1987 Hong Kong Masters

The 1987 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 2 to 6 September 1987 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Eight professional players and eight local amateur players participated. Steve Davis won the title, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–3 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by billiard table manufacturers Riley.[1][2][3][4]

Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–6 September 1987 (1987-09-02 – 1987-09-06)
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
CountryHong Kong
OrganisationMatchroom Sport and WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£75,000
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break92 (Jimmy White)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upScotland Stephen Hendry
Score9–3
1986
1988

The event was part of the World Series for the 1987–88 snooker season, a series of invitational snooker events organised by Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sport and Barrie Gill of CSS International, and endorsed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Eight events were planned, but only three took place, which Hearn blamed on a sponsor withdrawing and competition for TV airtime with other sporting events.[2]

The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Jimmy White, in the fourth frame of his semi-final match against Stephen Hendry.[1]

Prize Fund

[1]

  • Winner: £30,000
  • Runner-up: £12,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Highest break: £1,000

Main draw

[1][2]

First round
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
        
Steve Davis3
W. Chi Kuen0
Steve Davis3
Terry Griffiths0
Terry Griffiths3
Stanley Leung0
Steve Davis5
Dennis Taylor4
Cliff Thorburn3
Sunny Tong1
Cliff Thorburn2
Dennis Taylor3
Dennis Taylor3
Franky Chan0
Steve Davis9
Stephen Hendry3
Jimmy White3
Kenny Kwok0
Jimmy White3
Willie Thorne0
Willie Thorne3
John Chan0
Jimmy White2
Stephen Hendry5
Stephen Hendry3
Gary Kwok0
Stephen Hendry3
Neal Foulds2
Neal Foulds3
Ivan Li0

References