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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
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|tournament_name=[[World Cup (snooker)|British Car Rental
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|Total prize fund=£135,000
|Total prize fund=£135,000
|winners_share=£48,000
|winners_share=£48,000
|highest_break={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alain Robidoux]] (124)
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}} (124)
|winner={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada]]
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Canada]]|CAN}}
|runner_up={{flagicon|NIR}} [[Northern Ireland]]
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Northern Ireland]]|NIR}}
|score=9–5
|score=9–5
|previous=[[1989 World Cup (snooker)|1989]]
|previous=[[1989 World Cup (snooker)|1989]]
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The '''1990 Snooker World Cup''' was a team [[snooker]] tournament played at the [[Bournemouth International Centre]]. [[British Car Rental]] sponsored this last one in its original form.{{cn|date=April 2022}}.
The '''1990 Snooker World Cup''' was a team [[snooker]] tournament played at the [[Bournemouth International Centre]]. British Car Rental sponsored the tournament, which was the last in the [[World Cup (snooker)|Snooker World Cup]] series until it was revived in a new format in [[1996 World Cup (snooker)|1996]].


[[England]] with [[Steve Davis]], [[Jimmy White]] and [[John Parrott]] lost their first round match to the [[Republic of Ireland]], who then lost to [[Northern Ireland]] in the semi-finals. The Northern Ireland team of captain [[Dennis Taylor]], [[Alex Higgins]] and [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]] experienced infighting between Higgins and Taylor fighting over the captaincy that erupted into a number of arguments, culminating in Higgins infamously threatening to have Taylor shot; this incident, along with a number of offences at the World Championship a month later, resulted in Higgins being banned from the game for the rest of 1990 and all of 1991.{{cn|date=April 2022}} They went on to lose 5–9 in the final to the [[Canada]] team of [[Cliff Thorburn]], [[Bob Chaperon]] and [[Alain Robidoux]]. Robidoux won the last frame with a 124 {{cuegloss|break}}, the highest of the championship.
Defending champions [[England]] with [[Steve Davis]], [[Jimmy White]] and [[John Parrott]] lost their first round match to the [[Republic of Ireland]], who then lost to [[Northern Ireland]] in the semi-finals. The Northern Ireland team of captain [[Dennis Taylor]], [[Alex Higgins]] and [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]] experienced infighting between Higgins and Taylor fighting over the captaincy that erupted into a number of arguments, culminating in Higgins infamously threatening to have Taylor shot; this incident, along with a number of offences at the World Championship a month later, resulted in Higgins being banned from the game for a full season.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hennessey |first=John |title=Alex Higgins: Snooker Legend: Eye of the Hurricane |publisher=Mainstream Sport |isbn=978-1-84018-385-6 |pages=167–172}}</ref> They went on to lose 5–9 in the final to the [[Canada]] team of [[Cliff Thorburn]], [[Bob Chaperon]] and [[Alain Robidoux]]. Robidoux won the last frame with a 124 {{cuegloss|break}}, the highest of the championship.
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==Tournament Summary==
==Tournament summary==
===Background===
===Background===
Sine the [[1979 World Challenge Cup]], a professional team tournament had been run every year except 1984; during the [[1984–85 snooker season]], the event was moved from early to late in the season.<ref name="FACTS">{{cite book |last=Morrison|first=Ian |date=1989 |title=Snooker: records, facts and champions |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |location=Enfield |isbn=9780851123646 |pages=98-99}}</ref> There had previously been an All Ireland Team, which won the tournament from [[1985 World Cup (snooker)|1985]] to [[1987 World Cup (snooker)|1987]]. [[Alex Higgins]], [[Dennis Taylor]] and [[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]] were the team members for those three years.<ref name="FACTS" /> Later, there had been separate Ireland and Northern Ireland teams, neither of which had won a match at the competition since the change.<ref name="T23MAR" />
Sine the [[1979 World Challenge Cup]], a professional team tournament had been run every year except 1984; during the [[1984–85 snooker season]], the event was moved from early to late in the season.<ref name="FACTS">{{cite book |last=Morrison|first=Ian |date=1989 |title=Snooker: records, facts and champions |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |location=Enfield |isbn=9780851123646 |pages=98–99}}</ref> There had previously been an All Ireland Team, which won the tournament from [[1985 World Cup (snooker)|1985]] to [[1987 World Cup (snooker)|1987]]. [[Alex Higgins]], [[Dennis Taylor]] and [[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]] were the team members for those three years.<ref name="FACTS" /> Later, there had been separate Ireland and Northern Ireland teams, neither of which had won a match at the competition since the change.<ref name="T23MAR" />

