1996_World_Cup_(snooker)

1996 World Cup (snooker)

1996 World Cup (snooker)

Snooker tournament

The 1996 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament which returned after a six-year absence. With the increasing rise of snooker in some countries, This new version has 20 teams in the championship and it was played in Bangkok in Thailand. Scotland's 'Dream Team' with Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus and John Higgins were strong favourites to win from the start and they did so by beating Republic of Ireland with Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Murphy to win their only World Cup. Higgins got the highest break of the tournament with a 139 in his semi-final match against Thailand's Tai Pichit. The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.[1][2][3]

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Main draw

Teams

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Darren Morgan was later replaced by Mark Bennett after the death of his mother.

The two best teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Quarter-finals
Best of 19 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 19 Frames 		Final
Best of 19 Frames
Scotland Scotland 10
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6 Scotland Scotland 10
Thailand Thailand 10 Thailand Thailand 5
Wales Wales 9 Scotland Scotland 10
England England 10 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7
Australia Australia 5 England England 9
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 10 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 10
Canada Canada 6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referees:
Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 November 1996.
 Scotland
Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, John Higgins		 10–7  Ireland
Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien, Stephen Murphy
Hendry v O'Brien: 84–4
McManus v Murphy: 93–0
Higgins v Doherty: 68–30
Hendry v Murphy: 74–25
McManus v Doherty: 59–63
Higgins v O'Brien: 21–70
Hendry v Doherty: 69–70
McManus v O'Brien: 71–24
Higgins v Murphy: 59–70
Hendry v O'Brien: 77–46
McManus v Murphy: 66–60
Higgins v Doherty: 63–20
McManus v O'Brien: 8–75
Higgins v Murphy: 44–66
Hendry v Doherty: 0–102 (68)
Higgins v O'Brien: 86–26
Hendry v Murphy: 73–34
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References

  1. [1]
    "Fin's Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    Whebell, Charles (11 November 1996). "Scotland let off by edgy Irish". The Daily Telegraph. p. 43.
  3. [3]
    "Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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