Grand Prix 1987 (Snooker)

Grand Prix 1987
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	17th October 1987
Endgame:	October 25, 1987
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Dennis Taylor
Highest Break:	130 ( John Parrott )
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The 1987 Grand Prix was a 1987/88 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 17-25 , 1987 . For the fourth time the tournament was held in the south east of England.

The defending champion was the Englishman Jimmy White . This time he lost in lap 2. For the third time in the fourth Grand Prix, Dennis Taylor reached the final, but he could not repeat his victory of 1984 . Stephen Hendry from Scotland won the final 10-7. It was his first ranking win.

Final round

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for round 1. They played against the 32 professionals who had emerged from the qualification.

	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 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Jimmy White	5
	53	Jon Wright	1
						1	Jimmy White	3
						32	Tony Drago	5
	32	Tony Drago	5
	91	Jim Meadowcroft	1
											32	Tony Drago	2
											11	Willie Thorne	5
	22nd	John Campbell	3
	57	Roger Bales	5
						57	Roger Bales	2
						11	Willie Thorne	5
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	86	Jim Bear	1
																11	Willie Thorne	3
																18th	Peter Francisco	5
	16	Mike Hallett	4th
	98	Paul Gibson	5
						98	Paul Gibson	4th
						48	Graham Cripsey	5
	29	Barry West	3
	48	Graham Cripsey	5
											48	Graham Cripsey	1
											18th	Peter Francisco	5
	5	Joe Johnson	5
	66	Steve James	4th
						5	Joe Johnson	2
						18th	Peter Francisco	5
	18th	Peter Francisco	5
	69	John Rea	3
																					18th	Peter Francisco	4th
																					8th	Dennis Taylor	9
	33	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	79	Robby Foldvari	1
						33	Bill Werbeniuk	3
						8th	Dennis Taylor	5
	8th	Dennis Taylor	5
	38	Ray Reardon	1
											8th	Dennis Taylor	5
											17th	Cliff Wilson	2
	17th	Cliff Wilson	5
	96	Glen Wilkinson	4th
						17th	Cliff Wilson	5
						19th	John Virgo	3
	19th	John Virgo	5
	42	Marcel Gauvreau	1
																8th	Dennis Taylor	5
																45	Steve Newbury	2
	10	Silvino Francisco	5
	40	Danny Fowler	1
						10	Silvino Francisco	3
						-	Gary Wilkinson	5
	31	Steve Longworth	4th
	-	Gary Wilkinson	5
											-	Gary Wilkinson	3
											45	Steve Newbury	5
	20th	Tony Meo	0
	45	Steve Newbury	5
						45	Steve Newbury	5
						4th	Cliff Thorburn	0
	4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	46	Tony Jones	2
																									8th	Dennis Taylor	7th
																										23	Stephen Hendry	10
	3	Neal Foulds	4th
	-	Martin Clark	5
						-	Martin Clark	4th
						92	Mick Fisher	5
	24	Eugene Hughes	4th
	92	Mick Fisher	5
											92	Mick Fisher	2
											41	Bob chaperone	5
	15th	Dean Reynolds	4th
	64	Pat Houlihan	5
						64	Pat Houlihan	0
						41	Bob chaperone	5
	25th	David Taylor	3
	41	Bob chaperone	5
																41	Bob chaperone	2
																13	John Parrott	5
	13	John Parrott	5
	51	Les Dodd	1
						13	John Parrott	5
						21st	Kirk Stevens	0
	21st	Kirk Stevens	5
	34	Wayne Jones	1
											13	John Parrott	5
											6th	Terry Griffiths	4th
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	65	Tony Kearney	0
						6th	Terry Griffiths	5
						58	Tony Chappel	3
	28	John Spencer	1
	58	Tony Chappel	5
																				13	John Parrott	7th
																					23	Stephen Hendry	9
	7th	Tony Knowles	5
	50	Jack McLaughlin	0
						7th	Tony Knowles	5
						83	David Roe	2
	27	Dave Martin	4th
	83	David Roe	5
											7th	Tony Knowles	5
											26th	Eddie Charlton	0
	12	Rex Williams	3
	59	Ray Edmonds	5
						59	Ray Edmonds	3
						26th	Eddie Charlton	5
	26th	Eddie Charlton	5
	71	Jimmy van Rensberg	3
																7th	Tony Knowles	2
																23	Stephen Hendry	5
	14th	Doug Mountjoy	2
	-	Jim Chambers	5
						-	Jim Chambers	1
						23	Stephen Hendry	5
	23	Stephen Hendry	5
	54	Mark Bennett	1
											23	Stephen Hendry	5
											2	Steve Davis	2
	30th	Murdo MacLeod	4th
	36	Jim Wych	5
						36	Jim Wych	1
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis	5
	68	Graham Miles	1

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 23, 1988
Dennis Taylor	7: 10	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon : 68 : 60, 74 : 52 (60), 90 : 9, 0: 79 (79), 60 : 26, 22: 96 , 11: 89 (58), 13: 73 , 17: 63 ; Evening : 48: 63 , 24: 69 , 0: 98 (98), 121 : 13, 20: 79 , 73 : 29, 80 : 33 (50), 30: 76
60	Highest break	98
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	3

swell

1. ↑ 1987 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1987 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1987-1988. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 .