ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɹˈiə dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd pˈæskəl bˈɜːk fˈaɪv wˈʌn ænd dʒˈɛf fˈʊdz fˈaɪv fˈoːɹ ɪnðə fˈɜːst tˈuː kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɹˈaʊndz ʌvðə fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl, bˌʌt wʌz swˈɑːmpt fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ baɪ dʒˈɑːn spˈɛnsɚɹ ɪnðə θˈɜːd ɹˈaʊnd.
In September 1987 Rea defeated Pascal Burke 5–1 and Geoff Foulds 5–4 in the first two qualifying rounds of the Fidelity International, but was swamped 5–0 by John Spencer in the third round.