1988 World Cup (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 March 1988 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £125,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £40,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (106)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 1988 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 19 March 1988 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.[4] Fersina Windows were the sponsors for the next two years.
Ireland returned to competing as Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland this year and both went out in the first round to Rest of the World and England respectively. England went on to win their third title with the top 3 world ranked players Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds beating unfancied Australia with Eddie Charlton, John Campbell and Warren King 9 frames to 7.
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £40,000
- Runner-up: £25,000
- Semi-final: £12,500
- Quarter-final: £7,500
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £125,000[1]
Main draw
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Ireland |
Dennis Taylor | Alex Higgins | Tommy Murphy |
| England |
Steve Davis | Jimmy White | Neal Foulds |
 Canada |
Cliff Thorburn | Kirk Stevens | Bill Werbeniuk |
 Wales |
Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy | Cliff Wilson |
 Ireland |
Eugene Hughes | Paddy Browne | Joe O'Boye |
| Australia |
John Campbell | Eddie Charlton | Warren King |
| Rest of the World |  Tony Drago |
 Dene O'Kane |
 Silvino Francisco
|
| Scotland |
Murdo MacLeod | Stephen Hendry | John Rea |
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Rest of the World
| 5 | Rest of the World
| 3 | |||||||||||
| England
| 5 | England
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland
| 1 | England
| 9 | |||||||||||
| Canada
| 0 | Australia
| 7 | |||||||||||
| Australia
| 5 | Australia
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Wales
| 4 | Scotland
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Scotland
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 19 March 1988. | ||
| England Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds |
9–7 | Australia John Campbell, Eddie Charlton, Warren King |
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
| Davis v Campbell: 1–1 (67-30, 12-66) Foulds v King: 1–1 (82-12, 29-69) White v Charlton: 0–2 (56-73, 50-75) White v Charlton: 1–1 (63-56, 26-82) White v King: 1–1 (40-57, 51-32) Foulds v Campbell: 1–1 (41-66, 68-26) Davis v Charlton: 2–0 (65-42, 84-0) Davis v King: 2–0 (106-25, 92-30) | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Everton, Clive (6 November 1987). "Window on the World". The Guardian. London. p. 34.
- ^ Everton, Clive (21 March 1988). "Davis halts Australia's march". The Guardian. London. p. 11.
- ^ a b Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Fersina Windows World Cup Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 100. ISBN 0720718309.
- ^ Smith, Terry (21 October 1987). "Thorburn's misery is complete". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 46.