The World Doubles Championship, also known as the Hofmeister World Doubles (1982–1986) or the Fosters World Doubles (1987) for sponsorship purposes, was a non-

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tournament held from 1982 to 1987 as the major 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

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, 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 in

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. In 1987 the sponsorship of the event was moved to the Fosters brand, but the sponsorship contract expired the same year. By the end of the 1980s, other more significant events were making up the snooker calendar and the tournament was eventually abandoned. Four of the six tournaments were won by the pairing of

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and

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Winners

References

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* {{Snooker World Doubles Snooker non-ranking competitions Snooker competitions in England Recurring sporting events established in 1982 Recurring events disestablished in 1987 1982 establishments in England 1987 disestablishments in England Sport in Northampton Defunct snooker competitions Defunct sports competitions in England