1987 Tokyo Masters
The 1987 British Caledonian Tokyo Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 and 31 August 1987 at the Tokyo Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] This was the first and so far only professional snooker tournament to be held in Japan.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 August 1987 |
| Venue | Tokyo Prince Hotel |
| City | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £30,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up |  Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 6–3 |
Dennis Taylor won the tournament by defeating Terry Griffiths 6–3 in the final.[4]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 Frames | Final Best of 11 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Meo
| 1 | Dennis Taylor
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 2 | Steve Davis
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 0 | Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 2 | Terry Griffiths
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 1 | Terry Griffiths
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 2 | Jimmy White
| 0 | |||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry
| 0 | |||||||||||||
References
- Everton, Clive (12 August 1987). "Hearn puts globe into his pocket". The Guardian. London. p. 29.
- Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "The World Series: Tokyo Tummy, Sam the Shirt and Who Forgot the Trophy?". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 144–148. ISBN 0720718309.
- "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
- "1987 Tokyo Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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