# 1986 World Doubles Championship

The 1986 Hofmeister World Doubles was the fifth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 2 and 14 December 1986 with the tournament televised on ITV.
Steve Davis and Tony Meo went on to win their fourth title in five years by beating Mike Hallett and 17 year old Stephen Hendry 12–3 in the final, after leading 11–2 before the last session. The highest break of the tournament, calculated as the highest combined break made by playing partners in a single match, was 217 by Davis and Meo.
The winners received £50,000 prize money between them.

## Results

Results from the last 16 onwards are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 23 frames | Final Best of 23 frames | Final Best of 23 frames |
| Steve Davis (ENG) / Tony Meo (ENG) | Steve Davis (ENG) / Tony Meo (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Duggan (ENG) / Barry West (ENG) | Steve Duggan (ENG) / Barry West (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Duggan (ENG) / Barry West (ENG) | Steve Duggan (ENG) / Barry West (ENG) | 3 | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Silvino Francisco / Peter Francisco | Silvino Francisco / Peter Francisco | 0 | | | | | | | |
| David Taylor (ENG) / Eddie Charlton (AUS) | David Taylor (ENG) / Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 1 | Silvino Francisco / Peter Francisco | Silvino Francisco / Peter Francisco | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (RSA) / Peter Francisco (RSA) | Silvino Francisco (RSA) / Peter Francisco (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (RSA) / Peter Francisco (RSA) | Silvino Francisco (RSA) / Peter Francisco (RSA) | 5 | | | | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | 6 | | | | |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) / Jimmy White (ENG) | Alex Higgins (NIR) / Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | 6 | | | | |
| Rex Williams (ENG) / Graham Miles (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) / Graham Miles (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams (ENG) / Graham Miles (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) / Graham Miles (ENG) | 2 | Alex Higgins / Jimmy White | Alex Higgins / Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) / Terry Griffiths (WAL) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) / Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | Dennis Taylor / Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Steve James (ENG)/ David Roe (ENG) | Steve James (ENG)/ David Roe (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve James (ENG)/ David Roe (ENG) | Steve James (ENG)/ David Roe (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | Steve Davis / Tony Meo | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | 3 |
| John Parrott (ENG) / Neal Foulds (ENG) | John Parrott (ENG) / Neal Foulds (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | 3 |
| Murdo MacLeod (SCO) / Dave Martin (ENG) | Murdo MacLeod (SCO) / Dave Martin (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murdo MacLeod (SCO) / Dave Martin (ENG) | Murdo MacLeod (SCO) / Dave Martin (ENG) | 2 | John Parrott / Neal Foulds | John Parrott / Neal Foulds | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) / Willie Thorne (ENG) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) / Willie Thorne (ENG) | 4 | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) / Mike Hallett (ENG) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) / Mike Hallett (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) / Mike Hallett (ENG) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) / Mike Hallett (ENG) | 5 | | | | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | Stephen Hendry / Mike Hallett | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | 2 | | | | |
| Ray Reardon (WAL) / Tony Jones (ENG) | Ray Reardon (WAL) / Tony Jones (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | 2 | | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) / Tony Knowles (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) / Tony Knowles (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) / Tony Knowles (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) / Tony Knowles (ENG) | 4 | Ray Reardon / Tony Jones | Ray Reardon / Tony Jones | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) / John Virgo (ENG) | Kirk Stevens (CAN) / John Virgo (ENG) | 5 | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | Kirk Stevens / John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL)/ Wayne Jones (WAL) | Doug Mountjoy (WAL)/ Wayne Jones (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Selected earlier results

First two rounds played at Romiley Forum, Stockport 12–16 October 1986
Round 1
| Hargreaves/Burke | 5–0 | Meadowcroft/Morra |
| Wright/Whitthread | 5– 4 | Mikkelsen/Jonik |
| Darrlington/Oliver | 5–0 | Greaves/Agrawal |
| James/Roe | 5– 4 | Fitzmaurice/Rowswell |
| Williamson/Grace | 5–0 | Jenkins/P. Gibson |
| Kelly/Jackie Rea | 5– 4 | E. McLaughlin/John Rea |
| B. Bennett/Houlihan | 5–0 | Bear/Mienie |
| Donnnely/Roscoe | 5– 1 | N. Gilbert/Fisher |
| Dunning/Demarco | 5–1 | Foldvari/Heywood |
| Watchorn/Sheehan | 5– 2 | D. Hughes/Kearney |
Round 2
| Spencer/Rigitano | 5– 1 | Hargreaves/Burke |
| Duggan/West | 5– 4 | Wright/Whitthread |
| Gauvreau/Chaperon | 5– 4 | O'Boye/J. McLaughlin |
| V. Harris/D. Gilbert | 5– 3 | Reynolds/Longworth |
| Darrlington/Oliver | 5– 1 | B. Harris/Smith |
| James/Roe | 5– 0 | F. Davis/Watterson |
| Williamson/Grace | 5– 2 | Chappel/M. Bennett |
| G. Foulds/Scott | 5–4 | Black/Sinclair |
| Wildman/Edmonds | 5– 0 | Kelly/Jackie Rea |
| Drago/Owers | 5–2 | B. Bennett/Houlihan |
| M. Gibson/Chalmers | w– o | E. Hughes/Sim Ngam |
| Fagan/Murphy | 5–1 | Cripsey/Wilkinson |
| Newbury/Bales | 5– 2 | Dodd/Bradley |
| Donnnely/Roscoe | 5– 1 | Browne/Medati |
| Hallett/Hendry | 5–1 | Dunning/Demarco |
| Wych/O'Kane | 5–1 | Watchorn/Sheehan |
Round 3
Northampton 2–4 December
| S. Davis/Meo | 5– 1 | Spencer/Rigitano |
| Duggan/West | 5– 4 | Wilson/King |
| David Taylor/Charlton | 5– 1 | Chaperon/Gauvreau |
| S. Francisco/P. Francisco | 5–4 | V. Harris/D. Gilbert |
| Dennis Taylor/Griffiths | 5– 1 | Darrlington/Oliver |
| Campbell/Mans | 5– 4 | James/Roe |
| Williams/Miles | 5– 3 | Williamson/Grace |
| White/Higgins | 5– 2 | Scott/G. Foulds |
| Johnson/Knowles | 5– 2 | Wildman/Edmonds |
| Reardon/T. Jones | 5–3 | Drago/Owers |
| Mountjoy/W. Jones | 5– 1 | M. Gibson/Chalmers |
| Virgo/Stevens | 5– 1 | Fagan/Murphy |
| Parrott/Foulds | 5– 1 | Newbury/Bales |
| Martin/MacLeod | 5– 0 | Donnnely/Roscoe |
| Hendry/Hallett | 5– 3 | Werbeniuk/Fowler |
| Thorne/Thorburn | 5– 2 | Wych/O'Kane |