Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Competition | Venue | Placed | Event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1988.0 | Olympic Games | Seoul | Silver | Men's doubles |
| 1987.0 | World Championships | New Delhi | Bronze | Men's team |
| 1987.0 | World Championships | New Delhi | Silver | Men's doubles |
| 1991.0 | World Championships | Chiba | Silver | Men's team |
| 1993.0 | World Championships | Gothenburg | Bronze | Men's singles |
| 1995.0 | World Championships | Tianjin | Silver | Men's doubles |
| 1999.0 | World Championships | Eindhoven | Bronze | Men's doubles |
| 1986.0 | European Championships | Prague | Bronze | Men's doubles |
| 1988.0 | European Championships | Paris | Silver | Men's doubles |
| 1990.0 | European Championships | Gothenburg | Bronze | Men's team |
| 1990.0 | European Championships | Gothenburg | Gold | Men's doubles |
| 1992.0 | European Championships | Stuttgart | Bronze | Men's singles |
| 1992.0 | European Championships | Stuttgart | Bronze | Mixed doubles |
| 1994.0 | European Championships | Birmingham | Bronze | Men's singles |
| 1994.0 | European Championships | Birmingham | Silver | Men's doubles |
| 1994.0 | European Championships | Birmingham | Gold | Mixed doubles |
| 1998.0 | European Championships | Eindhoven | Silver | Men's singles |
| 2000.0 | European Championships | Bremen | Silver | Men's singles |
| 2002.0 | European Championships | Zagreb | Bronze | Men's singles |
| 2005.0 | European Championships | Aarhus | Bronze | Men's singles |
| 2007.0 | European Championships | Belgrade | Silver | Men's team |
Question:
What was the competition earlier than 1987?
Answer:
European Championships