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 |
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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.[1] It was the first edition of the Nations Cup. The competition was contested by five nations of four players each.
Winners Highest break
Background
The Nations Cup was formed in 1999 as a five-squad snooker tournament involving the Home Nations.[3]
Rules
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 1999 tournament is listed below. Each player received an equal share of prize money for how well their team fared.[2][4]
- Winners: £17,500 each
- Runners-up: £10,000 each
- Others: £5,000 each
- Total: £175,000
Participants
Country | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 (wild card) |
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England | John Parrott (Captain) | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Lee | Jimmy White |
Northern Ireland | Joe Swail | Terry Murphy | Jason Prince | Dennis Taylor |
Republic of Ireland | Ken Doherty | Fergal O'Brien | Michael Judge | Stephen O'Connor |
Scotland | John Higgins (Captain) | Stephen Hendry | Alan McManus | Chris Small |
Wales | Darren Morgan (Captain) | Dominic Dale | Mark Williams | Matthew Stevens |
Round robin
Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
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Scotland | 8–3 | England |
Wales | 8–3 | Ireland |
Northern Ireland | 6–5 | England |
Scotland | 8–3 | Wales |
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
Match winning players and scores are shown in bold. Breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.[4]
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 6–66 Higgins Williams 0–93 (90) Hendry Stevens (78) 78–6 McManus Morgan/Dale 20–62 Hendry/Small Morgan 91–34 Small Williams (101) 101–22 Higgins Dale 0–79 (79) Small Stevens/Williams (Williams 74) 75–20 Higgins/McManus Williams 82–20 McManus Stevens 88–1 Hendry |
References
- ^ "Snooker: Finn fights back to win on black". The Independent. 7 January 1999. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive. "ITV return narrowly avoids fiasco". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. pp. 5–6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Yates, Phil. "Nations Cup". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. pp. 6–9.
- ^ "Nations Cup 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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