1987 World Championship - Finishes
| Finish | Name | Matches won | Frames won | Centuries | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner |  Steve Davis |
5 | 70 (63.06%) of 111 | 1 | 10 | 80,000 |
| Final | Joe Johnson |
4 | 66 (54.55%) of 121 | 3 | 8 | 48,000 |
| Semi-final | Jimmy White |
3 | 47 (53.41%) of 88 | 2 | 6 | 24,000 |
| Semi-final | Neal Foulds |
3 | 45 (53.57%) of 84 | 4 | 6 | 24,000 |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Hendry |
5 | 65 (59.09%) of 110 | 3 | 4 | 12,000 |
| Quarter-final | Dene O'Kane |
5 | 59 (64.84%) of 91 | 5 | 4 | 12,000 |
| Quarter-final | Mike Hallett |
3 | 42 (56.76%) of 74 | 2 | 4 | 12,000 |
| Quarter-final | Terry Griffiths |
2 | 28 (50.91%) of 55 | 0 | 4 | 12,000 |
| Last 16 | John Parrott |
2 | 31 (56.36%) of 55 | 1 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Steve Longworth |
2 | 27 (58.7%) of 46 | 1 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Murdo Macleod |
2 | 27 (51.92%) of 52 | 0 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Dennis Taylor |
1 | 20 (54.05%) of 37 | 0 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Alex Higgins |
1 | 20 (51.28%) of 39 | 0 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Silvino Francisco |
1 | 19 (54.29%) of 35 | 0 | 0 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Doug Mountjoy |
1 | 15 (45.45%) of 33 | 0 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | Ray Reardon |
1 | 14 (43.75%) of 32 | 1 | 2 | 6,000 |
| Last 32 | Jon Wright |
4 | 46 (65.71%) of 70 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Mark Bennett |
4 | 44 (58.67%) of 75 | 1 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Warren King |
3 | 37 (62.71%) of 59 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Eugene Hughes |
1 | 19 (61.29%) of 31 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Dean Reynolds |
1 | 18 (51.43%) of 35 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Barry West |
1 | 15 (50%) of 30 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | David Taylor |
1 | 15 (46.88%) of 32 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Jim Wych |
1 | 14 (45.16%) of 31 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | John Virgo |
1 | 14 (42.42%) of 33 | 1 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | John Campbell |
1 | 13 (44.83%) of 29 | 1 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Tony Meo |
0 | 8 (44.44%) of 18 | 1 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Willie Thorne |
0 | 7 (41.18%) of 17 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Tony Knowles |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Cliff Thorburn |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Rex Williams |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 1 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 32 | Kirk Stevens |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Last 48 | Bill Oliver |
3 | 37 (62.71%) of 59 | 1 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Tony Jones |
2 | 29 (72.5%) of 40 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Ray Edmonds |
2 | 27 (61.36%) of 44 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Malcolm Bradley |
2 | 27 (54%) of 50 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Graham Cripsey |
2 | 27 (54%) of 50 | 1 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Tony Chappel |
2 | 26 (55.32%) of 47 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | John Spencer |
2 | 25 (60.98%) of 41 | 1 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Steve Newbury |
2 | 24 (53.33%) of 45 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Danny Fowler |
2 | 23 (52.27%) of 44 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Paul Medati |
2 | 22 (51.16%) of 43 | 1 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Tommy Murphy |
2 | 22 (51.16%) of 43 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Bill Werbeniuk |
0 | 8 (44.44%) of 18 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Dave Martin |
0 | 7 (41.18%) of 17 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Peter Francisco |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Eddie Charlton |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 48 | Cliff Wilson |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 0 | 2,625 |
| Last 64 | Gino Rigitano |
2 | 24 (60%) of 40 | 1 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Ken Owers |
2 | 24 (54.55%) of 44 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Jim Rempe |
2 | 24 (46.15%) of 52 | 1 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Joe O'Boye |
1 | 17 (53.13%) of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Graham Miles |
1 | 17 (50%) of 34 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Eddie Sinclair |
1 | 16 (45.71%) of 35 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Bob Harris |
1 | 15 (55.56%) of 27 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | George Scott |
1 | 15 (46.88%) of 32 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Bob Chaperon |
1 | 14 (53.85%) of 26 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Matt Gibson |
1 | 14 (42.42%) of 33 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Marcel Gauvreau |
1 | 13 (50%) of 26 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Wayne Jones |
1 | 13 (50%) of 26 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Steve Duggan |
1 | 13 (43.33%) of 30 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Ian Black |
1 | 12 (40%) of 30 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Mark Wildman |
