1986_World_Doubles_Championship

1986 World Doubles Championship

1986 World Doubles Championship

Snooker tournament

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]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

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

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
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		5
South Africa Silvino Francisco /
South Africa Peter Francisco 		0
 David Taylor (ENG) /
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 		1
 Silvino Francisco (RSA) /
 Peter Francisco (RSA) 		5
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor /
Wales Terry Griffiths 		6
 Alex Higgins (NIR) /
 Jimmy White (ENG) 		5
 Rex Williams (ENG) /
 Graham Miles (ENG) 		2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins /
England Jimmy White 		4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor /
Wales Terry Griffiths 		5
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) /
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 		5
 Steve James (ENG)/
 David Roe (ENG) 		2
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		12
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		3
 John Parrott (ENG) /
 Neal Foulds (ENG) 		5
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) /
 Dave Martin (ENG) 		2
England John Parrott /
England Neal Foulds 		1
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		5
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) /
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 		4
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) /
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 		5
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		9
Canada Kirk Stevens /
England John Virgo 		2
 Ray Reardon (WAL) /
 Tony Jones (ENG) 		5
 Joe Johnson (ENG) /
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 		4
Wales Ray Reardon /
England Tony Jones 		2
Canada Kirk Stevens /
England John Virgo 		5
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) /
 John Virgo (ENG) 		5
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)/
 Wayne Jones (WAL) 		4

Selected earlier results

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

Round 1

England Republic of Ireland Hargreaves/Burke5–0England Canada Meadowcroft/Morra
England England Wright/Whitthread5– 4Canada Canada Mikkelsen/Jonik
England England Darrlington/Oliver5–0England India Greaves/Agrawal
England England James/Roe5– 4England England Fitzmaurice/Rowswell
England South Africa Williamson/Grace5–0Australia England Jenkins/P. Gibson
Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea5– 4Scotland Scotland E. McLaughlin/John Rea
England England B. Bennett/Houlihan5–0Canada South Africa Bear/Mienie
Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe5– 1England England N. Gilbert/Fisher
England Scotland Dunning/Demarco5–1Australia Australia Foldvari/Heywood
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan5– 2England Republic of Ireland D. Hughes/Kearney

Round 2

England Canada Spencer/Rigitano5– 1England Republic of Ireland Hargreaves/Burke
England England Duggan/West5– 4England England Wright/Whitthread
Canada Canada Gauvreau/Chaperon5– 4Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland O'Boye/J. McLaughlin
England England V. Harris/D. Gilbert5– 3England England Reynolds/Longworth
England England Darrlington/Oliver5– 1England England B. Harris/Smith
England England James/Roe5– 0England England F. Davis/Watterson
England South Africa Williamson/Grace5– 2Wales Wales Chappel/M. Bennett
England England G. Foulds/Scott5–4Scotland Scotland Black/Sinclair
England England Wildman/Edmonds5– 0Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea
Malta England Drago/Owers5–2England England B. Bennett/Houlihan
Scotland England M. Gibson/Chalmersw– oRepublic of Ireland Thailand E. Hughes/Sim Ngam
Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Murphy5–1England Australia Cripsey/Wilkinson
Wales England Newbury/Bales5– 2England Republic of Ireland Dodd/Bradley
Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe5– 1Republic of Ireland Canada Browne/Medati
England Scotland Hallett/Hendry5–1England Scotland Dunning/Demarco
Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane5–1Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan

Round 3

Northampton 2–4 December

England England S. Davis/Meo5– 1England Canada Spencer/Rigitano
England England Duggan/West5– 4Wales Australia Wilson/King
England Australia David Taylor/Charlton5– 1Canada Canada Chaperon/Gauvreau
South Africa South Africa S. Francisco/P. Francisco5–4Australia England V. Harris/D. Gilbert
Northern Ireland Wales Dennis Taylor/Griffiths5– 1England England Darrlington/Oliver
Australia South Africa Campbell/Mans5– 4England England James/Roe
England England Williams/Miles5– 3England South Africa Williamson/Grace
England Northern Ireland White/Higgins5– 2England England Scott/G. Foulds
England England Johnson/Knowles5– 2England England Wildman/Edmonds
Wales England Reardon/T. Jones5–3Malta England Drago/Owers
Wales Wales Mountjoy/W. Jones5– 1Scotland England M. Gibson/Chalmers
England Canada Virgo/Stevens5– 1Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Murphy
England England Parrott/Foulds5– 1Wales England Newbury/Bales
England Scotland Martin/MacLeod5– 0Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe
Scotland England Hendry/Hallett5– 3Canada England Werbeniuk/Fowler
England Canada Thorne/Thorburn5– 2Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane

References

  1. [1]
    Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0600501922.
  2. [2]
    Smith, Terry (15 December 1986). "Fourth title for Davis & Meo". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 28.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Friskin, Sydney (15 December 1986). "Snooker: Outsiders outplayed". The Times. London. p. 30.
  5. [5]
    Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0851123643.
  6. [6]
    Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0356146901.
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