1986 World Doubles Championship

Hofmeister World Doubles 1986 12 2 1986 12 14 y Derngate Northampton England Non-ranking event £200,000Morrison Ian 1986 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Twickenham Hamlyn Publishing Group 0600501922 101 £50,000 217 Davis/Meo (combined)Smith Terry Fourth title for Davis & Meo The Daily Telegraph London 15 December 1986 28 Davis/Meo Hallett/Hendry 12–3 1985 1987 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.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 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.Friskin Sydney Snooker: Outsiders outplayed 15 December 1986 The Times London 30 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.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851123643 103 The winners received £50,000 prize money between them. Results Results from the last 16 onwards are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 227–228 180 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 David Taylor ENG /Eddie Charlton AUS 1 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 /Peter Francisco RSA 1982 5 Alex Higgins NIR /Jimmy White ENG 5 Rex Williams ENG /Graham Miles ENG 2 Dennis Taylor NIR /Terry Griffiths WAL 5 Steve James ENG/David Roe ENG 2 John Parrott ENG /Neal Foulds ENG 5 Murdo MacLeod SCO /Dave Martin ENG 2 Cliff Thorburn CAN /Willie Thorne ENG 4 Stephen Hendry SCO /Mike Hallett ENG 5 Ray Reardon WAL /Tony Jones ENG 5 Joe Johnson ENG /Tony Knowles ENG 4 Kirk Stevens CAN /John Virgo ENG 5 Doug Mountjoy WAL/Wayne Jones WAL 4 ENG Steve Davis /ENG Tony Meo 5 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco /RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 0 NIR Alex Higgins /ENG Jimmy White 4 NIR Dennis Taylor /WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG John Parrott /ENG Neal Foulds 1 SCO Stephen Hendry /ENG Mike Hallett 5 WAL Ray Reardon /ENG Tony Jones 2 CAN Kirk Stevens /ENG John Virgo 5 ENG Steve Davis /ENG Tony Meo 9 NIR Dennis Taylor /WAL Terry Griffiths 6 SCO Stephen Hendry /ENG Mike Hallett 9 CAN Kirk Stevens /ENG John Virgo 2 ENG Steve Davis /ENG Tony Meo 12 SCO Stephen Hendry /ENG Mike Hallett 3 Selected earlier results First two rounds played at Romiley Forum, Stockport 12–16 October 1986 Round 1 England Ireland Hargreaves/Burke 5–0 England Canada Meadowcroft/Morra England England Wright/Whitthread 5– 4 Canada Canada Mikkelsen/Jonik England England Darrlington/Oliver 5–0 England India Greaves/Agrawal England England James/Roe 5– 4 England England Fitzmaurice/Rowswell England RSA 1982 Williamson/Grace 5–0 Australia England Jenkins/P. Gibson Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea 5– 4 Scotland Scotland E. McLaughlin/John Rea England England B. Bennett/Houlihan 5–0 Canada RSA 1982 Bear/Mienie Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe 5– 1 England England N. Gilbert/Fisher England Scotland Dunning/Demarco 5–1 Australia Australia Foldvari/Heywood Ireland Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan 5– 2 England Ireland D. Hughes/Kearney Round 2 England Canada Spencer/Rigitano 5– 1 England Ireland Hargreaves/Burke England England Duggan/West 5– 4 England England Wright/Whitthread Canada Canada Gauvreau/Chaperon 5– 4 Ireland Northern Ireland O'Boye/J. McLaughlin England England V. Harris/D. Gilbert 5– 3 England England Reynolds/Longworth England England Darrlington/Oliver 5– 1 England England B. Harris/Smith England England James/Roe 5– 0 England England F. Davis/Watterson England RSA 1982 Williamson/Grace 5– 2 Wales Wales Chappel/M. Bennett England England G. Foulds/Scott 5–4 Scotland Scotland Black/Sinclair England England Wildman/Edmonds 5– 0 Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea Malta England Drago/Owers 5–2 England England B. Bennett/Houlihan Scotland England M. Gibson/Chalmers w– o Ireland Thailand E. Hughes/Sim Ngam Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Murphy 5–1 England Australia Cripsey/Wilkinson Wales England Newbury/Bales 5– 2 England Ireland Dodd/Bradley Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe 5– 1 Ireland Canada Browne/Medati England Scotland Hallett/Hendry 5–1 England Scotland Dunning/Demarco Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane 5–1 Ireland Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan Round 3 Northampton 2–4 December England England S. Davis/Meo 5– 1 England Canada Spencer/Rigitano England England Duggan/West 5– 4 Wales Australia Wilson/King England Australia David Taylor/Charlton 5– 1 Canada Canada Chaperon/Gauvreau RSA 1982 RSA 1982 S. Francisco/P. Francisco 5–4 Australia England V. Harris/D. Gilbert Northern Ireland Wales Dennis Taylor/Griffiths 5– 1 England England Darrlington/Oliver Australia RSA 1982 Campbell/Mans 5– 4 England England James/Roe England England Williams/Miles 5– 3 England RSA 1982 Williamson/Grace England Northern Ireland White/Higgins 5– 2 England England Scott/G. Foulds England England Johnson/Knowles 5– 2 England England Wildman/Edmonds Wales England Reardon/T. Jones 5–3 Malta England Drago/Owers Wales Wales Mountjoy/W. Jones 5– 1 Scotland England M. Gibson/Chalmers England Canada Virgo/Stevens 5– 1 Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Murphy England England Parrott/Foulds 5– 1 Wales England Newbury/Bales England Scotland Martin/MacLeod 5– 0 Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe Scotland England Hendry/Hallett 5– 3 Canada England Werbeniuk/Fowler England Canada Thorne/Thorburn 5– 2 Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane References Category:World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship World Doubles Championship