1990 World Cup (snooker)
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The 1990 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament played at the Bournemouth International Centre. British Car Rental sponsored the tournament, which was the last in the Snooker World Cup series until it was revived in a new format in 1996.
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 21–24 March 1990 (1990-03-21 – 1990-03-24) |
Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
City | Bournemouth |
Country | England |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £135,000 |
Winner's share | £48,000 |
Highest break | Alain Robidoux (CAN) (124) |
Final | |
Champion | Canada (CAN) |
Runner-up | Northern Ireland (NIR) |
Score | 9–5 |
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Defending champions England with Steve Davis, Jimmy White and John Parrott lost their first round match to the Republic of Ireland, who then lost to Northern Ireland in the semi-finals. The Northern Ireland team of captain Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins and Tommy Murphy experienced infighting between Higgins and Taylor fighting over the captaincy that erupted into a number of arguments, culminating in Higgins infamously threatening to have Taylor shot; this incident, along with a number of offences at the World Championship a month later, resulted in Higgins being banned from the game for a full season.[1] They went on to lose 5–9 in the final to the Canada team of Cliff Thorburn, Bob Chaperon and Alain Robidoux. Robidoux won the last frame with a 124 break, the highest of the championship.