1986 World Cup (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 March 1986 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £100,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £33,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (118)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |   Ireland "A" |
| Runner-up | Canada |
| Score | 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.[4] 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
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland "A" |
Dennis Taylor | Alex Higgins | Eugene Hughes |
 England |
Steve Davis | Tony Knowles | Jimmy White |
| Canada |
Cliff Thorburn | Kirk Stevens | Bill Werbeniuk |
 Wales |
Ray Reardon | Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy |
 Australia |
Eddie Charlton | John Campbell | Warren King |
 Scotland |
Murdo MacLeod | Eddie Sinclair | Jim Donnelly |
| Ireland "B" |
Patsy Fagan | Tommy Murphy | Paddy Browne |
| Rest of the World |  Tony Drago |
 Sakchai Sim Ngam |
 Omprakesh Agrawal
|
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Ireland "A"
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland "B"
| 0 | Ireland "A"
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Wales
| 5 | Wales
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Scotland
| 1 | Ireland "A"
| 9 | |||||||||||
| England
| 5 | Canada
| 7 | |||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | England
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Canada
| 5 | Canada
| 5 | |||||||||||
 Rest of the World
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 23 March 1986. | ||
| Ireland "A" Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Eugene Hughes |
9–7 | Canada 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
[edit]- ^ "In Brief". The Guardian. London. 12 March 1986. p. 29.
- ^ "Inside track - Pocket money". The Sunday Times. London. 23 March 1986. p. 20.
- ^ "Ireland retain title". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. May 1986. pp. 18–19.
- ^ Everton, Clive (3 March 1986). "Davis makes it three from five". The Guardian. London. p. 27.