1987 Kent Cup

The 1987 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Beijing from 5 to 8 March 1987. The invited competitors were seven players managed by Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport, and also Rex Williams and eight Chinese amateur players. Willie Thorne won the tournament, defeating Jimmy White 5–2 in the final, which was watched by over 100 million television viewers in China.[1][2][3]

Kent Cup
Tournament information
Dates5–8 March 1987
CityBeijing
CountryChina
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport and WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
Champion Willie Thorne
Runner-up Jimmy White
Score5–2

Main draw

[1][2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Final
Best of 9 frames
Steve Davis 4  
Rex Williams 0     Steve Davis 3  
Willie Thorne 4     Willie Thorne 4  
Terry Griffiths 1       Willie Thorne 5
Jimmy White 4       Jimmy White 2
Tony Meo 0     Jimmy White 4
Dennis Taylor 1     Neal Foulds 3    
Neal Foulds 4  


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References
  1. Morrison, Ian (1989). The Official 1990 Matchroom Special. London: Hamyln. p. 57. ISBN 0600566005.
  2. "1987 Kent Cup Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Snooker Database. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "1987 Kent Cup Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Snooker Event Calendar (1987). Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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