| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 September 1987 |
| 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 | 
Dennis Taylor (
NIR) (140)
[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Dennis Taylor (
NIR) |
| Runner-up | 
Joe Johnson (
ENG) |
| Score | 8–5 |
←
1986
1988 → | |
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 | ||||||||
|
Dennis Taylor (
NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||
Stephen Hendry (
SCO)
| 3 | ||||||||
|
Dennis Taylor (
NIR)
| 8 | ||||||||
|
Joe Johnson (
ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
|
Joe Johnson (
ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
|
Neal Foulds (
ENG)
| 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 September 1987 |
| 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 |
Dennis Taylor (
NIR) (140)
[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Dennis Taylor (
NIR) |
| Runner-up |
Joe Johnson (
ENG) |
| Score | 8–5 |
←
1986
1988 → | |
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 | ||||||||
|
Dennis Taylor (
NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||
|
Stephen Hendry (
SCO)
| 3 | ||||||||
|
Dennis Taylor (
NIR)
| 8 | ||||||||
|
Joe Johnson (
ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
|
Joe Johnson (
ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
|
Neal Foulds (
ENG)
| 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.