1987 World Cup (snooker)

Tuborg World Cup
Tournament information
Dates 18–21 March 1987
Venue Bournemouth International Centre
City Bournemouth
Country England
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £100,000
Winner's share £32,000
Final
Champion Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"
Runner-up Canada Canada
← 1986
1988 →

The 1986 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played at the Bournemouth International Centre. Danish brewer Tuborg were the sponsors for this year's tournament.

Ireland "A" went on to win their third title in a row in a repeat of the previous year's final with Canada. This time, the Irish team with Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins and Eugene Hughes won 9-2.

Main draw

Teams

CountryPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"Dennis TaylorAlex HigginsEugene Hughes
 EnglandSteve DavisJoe JohnsonTony Meo
 CanadaCliff ThorburnKirk StevensBill Werbeniuk
 WalesTerry GriffithsDoug MountjoyRay Reardon
 AustraliaJohn CampbellEddie CharltonWarren King
Rest of the WorldSouth Africa Silvino FranciscoMalta Tony DragoNew Zealand Dene O'Kane
 ScotlandMurdo MacLeodStephen HendryMatt Gibson
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "B"Patsy FaganTommy MurphyPaddy Browne


Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames		 Final
Best of 17 Frames
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A" 5  
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "B" ?     Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A" 5  
Wales Wales 5     Wales Wales ?  
Australia Australia 1       Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A" 9
Canada Canada 5       Canada Canada 7
Rest of the World 4     Canada Canada 5
England England 5     England England ?    
Scotland Scotland 1  

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: John Williams and John Street
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 21 March 1987.
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"
Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Eugene Hughes		 9–2  Canada
Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk
Hughes v Stevens: 1–0, 43–83
Higgins v Thorburn: 64–48, 58–49
Taylor v Werbeniuk: 66–42, 1–0
Taylor v Stevens: 61–35, 74–73
Hughes v Stevens:71–43, 42–70
Taylor v Thorburn: 2–0
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References

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