1989 World Cup (snooker)

Fersina Windows World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	21–24 March 1989
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£43,200
Final
Champion	England
Runner-up	Rest of the World
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The 1989 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played at the Bournemouth International Centre.

England went on to win their record fourth title with the same players from last year Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds beat a Rest of the World team with South Africa's Silvino Francisco, New Zealand's Dene O'Kane and Malta's Tony Drago who were 5-8 behind to finish in a final frame encounter.

Main draw

Teams

Country	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
England	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	Neal Foulds
Wales	Terry Griffiths	Doug Mountjoy	Cliff Wilson
Rest of the World	Silvino Francisco	Tony Drago	Dene O'Kane
Northern Ireland	Dennis Taylor	Alex Higgins	Tommy Murphy
Canada	Cliff Thorburn	Kirk Stevens	Bob Chaperon
Australia	Eddie Charlton	John Campbell	Warren King
Scotland	Stephen Hendry	Murdo MacLeod	Jim Donnelly
Ireland	Eugene Hughes	Paddy Browne	Anthony Kearney

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames					Final Best of 17 Frames
		England	5
		Republic of Ireland	1				England	5
		Northern Ireland	1				Canada	2
		Canada	5									England	9
		Australia	2									Rest of the World	8
		Rest of the World	5				Rest of the World	5
		Wales	5				Wales	3
		Scotland	3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 24 March 1989.
England Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds	9–8	Rest of the World Dene O'Kane, Silvino Francisco, Tony Drago
	Highest break
	Century breaks
	50+ breaks

References