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1986–87 snooker season

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The 1986–87 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 30 June 1986 and 30 May 1987. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

Duration30 June 1986 – 30 May 1987
Tournaments29 (6 ranking events)
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
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1986–87 snooker season
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Duration30 June 1986 – 30 May 1987
Tournaments29 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
World ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06–30 07–04 AUS NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Steve Davis 3–2 [1]
07–28 08–03 CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Snooker Centre Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 6–2 [2]
08-?? 08-?? RSA NR South African Professional Championship Summit Club Johannesburg South Africa Silvino Francisco South Africa Francois Ellis 9–1 [2]
08–14 08–22 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship WIN (TV station) Sydney Australia Warren King Australia John Campbell 10–3 [2]
08-?? 08-?? THA NR Thailand Masters Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel Bangkok Thailand James Wattana Wales Terry Griffiths 2–1 [3]
08–28 08–30 MYS NR Malaysian Masters Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur England Jimmy White Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2–1 [4]
09–02 09–07 HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong England Willie Thorne Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8–3 [4]
09-?? 09-?? CHN NR China Masters Shanghai England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 3–0 [4]
09–15 09–17 IRL NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Jimmy White 8–3 [5]
09–17 09–21 ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea England Willie Thorne England Steve Davis 10–9 [6]
09–18 09–21 SCO NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow Canada Cliff Thorburn Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–8 [7]
09–26 10–05 ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent England Neal Foulds Canada Cliff Thorburn 12–9 [8]
10–18 10-26 ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading England Jimmy White England Rex Williams 10–6 [9]
10-28 11–01 CAN NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto England Steve Davis England Willie Thorne 9–3 [10]
11–22 11–30 ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis England Neal Foulds 16–7 [11]
12–02 12–14 ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton England Steve Davis
England Tony Meo		 England Mike Hallett
Scotland Stephen Hendry		 12–3 [12]
01–02 01–11 ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 13–12 [13]
01–25 02–01 ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–8 [14]
02–03 02–08 SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Steve Davis Club Glasgow Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland Jim Donnelly 10–7 [15]
02–06 02–11 ENG NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich England Tony Meo England Les Dodd 9–5 [16]
02–09 02–13 WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Steve Newbury 9–7 [17]
02–15 03–01 ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby England Jimmy White England Neal Foulds 13–9 [18][19]
03–05 03–08 CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing England Willie Thorne England Jimmy White 5–2 [4]
03–18 03–21 ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   All Ireland A  Canada 9–2 [20][21]
03–24 03–29 IRL NR Irish Masters Goffs Complex Kildare England Steve Davis England Willie Thorne 9–1 [22]
04–18 05–04 ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Steve Davis England Joe Johnson 18–14 [23]
05–09 05–16 WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Neal Foulds England Willie Thorne 9–8 [24][25]
01–17 05–17 ENG NR Matchroom League England Steve Davis England Neal Foulds [n 2] [26]
05–27 05–30 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Republic of Ireland Joe O'Boye 9–2 [27]
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WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1986/1987

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[28][29][30]

More information No., Ch. ...
No. Ch. Name
1 Steady England Steve Davis
2 Steady Canada Cliff Thorburn
3 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
4 Fall England Tony Knowles
5 Rise England Jimmy White
6 Rise Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
7 Rise England Willie Thorne
8 Rise England Joe Johnson
9 Fall Canada Kirk Stevens
10 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths
11 Fall England Tony Meo
12 Rise South Africa Silvino Francisco
13 Rise England Neal Foulds
14 Rise Wales Doug Mountjoy
15 Fall Wales Ray Reardon
16 Rise England Rex Williams
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. [2]
    No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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