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Following a first round win over [[John Campbell (snooker player)|John Campbell]], Hendry defeated top [[seed (sports)|seed]] Thorburn in the quarter-finals, and Higgins in the semi-final. In the other half of the draw, Hallett beat Hughes in the first round, then having led Johnson by 86 going into the last of their five frames, won that match by seven points. In the final, Hendry scored higher than Hallett in four of the five frames played, and won 371–226.<ref name="PBLACK1" /><ref name="PBLACK2" /> Higgins scored the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament, 115,<ref name="PBLACK2" /> in his match against [[John Parrott]].<ref name="PBLACK1" /> |
Following a first round win over [[John Campbell (snooker player)|John Campbell]], Hendry defeated top [[seed (sports)|seed]] Thorburn in the quarter-finals, and Higgins in the semi-final. In the other half of the draw, Hallett beat Hughes in the first round, then having led Johnson by 86 going into the last of their five frames, won that match by seven points. In the final, Hendry scored higher than Hallett in four of the five frames played, and won 371–226.<ref name="PBLACK1" /><ref name="PBLACK2" /> Higgins scored the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament, 115,<ref name="PBLACK2" /> in his match against [[John Parrott]].<ref name="PBLACK1" /> |
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== Prize fund == |
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The tournament was sponsored by [[Rothmans International|Rothmans]] under their [[Winfield (cigarette)|Winfield]] brand name. The total prize fund was [[Australian dollar|$]]200,000, awarded as shown below:<ref name="WHEELER" /> |
The tournament was sponsored by [[Rothmans International|Rothmans]] under their [[Winfield (cigarette)|Winfield]] brand name. The total prize fund was [[Australian dollar|$]]200,000, awarded as shown below:<ref name="WHEELER" /> |
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1987 |
Venue | North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club |
City | Sydney |
Country | Australia |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | $200,000 |
Winner's share | $50,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 371–226 (aggregate points scored) |
← 1986 1989 → |
The 1987 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in 1987 at the North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club in Sydney, Australia.[1] Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Mike Hallett 371–226 in the final.[2] All matches were decided on the aggregate score over five frames.[3]
The defending champion was Dennis Taylor,[4] who did not participate in the 1987 event as the players managed by Barry Hearn were withdrawn from the event because of a dispute with promoter Eddie Charlton over air fares.[2] The withdrawn players, who were Taylor, Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths, Neal Foulds and Tony Meo, were replaced by Hendry, Dene O'Kane, Dean Reynolds, Mike Hallett, Eugene Hughes, Alex Higgins and John Parrott. Four places were given to specific Australian players. Paddy Morgan and Glen Wilkinson won places at the event by qualifying from an elimination tournament consisting of the Australian professional players other than the four who were given automatic places.[3]
Following a first round win over John Campbell, Hendry defeated top seed Thorburn in the quarter-finals, and Higgins in the semi-final. In the other half of the draw, Hallett beat Hughes in the first round, then having led Johnson by 86 going into the last of their five frames, won that match by seven points. In the final, Hendry scored higher than Hallett in four of the five frames played, and won 371–226.[1][5] Higgins scored the highest break of the tournament, 115,[5] in his match against John Parrott.[1]
Prize fund
The tournament was sponsored by Rothmans under their Winfield brand name. The total prize fund was $200,000, awarded as shown below:[3]
- Winner: $50,000
- Runner-up: $30,000
- Third place: $20,000
- Fourth place: $17,000
- Quarter-finalists: $10,000
- Last 16: $5,000
- Highest break: $3,000
Main draw
The numbers shown to the left of the players' names are their seedings. All matches were decided on the aggregate score over five frames.[3] Match winners are shown in bold.[5]
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 367 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 239 | 1 | ![]() | 187 | ||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 335 | 9 | ![]() | 392 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 228 | 9 | ![]() | 334 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 343 | 4 | ![]() | 235 | ||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 89 | 5 | ![]() | 149 | ||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 240 | 4 | ![]() | 364 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 379 | 9 | ![]() | 371 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 240 | 7 | ![]() | 226 | ||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 344 | 14 | ![]() | 176 | ||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 343 | 11 | ![]() | 354 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 212 | 11 | ![]() | 240 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 306 | 7 | ![]() | 322 | ||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 152 | 7 | ![]() | 293 | 4 | ![]() | 343 | |||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 263 | 2 | ![]() | 280 | 11 | ![]() | 284 | |||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 319 |
References
- ^ a b c Hendry, Stephen (August 1987). "How I mastered Higgins and co". Pot Black. Westcliff-on-Sea: Pot Black Publishing. pp. 10–11.
- ^ a b Terry Smith, ed. (1987). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 92. ISBN 0720717973.
- ^ a b c d Wheeler, Les (30 June 1987). "Scots prodigy tipped as new snooker king". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 47.
- ^ "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "For the record". Pot Black. Westcliff-on-Sea: Pot Black Publishing. August 1987. p. 11.