The 1990 Snooker World Cup was played at the [[Bournemouth International Centre]] from 21 to 24 March 1990, with eight teams participating.<ref name="SCENE" /><ref name="CT">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=3 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154912/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html|archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> British Car Rental sponsored the tournament, which was the last in the [[World Cup (snooker)|Snooker World Cup]] series until it was revived in a new format in [[1996 World Cup (snooker)|1996]].

'''Prize fund'''
Prize money was awarded as follows:<ref name="SCENE" />
*Winners: £48,000
*Runners-up: £30,000
*Losing semi-finalists: £15,000
*First round losers: £9,000
*Highest break:£6,000


===Teams===
===Teams===
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| align="center"|{{CAN}} || [[Cliff Thorburn]] || [[Bob Chaperon]]|| [[Alain Robidoux]]
| align="center"|{{CAN}} || [[Cliff Thorburn]] || [[Bob Chaperon]]|| [[Alain Robidoux]]
|-bgcolor=
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|Rest of the World || {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} [[Silvino Francisco]] || {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
| align="center"|Rest of the World || {{flagathlete|[[Silvino Francisco]]|RSA|1982}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tony Drago]]|MLT}} || {{flagathlete|[[Dene O'Kane]]|NZL}}
|-bgcolor=
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{NIR}} || [[Dennis Taylor]] || [[Alex Higgins]] || [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]
| align="center"|{{NIR}} || [[Dennis Taylor]] || [[Alex Higgins]] || [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]
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===First round===
===First round===
Defending champions England led Ireland 4-1 but were defeated 4-5. [[Steve Davis]] and [[Anthony Kearney]] each won a frame when they played each other, then [[Jimmy White]] won both frames against [[Paddy Browne]]. Parrott won the next frame, against Hughes, and had a 58-4 points advantage in the sixth frame, which Hughes went on to win. Hughes and Parrott played the following two frames, which were both taken by Hughes. In the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}, Browne defeated Davis.<ref name="T22MAR">{{cite news |title=Irish eyes are smiling as England slip |newspaper=The Times |date=22 March 1990 |page=43}}</ref> The match between Canada and Scotland was level after each of the first three pair of frames, as [[Bob Chaperon]] and [[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]], [[Cliff Thorburn]] and [[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]], and [[Alain Robidoux]] and [[Stephen Hendry]] all drew 1-1. Robidoux won the next two frames, against Hendry, to secure a 5-3 win.<ref name="T22MAR" />
Defending champions England led Ireland 4–1 but were defeated 4–5. [[Steve Davis]] and [[Anthony Kearney]] each won a frame when they played each other, then [[Jimmy White]] won both frames against [[Paddy Browne]]. Parrott won the next frame, against Hughes, and had a 58–4 points advantage in the sixth frame, which Hughes went on to win. Hughes and Parrott played the following two frames, which were both taken by Hughes. In the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}, Browne defeated Davis.<ref name="T22MAR">{{cite news |title=Irish eyes are smiling as England slip |newspaper=The Times |date=22 March 1990 |page=43}}</ref> The match between Canada and Scotland was level after each of the first three pair of frames, as [[Bob Chaperon]] and [[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]], [[Cliff Thorburn]] and [[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]], and [[Alain Robidoux]] and [[Stephen Hendry]] all drew 1–1. Robidoux won the next two frames, against Hendry, to secure a 5–3 win.<ref name="T22MAR" />


Higgins won three consecutive frames against [[Tony Drago]] to move Northern Ireland Team from 2-2 against the Rest of the World to a 5-2 win. Taylor and [[Silvino Francisco]] each won a frame in the opening pairing, and then [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]] and [[Dene O'Kane]] each took a frame when they played.<ref name="T23MAR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Higgins is the difference |newspaper=The Times |date=23 March 1990 |page=43}}</ref>
Higgins won three consecutive frames against [[Tony Drago]] to move Northern Ireland Team from 2–2 against the Rest of the World to a 5–2 win. Taylor and [[Silvino Francisco]] each won a frame in the opening pairing, and then [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]] and [[Dene O'Kane]] each took a frame when they played.<ref name="T23MAR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Higgins is the difference |newspaper=The Times |date=23 March 1990 |page=43}}</ref>


