Hofmeister World Doubles
Tournament information
Dates13–19 December 1982 (1982-12-13 – 1982-12-19)
VenueCrystal Palace National Recreation Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£66,000
Winner's share£24,000
Highest break193 Davis/Meo (combined)
Final
ChampionDavis/Meo
Runner-upGriffiths/Mountjoy
Score13–2
1983 →

The 1982 World Doubles was the first championship of a doubles tournament for professional snooker players. The championship was sponsored by brewers Hofmeister and 29 teams entered the event with the last 16 competing at the National Recreation Centre in Crystal Palace, London. It was played in December with the semi-finals and final televised on ITV between 15 and 19 December 1982.[1]

Steve Davis and Tony Meo went on to win the tournament, defeating Griffiths and Mountjoy 13–2 in the final. Davis and Meo achieved a combined break of 193 in their semi-final with Tony Knowles and Jimmy White, which included a single 124 break by Meo. Davis became the first player to have won three types of world professional titles with the individual, team and doubles.[2] Audience ticket sales were below expectations.[1]

Results

Winning players are denoted in bold.[3]

First round
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames 		Final
Best of 25 frames
         
England England Davis/Meo 6
Canada EnglandThorburn/Virgo 2
England England Davis/Meo 10
England England Knowles/White 5
Wales England Reardon/Spencer 2
England England Knowles/White 6
England England Davis/Meo 13
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 2
Northern Ireland Australia Higgins/Charlton 6
Canada England Werbeniuk/Miles 3
Northern Ireland AustraliaHiggins/Charlton 7
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 10
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy 6
Canada Canada Stevens/Wych 1

Earlier Rounds

A pre-qualifying round and qualifying round took place leading up to the first round. Winning players are denoted in bold.[3] Played between 1–3 November 1982.

Pre-qualifying

Wales England Wilson/Johnsonw.o.Canada Canada Morra/Jonik
England England Bennett/Houlihan6–2Scotland Scotland Sinclair/Black
England England Hallett/Cripsey6–3Scotland Scotland MacLeod/McLaughlin
England England Harris/Williamson6–1Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Murphy/Hughes
England England Fisher/Wildman6–3Wales Wales Everton/Roscoe
England England Reynolds/Watterson6–3England England Bennett/Houlihan
England England F. Davis/Medati6–0England Scotland Dunning/Demarco
Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Dave Martin6–2England England French/Dodd
England England Hallett/Cripsey6–2Republic of Ireland England Fagan/Foulds
England England Williams/Fitzmaurice6–1England England Harris/Williamson
England England White/Knowles6–2England England Hughes/Scott
England England Fisher/Wildman6–5Scotland Scotland Gibson/Donnelly
Wales England Wilson/Johnson6–4England England Meadowcroft/Edmonds
England England S. Davis/Meo6–3England England Reynolds/Watterson
Canada England Thorburn/Virgo6–2England England Fisher/Wildman
Wales England Reardon/Spencer6–2England Wales Johnson/Wilson
England England White/Knowles6–1England England David Taylor/Thorne
Canada England Werbeniuk/Miles6–5England England Williams/Fitzmaurice
Canada Canada Stevens/Wych6–4England England Hallett/Cripsey
Wales Wales Griffiths/Mountjoy6–0Northern Ireland England Dennis Taylor/Dave Martin
Northern Ireland Australia Higgins/Charlton6–3England England F. Davis/Medati

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Davis's world triple". Snooker Scene. February 1983. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 224–225. ISBN 0356146901.
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