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. The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.[1][2]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
VenueArmari Watergate Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£105,000
Final
Champion Scotland
Runner-up Republic of Ireland
Score10–7
← 1990
2011 →

Main draw

Teams
CountryPlayer 1Player 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 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
Belgium6–3 Iceland
Republic of Ireland6–3 New Zealand
Northern Ireland6–3 Iceland
Republic of Ireland7–2 Belgium
Northern Ireland4–5 Belgium
New Zealand5–4 Iceland
Republic of Ireland4–5 Northern Ireland
New Zealand5–4 Belgium
Republic of Ireland7–2 Iceland
Northern Ireland6–3 New Zealand

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

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

Group D
Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Australia6–3 Netherlands
Malta6–3 Malaysia
Wales6–3 Netherlands
Australia5–4 Malta
Wales8–1 Malaysia
Malta4–5 Netherlands
Wales7–2 Australia
Netherlands6–3 Malaysia
Wales5–4 Malta
Australia6–3 Malaysia
Quarter-finals
Best of 19 Frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 19 Frames		 Final
Best of 19 Frames
Scotland 10  
Northern Ireland 6     Scotland 10  
Thailand 10     Thailand 5  
Wales 9       Scotland 10
England 10       Republic of Ireland 7
Australia 5     England 9
Republic of Ireland 10     Republic of Ireland 10    
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
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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