1987 Classic (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–11 January 1987 |
| Venue | Norbreck Castle Hotel |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (140 non-TV)  Jimmy White (126 TV) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 13–12 |
← 1986 1988 → | |
The 1987 Mercantile Credit Classic was the eighth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 2–11 January 1987. The tournament had now been moved to the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire.
Defending champion Jimmy White made it to the final again but lost to Steve Davis in another 13-12 result.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: . Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England, 10 & 11 January 1987. | ||
| Steve Davis England
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13–12 | Jimmy White England
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| First session: 52–61, 25–65, 66–36, 95–29, 74–12 (70),56–66 (Davis 55), 65–21 Second session: 54–62, 68–66 (53), 6–69, 123–0 (119), 67–43, 37–71, 28–73, 69–58 (Davis 55, White 58) Third session: 73–22 (72), 7–107 (74), 72–2 (53), 7–94 (50), 71–0 (60), 36–47, 1–75 (75), 65–35, 55–80, 75–35, | ||
| 119 | Highest break | 75 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 140, 112
Cliff Thorburn - 136, 122, 111
Stephen Hendry - 131
John Parrott - 126 Jimmy White
- 122, 102
Mark Bennett - 119, 108 Steve Davis
- 112 Danny Fowler
- 109
Tommy Murphy - 106
Peter Francisco - 104 Steve Duggan
- 104 Neal Foulds
- 103 Terry Griffiths
- 100 Jon Wright