World Snooker Championship 1987
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April–4 May 1987 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break |
 Steve Davis (127) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Steve Davis
|
| Runner-up |
Joe Johnson
|
| Score | 18–14 |
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The 1987 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April–4 May 1987 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Joe Johnson made it to the final again, as did Steve Davis, making it a repeat of the 1986 final. However Johnson did not retain his title, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
Highest break by Johnson: 101
Highest break by Davis: 127
There were 18 century breaks at the championship, the highest of the tournament being 127 by Davis. Davis' 127 is the lowest ever highest break recorded in the Crucible.Dene O'Kane's 132 was the highest break of the qualifying stages.
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