1987 World Snooker Championship facts for kids

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1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	18 April – 4 May 1987
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£80,000
Highest break	Steve Davis (127)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Joe Johnson
Score	18–14
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The 1987 World Snooker Championship was a snooker event that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1987. It was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Defending champion Joe Johnson made it to the final again. He played Steve Davis, a repeat of the 1986 final. However, Johnson did not win, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The event was sponsored by cigarette maker Embassy.

Main draw

Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets denote players seedings, whilst players in bold are match winners.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 31 frames

18 April

Joe Johnson (1)

10

23 & 24 April

Eugene Hughes

9

Joe Johnson (1)

13

18 & 19 April

Murdo MacLeod

7

Rex Williams (16)

5

28 & 29 April

Murdo MacLeod

10

Joe Johnson (1)

13

19 & 20 April

Stephen Hendry

12

Kirk Stevens (9)

4

24 & 25 April

Steve Longworth

10

Steve Longworth

7

19 & 20 April

Stephen Hendry

13

Willie Thorne (8)

7

30 April, 1 & 2 May

Stephen Hendry

10

Joe Johnson (1)

16

20 & 21 April

Neal Foulds (13)

9

Tony Knowles (5)

6

25, 26 & 27 April

Mike Hallett

10

Mike Hallett

13

21 & 22 April

Silvino Francisco (12)

9

Silvino Francisco (12)

10

28 & 29 April

John Campbell

3

Mike Hallett

9

21 & 22 April

Neal Foulds (13)

13

Neal Foulds (13)

10

26 & 27 April

John Virgo

4

Neal Foulds (13)

13

22 & 23 April

Dennis Taylor (4)

10

Dennis Taylor (4)

10

Mark Bennett

4

22 & 23 April

Cliff Thorburn (3)

5

26 & 27 April

Dene O'Kane

10

Dene O'Kane

13

22 April

Doug Mountjoy (14)

5

Doug Mountjoy (14)

10

28 & 29 April

David Taylor

5

Dene O'Kane

6

21 April

Jimmy White (6)

13

Tony Meo (11)

8

25, 26 & 27 April

John Parrott

10

John Parrott

11

20 & 21 April

Jimmy White (6)

13

Jimmy White (6)

10

30 April, 1 & 2 May

Dean Reynolds

8

Jimmy White (6)

11

19 & 20 April

Steve Davis (2)

16

Alex Higgins (7)

10

24 & 25 April

Jon Wright

6

Alex Higgins (7)

10

19 & 20 April

Terry Griffiths (10)

13

Terry Griffiths (10)

10

28 & 29 April

Jim Wych

4

Terry Griffiths (10)

5

18 & 19 April

Steve Davis (2)

13

Ray Reardon (15)

10

23, 24 & 25 April

Barry West

5

Ray Reardon (15)

4

18 April

Steve Davis (2)

13

Steve Davis (2)

10

Warren King

7

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 & 4 May 1987. Referee: Len Ganley
Joe Johnson (1)  England	14–18	Steve Davis (2)  England
0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78	Century breaks: 2 (Johnson 1, Davis 1) Highest break by Johnson: 101 Highest break by Davis: 127	0–128, 61–53, 74–69, 71–2, 1–77, 12–83, 66–57, 8–69, 35–82, 5–79, 118–15, 25–77, 0–91, 76–44, 7–88, 70–6, 68–34, 0–69, 0–80, 24–81, 24–68, 66–52, 0–77, 75–22, 70–53, 76–44, 73–59, 0–104, 6–113, 33–91, 77–34, 0–78
Steve Davis wins the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

There were 18 century breaks at the championship. The highest of which being a 127 made by Steve Davis. This break was the lowest highest break recorded since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre. A 132 made by Dene O'Kane was the highest break of the qualifying stages.

Images for kids

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  The Preston Guild Hall hosted qualifying for the event.

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  Neal Foulds (pictured in 2015) reached the semi-finals for the only time in his career by defeating Mike Hallett 13–9.