===Semi-finals===
===Semi-finals===
Canada eliminated Australia 5-1 in the first semi-final, with only King, against Thorburn, winning a frame for Australia. Taylor gave Northern Ireland a 2-0 lead by defeating Browne, making the highest break of the tournament so far, 71, in the second frame. After Hughes had equalised, Higgins defeated Kearney 2-0 and then won the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} against Hughes, to complete a 5-4 victory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Higgins and Taylor fall out after win |date=24 March 1990 |newspaper=The Times |page=42 }}</ref>
Canada eliminated Australia 5–1 in the first semi-final, with only King, against Thorburn, winning a frame for Australia. Taylor gave Northern Ireland a 2–0 lead by defeating Browne, making the highest break of the tournament so far, 71, in the second frame. After Hughes had equalised, Higgins defeated Kearney 2–0 and then won the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} against Hughes, to complete a 5–4 victory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Higgins and Taylor fall out after win |date=24 March 1990 |newspaper=The Times |page=42 }}</ref>


===Final===
===Final===
Canada defeated Northern Ireland 9-5 to win the title. Robidoux won five frames of the six he played, and concluded the match with a {{cuegloss|total clearance}} of 124, the highest break of the tournament, in the 14th frame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada tops in snooker |newspaper=Globe & Mail |location=Toronto |date=26 March 1990 |page=C1}}</ref> At previous tournaments, Higgins had insisted that any of the team members winning the highest break prize should keep it for themselves rather than divide it between the team members. Taylor had recorded the highest break in the 1990 tournament to that point, a 71. Higgins was angered by Taylor's insistence that he would keep the £6,000 highest break prize for himself if he won it. At the press conference Higgins said "In my estimation, Dennis Taylor is not a snooker person. He is a money person . . . He put money before country. He belongs back in Coalisland. He's not fit to wear this badge, the red hand of Ulster."<ref name="SHOT">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Snooker: I'll have you shot, Higgins tells teammate Taylor |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 March 1990 |page=17}}</ref> Backstage during the match, Higgins threatened Taylor that he would arrange for him to be shot the next time that Taylor was back in Northern Ireland.<ref name="SHOT" /><ref name="THREAT">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Threat by Higgins may lead to life ban |date=26 March 1990 |newspaper=The Times |page=42 }}</ref> The presentation of the prizes to the Canadian team was interrupted by a [[Streaking|streaker]] protesting against the [[Poll tax (Great Britain)|poll tax]] whilst wearrting only two blue balloons.<ref name="THREAT" />
Canada defeated Northern Ireland 9–5 to win the title. Robidoux won five frames of the six he played, and concluded the match with a {{cuegloss|total clearance}} of 124, the highest break of the tournament, in the 14th frame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada tops in snooker |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |date=26 March 1990 |page=C1}}</ref> At previous tournaments, Higgins had insisted that any of the team members winning the highest break prize should keep it for themselves rather than divide it between the team members. Taylor had recorded the highest break in the 1990 tournament to that point, a 71. Higgins was angered by Taylor's insistence that he would keep the £6,000 highest break prize for himself if he won it. At the press conference Higgins said "In my estimation, Dennis Taylor is not a snooker person. He is a money person . . . He put money before country. He belongs back in Coalisland. He's not fit to wear this badge, the red hand of Ulster."<ref name="SHOT">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Snooker: I'll have you shot, Higgins tells teammate Taylor |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 March 1990 |page=17}}</ref> Backstage during the match, Higgins threatened Taylor that he would arrange for him to be shot the next time that Taylor was back in Northern Ireland.<ref name="SHOT" /><ref name="THREAT">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Threat by Higgins may lead to life ban |date=26 March 1990 |newspaper=The Times |page=42 }}</ref> The presentation of the prizes to the Canadian team was interrupted by a [[Streaking|streaker]] protesting against the [[Poll tax (Great Britain)|poll tax]] whilst wearing only two blue balloons.<ref name="THREAT" />


