The 1987 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 2 to 6 September 1987 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Eight professional players and eight local amateur players participated. Steve Davis won the title, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–3 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by billiard table manufacturers Riley.[1][2][3][4]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–6 September 1987 |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport and WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £75,000 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break | 92 (Jimmy White) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Hendry |
| Score | 9–3 |
← 1986 1988 → | |
The event was part of the World Series for the 1987–88 snooker season, a series of invitational snooker events organised by Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sport and Barrie Gill of CSS International, and endorsed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Eight events were planned, but only three took place, which Hearn blamed on a sponsor withdrawing and competition for TV airtime with other sporting events.[2]
The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Jimmy White, in the fourth frame of his semi-final match against Stephen Hendry.[1]
Prize Fund
edit- Winner: £30,000
- Runner-up: £12,000
- Semi-final: £8,000
- Quarter-final: £4,000
- Highest break: £1,000
Main draw
edit| First round Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 W. Chi Kuen
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley Leung
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sunny Tong
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Franky Chan
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kenny Kwok
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| John Chan
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Kwok
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivan Li
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hong Kong leg goes to Davis". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. October 1987. p. 7.
- ^ a b c Terry Smith, ed. (1988). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 144–150. ISBN 0720718309.
- ^ "Davis Too Good For Hendry". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Acteson, Steve (October 1987). "Far East Diary". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. p. 6.