1996 World Cup (snooker)

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
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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 The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Fin's Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ Whebell, Charles (11 November 1996). "Scotland let off by edgy Irish". The Daily Telegraph. p. 43.
  3. ^ "Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 August 2018.