1983 World Doubles Championship

Hofmeister World Doubles

Tournament information
Dates	9–18 December 1983 (1983-12-09 – 1983-12-18)
Venue	Derngate
City	Northampton
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£75,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Highest break	196 Davis/Meo (combined)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis/Tony Meo
Runner-up	Tony Knowles/Jimmy White
Score	10–2
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The 1983 Hofmeister World Doubles was the second staging of the doubles professional snooker tournament. It was played between 9 and 18 December 1983 with the tournament televised on ITV now showing it in eight days. ^[1]

The venue was the Derngate in Northampton which proved to be a better environment for snooker matches than the National Sports Centre used the previous year. Steve Davis and Tony Meo successfully defended their title, beating Tony Knowles and Jimmy White 10–2 in the final. They also won the highest combined break prize with 196 from their semi-final, with Davis compiling a 140 and Meo making a 56. The event was sponsored by Courage, and the total prize fund was £75,000 including £25,000 for the winning pair. ^[2]

Main draw

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	Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	S. Davis/Meo (1)		5
	Murphy/Morgan		2
						Davis/Meo (1)		5
						Taylor/Thorne (8)		3
	David Taylor/Thorne (8)		5
	Dennis Taylor/Williams		4
											Davis/Meo (1)		9
											Werbeniuk/Charlton (5)		1
	Werbeniuk/Charlton (5)		5
	Francisco/Jones		3
						Werbeniuk/Charlton (5)		5
						Higgins/Stevens (4)		1
	Higgins/Stevens (4)		w.o.
	Miles/Ganim
																Davis/Meo (1)		10
																Knowles/White (2)		2
	Reardon/Spencer (3)		5
	F. Davis/Watterson		2
						Reardon/Spencer (3)		0
						Thorburn/Virgo (6)		5
	Thorburn/Virgo (6)		5
	Reynolds/Fagan		2
											Thorburn/Virgo (6)		7
											Knowles/White (2)		9
	Griffiths/Mountjoy (7)		5
	Hughes/Dodd		3
						Griffiths/Mountjoy (7)		0
						Knowles/White (2)		5
	Knowles/White (2)		5
	Morra/B. Harris		4

Miles /Ganim were disqualified after Miles failed to turn up.

Earlier Rounds

A pre-qualifying round and qualifying round took place leading up to the first round. ^{[2] [3]}

Pre-qualifying

Bennett/Houlihan	5–2	Gibson/MacLeod
Duggan/Hargreaves	5–1	Oliver/Browne
Scott/Parrott	5–4	G. Foulds/N. Foulds
Morra/B. Harris	5–2	Sheehan/Eddie McLauglin

Qualifying

Murphy/Morgan	5–4	Burke/Martin
Fitzmaurice/V. Harris	5–4	Bennett/Houlihan
Donnelly/Roscoe	5–3	King/Campbell
Duggan/Hargreaves	5–0	Hughes/Kelly
Dunning/Demarco	5–4	Hallett/Cripsey
Edmonds/Meadowcroft	5–2	Everton/French
Hughes/Dodd	5–2	Scott/Parrott
Morra/B. Harris	5–1	Darrington/Williamson

First round

Murphy/Morgan	5–1	Black/Sinclair
Taylor/Williams	5–1	Fitzmaurice/V. Harris
Francisco/Jones	5–2	Donnelly/Roscoe
Miles/Ganim	5–3	Duggan/Hargreaves
F. Davis/Watterson	5–3	Dunning/Demarco
Reynolds/Fagan	5–0	Edmonds/Meadowcroft
Hughes/Dodd	5–1	Wilson/Johnson
Morra/B. Harris	5–2	Fisher/Wildman

References

1. 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. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 78. ISBN   0851124488.
3. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 225. ISBN   0356146901.