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tournament that was played from January to May 1987. Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. __TOC__

League phase

The table points were decided by frame wins, followed by match wins to determine players' positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher. * 17 January – Torbay Leisure Centre ** '' Dennis Taylor 4–4 Terry Griffiths'' ** Steve Davis 7–1 Willie Thorne * 18 January –

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** Dennis Taylor 7–1 Tony Meo ** ''Steve Davis 4–4 Terry Griffiths'' * 24 January – Central Hall,

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** Terry Griffiths 5–3 Tony Meo ** Jimmy White 5–3 Dennis Taylor * 14 February – Granby Halls Leisure Centre,

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** Neal Foulds 6–2 Cliff Thorburn ** ''Willie Thorne 4–4 Jimmy White'' * 14 March – Woodford Leisure Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull ** ''Neal Foulds 4–4 Terry Griffiths'' ** Steve Davis 7–1 Tony Meo * 15 March –

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Leisure Centre ** Willie Thorne 5–3 Terry Griffiths ** Steve Davis 6–2 Neal Foulds * 4 April –

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** Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Willie Thorne ** Steve Davis 6–2 Dennis Taylor * 5 April –

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** Neal Foulds 5–3 Dennis Taylor ** Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Steve Davis * 11 April – Richard Dunn Sports Centre,

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** ''Neal Foulds 4–4 Willie Thorne'' ** Tony Meo 7–1 Jimmy White * 12 April –

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** Jimmy White 6–2 Terry Griffiths ** Dennis Taylor 5–3 Cliff Thorburn * 9 May – Gloucester Leisure Centre ** Tony Meo 6–2 Willie Thorne ** ''Cliff Thorburn 4–4 Jimmy White'' * 10 May – Assembly Rooms,

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** Terry Griffiths 6–2 Cliff Thorburn ** Jimmy White 5–3 Steve Davis * 16 May –

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Leisure Centre ** Tony Meo 4–4 Cliff Thorburn'' ** Neal Foulds 6–2 Jimmy White * 17 May – Everton Park Sports Centre,

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** ''Neal Foulds 4–4 Tony Meo'' ** ''Dennis Taylor 4–4 Willie Thorne''

References

{{Snooker season 1986/1987 Premier League Snooker 1987 in snooker 1987 in British sport