1987 UK Championship
The 1987 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987.
Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November.
Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.Final
Century breaks
- 147, 122, 108, 107 Willie Thorne
- 139 Jimmy White
- 137, 100 Tony Meo
- 134 Joe Johnson
- 133, 107 Cliff Thorburn
- 132 John Campbell
- 127, 104 Steve James
- 126 Nigel Gilbert
- 110, 107, 106, 100 Steve Davis
- 110, 101, 101 John Parrott
- 107 Dene O'Kane
- 106 Alex Higgins
- 105, 100 Ray Edmonds
- 105 Dennis Taylor
- 101 Tony Chappel
- 100 Graham Cripsey