==Main draw==
==Main draw==
Results for the tournament are shown below.<ref name="SCENE">{{cite magazine |title=Canada regain world cup |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=April 1990 |pages=5-9 }}</ref>
Results for the tournament are shown below.<ref name="SCENE">{{cite magazine |title=Canada regain world cup |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=April 1990 |pages=5–9 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
! Country !! Player 1 (Captain)!! Player 2 !! Player 3
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{ENG}} || [[Steve Davis]] || [[Jimmy White]] || [[John Parrott]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{WAL}} || [[Terry Griffiths]] || [[Doug Mountjoy]] || [[Cliff Wilson]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{CAN}} || [[Cliff Thorburn]] || [[Bob Chaperon]]|| [[Alain Robidoux]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|Rest of the World || {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} [[Silvino Francisco]] || {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{NIR}} || [[Dennis Taylor]] || [[Alex Higgins]] || [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{SCO}} || [[Stephen Hendry]] || [[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]] || [[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{AUS}} || [[Eddie Charlton]] || [[John Campbell (snooker player)|John Campbell]] || [[Warren King (snooker player)|Warren King]]
|-bgcolor=
| align="center"|{{IRL}} || [[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]] || [[Paddy Browne]] || [[Anthony Kearney]]
|}


{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
|RD1=Quarter-finals <br/>Best of 9 Frames
|RD1=Quarter-finals <br/>Best of 9 Frames
|RD2=Semi-finals <br/>Best of 9 Frames|RD3=Final <br/>Best of 17 Frames
|RD2=Semi-finals <br/>Best of 9 Frames|RD3=Final <br/>Best of 17 Frames
| RD1-seed01={{flagicon|ENG}}
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team01=[[England]]
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} [[England]]
| RD1-score01='''4'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed02={{flagicon|IRE}}
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team02=[[Republic of Ireland]]
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Republic of Ireland]]'''
| RD1-score02='''5'''
| RD1-score2='''5'''
| RD1-seed03={{flagicon|NIR}}
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team03=[[Northern Ireland]]
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Northern Ireland]]'''
| RD1-score03='''5'''
| RD1-score3='''5'''
| RD1-seed04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team04=Rest of the World
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|}} Rest of the World
| RD1-score04=2
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed05={{flagicon|WAL}}
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team05=[[Wales]]
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wales]]
| RD1-score05='''3'''
| RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed06={{flagicon|AUS}}
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team06=[[Australia]]
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Australia]]'''
| RD1-score06='''5'''
| RD1-score6='''5'''
| RD1-seed07={{flagicon|CAN}}
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team07='''[[Canada]]'''
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Canada]]'''
| RD1-score07='''5'''
| RD1-score7='''5'''
| RD1-seed08={{flagicon|SCO}}
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team08=[[Scotland]]
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]]
| RD1-score08=3
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed01={{flagicon|IRE}}
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team01=[[Republic of Ireland]]
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland]]
| RD2-score01=2
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed02={{flagicon|NIR}}
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team02='''[[Northern Ireland]]'''
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Northern Ireland]]'''
| RD2-score02='''5'''
| RD2-score2='''5'''
| RD2-seed03={{flagicon|AUS}}
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team03=[[Australia]]
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed04={{flagicon|CAN}}
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team04='''[[Canada]]'''
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Canada]]'''
| RD2-score04='''5'''
| RD2-score4='''5'''
| RD3-seed01={{flagicon|NIR}}
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team01=[[Northern Ireland]]
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|NIR}} [[Northern Ireland]]
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-score1=5
| RD3-seed02={{flagicon|CAN}}
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team02='''[[Canada]]'''
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Canada]]'''
| RD3-score02='''9'''
| RD3-score2='''9'''
}}
}}


