1996 World Cup (snooker)

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 The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.[1][2]

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
← 1990
2011 →

Main draw

Teams
CountryPlayer 1 (Captain)Player 2Player 3
 ScotlandStephen HendryAlan McManusJohn Higgins
 EnglandPeter EbdonRonnie O'SullivanNigel Bond
 WalesDarren MorganMark WilliamsAnthony Davies
 Northern IrelandDennis TaylorJoe SwailTerry Murphy
 IrelandKen DohertyFergal O'BrienStephen Murphy
 CanadaCliff ThorburnAlain RobidouxJim Wych
 MaltaTony DragoAlex BorgJoe Grech
 ThailandJames WattanaNoppadon NoppachornTai Pichit
 AustraliaRobby FoldvariQuinten HannStan Gorski
 PakistanShokat AliFarhan MirzaSaleh Mohammad
 South AfricaSilvino FranciscoHitesh NaranMunier Cassim
 New ZealandDene O'KaneMark CanovanDaniel Haenga
 BelgiumBjorn HaneveerMario GeudensPatrick Delsemme
Hong Kong Hong KongKong WahornChan Wai TatPaul Fung
 SingaporeKeith BoonBernard TeyAng Chiok Hong
 ChinaGuo HuaPang WeiguoTao Shan
 United Arab EmiratesMasood AkilMohammed ShehabMohammed Al Joker
 IcelandKristján HelgasonJohannes JohannessonEdvard Matthiasson
 MalaysiaSam ChongNg Ann SengYong Kien Foot
 NetherlandsRaymond FabrieMario WehrmannJohan 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
Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Belgium Belgium6–3Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland6–3New Zealand New Zealand
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland6–3Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland7–2Belgium Belgium
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland4–5Belgium Belgium
New Zealand New Zealand5–4Iceland Iceland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland4–5Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
New Zealand New Zealand5–4Belgium Belgium
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland7–2Iceland Iceland
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland6–3New Zealand New Zealand

Group B
Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Hong Kong Hong Kong2–7Singapore Singapore
Canada Canada8–1South Africa South Africa
Scotland Scotland9–0Singapore Singapore
Hong Kong Hong Kong7–2South Africa South Africa
Scotland Scotland6–3South Africa South Africa
Canada Canada8–1Singapore Singapore
Canada Canada7–2Hong Kong Hong Kong
South Africa South Africa5–4Singapore Singapore
Scotland Scotland6–3Canada Canada
Scotland Scotland8–1Hong Kong Hong Kong

Group C
Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Thailand Thailand4–5China China
England England8–1United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
China China4–5United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Thailand Thailand6–3Pakistan Pakistan
England England5–4China China
England England6–3Thailand Thailand
Pakistan Pakistan8–1United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Pakistan Pakistan7–2China China
Thailand Thailand9–0United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
England England6–3Pakistan Pakistan

Group D
Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Australia Australia6–3Netherlands Netherlands
Malta Malta6–3Malaysia Malaysia
Wales Wales6–3Netherlands Netherlands
Australia Australia5–4Malta Malta
Wales Wales8–1Malaysia Malaysia
Malta Malta4–5Netherlands Netherlands
Wales Wales7–2Australia Australia
Netherlands Netherlands6–3Malaysia Malaysia
Wales Wales5–4Malta Malta
Australia Australia6–3Malaysia 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
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
  1. "Fin's Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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