against Neal Foulds .

White won the first frame, but Taylor equaled immediately. The game developed into a very even final, until 3: 3 no player could take the lead with more than one frame. Taylor then managed to increase to 5: 3 with the help of a 127 break, but White was able to equalize immediately and then take the lead 5: 6. Taylor turned the game around and eventually restored his old lead gap. White came up to 8: 7 with a 73 break, but Taylor won the 16th frame with 63:53, so that he won the Canadian Masters for the second time.

Finale: Best of 17 Frames
CBC TV Studios ,  Toronto , Canada , October 31, 1987
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 : 7 EnglandEngland Jimmy White
26: 61 (53); 126 : 5 (64); 1: 93 (84); 69 : 13; 104 : 0 (104); 7: 91 (87); 127 : 7 (127); 80 : 41; 10: 64 (53); 0: 84 (84); 31: 80 ; 78:10 (64); 68:26 ; 76 : 23 (60); 45: 73 (73); 63 : 53
127 Highest break 87
2 Century breaks -
5 50+ breaks 6th

Century breaks

Three century breaks were played during the tournament , two of them in the final.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1987 Canadian Masters. Cuetracker.net, accessed January 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Canadian Open / Canadian Masters - World Ranking and Invitation Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on January 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1987 Canadian Masters - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed January 1, 2019 .