The 1987–88 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 29 June 1987 and 15 May 1988. The table below outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

Thirteen players earned more than £100,000 in prize money during the season. Steve Davis was the top earner, with £661,490, followed by John Parrott who won a total of £331,394. The top 16 players took £3.2m of the season's total of £4m prize money between them. There were 99 players who earnt less than £20,000, and 78 that earnt less than £10,000.

New professional players The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association had introduced a play-off system to restrict the number of entries for professional tournaments, other than the World Championship, to 128. A total of ten amateurs, being the World Amateur Champion, the English Amateur Champion, and the eight players (excluding otherwise-qualified players) finishing highest in a play-off series, would be considered for professional status.

For 1987–88, six-play offs between those amateurs and the lowest-ranked professional would have been necessary to keep to the limit of 128. The English Amateur Championship winner Antony Harris accepted a place on the professional tour, but World Amateur champion Paul Mifsud declined. Existing professionals Bert Demarco, Mike Hines, Paddy Morgan, Bernard Bennett and James Giannaros, rather than participate in the play-offs, opted to accept "non-tournament" status, which would allow them to enter only the World Championship. This meant that Gary Wilkinson, Martin Clark, Jim Chambers, Derek Heaton, Robert Marshall and Eric Lawlor took their places on the tour. Maurice Parkin took non-tournament status after losing 1–10 to Steve Meakin in a play-off.

+Changes in professional tour membershipNew professionals for 1987–88Moved to non-tournament statusAntony HarrisGary WilkinsonMartin ClarkJim ChambersDerek HeatonRobert MarshallEric LawlorSteve Meakin Bert DemarcoMike HinesPaddy MorganBernard BennettJames GiannarosMaurice Parkin

Calendar DateDates use the mm-dd date format. Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference 06–29 07–08 NR Australian Masters Parmatta Club Sydney Mike Hallett The final was decided on aggregate score over five frames. Stephen Hendry won 371–226. 07–13 07–19 NR Sydney Warren King Eddie Charlton 10–7 08–02 08-08 NR Canadian Professional Championship Scarborough Village Theatre Toronto Cliff Thorburn Jim Bear 8–4 08–28 08–31 NR Tokyo Masters Tokyo Prince Hotel Tokyo Dennis Taylor Terry Griffiths 6–3 09–02 09–06 NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Steve Davis 9–3 09–14 09–16 NR Carling Challenge RTÉ Studios Dublin Dennis Taylor Joe Johnson 8–5 09–17 09–20 NR Scottish Masters Hospitality Inn Glasgow Joe Johnson Terry Griffiths 9–7 09–25 10–04 WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Steve Davis Cliff Thorburn 12–5 10–17 10–25 WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Stephen Hendry Dennis Taylor 10–7 NR Canadian Masters CBC Television Studios Toronto Dennis Taylor Jimmy White 9–7 11–04 11–07 NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Dennis Taylor Willie Thorne 10–3 11–13 11–29 WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Steve Davis Jimmy White 12–01 12–13 TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry Cliff Thorburn Dennis Taylor 12–8 01-01 01–10 WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Steve Davis John Parrott 13–11 01-?? 01-?? NR Germiston Francois Ellis 9–4 01–24 01–30 NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Steve Davis Mike Hallett 9–0 02–04 02–10 NR English Professional Championship Corn Exchange Ipswich Dean Reynolds Neal Foulds 9–5 02–08 02–12 NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Terry Griffiths Wayne Jones 9–3 02–09 02–12 NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Dennis Taylor 9–4 02–11 02–14 NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh Stephen Hendry Murdo MacLeod 10–4 02–21 03–06 WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Stephen Hendry Mike Hallett 13–2 03–16 03–19 TE World Cup Bournemouth 9–7 03–22 03–27 NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Steve Davis Neal Foulds 9–4 04–06 04–09 NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing John Parrott Martin Clark 5–1 04–16 05–02 WR Crucible Theatre Sheffield Steve Davis Terry Griffiths 18–11 05–07 05–14 NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn John Parrott Mike Hallett 9–1 01–23 05–15 NR Matchroom League Steve Davis Stephen Hendry No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

WR = World ranking event NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

No. Ch. Name 1 Steve Davis 2 Jimmy White 3 Neal Foulds 4 Cliff Thorburn 5 Joe Johnson 6 Terry Griffiths 7 Tony Knowles 8 Dennis Taylor 9 Alex Higgins 10 Silvino Francisco 11 Willie Thorne 12 Rex Williams 13 John Parrott 14 Doug Mountjoy 15 Dean Reynolds 16 Mike Hallett

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