1987 Irish Professional Championship
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Irish Professional Championship
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1987|05|27|1987|05|30|df=y}}
|venue=Antrim Forum
|location=Antrim
|country=Northern Ireland
|organisation=
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=£23,000{{cite news |title=Snooker shock as WPBSA axe £1,000 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=28 May 1987 |page=36}}
|winners_share=£8,500{{cite news |title=McLaughlin aims to meet champion |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=28 February 1987 |page=15}}
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}} (129){{cite news |title=Jaded Taylor 'cheques' in for 6th title |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=1 June 1987 |page=16}}
|winner={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
|runner_up={{flagicon|IRL}} Joe O'Boye
|score=9–2
|previous=1986
|next=1988
}}
The 1987 Matchroom Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 30 May 1987 at the Antrim Forum in Antrim, Northern Ireland.{{cite web|title=Irish Professional Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155813/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=8 February 2018}}{{cite news |title=Tommy on cue for Ards trip |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=13 May 1987 |page=26}}
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Joe O'Boye 9–2 in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=153}}
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite book |editor=Terry Smith |date=1987 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth Edition) |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=0720717973 |chapter=Matchroom Irish Championship |page=87}}
Main draw
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=First round
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|IRL}} Dessie Sheehan
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|NIR}} Jack McLaughlin
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team05={{Flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Browne
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-team06={{Flagicon|NIR}} Jackie Rea
| RD1-score06=3
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|IRL}} Pascal Burke
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
| RD1-score08=3
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|IRL}} Joe O'Boye
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|IRL}} Billy Kelly
| RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD1-score13=5
| RD1-team14={{Flagicon|IRL}} Paul Watchorn
| RD1-score14=2
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|IRL}} Tony Kearney
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Murphy
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|IRL}} Dessie Sheehan
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Browne
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|IRL}} Pascal Burke
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score05=w/d
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|IRL}} Joe O'Boye
| RD2-score06=w/o
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|IRL}} Tony Kearney
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Browne
| RD3-score02=1
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|IRL}} Joe O'Boye
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD3-score04=3
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|IRL}} Joe O'Boye
| RD4-score02=2
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Snooker season 1986/1987}}
Category:Irish Professional Championship
Irish Professional Championship