1987 Carling Challenge

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Carling Challenge
Tournament information
Dates21–23 September 1987 (1987-09-21 – 1987-09-23)
VenueRTÉ Studios
CityDublin
CountryIreland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£12,500
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Runner-upEngland Joe Johnson
Score8–5
1986
1988

The 1987 Carling Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in September 1987. The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios.

Dennis Taylor won the tournament for the second consecutive season defeating Joe Johnson 8–5.[1]

Main draw[]

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
      
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8
England Joe Johnson 5
England Joe Johnson 5
England Neal Foulds 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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