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 17 frames. Referees: <br/> Bournemouth International Centre, [[Bournemouth]], England. 24 March 1990.
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 17 frames. Referees: <br/> Bournemouth International Centre, [[Bournemouth]], England. 24 March 1990. <br>Frame-winning scores are shown in bold, and breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses after frame scores.
|-
|-
| width="200" align="right" | '''{{CAN}}''' <br/> [[Cliff Thorburn]], [[Bob Chaperon]], [[Alain Robidoux]]
| width="200" align="right" | '''{{CAN}}''' <br/> [[Cliff Thorburn]], [[Bob Chaperon]], [[Alain Robidoux]]
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|width="200" | {{NIR}} <br/> [[Dennis Taylor]], [[Alex Higgins]], [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]
|width="200" | {{NIR}} <br/> [[Dennis Taylor]], [[Alex Higgins]], [[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 <br /> Thorburn v Murphy: 2–0 <br /> Robidoux v Higgins: 1–1 <br /> Robidoux v Higgins: 2–0 <br /> Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 <br /> Thorburn v Higgins: 0–2 <br /> Robidoux v Murphy: 2–0 ( last frame '''124'''–8 ('''124'''))
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 ('''72'''–40, 57–'''62''')<br /> Thorburn v Murphy: 2–0 ('''48'''–36, '''74'''–10)<br /> Robidoux v Higgins: 1–1 (57–'''71''' (56), '''96'''–17)<br /> Robidoux v Higgins: 2–0 ('''68'''–27, '''74'''–43)<br /> Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 (59–'''67''', '''74'''–37)<br /> Thorburn v Higgins: 0–2 (0–'''85''' (55), 48–'''56''')<br /> Robidoux v Murphy: 2–0 ('''44'''–32, '''124''' (124)–0)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 124
| align="right" | 124 (Robidoux)
| align="center" | Highest break
| align="center" | Highest break
| align="left" |
| align="left" | 56 (Higgins)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 1
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| align="left" | 0
| align="left" | 0
|-
|-
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 0
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| align="left" |
| align="left" | 2 (both by Higgins)
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 06:32, 19 September 2024

British Car Rental World Cup
Tournament information
Dates21–24 March 1990 (1990-03-21 – 1990-03-24)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£48,000
Highest break Alain Robidoux (CAN) (124)
Final
Champion Canada (CAN)
Runner-up Northern Ireland (NIR)
Score9–5
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The 1990 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played at the Bournemouth International Centre. British Car Rental sponsored the tournament, which was the last in the Snooker World Cup series until it was revived in a new format in 1996.

Defending champions England with Steve Davis, Jimmy White and John Parrott lost their first round match to the Republic of Ireland, who then lost to Northern Ireland in the semi-finals. The Northern Ireland team of captain Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins and Tommy Murphy experienced infighting between Higgins and Taylor fighting over the captaincy that erupted into a number of arguments, culminating in Higgins infamously threatening to have Taylor shot; this incident, along with a number of offences at the World Championship a month later, resulted in Higgins being banned from the game for a full season.[1] They went on to lose 5–9 in the final to the Canada team of Cliff Thorburn, Bob Chaperon and Alain Robidoux. Robidoux won the last frame with a 124 break, the highest of the championship.

Tournament summary

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Background

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Sine the 1979 World Challenge Cup, a professional team tournament had been run every year except 1984; during the 1984–85 snooker season, the event was moved from early to late in the season.[2] There had previously been an All Ireland Team, which won the tournament from 1985 to 1987. Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor and Eugene Hughes were the team members for those three years.[2] Later, there had been separate Ireland and Northern Ireland teams, neither of which had won a match at the competition since the change.[3]

The 1990 Snooker World Cup was played at the Bournemouth International Centre from 21 to 24 March 1990, with eight teams participating.[4][5] British Car Rental sponsored the tournament, which was the last in the Snooker World Cup series until it was revived in a new format in 1996.

Prize fund Prize money was awarded as follows:[4]

  • Winners: £48,000
  • Runners-up: £30,000
  • Losing semi-finalists: £15,000
  • First round losers: £9,000
  • Highest break:£6,000

Teams

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The participating teams for 1990 were:[4]

Team Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 England Steve Davis Jimmy White John Parrott
 Wales Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Cliff Wilson
 Canada Cliff Thorburn Bob Chaperon Alain Robidoux
Rest of the World  Silvino Francisco (RSA)  Tony Drago (MLT)  Dene O'Kane (NZL)
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Tommy Murphy
 Scotland Stephen Hendry Murdo MacLeod John Rea
 Australia Eddie Charlton John Campbell Warren King
 Ireland Eugene Hughes Paddy Browne Anthony Kearney

