1983 World Doubles Championship

April 2022 Hofmeister World Doubles 1983 12 9 1983 12 18 y Derngate Northampton England Non-ranking event £75,000 £25,000 196 Davis/Meo (combined) Steve Davis/Tony Meo Tony Knowles/Jimmy White 10–2 1982 1984 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.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 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. Main draw Everton Clive 1985 Guinness Snooker – The Records Guinness Superlatives Ltd 78 0851124488Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 225 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest 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 David Taylor/Thorne (8) 5 Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Williams 4 Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 5 RSA 1982 England Francisco/Jones 3 Northern Ireland Canada Higgins/Stevens (4) w.o. England Australia Miles/Ganim Wales England Reardon/Spencer (3) 5 England England F. Davis/Watterson 2 Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 5 England Ireland Reynolds/Fagan 2 Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy (7) 5 Ireland England Hughes/Dodd 3 England England Knowles/White (2) 5 Canada England Morra/B. Harris 4 England England Davis/Meo (1) 5 England England Taylor/Thorne (8) 3 Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 5 Northern Ireland Canada Higgins/Stevens (4) 1 Wales England Reardon/Spencer (3) 0 Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 5 Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy (7) 0 England England Knowles/White (2) 5 England England Davis/Meo (1) 9 Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton (5) 1 Canada England Thorburn/Virgo (6) 7 England England Knowles/White (2) 9 England England Davis/Meo (1) 10 England England Knowles/White (2) 2 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. Pre-qualifying England England Bennett/Houlihan 5–2 Scotland Scotland Gibson/MacLeod England England Duggan/Hargreaves 5–1 England Ireland Oliver/Browne England England Scott/Parrott 5–4 England England G. Foulds/N. Foulds Canada England Morra/B. Harris 5–2 Ireland Scotland Sheehan/Eddie McLauglin Qualifying Northern Ireland Australia Murphy/Morgan 5–4 Ireland England Burke/Martin England England Fitzmaurice/V. Harris 5–4 England England Bennett/Houlihan Scotland Wales Donnelly/Roscoe 5–3 Australia Australia King/Campbell England England Duggan/Hargreaves 5–0 England Ireland Hughes/Kelly England Scotland Dunning/Demarco 5–4 England England Hallett/Cripsey England England Edmonds/Meadowcroft 5–2 Wales England Everton/French Ireland England Hughes/Dodd 5–2 England England Scott/Parrott Canada England Morra/B. Harris 5–1 England England Darrington/Williamson First round Northern Ireland Australia Murphy/Morgan 5–1 Scotland Scotland Black/Sinclair Northern Ireland England Taylor/Williams 5–1 England England Fitzmaurice/V. Harris RSA 1982 England Francisco/Jones 5–2 Scotland Wales Donnelly/Roscoe England Australia Miles/Ganim 5–3 England England Duggan/Hargreaves England England F. Davis/Watterson 5–3 England Scotland Dunning/Demarco England Ireland Reynolds/Fagan 5–0 England England Edmonds/Meadowcroft Ireland England Hughes/Dodd 5–1 Wales England Wilson/Johnson Canada England Morra/B. Harris 5–2 England England Fisher/Wildman References Category:World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship