1987 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 1987 |
| Venue | Antrim Forum |
| City | Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £8,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up |  Joe O'Boye |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The 1987 Matchroom Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in February 1987 at the Antrim Forum in Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Joe O'Boye 9–2 in the final.[2]
Main draw[]
| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Sheehan
| 5 | Dessie Sheehan
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack McLaughlin
| 4 | Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paddy Browne
| 5 | Paddy Browne
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 3 | Paddy Browne
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 5 | Pascal Burke
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 3 | Dennis Taylor
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Boye
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| w/d | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Boye
| 5 | Joe O'Boye
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||
| Billy Kelly
| 0 | Joe O'Boye
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 5 | Eugene Hughes
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Watchorn
| 2 | Eugene Hughes
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 5 |
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 153.
- ^ "1987 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Categories:
- Irish Professional Championship
- 1987 in snooker
- 1987 in Irish sport
- February 1987 sports events in Europe