First round

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Defending champions England led Ireland 4–1 but were defeated 4–5. Steve Davis and Anthony Kearney each won a frame when they played each other, then Jimmy White won both frames against Paddy Browne. Parrott won the next frame, against Hughes, and had a 58–4 points advantage in the sixth frame, which Hughes went on to win. Hughes and Parrott played the following two frames, which were both taken by Hughes. In the deciding frame, Browne defeated Davis.[6] The match between Canada and Scotland was level after each of the first three pair of frames, as Bob Chaperon and John Rea, Cliff Thorburn and Murdo MacLeod, and Alain Robidoux and Stephen Hendry all drew 1–1. Robidoux won the next two frames, against Hendry, to secure a 5–3 win.[6]

Higgins won three consecutive frames against Tony Drago to move Northern Ireland Team from 2–2 against the Rest of the World to a 5–2 win. Taylor and Silvino Francisco each won a frame in the opening pairing, and then Tommy Murphy and Dene O'Kane each took a frame when they played.[3]

Semi-finals

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Canada eliminated Australia 5–1 in the first semi-final, with only King, against Thorburn, winning a frame for Australia. Taylor gave Northern Ireland a 2–0 lead by defeating Browne, making the highest break of the tournament so far, 71, in the second frame. After Hughes had equalised, Higgins defeated Kearney 2–0 and then won the deciding frame against Hughes, to complete a 5–4 victory.[7]

Final

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Canada defeated Northern Ireland 9–5 to win the title. Robidoux won five frames of the six he played, and concluded the match with a total clearance of 124, the highest break of the tournament, in the 14th frame.[8] At previous tournaments, Higgins had insisted that any of the team members winning the highest break prize should keep it for themselves rather than divide it between the team members. Taylor had recorded the highest break in the 1990 tournament to that point, a 71. Higgins was angered by Taylor's insistence that he would keep the £6,000 highest break prize for himself if he won it. At the press conference Higgins said "In my estimation, Dennis Taylor is not a snooker person. He is a money person . . . He put money before country. He belongs back in Coalisland. He's not fit to wear this badge, the red hand of Ulster."[9] Backstage during the match, Higgins threatened Taylor that he would arrange for him to be shot the next time that Taylor was back in Northern Ireland.[9][10] The presentation of the prizes to the Canadian team was interrupted by a streaker protesting against the poll tax whilst wearing only two blue balloons.[10]

Main draw

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Results for the tournament are shown below.[4]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames 		Final
Best of 17 Frames
England England 4
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 5 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 2
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5
Rest of the World 2 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5
Wales Wales 3 Canada Canada 9
Australia Australia 5 Australia Australia 1
Canada Canada 5 Canada Canada 5
Scotland Scotland 3

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees:
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 24 March 1990.
Frame-winning scores are shown in bold, and breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses after frame scores.
 Canada
Cliff Thorburn, Bob Chaperon, Alain Robidoux 		9–5  Northern Ireland
Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Tommy Murphy
Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 (72–40, 57–62)
Thorburn v Murphy: 2–0 (48–36, 74–10)
Robidoux v Higgins: 1–1 (57–71 (56), 96–17)
Robidoux v Higgins: 2–0 (68–27, 74–43)
Chaperon v Taylor: 1–1 (59–67, 74–37)
Thorburn v Higgins: 0–2 (0–85 (55), 48–56)
Robidoux v Murphy: 2–0 (44–32, 124 (124)–0)
124 (Robidoux) Highest break 56 (Higgins)
1 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 2 (both by Higgins)

References

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  1. ^ Hennessey, John. Alex Higgins: Snooker Legend: Eye of the Hurricane. Mainstream Sport. pp. 167–172. ISBN 978-1-84018-385-6.
  2. ^ a b Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9780851123646.
  3. ^ a b Acteson, Steve (23 March 1990). "Higgins is the difference". The Times. p. 43.
  4. ^ a b c d "Canada regain world cup". Snooker Scene. April 1990. pp. 5–9.
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Irish eyes are smiling as England slip". The Times. 22 March 1990. p. 43.
  7. ^ Acteson, Steve (24 March 1990). "Higgins and Taylor fall out after win". The Times. p. 42.
  8. ^ "Canada tops in snooker". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 26 March 1990. p. C1.
  9. ^ a b Everton, Clive (26 March 1990). "Snooker: I'll have you shot, Higgins tells teammate Taylor". The Guardian. p. 17.
  10. ^ a b Acteson, Steve (26 March 1990). "Threat by Higgins may lead to life ban". The Times. p. 42.
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