Scotland wins Snooker's World Cup in Wuxi

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Zhou Yuelong/Liang Wenbo of China B and John Higgins/Stephen Maguire of Scotland (R to L) pose for photos before the final at the 2019 Snooker World Cup in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

Scotland's John Higgins and Stephen Maguire defeated China B's Liang Wenbo and Zhou Yuelong 4-0 to win the Beverly World Cup in Wuxi.

It's the first time Scotland have won the World Cup since 1996. On that occasion four-time Crucible winner Higgins was part of a three-man team to claim the title alongside Stephen Hendry and Alan McManus. 23 years on and the Wizard of Wishaw has secured a second World Cup victory.

The win sees 44-year-old Higgins and 38-year-old Maguire share the $200,000 top prize and gain revenge for a loss to China B in the 2015 World Cup final. Zhou was part of the victorious team on that occasion alongside Yan Bingtao. This year he will have to settle for a share of the $100,000 runner-up prize along with Liang.

Five-time ranking event winner Maguire got Scotland up and running today by winning a tense opening frame with Zhou on the colours. That was followed up by breaks of 39 and 32 from Higgins to take Scotland 2-0 in front.

A contribution of 45 from Maguire then helped Scotland to claim the doubles and move one from victory. He then closed it out in the following frame by beating Liang and securing the World Cup title.

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