1982 World Doubles Championship

Hofmeister World Doubles 1982 12 13 1982 12 19 y Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre London England Non-ranking event £66,000 £24,000 193 Davis/Meo (combined) Davis/Meo Griffiths/Mountjoy 13–2 1983 The 1982 World Doubles was the first championship of a doubles tournament for professional snooker players. The championship was sponsored by brewers Hofmeister and 29 teams entered the event with the last 16 competing at the National Recreation Centre in Crystal Palace, London. It was played in December with the semi-finals and final televised on ITV between 15 and 19 December 1982.Turner Chris World Doubles Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/doubles.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155837/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/doubles.html 16 February 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 12 March 2013 Steve Davis and Tony Meo went on to win the tournament, defeating Terry Griffiths and Doug Mountjoy 13–2 in the final. Davis and Meo achieved a combined break of 193 in their semi-final with Tony Knowles and Jimmy White, which included a single 124 break by Meo. Davis became the first player to have won three types of world professional titles individual, team and doubles.Davis's world triple Snooker Scene February 1983 5 Audience ticket sales were below expectations. __TOC__ Results Winning players are denoted in bold. First roundBest of 11 frames Semi-finalsBest of 19 frames FinalBest of 25 frames England England Davis/Meo 6 Canada EnglandThorburn/Virgo 2 Wales England Reardon/Spencer 2 England England Knowles/White 6 Northern Ireland Australia Higgins/Charlton 6 Canada England Werbeniuk/Miles 3 Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 6 Canada Canada Stevens/Wych 1 England England Davis/Meo 10 England England Knowles/White 5 Northern Ireland AustraliaHiggins/Charlton 7 Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 10 England England Davis/Meo 13 Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 2 Earlier Rounds A pre-qualifying round and qualifying round took place leading up to the first round. Winning players are denoted in bold.Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 224–225 Played at Redwood Lodge, Bristol and Warwick University Arts Centre between 1–3 November 1982. Pre-qualifying Wales England Wilson/Johnson w.o. Canada Canada Morra/Jonik England England Bennett/Houlihan 6–2 Scotland Scotland Sinclair/Black England England Hallett/Cripsey 6–3 Scotland Scotland MacLeod/McLaughlin England England Harris/Williamson 6–1 Northern Ireland Ireland Murphy/Hughes England England Fisher/Wildman 6–3 Wales Wales Everton/Roscoe England England Reynolds/Watterson 6–3 England England Bennett/Houlihan England England F. Davis/Medati 6–0 England Scotland Dunning/Demarco Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Dave Martin 6–2 England England French/Dodd England England Hallett/Cripsey 6–2 Ireland England Fagan/Foulds England England Williams/Fitzmaurice 6–1 England England Harris/Williamson England England White/Knowles 6–2 England England Hughes/Scott England England Fisher/Wildman 6–5 Scotland Scotland Gibson/Donnelly Wales England Wilson/Johnson 6–4 England England Meadowcroft/Edmonds England England S. Davis/Meo 6–3 England England Reynolds/Watterson Canada England Thorburn/Virgo 6–2 England England Fisher/Wildman Wales England Reardon/Spencer 6–2 England Wales Johnson/Wilson England England White/Knowles 6–1 England England David Taylor/Thorne Canada England Werbeniuk/Miles 6–5 England England Williams/Fitzmaurice Canada Canada Stevens/Wych 6–4 England England Hallett/Cripsey Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 6–0 Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Dave Martin Northern Ireland Australia Higgins/Charlton 6–3 England England F. Davis/Medati References 1982 Category:1982 in snooker Category:1982 in sport in London Category:December 1982 sports events in the United Kingdom World Doubles Championship