The 1987 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England.
Stephen Hendry won in the final 10–7 against Dennis Taylor. It was his first ranking title and the youngest player to win a ranking tournament at 18 years and 9 months until Ronnie O'Sullivan's 1993 UK Championship title win. Earlier on he had beaten Steve Davis for the first time in his career in the last 16 with a 5–2 win.
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1987. Stephen Hendry 10–7 Dennis Taylor 60–68, 52–74 (60), 9–90, 79–0 (79), 26–60, 96–22, 89–11 (58), 73–13, 63–17, 63–48, 69–24, 98–0 (98), 13–121, 79–20, 29–73, 33–80 (52), 76–30 98 Highest break60 0 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 2
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