1988 World Cup (snooker)

Fersina Windows World Cup 1988 03 16 1988 03 19 y Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England Non-ranking event £125,000Everton Clive Window on the World The Guardian London 6 November 1987 34 £40,000Everton Clive Davis halts Australia's march The Guardian London 21 March 1988 11 Stephen Hendry SCO (106)Smith, Terry 1988 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Aylesbury Pelham Books 0720718309 Fersina Windows World Cup Results 100 Fifth ENG England AUS Australia 9–7 1987 1989 The 1988 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 19 March 1988 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.Smith Terry Thorburn's misery is complete The Daily Telegraph London 21 October 1987 46 Fersina Windows were the sponsors for the next two years. Ireland returned to competing as Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland this year and both went out in the first round to Rest of the World and England respectively. England went on to win their third title with the top 3 world ranked players Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds beating unfancied Australia with Eddie Charlton, John Campbell and Warren King 9 frames to 7. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £40,000 Runner-up: £25,000 Semi-final: £12,500 Quarter-final: £7,500 Highest break: £5,000 Total: £125,000 Main draw Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Tommy Murphy Steve Davis Jimmy White Neal Foulds Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Cliff Wilson Eugene Hughes Paddy Browne Joe O'Boye John Campbell Eddie Charlton Warren King Rest of the World RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco NZL Dene O'Kane MLT Tony Drago Stephen Hendry Murdo MacLeod John Rea Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames Final Best of 17 Frames NIR Northern Ireland 3 Rest of the World 5 ENG England 5 IRL Republic of Ireland 1 CAN Canada 0 AUS Australia 5 WAL Wales 4 SCO Scotland 5 Rest of the World 3 ENG England 5 AUS Australia 5 SCO Scotland 1 ENG England 9 AUS Australia 7 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 19 March 1988. Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds 9–7 John Campbell, Eddie Charlton, Warren King Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks Davis v Campbell: 1–1 (67-30, 12-66) Foulds v King: 1–1 (82-12, 29-69) White v Charlton: 0–2 (56-73, 50-75) White v Charlton: 1–1 (63-56, 26-82) White v King: 1–1 (40-57, 51-32) Foulds v Campbell: 1–1 (41-66, 68-26) Davis v Charlton: 2–0 (65-42, 84-0) Davis v King: 2–0 (106-25, 92-30) References Category:World Cup (snooker) World Cup (snooker) World Cup (snooker)