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Tokyo Masters

Tournament information
Dates	28–31 August 1987 (1987-08-28 – 1987-08-31)
Venue	Tokyo Prince Hotel
City	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£30,000
Final
Champion	Dennis Taylor
Runner-up	Terry Griffiths
Score	6–3

The 1987 British Caledonian Tokyo Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 and 31 August 1987 at the Tokyo Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first and so far only professional snooker tournament to be held in Japan.

Dennis Taylor won the tournament by defeating Terry Griffiths 6–3 in the final.

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 3 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 5 Frames					Final Best of 11 Frames
	Dennis Taylor		2
	Tony Meo		1			Dennis Taylor		3
	Steve Davis		2			Steve Davis		2
	Willie Thorne		0								Dennis Taylor		6
	Terry Griffiths		2								Terry Griffiths		3
	Neal Foulds		1			Terry Griffiths		3
	Jimmy White		2			Jimmy White		0
	Stephen Hendry		0

References

1. Everton, Clive (12 August 1987). "Hearn puts globe into his pocket". The Guardian. London. p. 29.
2. Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "The World Series: Tokyo Tummy, Sam the Shirt and Who Forgot the Trophy?". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 144–148. ISBN 0720718309.
3. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
5. "1987 Tokyo Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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