1984 World Doubles Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–16 December 1984 |
| Venue | Derngate |
| City | Northampton |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £150,000 |
| Winner's share | £34,500 |
| Highest break | 200 Hallett/Taylor (combined) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Higgins/White |
| Runner-up | Thorburn/Thorne |
| Score | 10–2 |
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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 but to David Taylor and Mike Hallett with a combined break of 200.
Selected early results
Last 32
Steve Davis/Tony Meo bt Dennis Hughes/Tony Kearny 5–2
Graham Miles/Peter Francisco bt Joe Johnson/Cliff Wilson 5–4
Bill Werbeniuk/Eddie Charlton bt Des Sheehan/Paul Watchorn 5–2
David Taylor/Mike Hallett bt
Alex Higgins/Jimmy White bt Dave Martin/Graham Crispy 5–2
Dean Reynolds/Dene O'Kane bt Marual Gaureu/Danny Fowler 5–4
Terry Griffiths/John Parrott bt Dave Chalmers/Jack McLaughlin 5–0
Roger Bales/Bill Oliver bt Neal Foulds/Geoff Foulds 5–2
Cliff Thorburn/Willie Thorne bt Mario Morra/M Bradley
Kirk Stevens/John Virgo bt Jim Donnelly/Colin Roscoe 5–0
Dennis Taylor/Rex Williams bt Paul Madati/Paddy Browne 5–0
Tony Knowles/John Spencer bt Vic Harris/Jack Fitzmaurice
Mark Wildman/Mick Fisher bt Ray Edmonds/Jim Meadowcroft 5–3
Silvino Francisco/Tony Jones bt
Ray Reardon/Tommy Murphy bt Fred Davis/Mike Watterson 5–2
Main draw
| 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
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor/Williams
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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.