World Doubles Championship

World Doubles Championship

Tournament information
Venue	Derngate Centre
Location	London (1982) / Northampton (1983–1987)
Country	England
Established	1982
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Non-ranking team event
Final year	1987
Final champion	Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry

The World Doubles Championship, also known as the Hofmeister World Doubles (1982–1986) or the Fosters World Doubles (1987) for sponsorship purposes, was a non-ranking team snooker tournament held from 1982 to 1987 as the major doubles event.

History

Created to capitalise on the growing popularity of televised snooker, as well as to offer a slightly different version of the game, the event was initially staged at the Crystal Palace in London, sponsored by Courage Brewery through their Hofmeister brand. 29 pairs entered the event, which was played from the last 16 in London.

Due to poor attendance of the inaugural event it was moved to the Derngate in Northampton. In 1987 the sponsorship of the event was moved to the Fosters brand, but the sponsorship contract expired the same year. By the end of the 1980s, other more significant events were making up the snooker calendar and the tournament was eventually abandoned. Four of the six tournaments were won by the pairing of Steve Davis and Tony Meo.

Winners

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Final score	Season
1982	Steve Davis & Tony Meo	Terry Griffiths & Doug Mountjoy	13–2	1982/83
1983	Steve Davis & Tony Meo	Tony Knowles & Jimmy White	10–2	1983/84
1984	Alex Higgins & Jimmy White	Cliff Thorburn & Willie Thorne	10–2	1984/85
1985	Steve Davis & Tony Meo	Tony Jones & Ray Reardon	12–5	1985/86
1986	Steve Davis & Tony Meo	Mike Hallett & Stephen Hendry	12–3	1986/87
1987	Mike Hallett & Stephen Hendry	Cliff Thorburn & Dennis Taylor	12–8	1987/88

External links

• Higgins and White win the World Doubles Championship 1984 on YouTube