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    • 1987 Masters

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1986-1987
    Dates: January 25th 1987 - February 1st 1987
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
    Sponsor: Benson and Hedges
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 21 13 8 3 3 7 55
    Frame rate 6.05 9.77 15.88 42.33 42.33 18.14 2.31
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    16 0 16
    Matches: 15
    Frames: 127
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 7 7
    Prize fund: GBP 200,000
    Points scored: 13,396
    Final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    9 (17) 8
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-02-01
    Referee
    Ireland John Smyth
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    63-37; 16-89(56); 49-69; 89-41; 69(65)-33; 48-74; 73-11; 31(60)-40; 22-66; 53-30; 0-113(98); 63-77; 25-92(88); 61-50; 118(74)-9; 50-40; 82-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 6-8, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8
    Taylor
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    74, 65, 60
    98, 88, 56
    Points Scored
    912
    871
    1783
    Avg. points/frame
    53.65
    51.24
    104.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - 2 1 - - - 3
    Higgins 1 - - 1 1 - 3
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    England Tony Meo
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-31
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    36-50; 85-22; 64-57; 53-14; 80(50)-0; 31-71(62); 101(57)-4; 69(51)-12
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Higgins
    Meo
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    57, 51, 50
    62
    Points Scored
    519
    230
    749
    Avg. points/frame
    64.88
    28.75
    93.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 3 - - - - - 3
    Meo - 1 - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 5
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-31
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    11-83; 13-83(73); 75(58)-33; 112(105)-7; 53-73; 62-52; 25-38(89); 71(53)-64(57); 70-19; 42-73(50); 53-49
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    Taylor
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    105, 58, 53
    89, 73, 57, 50
    Points Scored
    587
    574
    1161
    Avg. points/frame
    53.36
    52.18
    105.55
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 2 - - - - 1 3
    Thorburn 2 - 1 1 - - 4
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 1
    England Joe Johnson
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-30
    Referee
    Ireland John Smyth
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    69-57(57); 104(71)-12; 73-46; 20-79(52); 66-65; 63(59)-37
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Higgins
    Johnson
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    71, 59
    57, 52
    Points Scored
    395
    296
    691
    Avg. points/frame
    65.83
    49.33
    115.17
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 1 - 1 - - - 2
    Johnson 2 - - - - - 2
    Quarter-final
    England Tony Meo
    5 (9) 4
    Wales Doug Mountjoy
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-30
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    77-31; 35-80; 0-102(58); 63-55(54); 67(65)-63; 9-75(70); 12-111(51); 101(101)-6; 46-43
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Meo
    Mountjoy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    101, 65
    70, 58, 54, 51
    Points Scored
    410
    566
    976
    Avg. points/frame
    45.56
    62.89
    108.44
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Meo - 1 - - - 1 2
    Mountjoy 3 - 1 - - - 4
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    5 (9) 3
    South Africa Silvino Francisco
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-29
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    25-67; 28-79(61); 43-70(51); 62-53; 84(61)-31; 69-34; 126(111)-6; 108(106)-15
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Taylor
    Francisco
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    111, 106, 61
    61, 51
    Points Scored
    545
    355
    900
    Avg. points/frame
    68.13
    44.38
    112.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - 1 - - - 2 3
    Francisco 1 1 - - - - 2
    Quarter-final
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    5 (9) 3
    England Willie Thorne
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-29
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    49-61; 72-37; 53-81; 74(50)-34; 73-55; 79-46; 8-68; 56-10
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Thorburn
    Thorne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    Points Scored
    464
    392
    856
    Avg. points/frame
    58
    49
    107
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn 1 - - - - - 1
    Thorne - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    South Africa Silvino Francisco
    5 (9) 2
    England Tony Knowles
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-27
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    70-26; 89(71)-16; 63-43; 9-86(68); 68-43; 20-82; 58-46
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Francisco
    Knowles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    71
    68
    Points Scored
    377
    342
    719
    Avg. points/frame
    53.86
    48.86
    102.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Francisco - - 1 - - - 1
    Knowles - 1 - - - - 1
    Last 16
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 4
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-25
    Referee
    Ireland John Smyth
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    63-25; 15-81; 35-74; 118(108)-0; 38-82(58); 53-68; 91-13; 83-27; 81-42
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Higgins
    Griffiths
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    108
    58
    Points Scored
    577
    412
    989
    Avg. points/frame
    64.11
    45.78
    109.89
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - 1 1
    Griffiths 1 - - - - - 1
    Last 16
    England Joe Johnson
    5 (9) 2
    Wales Ray Reardon
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-28
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    57-22; 16-76; 114(60)-0; 26-95; 69-37; 68-35; 73-26
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
    Johnson
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    60
    Points Scored
    423
    291
    714
    Avg. points/frame
    60.43
    41.57
    102
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Johnson - 1 - - - - 1
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Tony Meo
    5 (9) 4
    England Jimmy White
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-26
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    67-11; 70(58)-7; 71(61)-1; 22-64; 69-61; 35-73; 8-73(66); 0-140(136); 64-51
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
    Meo
    White
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    61, 58
    136, 66
    Points Scored
    406
    481
    887
    Avg. points/frame
    45.11
    53.44
    98.56
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Meo 1 1 - - - - 2
    White - 1 - - - 1 2
    Last 16
    Wales Doug Mountjoy
    5 (9) 2
    England Steve Davis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-26
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    78-56; 82(63)-6; 110(96)-15; 35(85)-0; 18-65; 3-75(52); 90(90)-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Mountjoy
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    96, 90, 85, 63
    52
    Points Scored
    416
    244
    660
    Avg. points/frame
    59.43
    34.86
    94.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Mountjoy - 1 - 1 2 - 4
    Davis 1 - - - - - 1
    Last 16
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    5 (9) 2
    England Neal Foulds
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-28
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    128(58,70)-0; 31-63; 60-50; 77(70)-79; 61-54; 101(101)-0; 86-33
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
    Taylor
    Foulds
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    101, 70, 70, 58
    Points Scored
    544
    279
    823
    Avg. points/frame
    77.71
    39.86
    117.57
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 - 2 - - 1 4
    Foulds - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    5 (9) 1
    England Rex Williams
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-25
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    93-7; 53-24; 82-19; 35-73; 67-47; 73-61
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Thorburn
    Williams
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    403
    231
    634
    Avg. points/frame
    67.17
    38.5
    105.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0
    Williams - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Willie Thorne
    5 (9) 3
    Canada Kirk Stevens
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1987-01-27
    Broadcast
    Match was broadcast
    Frame scores
    32-90; 89-15; 93(67)-25; 80(73)-1; 69-68(68); 41-71(55); 36-60; 84(3B)-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Thorne
    Stevens
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    73, 67, 3
    68, 55
    Points Scored
    524
    330
    854
    Avg. points/frame
    65.5
    41.25
    106.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorne - 1 1 - - - 2
    Stevens 1 1 - - - - 2