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. Foster's became the sponsors for this tournament as part of the Courage Group as was previous sponsor Hofmeister.
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 12–8 and also recorded the highest combined break of the televised phase, 182. 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.
The size of the audiences at Northampton was a disappointment to the sponsors. The championship was discontinued as the sponsor's contract had expired, and there was a proliferation of other events.
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.
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. The first two rounds were played at the Crest Hotel, Portsmouth between 26 and 28 October 1987.
1st Round Chambers/Clark 5–0 Fagan/Jackie Rea Lawlor/A. Harris 5–3 N. Gilbert/Fisher Oliver/Darrington 5–4 Chalmers/Gary Wilkinson Williamson/Foldvari 5–1 Ellis/J. Smith Jenkins/Heaton w–o Hargreaves/Van Rensberg D .Gilbert/M. Smith 5–0 Kelly/Meakin Fitzmaurice/Morra w-o E. McLaughlin/D. Hughes Glen Wilkinson/P. Gibson 5– 2 Donnelly/Roscoe Bear/Greaves 5–2 Burke/Kearney Sinclair/Black w–o Watchorn/Sheehan
2nd Round Chambers/Clark 5–1 Browne/McLaughlin James/Roe 5– 0 Bennett/Marshall Bales/Newbury 5–1 Lawlor/A. Harris West/Duggan 5–0 Oliver/Darrington Bradley/Dodd 5–2 Meadowcroft/Scott Williamson/Foldvari 5–2 G. Foulds/V. Harris Wildman/Edmonds 5–3 Jenkins/Heaton 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/P. Gibson 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 Chambers/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 Results are shown below.
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