The 1987 Matchroom Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-

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snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 February 1987 at the Newport Centre in Newport,

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won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £8,000 *Runner-up: £5,000 *Semi-final: £2,000 *Quarter-final: £500 *Highest break: £1,000 *Total: £20,000

Main draw

References

{{Snooker season 1986/1987 Welsh Professional Championship

Welsh Professional Championship The Welsh Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Welsh players. It was the first of the four home countries to revive its national professional championship on a regular basis. History The cha ...