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
Dates	5–8 March 1987 (1987-03-05 – 1987-03-08)
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	Matchroom Sport and WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Willie Thorne (ENG)
Runner-up	Jimmy White (ENG)
Score	5–2
1988 →

Main draw

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	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		2
	Jimmy White		4
	Tony Meo		0
						Jimmy White		4
						Neal Foulds		3
	Dennis Taylor		1
	Neal Foulds		4

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. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. 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.