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1987 International Open


Tournament information
25 September – 4 October 1987 (1987-09-25 – 1987-10-04) (TV stages)
Trentham Gardens
Stoke-on-Trent
England
WPBSA
Ranking event
£200,000
£40,000
Steve Davis (ENG) (140)
Steve Davis (ENG)
Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
12–5
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The 1987 International Open (officially the 1987 Fidelity Unit Trusts International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between September and October 1987 at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The last 64 round took place between 9 and 12 September 1987 and television coverage on ITV from the last 32 to the final from 25 September to 4 October.

Steve Davis retained the title by defeating Cliff Thorburn 12–5 in the final.

An unusual situation happened in the last 16 match between Nigel Gilbert and Eddie Charlton, where Gilbert committed a foul on a re-spotted black by having the cue ball placed outside the D, awarding the frame to Charlton.

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