1 | 10 (40%) of 25 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 64 | Jimmy van Rensberg |
1 | 10 (38.46%) of 26 | 0 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Last 96 | Billy Kelly |
1 | 19 (65.52%) of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Jim Meadowcroft |
1 | 19 (59.38%) of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Mario Morra |
1 | 18 (52.94%) of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Colin Roscoe |
1 | 17 (58.62%) of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Mike Darrington |
1 | 17 (51.52%) of 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | David Greaves |
1 | 17 (51.52%) of 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | John Dunning |
1 | 17 (50%) of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Geoff Foulds |
1 | 16 (50%) of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Nigel Gilbert |
1 | 15 (48.39%) of 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Greg Jenkins |
1 | 14 (42.42%) of 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Jim Bear |
1 | 13 (46.43%) of 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Jack Fitzmaurice |
1 | 12 (50%) of 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Dennis Hughes |
1 | 12 (44.44%) of 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Steve James |
1 | 11 (47.83%) of 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Tony Drago |
0 | 9 (47.37%) of 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | John Rea |
0 | 9 (47.37%) of 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Tony Kearney |
0 | 8 (44.44%) of 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Ian Williamson |
0 | 8 (44.44%) of 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Les Dodd |
0 | 7 (41.18%) of 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Paddy Browne |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Vic Harris |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Jack McLaughlin |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Brian Rowswell |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Fred Davis |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Robby Foldvari |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Bernie Mikkelsen |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | David Roe |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Jim Donnelly |
0 | 3 (23.08%) of 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Roger Bales |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Patsy Fagan |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Dave Gilbert |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 96 | Dave Chalmers |
0 | 1 (9.09%) of 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Robbie Grace |
0 | 9 (47.37%) of 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Martin Smith |
0 | 9 (47.37%) of 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Joe Cagianello |
0 | 7 (41.18%) of 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Bert Demarco |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Paul Gibson |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | John Hargreaves |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Dessie Sheehan |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Paul Thornley |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Paul Watchorn |
0 | 6 (37.5%) of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Pascal Burke |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Mick Fisher |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Maurice Parkin |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Jackie Rea |
0 | 5 (33.33%) of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Pat Houlihan |
0 | 4 (28.57%) of 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Derek Mienie |
0 | 3 (23.08%) of 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Clive Everton |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Mike Watterson |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Terry Whitthread |
0 | 2 (16.67%) of 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Bernard Bennett |
0 | 0 (0%) of 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 128 | Paddy Morgan |
0 | 0 (0%) of 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew | Omprakesh Agrawal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew | Frank Jonik |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew | Eddie McLaughlin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew | Sakchai Sim Ngam |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High Break Prize (GBP)
| Name | Prize |
|---|---|
| Steve Davis |
8,000 |
| Dene O'Kane |
2,000 (Q) |
Centuries
| Name | Break |
|---|---|
| Dene O'Kane |
132 (Q) |
| Dene O'Kane |
130 (Q) |
| Steve Davis |
127 |
| Paul Medati |
125 (Q) |
| Jimmy White |
119 |
| John Parrott |
115 (Q) |
| Jimmy White |
114 |
| Rex Williams |
112 |
| John Spencer |
110 (Q) |
| Dene O'Kane |
109 (Q) |
| Neal Foulds |
109 |
| Mark Bennett |
108 (Q) |
| Joe Johnson |
108 |
| Stephen Hendry |
108 (Q) |
| Bill Oliver |
108 (Q) |
| Joe O'Boye |
107 (Q) |
| Neal Foulds |
106 |
| Mike Hallett |
105 |
| Jim Rempe |
105 (Q) |
| Stephen Hendry |
105 (Q) |
| Neal Foulds |
105 |
| John Campbell |
104 (Q) |
| Steve Longworth |
103 |
| Mike Hallett |
103 |
| Stephen Hendry |
103 |
| Neal Foulds |
102 |
| Joe Johnson |
102 |
| Dene O'Kane |
101 (Q) |
| Joe Johnson |
101 |
| John Virgo |
101 |
| Dene O'Kane |
100 (Q) |
| Ray Reardon |
100 |
| Graham Cripsey |
100 (Q) |
| Gino Rigitano |
100 (Q) |
| Tony Meo |
100 |