World Mixed Doubles (snooker)

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World Mixed Doubles
Tournament information
VenueManchester Central
LocationManchester
CountryEngland
Established1991
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatNon-ranking team event
Recent edition2024
Current champion

The World Mixed Doubles is a professional snooker team tournament. The reigning champions are Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans.[1]

History[edit]

The event was first held in 1991, at Green's Leisure Centre, Hamburg, Germany.[2] The winners were Steve Davis and Allison Fisher, who defeated Stephen Hendry and Stacey Hillyard 5–4 in the final.[3]

After a 30-year hiatus, the event was re-introduced during the 2022/23 snooker season. Staged in Milton Keynes, England, the 2022 edition featured four teams, comprising respectively the top four ranked players from the World Snooker Tour and the World Women's Snooker Tour.[4] The format was a round-robin with four-frame matches, followed by a best-of-seven-frame final between the top two teams. World number four Neil Robertson and the 2022 women's world champion Mink Nutcharut defeated Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna 4–2 in the 2022 final, receiving £30,000 each in prize money.[5]

The event returned in the same format during the 2023/24 snooker season. The 2024 edition was staged from 30 to 31 March 2024 at Manchester Central in Manchester, England, immediately preceding the 2024 Tour Championship. Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans won the tournament, defeating Selby and Kenna 4–2 in the final.[6]

Winners[edit]

Year Winners Runners-up Final score Venue City Season
1991  Steve Davis (ENG)
 Allison Fisher (ENG) 		 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
 Stacey Hillyard (ENG) 		5–4 Green's Leisure Centre Hamburg, Germany 1991/92
1993[7][8]  Steve Davis (ENG)
 Allison Fisher (ENG) 		 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
 Stacey Hillyard (ENG) 		8–6 Waregem, Belgium 1993/94
2022  Neil Robertson (AUS)
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) 		 Mark Selby (ENG)
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 		4–2 Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2022/23
2024  Luca Brecel (BEL)
 Reanne Evans (ENG) 		 Mark Selby (ENG)
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 		4–2 Manchester Central Manchester, England 2023/24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Evans and Brecel crowned in Manchester". World Snooker Tour. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ Steve Davis/Allison Fisher v Stephen Hendry/Stacey Hillyard Mixed Doubles World Snooker Final 1991. Retrieved 2024-04-01 – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ "Snooker | The Herald". The Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. ^ "Snooker mixed doubles to return to television for first time since 1991 - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. ^ "Mixed doubles snooker: Nutcharut Wongharuthai & Neil Robertson win title - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. ^ "World Mixed Doubles: Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans beat Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna to win title". BBC Sport. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  7. ^ "Snooker star's big break". Tunbridge Wells Courier. 5 March 1993. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fisher partners Davis and scores a century". The Daily Telegraph. 20 September 1993. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
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