1984 World Doubles Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5-16 December 1984 |
| Venue | Derngate |
| City | Northampton |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £34,500 |
| Highest break | 200 Hallett/Taylor (combined) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Higgins/White |
| Runner-up | Thorburn/Thorne |
| Score | 10-2 |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 Hofmeister World Doubles was the second staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 5 and 16 December 1984 with the tournament televised on ITV.[1]
Defending champions Steve Davis and Tony Meo chances for a third title ended by the teaming of Alex Higgins and Jimmy White in the semi-final by 6-9 and Higgins and White went on to beat Cliff Thorburn and Willie Thorne 10-2 in the final. The highest break of the tournament did not go to the champions of the tourment but to David Taylor and Mike Hallett with a combinded break of 200.
Selected Results
Alex Higgins/Jimmy White bt Dave Martin/Graham Crispy 5-2
Graham Miles/Peter Francisco bt Joe Johnson/Cliff Wilson 5-4
Dennis Taylor/Rex Williams bt Paul Madati/Paddy Browne 5-0
Ray Reardon/Tommy Murphy bt Fred Davis/Mike Watterson 5-2
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Davis/Meo
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Miles/Francisco
| ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Davis/Meo
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor/Hallett
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
  Werbeniuk/Charlton
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor/Hallett
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Davis/Meo
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Higgins/White
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Higgins/White
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Reynolds/O'Kane
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Higgins/White
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Griffiths/Parrott
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Griffiths/Parrott
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bales/Oliver
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Higgins/White
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thorburn/Thorne
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thorburn/Thorne
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mountjoy/Jones
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thorburn/Thorne
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens/Virgo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens/Virgo
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thorburn/Thorne
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Knowles/Spencer
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Knowles/Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wildman/Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Knowles/Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reardon/Murphy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francisco/Jones
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reardon/Murphy
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.