1987 World Doubles Championship

Foster's World Doubles 1987 12 1 1987 12 13 y Derngate Northampton England Non-ranking event £250,000 £60,000 182 Hallett/Hendry (combined) Hallett/Hendry Thorburn/Taylor 12–8 1986 The 1987 Foster's World Doubles was the sixth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 1 and 13 December 1987.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 2013Cue cracker Cambridge Evening News 14 September 1987 23 Foster's became the sponsors for this tournament as part of the Courage Group as was previous sponsor Hofmeister. Steve Davis and Tony Meo lost out in the pre-TV stages to Martin Clark and Jim Chambers 5–1. The previous year's finalists Mike Hallett and Stephen Hendry went on to win the final World Doubles beating Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor 12–8 and also recorded the highest combined break of the televised phase, 182. Thorburn and Taylor took a 5–0 lead in the final, and the match was later level at 5–5, 6–6 and 7–7.Everton Clive Hendry has the answers The Guardian 14 December 1987 27 The size of the audiences at Northampton was a disappointment to the sponsors.News in brief: snooker The Guardian 15 December 1987 24 The championship was discontinued as the sponsor's contract had expired, and there was a proliferation of other events. Prize fund Prize fund The winners of the event shared £60,000 from a total prize fund of £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below; the amounts are per team. Winners: £60,000 Runners-up: £35,000 Semi-finalists: £17,500 Quarter-finalists: £8,750 Last 16: £4,375 Third round: £2,434 Second round: £300 Highest break (televised phase): £5,000 - Stephen Hendry (116) and Mike Hallett (66) Highest break (untelevised phase): £1,250 - Stephen Hendry (112) and Mike Hallett (60) Early rounds Results are shown below.Foster's world doubles Snooker Scene January 1988 20–25 The first two rounds were played at the Crest Hotel, Portsmouth between 26 and 28 October 1987.Argus diary for next week Sports Argus 24 October 1987 8 1st Round England England Chambers/Clark 5–0 Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Jackie Rea England England Lawlor/A. Harris 5–3 England England N. Gilbert/Fisher England England Oliver/Darrington 5–4 England England Chalmers/Gary Wilkinson England Australia Williamson/Foldvari 5–1 RSA 1982 England Ellis/J. Smith Australia England Jenkins/Heaton w–o England RSA 1982 Hargreaves/Van Rensberg England England D .Gilbert/M. Smith 5–0 Ireland England Kelly/Meakin England Canada Fitzmaurice/Morra w-o Scotland England E. McLaughlin/D. Hughes Australia England Glen Wilkinson/P. Gibson 5– 2 Scotland Wales Donnelly/RoscoeCanada England Bear/Greaves 5–2 Ireland Ireland Burke/Kearney Scotland Scotland Sinclair/Black w–o Ireland Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan 2nd Round England England Chambers/Clark 5–1 England Northern Ireland Browne/McLaughlin England England James/Roe 5– 0 Wales England Bennett/Marshall England Wales Bales/Newbury 5–1 England England Lawlor/A. Harris England England West/Duggan 5–0 England England Oliver/Darrington England England Bradley/Dodd 5–2 England England Meadowcroft/Scott England Australia Williamson/Foldvari 5–2 England England G. Foulds/V. Harris England England Wildman/Edmonds 5–3 Australia England Jenkins/Heaton Canada Canada Gauvreau/Chaperon 5–1 Scotland Scotland M. Gibson/John Rea New Zealand Canada O'Kane/Wych w–o England England F. Davis/Watterson England England Gilbert/Smith 5–1 England England Wright/Whitthread England England Cripsey/Longworth 5–4 England Canada Fitzmaurice/Morra Wales England Reardon/T. Jones 5–3 Australia England Wilkinson/P. Gibson Northern Ireland Wales Murphy/Chappel w.o. Canada England Mikklesen/Medati Canada England Werbeniuk/Fowler 5–0 RSA 1982 Canada Grace/RigitanoNorthern Ireland England O'Boye/B. Harris 5–0 Canada England Bear/GreavesMalta England Drago/Owers 5–0 Scotland Scotland Sinclair/Black 3rd Round England England Chambers/Clark 5–1 England England S. Davis/Meo England England James/Roe 5– 2 England England Martin/Spencer England Canada Virgo/Stevens 5–3 England Wales Bales/Newbury England England Parrott/Reynolds 5–2 England England West/Duggan England England Johnson/Knowles 5–0 England England Bradley/Dodd Scotland Australia MacLeod/Campbell 5–4 England Australia Williamson/Foldvari England Australia David Taylor/Charlton 5–3 England England Wildman/Edmonds Canada Northern Ireland Thorburn/Dennis Taylor 5–1 Canada Canada Gauvreau/Chaperon New Zealand Canada O'Kane/Wych 5–3 England England White/Thorne Wales Australia Wilson/King 5–3 England England Gilbert/Smith Wales Wales Mountjoy/W. Jones 5–3 England England Cripsey/Longworth RSA 1982 RSA 1982 S. Francisco/P. Francisco 5–3 Wales England Reardon/T. Jones Northern Ireland Ireland Higgins/E. Hughes 5–2 Northern Ireland Wales Murphy/Chappel Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 5–2 Canada England Werbeniuk/FowlerEngland England Williams/Miles 5–1 Northern Ireland England O'Boye/HarrisWales England Griffiths/Foulds 5–2 Malta England Drago/Owers Last 16 onwards Results are shown below. Last 16 Best of 9 frames Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames Semi-finals Best of 17 frames Final Best of 23 frames England England Chambers/Clark 3 England England James/Roe 5 England England Parrott/Reynolds 5 England Canada Virgo/Stevens 0 England England Johnson/Knowles 5 Scotland Australia MacLeod/Campbell 1 Northern Ireland Canada Taylor/Thorburn 5 England Australia Taylor/Charlton 2 Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane 5 Wales Australia Wilson/King 2 Wales Wales Mountjoy/Jones 3 RSA 1982 RSA 1982 S Francisco/P Francisco 5 Northern Ireland Ireland Higgins/Hughes 2 Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 5 England England Williams/Miles 3 Wales England Griffiths/Foulds 5 England England James/Roe 5 England England Parrott/Reynolds 2 England England Johnson/Knowles 0 Northern Ireland Canada Taylor/Thorburn 5 RSA 1982 RSA 1982 S Francisco/P Francisco 5 Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane 1 Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 5 Wales England Griffiths/Foulds 1 England England James/Roe 1 Northern Ireland Canada Taylor/Thorburn 9 RSA 1982 RSA 1982 S Francisco/P Francisco 4 Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 9 Northern Ireland Canada Taylor/Thorburn 8 Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 12 References Category:World Doubles Championship Category:1987 in snooker World Doubles Championship