1990 World Cup (snooker)

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.

British Car Rental World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	21–24 March 1990
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£48,000
Final
Champion	Canada
Runner-up	Northern Ireland
Score	9–5
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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 became more remembered behind the scenes, with 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. They went on to lose to Canada in the final 5–9 in which Cliff Thorburn lead a new look team with Bob Chaperon and Alain Robidoux.