1987 Carling Challenge
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–16 September 1987 (1987-09-14 – 1987-09-16) |
Venue | RTÉ Studios |
City | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £35,000[1] |
Winner's share | £12,500[2] |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 8–5 |
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Snooker tournament
The 1987 Carling Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1987.[1][4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][5][6]
Dennis Taylor won the tournament for the second consecutive season defeating Joe Johnson 8–5.[2]
Main draw
Results are shown below.[5]
Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 4 |
References
- ^ a b Brennock, Mark (8 September 1987). "Snooker champions must change over to Carling". The Irish Times. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Taylor keeps his crown". South China Morning Post. 18 September 1987. p. 35.
- ^ "Rest of the News in Sport". The Sunday Telegraph. 21 June 1987. p. 47. Retrieved 28 October 2022 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.
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