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Revision as of 21:15, 8 November 2020
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16-24 January 1999 |
Venue | Telewest Arena |
City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £175,000 |
Winner's share | £17,500 (×3) |
Final | |
Champion | Wales |
Runner-up | Scotland |
Score | 6–4 |
← 2000 Last → |
The 1999 Nations Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker team tournament that took place at Telewest Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from 16 to 24 January 1999. It was the first edition of the Nations Cup. The competition was contested by five nations of four players each.
Winners Highest brek Prize fund
Background
The Nations Cup was formed in 1999 as a five-squad snooker tournament involving the Home Nations.[1]
Rules
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2001 tournament is listed below. Each player received an equal share of prize money for how well their team fared.
- Winners: £17,500 each
- Runners-up: £10,000 each
- Others: £5,000 each
- Highest break:
- Maximum break:
- Total:
Participants
Country | Seed | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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England | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Lee | John Parrott |
Scotland | 2 | John Higgins | Stephen Hendry | Alan McManus |
Wales | 3 | Dominic Dale | Mark Williams | Matthew Stevens |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | Ken Doherty | Fergal O'Brien | Michael Judge |
5 Northern Ireland | 5 | Joe Swail | Terry Murphy | Gerard Greene |
Round robin
Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
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Scotland | 8–3 | England |
Wales | 8–3 | Ireland |
Northern Ireland | 6–5 | England |
Ireland | 6–5 | Northern Ireland |
Wales | 6–5 | Northern Ireland |
England | 9–2 | Ireland |
Scotland | 7–4 | Northern Ireland |
Wales | 7–4 | England |
Scotland | 9–2 | Ireland |
Final
Final: Best of 11 frames. Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 24 January 1999. | ||
Mark Williams Darren Morgan Dominic Dale Matthew Stevens Wales |
6–4 | Stephen Hendry Alan McManus [[John Higgins] Chris Small Scotland |
Stevens v Higgins: 6–66 Williams v Hendry: 0–93 Stevens v McManus: 78–6 Morgan/Dale v Hendry/Small: 20–62 Morgan v Small: 91–34 Williams v Higgins: 101–22 Dale v Small: 0–79 Stevens/Williams v Higgins/McManus: 75–20 Williams v McManus: 82–20 Stevens v Hendry: 88–1 |
References
- ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
Category:1999 in snooker
Category:1999 in English sport
Category:January 1999 sports events in the United Kingdom