The 1987 World Snooker Championship was a snooker event that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1987. It was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Defending champion Joe Johnson made it to the final again. He played Steve Davis, a repeat of the 1986 final. However, Johnson did not win, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The event was sponsored by cigarette maker Embassy.
Main draw
Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets denote players seedings, whilst players in bold are match winners.
Century breaks
There were 18 century breaks at the championship. The highest of which being a 127 made by Steve Davis. This break was the lowest highest break recorded since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre. A 132 made by Dene O'Kane was the highest break of the qualifying stages. 127 Steve Davis 119, 114 Jimmy White 112 Rex Williams 109, 106, 105, 102 Neal Foulds 108, 102, 101 Joe Johnson 105, 103 Mike Hallett 103 Stephen Hendry 103 Steve Longworth 101 John Virgo 100 Tony Meo 100 Ray Reardon