The 1986–87 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 30 June 1986 and 30 May 1987. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events. __TOC__
Calendar DateDates use the mm-dd date format. Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference 06–30 07–04 NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney Dennis Taylor Steve Davis 3–2 07–28 08–03 NR Snooker Centre Toronto Cliff Thorburn Jim Wych 6–2 08-?? 08-?? NR Summit Club Johannesburg Francois Ellis 9–1 08–14 08–22 NR Australian Professional Championship WIN (TV station) Sydney Warren King 10–3 08-?? 08-?? NR Thailand Masters Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel Bangkok James Wattana Terry Griffiths 2–1 08–28 08–30 NR Malaysian Masters Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur Jimmy White Dennis Taylor 2–1 09–02 09–07 NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Willie Thorne Dennis Taylor 8–3 09-?? 09-?? NR China Masters Shanghai Steve Davis Terry Griffiths 3–0 09–15 09–17 NR Carlsberg Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin Dennis Taylor Jimmy White 8–3 09–17 09–21 NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Willie Thorne Steve Davis 10–9 09–18 09–21 NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow Cliff Thorburn Alex Higgins 9–8 09–26 10–05 WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Neal Foulds Cliff Thorburn 12–9 10–18 WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Jimmy White Rex Williams 10–6 11–01 NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto Steve Davis Willie Thorne 9–3 11–22 11–30 WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Steve Davis Neal Foulds 16–7 12–02 12–14 TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Steve Davis Tony Meo Mike Hallett 12–3 01–02 01–11 WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Steve Davis Jimmy White 01–25 02–01 NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins 9–8 02–03 02–08 NR Scottish Professional Championship Steve Davis Club Glasgow Stephen Hendry Jim Donnelly 10–7 02–06 02–11 NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich Tony Meo Les Dodd 9–5 02–09 02–13 NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Doug Mountjoy Steve Newbury 9–7 02–15 03–01 WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Jimmy White Neal Foulds 13–9 03–05 03–08 NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing Willie Thorne Jimmy White 5–2 03–18 03–21 TE World Cup Bournemouth All Ireland A 9–2 03–24 03–29 NR Irish Masters Goffs Complex Kildare Steve Davis Willie Thorne 9–1 04–18 05–04 WR Crucible Theatre Sheffield Steve Davis Joe Johnson 18–14 05–09 05–16 NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Neal Foulds Willie Thorne 9–8 01–17 05–17 NR Matchroom League Steve Davis Neal Foulds No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only. 05–27 05–30 NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Dennis Taylor Joe O'Boye 9–2
WR = World ranking event NR = Non-ranking event TE = Team event
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
No. Ch. Name 1 Steve Davis 2 Cliff Thorburn 3 Dennis Taylor 4 Tony Knowles 5 Jimmy White 6 Alex Higgins 7 Willie Thorne 8 Joe Johnson 9 Kirk Stevens 10 Terry Griffiths 11 Tony Meo 12 Silvino Francisco 13 Neal Foulds 14 Doug Mountjoy 15 Ray Reardon 16 Rex Williams
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