# Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1987

Het Embassy World Snooker Championship 1987 vond plaats van 18 april tot en met 4 mei 1987 in het Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Engeland. Joe Johnson was de titelverdediger. Steve Davis won zijn vierde wereldtitel.

## Prijzenpot

* Winnaar: £ 80.000,-
* Finalist: £ 48.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 24.000,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 12.000,-
* Laatste 16: £ 6.000,-
* Laatste 32: £ 3.375,-
* Hoogste break: £ 8.000,-
* Maximumbreak: £ 80.000,-

## Hoofdtoernooi

| eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames |
| Joe Johnson (1) | Joe Johnson (1) | 10 |
| Eugene Hughes | Eugene Hughes | 9 |
| Eugene Hughes | Eugene Hughes | 9 | Joe Johnson (1) | Joe Johnson (1) | 13 |
| | | | Murdo MacLeod | Murdo MacLeod | 7 |
| Rex Williams (16) | Rex Williams (16) | 5 | Murdo MacLeod | Murdo MacLeod | 7 |
| Murdo MacLeod | Murdo MacLeod | 10 | | | |
| Murdo MacLeod | Murdo MacLeod | 10 | | | | Joe Johnson (1) | Joe Johnson (1) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 12 |
| Kirk Stevens (9) | Kirk Stevens (9) | 4 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 12 |
| Steve Longworth | Steve Longworth | 10 | | | | | | |
| Steve Longworth | Steve Longworth | 10 | Steve Longworth | Steve Longworth | 7 | | | |
| | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 13 | | | |
| Willie Thorne (8) | Willie Thorne (8) | 7 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 13 | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 10 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 10 | | | | | | | Joe Johnson (1) | Joe Johnson (1) | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 9 |
| Tony Knowles (5) | Tony Knowles (5) | 6 | | | | | | | Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 9 |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 10 | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Silvino Francisco (12) | Silvino Francisco (12) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (12) | Silvino Francisco (12) | 10 | Silvino Francisco (12) | Silvino Francisco (12) | 9 | | | | | | |
| John Campbell | John Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Campbell | John Campbell | 3 | | | | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 13 | | | |
| Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 10 | | | | Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 13 | | | |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 4 | Neal Foulds (13) | Neal Foulds (13) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dennis Taylor (4) | Dennis Taylor (4) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (4) | Dennis Taylor (4) | 10 | Dennis Taylor (4) | Dennis Taylor (4) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Joe Johnson (1) | Joe Johnson (1) | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 18 |
| Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 18 |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 10 | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 10 | Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 5 | | | | | | |
| David Taylor | David Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Taylor | David Taylor | 5 | | | | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 13 | | | |
| Tony Meo (11) | Tony Meo (11) | 8 | | | | Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 13 | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 10 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 10 | Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 8 | | | | | | | Jimmy White (6) | Jimmy White (6) | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 16 |
| Alex Higgins (7) | Alex Higgins (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 16 |
| John Wright | John Wright | 6 | | | | | | |
| John Wright | John Wright | 6 | Alex Higgins (7) | Alex Higgins (7) | 10 | | | |
| | | | Terry Griffiths (10) | Terry Griffiths (10) | 13 | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (10) | Terry Griffiths (10) | 10 | Terry Griffiths (10) | Terry Griffiths (10) | 13 | | | |
| Jim Wych | Jim Wych | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jim Wych | Jim Wych | 6 | | | | Terry Griffiths (10) | Terry Griffiths (10) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 13 |
| Ray Reardon (15) | Ray Reardon (15) | 10 | | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 13 |
| Barry West | Barry West | 5 | | | |
| Barry West | Barry West | 5 | Ray Reardon (15) | Ray Reardon (15) | 4 |
| | | | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 13 |
| Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 10 | Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 13 |
| Warren King | Warren King | 7 |

## Century breaks

* 127 - Steve Davis
* 119, 114 - Jimmy White
* 112 - Rex Williams
* 109, 106, 105, 102 - Neal Foulds
* 108, 102, 101 - Joe Johnson
* 105, 103 - Mike Hallett
* 103 - Stephen Hendry
* 103 - Steve Longworth
* 101 - John Virgo
* 100 - Tony Meo
* 100 - Ray Reardon

## Opvallendheden

* De finale tussen Steve Davis en Joe Johnson ging tussen dezelfde twee spelers die de finale een jaar eerder speelden. Dit was de eerste keer in de historie van het WK in Sheffield dat dezelfde twee spelers elkaar twee jaar op rij troffen in de finale.
* Het World Snooker Championship 1987 was het laatste WK waarop zesvoudig wereldkampioen Ray Reardon actief was.
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