Location Northampton Format Non-ranking team event Country England | Established 1982 Final year 1987 Venue Derngate Centre | |
Final champion(s) Mike Hallett
Stephen Hendry Organisation World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association | ||
The World Doubles Championship, also known as the Hofmeister World Doubles (1982–86) or the Fosters World Doubles (1987) for sponsorship purposes, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held from 1982 to 1987 as the major doubles event.
History
Created to capitalise on the growing popularity of televised snooker, as well as to offer a slightly different version of the game, the event was initially staged at the Crystal Palace in London, sponsored by Courage Brewery through their Hofmeister brand. 29 pairs entered the event, which was played from the last 16 in London.
Due to poor attendance of the inaugural event it was moved to the Derngate Centre in Northampton. In 1987 the sponsorship of the event was moved to the Fosters brand, but the sponsorship contact expired the same year. By the end of the 1980s, other more significant events were making up the snooker calendar and the tournament was abandoned. Four of the six tournaments were won by the pairing of Steve Davis and Tony Meo.