1996 World Cup (snooker)
The 1996 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament which returned after a six-year absence. With the increasing rise of snooker in some countries, This new version has 20 teams in the championship and it was played in Bangkok in Thailand. Scotland's 'Dream Team' with Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus and John Higgins were strong favourites to win from the start and they did so by beating Republic of Ireland with Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Murphy to win their only World Cup. The tournament was a success but hosting the event had become too costly that the event was withdrawn afterward.Main draw
Teams
| Country | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Stephen Hendry | Alan McManus | John Higgins |
| Peter Ebdon | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Nigel Bond |
| Darren Morgan | Mark Williams | Anthony Davies |
| Dennis Taylor | Joe Swail | Terry Murphy |
| Ken Doherty | Fergal O'Brien | Stephen Murphy |
| Cliff Thorburn | Alain Robidoux | Jim Wych |
| Tony Drago | Alex Borg | |
| James Wattana | Noppadon Noppachorn | Tai Pichit |
| Robby Foldvari | Quinten Hann | Stan Gorski |
| Shokat Ali | Farhan Mirza | Saleh Mohammad |
| Silvino Francisco | Hitesh Naran | |
| Dene O'Kane | Mark Canovan | Daniel Haenga |
| Bjorn Haneveer | | |
 Hong Kong | Kwok Ming Chan | | |
| Keith Boon | Bernard Tey | |
| Pang Weiguo | Tao Shan | |
| Masood Akil | Mohammed Shehab | Mohammed Al Joker |
| Kristján Helgason | | |
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| Raymond Fabrie | Mario Wehrmann | Johan Oomen |
The two best teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.Group A
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
 Belgium | 6–3 |  Iceland | |
 Republic of Ireland | 6–3 |  New Zealand | |
 Northern Ireland | 6–3 | Iceland | |
| Republic of Ireland | 7–2 | Belgium | |
| Northern Ireland | 4–5 | Belgium | |
| New Zealand | 5–4 | Iceland | |
| Republic of Ireland | 4–5 | Northern Ireland | |
| New Zealand | 5–4 | Belgium | |
| Republic of Ireland | 7–2 | Iceland | |
| Northern Ireland | 6–3 | New Zealand | |
Group B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
| Hong Kong | 2–7 |  Singapore | |
 Canada | 8–1 |  South Africa | |
 Scotland | 9–0 | Singapore | |
| Hong Kong | 7–2 | South Africa | |
| Scotland | 6–3 | South Africa | |
| Canada | 8–1 | Singapore | |
| Canada | 7–2 | Hong Kong | |
| South Africa | 5–4 | Singapore | |
| Scotland | 6–3 | Canada | |
| Scotland | 8–1 | Hong Kong | |
Group C
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
 Thailand | 4–5 |  China | |
 England | 8–1 |  United Arab Emirates | |
| China | 4–5 | United Arab Emirates | |
| Thailand | 6–3 |  Pakistan | |
| England | 5–4 | China | |
| England | 6–3 | Thailand | |
| Pakistan | 8–1 | United Arab Emirates | |
| Pakistan | 7–2 | China | |
| Thailand | 9–0 | United Arab Emirates | |
| England | 6–3 | Pakistan | |
Group D
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
 Australia | 6–3 |  Netherlands | |
 Malta | 6–3 |  Malaysia | |
 Wales | 6–3 | Netherlands | |
| Australia | 5–4 | Malta | |
| Wales | 8–1 | Malaysia | |
| Malta | 4–5 | Netherlands | |
| Wales | 7–2 | Australia | |
| Netherlands | 6–3 | Malaysia | |
| Wales | 5–4 | Malta | |
| Australia | 6–3 | Malaysia | |
Final
