1986 World Cup (snooker)

Car Care Plan World Cup 1986 03 20 1986 03 23 y Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England Non-ranking event £100,000In Brief The Guardian 12 March 1986 London 29 £33,000Inside track - Pocket money The Sunday Times London 23 March 1986 20 Cliff Thorburn CAN (118)Ireland retain title Snooker Scene 18–19 Everton's News Agency May 1986 NIR IRL Ireland "A" CAN Canada 9–7 1985 1987 The 1986 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played that took place between 20 and 23 March 1986 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.Everton Clive Davis makes it three from five The Guardian London 3 March 1986 27 Fersina Windows were the sponsors for the next two years. Car Care Plan became the sponsors for this year's tournament. As champions it was Ireland's turn to be played in 2 separate teams with the team which won the previous year played as Ireland "A" with Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins and Eugene Hughes and Ireland "B" with Patsy Fagan, Tommy Murphy and Paddy Browne. Ireland "A" went on to beat Canada to retain the title, only the second nation to do so. Main draw Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 NIR IRL Ireland "A" Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Eugene Hughes Steve Davis Tony Knowles Jimmy White Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Eddie Charlton John Campbell Warren King Murdo MacLeod Eddie Sinclair Jim Donnelly NIR IRL Ireland "B" Patsy Fagan Tommy Murphy Paddy Browne Rest of the World MLT Tony Drago THA Sakchai Sim Ngam IND Omprakesh Agrawal Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames Final Best of 17 Frames NIR IRL Ireland "A" 5 NIR IRL Ireland "B" 0 WAL Wales 5 SCO Scotland 1 ENG England 5 AUS Australia 2 CAN Canada 5 Rest of the World 0 NIR IRL Ireland "A" 5 WAL Wales 2 ENG England 3 CAN Canada 5 NIR IRL Ireland "A" 9 CAN Canada 7 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 23 March 1986. NIR IRL Ireland "A" Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Eugene Hughes 9–7 Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk Dennis Taylor v Cliff Thorburn: 1–1 (87–39, 8–118) – Match Score: 1–1 Eugene Hughes v Kirk Stevens: 0–2 (40–75, 58–68) – Match Score: 1–3 Alex Higgins v Bill Werbeniuk: 2–0 (77-38, 76–20 ) – Match Score: 3–3 Alex Higgins v Kirk Stevens: 1-1 (68–67, 30–64) – Match Score: 4–4 Alex Higgins v Cliff Thorburn: 1-1 (21–61, 70–69) – Match Score: 5–5 Eugene Hughes v Kirk Stevens: 1–1 (48–62, 74–18) – Match Score: 6–6 Dennis Taylor v Bill Werbeniuk: 2–0 (81–0, 93–0) – Match Score: 8–6 Dennis Taylor v Cliff Thorburn: 1-1 (53–63, 68–12) – Match Score: 9–7 Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks References Category:World Cup (snooker) World Cup (snooker) World Cup (snooker)