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1986 World Doubles Championship

The 1986 Hofmeister World Doubles was the fifth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 2 and 14 December 1986 with the tournament televised on ITV.[3]

Hofmeister World Doubles
Tournament information
Dates2–14 December 1986 (1986-12-02 – 1986-12-14)
VenueDerngate
CityNorthampton
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000[1]
Highest break217 Davis/Meo (combined)[2]
Final
ChampionDavis/Meo
Runner-upHallett/Hendry
Score12–3
1985
1987

Steve Davis and Tony Meo went on to win their fourth title in five years by beating Mike Hallett and 17 year old Stephen Hendry 12–3 in the final, after leading 11–2 before the last session.[4] The highest break of the tournament, calculated as the highest combined break made by playing partners in a single match, was 217 by Davis and Meo.[5]

The winners received £50,000 prize money between them.[4]

Results Edit

Results from the last 16 onwards are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.[6]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 23 frames
            
  Steve Davis (ENG) /
  Tony Meo (ENG)
5
  Steve Duggan (ENG) /
  Barry West (ENG)
3
  Steve Davis /
  Tony Meo
5
  Silvino Francisco /
  Peter Francisco
0
  David Taylor (ENG) /
  Eddie Charlton (AUS)
1
  Silvino Francisco (RSA) /
  Peter Francisco (RSA)
5
  Steve Davis /
  Tony Meo
9
  Dennis Taylor /
  Terry Griffiths
6
  Alex Higgins (NIR) /
  Jimmy White (ENG)
5
  Rex Williams (ENG) /
  Graham Miles (ENG)
2
  Alex Higgins /
  Jimmy White
4
  Dennis Taylor /
  Terry Griffiths
5
  Dennis Taylor (NIR) /
  Terry Griffiths (WAL)
5
  Steve James (ENG)/
  David Roe (ENG)
2
  Steve Davis /
  Tony Meo
12
  Stephen Hendry /
  Mike Hallett
3
  John Parrott (ENG) /
  Neal Foulds (ENG)
5
  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) /
  Dave Martin (ENG)
2
  John Parrott /
  Neal Foulds
1
  Stephen Hendry /
  Mike Hallett
5
  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) /
  Willie Thorne (ENG)
4
  Stephen Hendry (SCO) /
  Mike Hallett (ENG)
5
  Stephen Hendry /
  Mike Hallett
9
  Kirk Stevens /
  John Virgo
2
  Ray Reardon (WAL) /
  Tony Jones (ENG)
5
  Joe Johnson (ENG) /
  Tony Knowles (ENG)
4
  Ray Reardon /
  Tony Jones
2
  Kirk Stevens /
  John Virgo
5
  Kirk Stevens (CAN) /
  John Virgo (ENG)
5
  Doug Mountjoy (WAL)/
  Wayne Jones (WAL)
4

Selected earlier results Edit

First two rounds played at Romiley Forum, Stockport 12–16 October 1986

Round 1

Round 2

    Spencer/Rigitano 5– 1     Hargreaves/Burke
    Duggan/West 5– 4     Wright/Whitthread
    Gauvreau/Chaperon 5– 4     O'Boye/J. McLaughlin
    V. Harris/D. Gilbert 5– 3     Reynolds/Longworth
    Darrlington/Oliver 5– 1     B. Harris/Smith
    James/Roe 5– 0     F. Davis/Watterson
    Williamson/Grace 5– 2     Chappel/M. Bennett
    G. Foulds/Scott 5–4     Black/Sinclair
    Wildman/Edmonds 5– 0     Kelly/Jackie Rea
    Drago/Owers 5–2     B. Bennett/Houlihan
    M. Gibson/Chalmers w– o     E. Hughes/Sim Ngam
    Fagan/Murphy 5–1     Cripsey/Wilkinson
    Newbury/Bales 5– 2     Dodd/Bradley
    Donnnely/Roscoe 5– 1     Browne/Medati
    Hallett/Hendry 5–1     Dunning/Demarco
    Wych/O'Kane 5–1     Watchorn/Sheehan

Round 3

Northampton 2–4 December

    S. Davis/Meo 5– 1     Spencer/Rigitano
    Duggan/West 5– 4     Wilson/King
    David Taylor/Charlton 5– 1     Chaperon/Gauvreau
    S. Francisco/P. Francisco 5–4     V. Harris/D. Gilbert
    Dennis Taylor/Griffiths 5– 1     Darrlington/Oliver
    Campbell/Mans 5– 4     James/Roe
    Williams/Miles 5– 3     Williamson/Grace
    White/Higgins 5– 2     Scott/G. Foulds
    Johnson/Knowles 5– 2     Wildman/Edmonds
    Reardon/T. Jones 5–3     Drago/Owers
    Mountjoy/W. Jones 5– 1     M. Gibson/Chalmers
    Virgo/Stevens 5– 1     Fagan/Murphy
    Parrott/Foulds 5– 1     Newbury/Bales
    Martin/MacLeod 5– 0     Donnnely/Roscoe
    Hendry/Hallett 5– 3     Werbeniuk/Fowler
    Thorne/Thorburn 5– 2     Wych/O'Kane

References Edit

  1. ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0600501922.
  2. ^ Smith, Terry (15 December 1986). "Fourth title for Davis & Meo". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 28.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b Friskin, Sydney (15 December 1986). "Snooker: Outsiders outplayed". The Times. London. p. 30.
  5. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0851123643.
  6. ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0356146901.

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