The Nations Cup was a non-ranking team snooker tournament created in 1999, and the second team tournament after the World Cup. The annual contests featured team of four players representing their country against other such teams.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Hexagon |
| Location | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Established | 1999 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Non-ranking team event |
| Final year | 2001 |
| Final champion |  ScotlandStephen Hendry John Higgins Alan McManus |
History
editThe event began in the 1998/1999 season. It was held at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne. The five home countries participated, who were represented by four player teams and were identified by coloured waistcoats. It was played on a round robin basis with the top two meeting in the final. For the final two years the event moved to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. In 2001 there were eight teams, as Thailand, Malta and China joined the competition. Teams consisted of three players and were split into two round robin groups, from where the top two teams advanced to the semi-finals. It was planned to rename the event to World Cup in 2002, but it was abandoned because ITV discontinued their snooker coverage.[1]
Winners
edit| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Final score | Host city | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Team | Player | ||||
| Nations Cup (team event) | |||||||
| 1999[2] |  Wales
|
Darren Morgan Mark Williams Matthew Stevens Dominic Dale |
Scotland
|
Stephen Hendry John Higgins Alan McManus Chris Small |
6–4 |  Newcastle upon Tyne
|
1998/99 |
| 2000[3] | England
|
John Parrott Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Lee Jimmy White |
Wales
|
Darren Morgan Mark Williams Matthew Stevens Dominic Dale |
6–4 | Reading
|
1999/00 |
| 2001[4] | Scotland
|
Stephen Hendry John Higgins Alan McManus |
 Republic of Ireland
|
Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien Michael Judge |
6–2 | Reading
|
2000/01 |
Source:[1]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Nations Cup 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Parrott steers England home". Birmingham Post.[dead link]
- ^ "2001 Nations Cup results". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2011.