1987 UK Championship

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The 1987 UK Championship (officially the 1987 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987.

Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November.[1]

Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.[2]

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1987.
Steve Davis
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16–14 Jimmy White
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First session: 112–20 (106), 9–91 (91), 56–77, 0–139 (139), 53–74 (58), 78–27 (55), 27–77
Second session: 67–53 (White 52), 84–14, 31–103, 107–13 (107), 98–0 (98), 5–107 (57, 50), 75–37 (75)
Third session: 19–83, 16–67, 82–36, 81–44, 64–5, 73–0 (73), 16–75 (50)
Fourth session: 8–68, 28–77 (70), 107–0 (100), 65–64 (White 58), 4–64, 111–3 (110), 16–63 (59), 121–0 (108), 59–42
110 Highest break 139
5 Century breaks 1
9 50+ breaks 10

Century breaks

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References

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