The 1987 Foster's World Doubles was the sixth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 1 and 13 December 1987.[1][2][3]Foster's became the sponsors for this tournament as part of the Courage Group as was previous sponsor Hofmeister.[1]
Steve Davis and Tony Meo lost out in the pre-TV stages to Martin Clark and Jim Chambers 5–1. The previous year's finalists Mike Hallett and Stephen Hendry went on to win the final World Doubles beating Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor 12–6 and also recorded the highest combined break of the televised phase, 182.[4] Thorburn and Taylor took a 5–0 lead in the final, and the match was later level at 5–5, 6–6 and 7–7.[3]
The size of the audiences at Northampton was a disappointment to the sponsors.[5] The championship was discontinued as the sponsor's contract had expired, and there was a proliferation of other events.[1]
Prize fund
Prize fund
The winners of the event shared £60,000 from a total prize fund of £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below; the amounts are per team.[4]
Winners: £60,000
Runners-up: £35,000
Semi-finalists: £17,500
Quarter-finalists: £8,750
Last 16: £4,375
Third round: £2,434
Second round: £300
Highest break (televised phase): £5,000 - Stephen Hendry (116) and Mike Hallett (66)
Highest break (untelevised phase): £1,250 - Stephen Hendry (112) and Mike Hallett (60)
Early rounds
Results are shown below.[4] First two rounds were played at the Crest Hotel, Portsmouth between 26 and 28 October 1987.[6]
^ abcTurner, 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.
^"Cue cracker". Cambridge Evening News. 14 September 1987. p. 23.
^ abEverton, Clive (14 December 1987). "Hendry has the answers". The Guardian. p. 27.
^ abcd"Foster's world doubles". Snooker Scene. January 1988. pp. 20–25.
^"News in brief: snooker". The Guardian. 15 December 1987. p. 24.
^"Argus diary for next week". Sports Argus. 24 October 1987. p. 8.
