1983_World_Doubles_Championship

1983 World Doubles Championship

1983 World Doubles Championship

Snooker tournament

The 1983 Hofmeister World Doubles was the second staging of the doubles professional snooker tournament. It was played between 9 and 18 December 1983 with the tournament televised on ITV now showing it in eight days.[1]

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The venue was the Derngate in Northampton which proved to be a better environment for snooker matches than the National Sports Centre used the previous year. Steve Davis and Tony Meo successfully defended their title, beating Tony Knowles and Jimmy White 10–2 in the final. They also won the highest combined break prize with 196 from their semi-final, with Davis compiling a 140 and Meo making a 56.The event was sponsored by Courage, and the total prize fund was £75,000 including £25,000 for the winning pair.[2]

Main draw

[2][3]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
England England S. Davis/Meo (1) 5
Northern Ireland Australia Murphy/Morgan 2
England England Davis/Meo (1) 5
England England Taylor/Thorne (8) 3
England England David Taylor/Thorne (8) 5
Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Williams 4
England England Davis/Meo (1) 9
Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 1
Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 5
South Africa England Francisco/Jones 3
Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 5
Northern Ireland Canada Higgins/Stevens (4) 1
Northern Ireland Canada Higgins/Stevens (4) w.o.
England Australia Miles/Ganim
England England Davis/Meo (1) 10
England England Knowles/White (2) 2
Wales England Reardon/Spencer (3) 5
England England F. Davis/Watterson 2
Wales England Reardon/Spencer (3) 0
Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 5
Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 5
England Republic of Ireland Reynolds/Fagan 2
Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 7
England England Knowles/White (2) 9
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy (7) 5
Republic of Ireland England Hughes/Dodd 3
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy (7) 0
England England Knowles/White (2) 5
England England Knowles/White (2) 5
Canada England Morra/B. Harris 4

Miles /Ganim were disqualified after Miles failed to turn up.

Earlier Rounds

A pre-qualifying round and qualifying round took place leading up to the first round.[2][3]

Pre-qualifying

England England Bennett/Houlihan5–2Scotland Scotland Gibson/MacLeod
England England Duggan/Hargreaves5–1England Republic of Ireland Oliver/Browne
England England Scott/Parrott5–4England England G. Foulds/N. Foulds
Canada England Morra/B. Harris5–2Republic of Ireland Scotland Sheehan/Eddie McLauglin

Qualifying

Northern Ireland Australia Murphy/Morgan5–4Republic of Ireland England Burke/Martin
England England Fitzmaurice/V. Harris5–4England England Bennett/Houlihan
Scotland Wales Donnelly/Roscoe5–3Australia Australia King/Campbell
England England Duggan/Hargreaves5–0England Republic of Ireland Hughes/Kelly
England Scotland Dunning/Demarco5–4England England Hallett/Cripsey
England England Edmonds/Meadowcroft5–2Wales England Everton/French
Republic of Ireland England Hughes/Dodd5–2England England Scott/Parrott
Canada England Morra/B. Harris5–1England England Darrington/Williamson

First round

Northern Ireland Australia Murphy/Morgan5–1Scotland Scotland Black/Sinclair
Northern Ireland England Taylor/Williams5–1England England Fitzmaurice/V. Harris
South Africa England Francisco/Jones5–2Scotland Wales Donnelly/Roscoe
England Australia Miles/Ganim5–3England England Duggan/Hargreaves
England England F. Davis/Watterson5–3England Scotland Dunning/Demarco
England Republic of Ireland Reynolds/Fagan5–0England England Edmonds/Meadowcroft
Republic of Ireland England Hughes/Dodd5–1Wales England Wilson/Johnson
Canada England Morra/B. Harris5–2England England Fisher/Wildman

References

  1. [1]
    Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0851124488.
  3. [3]
    Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 225. ISBN 0356146901.
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