| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–21 January 2001 |
| Venue | The Hexagon |
| City | Reading, Berkshire |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking team event |
| Total prize fund | £69,400 |
| Winner's share | £16,650 (×3) |
| Highest break | Phaitoon Phonbun (131) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Republic of Ireland |
| Score | 6–2 |
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The 2001 Nations Cup (officially the 2001 Coalite Nations Cup) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon, in Reading, Berkshire, England, from 13 to 21 January 2001. It was a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association team competition held as part of the 2000–01 snooker season and the third and final edition of the Nations Cup. The competition was contested by eight nations of three players each, with one of them qualifying via a play-off match. It was sponsored by smokeless coal manufacturer Coalite.
England were the tournament's defending champions but were eliminated in the group stages after finishing third in their group. Scotland's Stephen Hendry, John Higgins and Alan McManus won the competition, defeating the Republic of Ireland's (ROI) Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Michael Judge six frames to two (6–2) in the final. During the match, referee Alan Chamberlain courted controversy when he cautioned O'Brien over slow play since the television coverage was due to end soon after. The event's highest break was a 131 made by Thai player Phaitoon Phonbun in the second frame of his nation's group match with Malta.