1987 Carling Challenge

The 1987 Carling Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1987.^[1][4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.^[2][5][6]

Carling Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	14–16 September 1987 (1987-09-14 – 1987-09-16)
Venue	RTÉ Studios
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£35,000[1]
Winner's share	£12,500[2]
Highest break	Dennis Taylor (NIR) (140)[3]
Final
Champion	Dennis Taylor (NIR)
Runner-up	Joe Johnson (ENG)
Score	8–5
← 1986 1988 →

Dennis Taylor won the tournament for the second consecutive season defeating Joe Johnson 8–5.^[2]

Main draw

Results are shown below.^[5]

	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
	Dennis Taylor (NIR)		5
	Stephen Hendry (SCO)		3
						Dennis Taylor (NIR)		8
						Joe Johnson (ENG)		5
	Joe Johnson (ENG)		5
	Neal Foulds (ENG)		4

References

1. Brennock, Mark (8 September 1987). "Snooker champions must change over to Carling". The Irish Times. p. 6.
2. "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Taylor keeps his crown". South China Morning Post. 18 September 1987. p. 35.
4. "Rest of the News in Sport". The Sunday Telegraph. 21 June 1987. p. 47. Retrieved 28 October 2022 – via Gale Primary Sources.
5. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
6. Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.