Masters 1987

Masters 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters 1987
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	16
Venue:	Wembley Conference Center , London , England
Opening:	January 25, 1987
Endgame:	February 1, 1987
Defending champion:	Cliff Thorburn
Winner:	Dennis Taylor
Finalist:	Alex Higgins
Highest Break:	136 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1986/87 season that was held from January 25 to February 1, 1987 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 13th edition of the Masters.

The Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor defeated defending champion Cliff Thorburn in the semifinals and finally won the tournament with a 9: 8 final win over his compatriot Alex Higgins . It was Taylor's first tournament win at the Masters.

Final round

Round of 16 best of 9 frames

Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames

Semi-final best of 11 frames

Final Best of 17 frames

Cliff Thorburn

5

Rex Williams

1

Cliff Thorburn

5

Willie Thorne

3

Willie Thorne

5

Kirk Stevens

3

Dennis Taylor

6th

Cliff Thorburn

5

Dennis Taylor

5

Neal Foulds

2

Dennis Taylor

5

Silvino Francisco

3

Silvino Francisco

5

Tony Knowles

2

Dennis Taylor

9

Alex Higgins

8th

Joe Johnson

5

Ray Reardon

2

Alex Higgins

5

Joe Johnson

1

Alex Higgins

5

Terry Griffiths

4th

Alex Higgins

6th

Tony Meo

2

Tony Meo

5

Jimmy White

4th

Tony Meo

5

Doug Mountjoy

4th

Doug Mountjoy

5

Steve Davis

2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1987 Masters Results . Snooker Database. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
2. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.