| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–19 July 1987 |
| Venue | Lakemba Club |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,222 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Warren King |
| Runner-up | Eddie Charlton |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The 1987 Australian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 13 and 19 July 1987. [1] [2]
Warren King won the tournament defeating John Campbell 10–3 in the final. [3]
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Warren King | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Greg Jenkins | 4 | Warren King | 8 | |||||||||||
| Robby Foldvari | 6 | Robby Foldvari | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sam Frangie | 2 | Warren King | 10 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton | 6 | Eddie Charlton | 7 | |||||||||||
| Ian Anderson | 2 | Eddie Charlton | 8 | |||||||||||
| John Campbell | 6 | John Campbell | 6 | |||||||||||
| Glen Wilkinson | 4 | |||||||||||||
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