Events

WORLD CUP

The Beverly 2019 Snooker World Cup ran from June 24 to 30 in Wuxi, China and was won by Scottish duo John Higgins and Stephen Maguire, beating China B in the final.

There were 24 two-man teams from 23 nations (with host nation China entering two teams). Total prize money was $800,000.

The  World Cup will be staged in Wuxi, China every two years for the next ten years.

In 2017 it was the host nation’s A-Team of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo who took the glory, beating England 4-3 in a dramatic finale.

That was China’s third consecutive victory in the World Cup as Ding and Liang won it in 2011 then the B Team of Zhou Yuelong and Yan Bingtao beat Scotland in 2015 final.