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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 (snooker player)|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 The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup|url=https://snookerhq.com/2017/07/02/fins-fables-the-1996-snooker-world-cup/|publisher=Snooker HQ|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wcup_res.shtml|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>
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 (snooker player)|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 The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup|url=https://snookerhq.com/2017/07/02/fins-fables-the-1996-snooker-world-cup/|publisher=Snooker HQ|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Whebell |first=Charles |title=Scotland let off by edgy Irish |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-scotland-let-off-by/136604395/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 November 1996 |page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wcup_res.shtml|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:12, 10 December 2023

Castrol-Honda World Cup
Tournament information
Dates29 October – 10 November 1996 (1996-10-29 – 1996-11-10)
VenueArmari Watergate Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£105,000
Highest breakScotland John Higgins 139
Final
ChampionScotland Scotland
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Score10–7
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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]

Main draw

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Teams

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Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 Scotland Stephen Hendry Alan McManus John Higgins
 England Peter Ebdon Ronnie O'Sullivan Nigel Bond
 Wales Darren Morgan Mark Williams Anthony Davies
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Joe Swail Terry Murphy
 Ireland Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien Stephen Murphy
 Canada Cliff Thorburn Alain Robidoux Jim Wych
 Malta Tony Drago Alex Borg Joe Grech
 Thailand James Wattana Noppadon Noppachorn Tai Pichit
 Australia Robby Foldvari Quinten Hann Stan Gorski
 Pakistan Shokat Ali Farhan Mirza Saleh Mohammad
 South Africa Silvino Francisco Hitesh Naran Munier Cassim
 New Zealand Dene O'Kane Mark Canovan Daniel Haenga
 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Mario Geudens Patrick Delsemme
Hong Kong Hong Kong Kong Wahorn Chan Wai Tat Paul Fung
 Singapore Keith Boon Bernard Tey Ang Chiok Hong
 China Guo Hua Pang Weiguo Tao Shan
 United Arab Emirates Masood Akil Mohammed Shehab Mohammed Al Joker
 Iceland Kristján Helgason Johannes Johannesson Edvard Matthiasson
 Malaysia Sam Chong Ng Ann Seng Yong Kien Foot
 Netherlands 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

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Belgium Belgium 6–3 Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 6–3 New Zealand New Zealand
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6–3 Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7–2 Belgium Belgium
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4–5 Belgium Belgium
New Zealand New Zealand 5–4 Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 4–5 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
New Zealand New Zealand 5–4 Belgium Belgium
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7–2 Iceland Iceland
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6–3 New Zealand New Zealand

Group B

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2–7 Singapore Singapore
Canada Canada 8–1 South Africa South Africa
Scotland Scotland 9–0 Singapore Singapore
Hong Kong Hong Kong 7–2 South Africa South Africa
Scotland Scotland 6–3 South Africa South Africa
Canada Canada 8–1 Singapore Singapore
Canada Canada 7–2 Hong Kong Hong Kong
South Africa South Africa 5–4 Singapore Singapore
Scotland Scotland 6–3 Canada Canada
Scotland Scotland 8–1 Hong Kong Hong Kong

Group C

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Thailand Thailand 4–5 China China
England England 8–1 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
China China 4–5 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Thailand Thailand 6–3 Pakistan Pakistan
England England 5–4 China China
England England 6–3 Thailand Thailand
Pakistan Pakistan 8–1 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Pakistan Pakistan 7–2 China China
Thailand Thailand 9–0 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
England England 6–3 Pakistan Pakistan

Group D

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Australia Australia 6–3 Netherlands Netherlands
Malta Malta 6–3 Malaysia Malaysia
Wales Wales 6–3 Netherlands Netherlands
Australia Australia 5–4 Malta Malta
Wales Wales 8–1 Malaysia Malaysia
Malta Malta 4–5 Netherlands Netherlands
Wales Wales 7–2 Australia Australia
Netherlands Netherlands 6–3 Malaysia Malaysia
Wales Wales 5–4 Malta Malta
Australia Australia 6–3 Malaysia Malaysia
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

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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

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