1986 World Doubles Championship

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Hofmeister World Doubles
Tournament information
Dates2–14 December 1986 (1986-12-02 – 1986-12-14)
VenueDerngate
CityNorthampton
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000[1]
Highest break217 Davis/Meo (combined)[2]
Final
ChampionDavis/Meo
Runner-upHallett/Hendry
Score12–3
← 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

The winners received £50,000 prize money between them.[4]

Results

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Results from the last 16 onwards are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.[6]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 23 frames
            
File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) /
File:Flag of England.svg Tony Meo (ENG) 		5
File:Flag of England.svg Steve Duggan (ENG) /
File:Flag of England.svg Barry West (ENG) 		3
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		5
South Africa Silvino Francisco /
South Africa Peter Francisco 		0
File:Flag of England.svg David Taylor (ENG) /
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton (AUS) 		1
File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Silvino Francisco (RSA) /
File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg Peter Francisco (RSA) 		5
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor /
Wales Terry Griffiths 		6
File:Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins (NIR) /
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) 		5
File:Flag of England.svg Rex Williams (ENG) /
File:Flag of England.svg Graham Miles (ENG) 		2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins /
England Jimmy White 		4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor /
Wales Terry Griffiths 		5
File:Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor (NIR) /
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL) 		5
File:Flag of England.svg Steve James (ENG)/
File:Flag of England.svg David Roe (ENG) 		2
England Steve Davis /
England Tony Meo 		12
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		3
File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) /
File:Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds (ENG) 		5
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Murdo MacLeod (SCO) /
File:Flag of England.svg Dave Martin (ENG) 		2
England John Parrott /
England Neal Foulds 		1
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		5
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cliff Thorburn (CAN) /
File:Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne (ENG) 		4
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) /
File:Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett (ENG) 		5
Scotland Stephen Hendry /
England Mike Hallett 		9
Canada Kirk Stevens /
England John Virgo 		2
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Ray Reardon (WAL) /
File:Flag of England.svg Tony Jones (ENG) 		5
File:Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson (ENG) /
File:Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles (ENG) 		4
Wales Ray Reardon /
England Tony Jones 		2
Canada Kirk Stevens /
England John Virgo 		5
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kirk Stevens (CAN) /
File:Flag of England.svg John Virgo (ENG) 		5
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL)/
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wayne Jones (WAL) 		4

Selected earlier results

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First two rounds played at Romiley Forum, Stockport 12–16 October 1986

Round 1

England Republic of 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 South Africa Williamson/Grace 5–0 Australia England Jenkins/P. Gibson
Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea 5– 4 Scotland Scotland E. McLaughlin/John Rea
England England B. Bennett/Houlihan 5–0 Canada South Africa Bear/Mienie
Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe 5– 1 England England N. Gilbert/Fisher
England Scotland Dunning/Demarco 5–1 Australia Australia Foldvari/Heywood
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Watchorn/Sheehan 5– 2 England Republic of Ireland D. Hughes/Kearney

Round 2

England Canada Spencer/Rigitano 5– 1 England Republic of Ireland Hargreaves/Burke
England England Duggan/West 5– 4 England England Wright/Whitthread
Canada Canada Gauvreau/Chaperon 5– 4 Republic of 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 South Africa 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 Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Kelly/Jackie Rea
Malta England Drago/Owers 5–2 England England B. Bennett/Houlihan
Scotland England M. Gibson/Chalmers w– o Republic of Ireland Thailand E. Hughes/Sim Ngam
Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Fagan/Murphy 5–1 England Australia Cripsey/Wilkinson
Wales England Newbury/Bales 5– 2 England Republic of Ireland Dodd/Bradley
Scotland Wales Donnnely/Roscoe 5– 1 Republic of Ireland Canada Browne/Medati
England Scotland Hallett/Hendry 5–1 England Scotland Dunning/Demarco
Canada New Zealand Wych/O'Kane 5–1 Republic of Ireland Republic of 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
South Africa South Africa 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 South Africa Campbell/Mans 5– 4 England England James/Roe
England England Williams/Miles 5– 3 England South Africa 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 Republic of 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

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