1987 World Doubles Championship

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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 with the tournament televised on ITV from 4 December.^[1] Foster's became the sponsors for this tournament as part of the as was previous sponsor Hofmeister.

Steve Davis and Tony Meo lost out in the pre-TV stages to unknowns Martin Clark and 5–1 and the only time they failed to make the last 16 in the history of the World Doubles. Last year's finalists Mike Hallett and Stephen Hendry went of to win the final World Doubles beating Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor 12–6 and as most of the champions of the tournament, they got the highest combined break of 182. The championship was discontinued as other snooker events were now filling the calendar.

Selected early results[]

First two rounds were played at the Crest Hotel, Portsmouth between 26 and 28 October 1987.

1st Round

/Clark	5–0	Fagan/Jackie Rea
/	5–3	N. Gilbert/Fisher
Oliver/Darrington	5–4	/Gary Wilkinson
Williamson/Foldvari	5–1	Ellis/J. Smith
/	w–o	Hargreaves/
D .Gilbert/M. Smith	5–0	Kelly/Meakin
Fitzmaurice/Morra	w-o	/D. Hughes
Glen Wilkinson/	5– 2	Donnelly/Roscoe
Bear/Greaves	5–2	Burke/
Sinclair/Black	w–o	Watchorn/Sheehan

2nd Round

/Clark	5–1	Browne/McLaughlin
James/Roe	5– 0	Bennett/Marshall
Bales/Newbury	5–1	/
West/Duggan	5–0	Oliver/Darrington
Bradley/Dodd	5–2	Meadowcroft/Scott
Williamson/Foldvari	5–2	G. Foulds/V. Harris
Wildman/Edmonds	5–3	/
Gauvreau/Chaperon	5–1	M. Gibson/John Rea
O'Kane/Wych	w–o	F. Davis/Watterson
Gilbert/Smith	5–1	Wright/Whitthread
Cripsey/Longworth	5–4	Fitzmaurice/Morra
Reardon/T. Jones	5–3	Wilkinson/
Murphy/Chappel	w.o.	Mikklesen/Medati
Werbeniuk/Fowler	5–0	Grace/Rigitano
O'Boye/B. Harris	5–0	Bear/Greaves
Drago/Owers	5–0	Sinclair/Black

3rd Round

/Clark	5–1	S. Davis/Meo
James/Roe	5– 2	Martin/Spencer
Virgo/Stevens	5–3	Bales/Newbury
Parrott/Reynolds	5–2	West/Duggan
Johnson/Knowles	5–0	Bradley/Dodd
MacLeod/Campbell	5–4	Williamson/Foldvari
David Taylor/Charlton	5–3	Wildman/Edmonds
Thorburn/Dennis Taylor	5–1	Gauvreau/Chaperon
O'Kane/Wych	5–3	White/Thorne
Wilson/King	5–3	Gilbert/Smith
Mountjoy/W. Jones	5–3	Cripsey/Longworth
S. Francisco/P. Francisco	5–3	Reardon/T. Jones
Higgins/E. Hughes	5–2	Murphy/Chappel
Hendry/Hallett	5–2	Werbeniuk/Fowler
Williams/Miles	5–1	O'Boye/Harris
Griffiths/Foulds	5–2	Drago/Owers

Last 16 onwards[]

	Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	/Clark		3
	James/Roe		5
						James/Roe		5
						Parrott/Reynolds		2
	Parrott/Reynolds		5
	Virgo/Stevens		0
											James/Roe		1
											Taylor/Thorburn		9
	Johnson/Knowles		5
	MacLeod/Campbell		1
						Johnson/Knowles		0
						Taylor/Thorburn		5
	Taylor/Thorburn		5
	Taylor/Charlton		2
																Taylor/Thorburn		8
																Hendry/Hallett		12
	Wych/O'Kane		5
	Wilson/King		2
						S Francisco/P Francisco		5
						Wych/O'Kane		1
	Mountjoy/Jones		3
	S Francisco/P Francisco		5
											S Francisco/P Francisco		4
											Hendry/Hallett		9
	Higgins/Hughes		2
	Hendry/Hallett		5
						Hendry/Hallett		5
						Griffiths/Foulds		1
	Williams/Miles		3
	Griffiths/Foulds		5

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