▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁- ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁- ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 ▁win ▁over ▁Martin ▁Smith ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁last - 6 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁UK ▁Championship . ▁There , ▁he ▁lost ▁ 1 – 9 ▁to ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁World ▁Champion , ▁Joe ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Classic , ▁Wright ▁recovered ▁from ▁ 2 – 4 ▁behind ▁to ▁beat ▁Eug ene ▁Hugh es ▁ 5 – 4 ▁but , ▁having ▁reached ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 , ▁lost ▁ 1 – 5 ▁to ▁Stephen ▁Hend ry . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁he ▁over c ame ▁Pat ▁Hou li han , ▁P addy ▁Brow ne , ▁Mark ▁Wild man ▁and ▁Cl iff ▁Wilson ▁- ▁white w ash ing ▁Wild man ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁- ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁proper ▁at ▁the ▁Cru cible ▁Theatre . ▁Dra wn ▁against ▁Alex ▁H igg ins , ▁Wright ▁led ▁ 4 – 2 ▁but ▁eventually ▁succ um bed ▁ 6 – 1 0 . ▁His ▁results ▁were ▁sufficient ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁ranked ▁ 5 3 rd . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 7 / 1 9 8 8 ▁season ▁brought ▁no ▁real ▁progress ▁for ▁Wright , ▁as ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁last - 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Open , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁the ▁Classic , ▁be aten ▁by ▁Tony ▁Me