1996 World Cup (snooker)

Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996 10 29 1996 11 10 y Armari Watergate Hotel Bangkok Thailand Non-ranking event £400,000 £105,000 SCO John Higgins 139 SCO Scotland IRL Republic of Ireland 10–7 1990 2011 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 The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup https://snookerhq.com/2017/07/02/fins-fables-the-1996-snooker-world-cup/ Snooker HQ 3 August 2018Whebell Charles Scotland let off by edgy Irish https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-scotland-let-off-by/136604395/ The Daily Telegraph 11 November 1996 43Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wcup_res.shtml Snooker.org 3 August 2018 __TOC__ Main draw Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Stephen Hendry Alan McManus John Higgins Peter Ebdon Ronnie O'Sullivan Nigel Bond Darren Morgan Mark Williams Anthony Davies Dennis Taylor Joe Swail Terry Murphy Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien Stephen Murphy Cliff Thorburn Alain Robidoux Jim Wych Tony Drago Alex Borg Joe Grech James Wattana Noppadon Noppachorn Tai Pichit Robby Foldvari Quinten Hann Stan Gorski Shokat Ali Farhan Mirza Saleh Mohammad Silvino Francisco Hitesh Naran Munier Cassim Dene O'Kane Mark Canovan Daniel Haenga Bjorn Haneveer Mario Geudens Patrick Delsemme HKG 1959 Hong Kong Kong Wahorn Chan Wai Tat Paul Fung Keith Boon Bernard Tey Ang Chiok Hong Guo Hua Pang Weiguo Tao Shan Masood Akil Mohammed Shehab Mohammed Al Joker Kristján Helgason Johannes Johannesson Edvard Matthiasson Sam Chong Ng Ann Seng Yong Kien Foot Raymond Fabrie Mario Wehrmann Johan Oenema 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 Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateBEL Belgium6–3ISL IcelandIRL Republic of Ireland6–3NZL New ZealandNIR Northern Ireland6–3ISL IcelandIRL Republic of Ireland7–2BEL BelgiumNIR Northern Ireland4–5BEL BelgiumNZL New Zealand5–4ISL IcelandIRL Republic of Ireland4–5NIR Northern IrelandNZL New Zealand5–4BEL BelgiumIRL Republic of Ireland7–2ISL IcelandNIR Northern Ireland6–3NZL New Zealand Group B Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateHKG 1959 Hong Kong2–7SIN SingaporeCAN Canada8–1RSA South AfricaSCO Scotland9–0SIN SingaporeHKG 1959 Hong Kong7–2RSA South AfricaSCO Scotland6–3RSA South AfricaCAN Canada8–1SIN SingaporeCAN Canada7–2HKG 1959 Hong KongRSA South Africa5–4SIN SingaporeSCO Scotland6–3CAN CanadaSCO Scotland8–1HKG 1959 Hong Kong Group C Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateTHA Thailand4–5CHN ChinaENG England8–1UAE United Arab EmiratesCHN China4–5UAE United Arab EmiratesTHA Thailand6–3PAK PakistanENG England5–4CHN ChinaENG England6–3THA ThailandPAK Pakistan8–1UAE United Arab EmiratesPAK Pakistan7–2CHN ChinaTHA Thailand9–0UAE United Arab EmiratesENG England6–3PAK Pakistan Group D Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateAUS Australia6–3NED NetherlandsMLT Malta6–3MAS MalaysiaWAL Wales6–3NED NetherlandsAUS Australia5–4MLT MaltaWAL Wales8–1MAS MalaysiaMLT Malta4–5NED NetherlandsWAL Wales7–2AUS AustraliaNED Netherlands6–3MAS MalaysiaWAL Wales5–4MLT MaltaAUS Australia6–3MAS Malaysia Quarter-finals Best of 19 Frames Semi-finals Best of 19 Frames Final Best of 19 Frames SCO Scotland 10 NIR Northern Ireland 6 THA Thailand 10 WAL Wales 9 ENG England 10 AUS Australia 5 IRL Republic of Ireland 10 CAN Canada 6 SCO Scotland 10 THA Thailand 5 ENG England 9 IRL Republic of Ireland 10 SCO Scotland 10 IRL Republic of Ireland 7 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referees: Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 November 1996. Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, John Higgins 10–7 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 Category:World Cup (snooker) Category:1996 in snooker World Cup Category:1990s in sport in Bangkok World Cup World Cup