The 1987 Matchroom Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 February 1987 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Steve Newbury 9–7 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: £8,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Semi-final: £2,000
  • Quarter-final: £500
  • Highest break: £1,000
  • Total: £20,000

Main draw

Last 16 Best of 11 framesQuarter-finals Best of 11 framesSemi-finals Best of 17 framesFinal Best of 17 frames
Wales Doug Mountjoy6
Wales Colin Roscoe6Wales Colin Roscoe2
Wales Clive Everton2Wales Doug Mountjoy9
Wales Tony Chappel2
Wales Tony Chappel6
Wales Ray Reardon4
Wales Doug Mountjoy9
Wales Steve Newbury7
Wales Steve Newbury6
Wales Cliff Wilson2
Wales Steve Newbury9
Wales Terry Griffiths6
Wales Terry Griffiths6
Wales Wayne Jones6Wales Wayne Jones2
Wales Mark Bennett3