1984 World Doubles Championship

April 2022 Hofmeister World Doubles 1984 12 5 1984 12 16 y Derngate Northampton England Non-ranking event £150,000 £34,500 200 Hallett/Taylor (combined) Higgins/White Thorburn/Thorne 10–2 1983 1985 The 1984 Hofmeister World Doubles was the second staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 5 and 16 December 1984 with the tournament televised on ITV.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 Defending champions Steve Davis and Tony Meo chances for a third title ended by the teaming of Alex Higgins and Jimmy White in the semi-final by 6–9 and Higgins and White went on to beat Cliff Thorburn and Willie Thorne 10–2 in the final. The highest break of the tournament did not go to the champions but to David Taylor and Mike Hallett with a combined break of 200. Selected early results Qualifying Round Played at Hatton Garden on 2 and 3 November 1984 Canada England Morra/Bradley 5–1 England Scotland Williamson/Mike Darrington England RSA 1982 Miles/P. Francisco 5– 4 England England Hargreaves/Duggan England Northern Ireland Chalmers/McLaughlin 5–0 Ireland England Fagan/B. Harris Ireland England Sheehan/Watchorn 5–0 Scotland Scotland MacLeod/Gibson England England F. Davis/Watterson 5–3 Australia Wales Foldvari/Everton Canada England Gauvreau/Fowler 5–1 England England Houlihan/Bennett Last 32 Played at the Derngate, Northampton before the TV coverage began with the last 16 on 8 December. England England S. Davis/Meo 5–2 England Ireland D. Hughes/Kearney England RSA 1982 Miles/P. Francisco 5– 4 England Wales Johnson/Wilson Canada England Werbeniuk/Charlton 5–2 Ireland England Sheehan/Watchorn England England David Taylor/Hallett 5–3 Ireland England Hughes/Dodd Northern Ireland England Higgins/White 5–2 England England Martin/Crispey England New Zealand Reynolds/O'Kane 5–4 Canada England Gauvreau/Fowler Wales England Griffiths/Parrott 5–0 England Northern Ireland Chalmers/McLaughlin England England Bales/Oliver 5–2 England England N. Foulds/G. Foulds Canada England Thorburn/Thorne 5–2 Canada England Morra/Bradley Wales Wales Mountjoy/Jones 5–1 Wales Wales Chappel/Newbury Canada England Stevens/Virgo 5–0 Scotland Wales Donnelly/Roscoe Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Williams 5–0 England Ireland Medati/Browne England England Knowles/Spencer 5–? England England Harris/Fitzmaurice England England Wildman/Fisher 5–3 England England Edmonds/Meadowcroft Wales Northern Ireland Reardon/Murphy 5–2 England England F. Davis/Watterson RSA 1982 England S. Francisco/Jones 5–4 Australia Australia Campbell/King Main draw Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finals Best of 17 frames Final Best of 19 frames England England Davis/Meo 5 England RSA 1982 Miles/Francisco 2 Canada Australia Werbeniuk/Charlton 4 England England Taylor/Hallett 5 Northern Ireland England Higgins/White 5 England New Zealand Reynolds/O'Kane 4 Wales England Griffiths/Parrott 5 England England Bales/Oliver 4 Canada England Thorburn/Thorne 5 Wales Wales Mountjoy/Jones 3 Canada England Stevens/Virgo 5 Northern Ireland England Taylor/Williams 3 England England Knowles/Spencer 5 England England Wildman/Fisher 4 RSA 1982 England Francisco/Jones 3 Wales Northern Ireland Reardon/Murphy 5 England England Davis/Meo 5 England England Taylor/Hallett 1 Northern Ireland England Higgins/White 5 Wales England Griffiths/Parrott 2 Canada England Thorburn/Thorne 5 Canada England Stevens/Virgo 3 England England Knowles/Spencer 5 Wales Northern Ireland Reardon/Murphy 4 England England Davis/Meo 6 Northern Ireland England Higgins/White 9 Canada England Thorburn/Thorne 9 England England Knowles/Spencer 1 Northern Ireland England Higgins/White 10 Canada England Thorburn/Thorne 2 References Category:World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship