Car Care Plan World Cup
Tournament information
Dates20–23 March 1986 (1986-03-20 – 1986-03-23)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£100,000[1]
Winner's share£33,000[2]
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (118)[3]
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"
Runner-upCanada Canada
Score9–7
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The 1986 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played that took place between 20 and 23 March 1986 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.[4] Fersina Windows were the sponsors for the next two years. Car Care Plan became the sponsors for this year's tournament.

As champions it was Ireland's turn to be played in 2 separate teams with the team which won the previous year played as Ireland "A" with Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins and Eugene Hughes and Ireland "B" with Patsy Fagan, Tommy Murphy and Paddy Browne. Ireland "A" went on to beat Canada to retain the title, only the second nation to do so.

Main draw

Teams

CountryPlayer 1 (Captain)Player 2Player 3
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"Dennis TaylorAlex HigginsEugene Hughes
 EnglandSteve DavisTony KnowlesJimmy White
 CanadaCliff ThorburnKirk StevensBill Werbeniuk
 WalesRay ReardonTerry GriffithsDoug Mountjoy
 AustraliaEddie CharltonJohn CampbellWarren King
 ScotlandMurdo MacLeodEddie SinclairJim Donnelly
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "B"Patsy FaganTommy MurphyPaddy Browne
Rest of the WorldMalta Tony DragoThailand Sakchai Sim NgamIndia Omprakesh Agrawal
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" 0 Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A" 5
Wales Wales 5 Wales Wales 2
Scotland Scotland 1 Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A" 9
England England 5 Canada Canada 7
Australia Australia 2 England England 3
Canada Canada 5 Canada Canada 5
Rest of the World 0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 23 March 1986.
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland "A"
Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Eugene Hughes		 9–7  Canada
Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk
Dennis Taylor v Cliff Thorburn: 1–1 (87–39, 8–118) – Match Score: 1–1
Eugene Hughes v Kirk Stevens: 0–2 (40–75, 58–68) – Match Score: 1–3
Alex Higgins v Bill Werbeniuk: 2–0 (77-38, 76–20 ) – Match Score: 3–3
Alex Higgins v Kirk Stevens: 1-1 (68–67, 30–64) – Match Score: 4–4
Alex Higgins v Cliff Thorburn: 1-1 (21–61, 70–69) – Match Score: 5–5
Eugene Hughes v Kirk Stevens: 1–1 (48–62, 74–18) – Match Score: 6–6
Dennis Taylor v Bill Werbeniuk: 2–0 (81–0, 93–0) – Match Score: 8–6
Dennis Taylor v Cliff Thorburn: 1-1 (53–63, 68–12) – Match Score: 9–7
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References

  1. ↑ "In Brief". The Guardian. London. 12 March 1986. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "Inside track - Pocket money". The Sunday Times. London. 23 March 1986. p. 20.
  3. ↑ "Ireland retain title". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. May 1986. pp. 18–19.
  4. ↑ Everton, Clive (3 March 1986). "Davis makes it three from five". The Guardian. London. p. 27.
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