1987 Pontins Professional

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1987 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
DatesMay 1987
VenuePontin's
CityPrestatyn
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
ChampionEngland Neal Foulds
Runner-upEngland Willie Thorne
Score9–8
1986
1988

The 1987 Pontins Professional was the fourteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1987 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.

Neal Foulds won the event for the first time, beating Willie Thorne 9–8 in the final.[2]

Main draw[]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
England Neal Foulds 5
England John Virgo 1 England Neal Foulds 6
Wales Terry Griffiths 5 Wales Terry Griffiths 4
Wales Cliff Wilson 1 England Neal Foulds 9
England Willie Thorne 5 England Willie Thorne 8
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3 England Willie Thorne 6
England John Parrott 5 England John Parrott 3
Malta Tony Drago 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1987 Pontins Professional Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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