1988 World Cup (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 March 1988 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £125,000 |
| Winner's share | £40,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1987 1989 → | |
The 1988 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played at the Bournemouth International Centre. 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.
Main draw
Teams
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland | ? | ||||||||||||
| Rest of the World | 5 |
| Rest of the World | ? | |||||||||
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| England | 5 |
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| England | 9 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 |
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 5 |
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| Wales | 4 | 
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 5 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 19 March 1988. | ||
| England Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds |
9–7 | Australia John Campbell, Eddie Charlton, Warren King |
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||