| Tournament Name: | Fersina WindowsWorld Cup |
| Venue: | Bournemouth International Centre |
| Location: | Bournemouth |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £125,000[1] |
| Winners Share: | £40,000[2] |
| Highest Break: | (106)[3] |
| Winner: | England |
| Runner Up: |  Australia |
| Score: | 9–7 |
| Previous: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 Snooker World Cup was a team snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 19 March 1988 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.[4] Fersina Windows were the sponsors for the next two years.
Ireland returned to competing as Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland this year and both went out in the first round to Rest of the World and England respectively. England went on to win their third title with the top 3 world ranked players Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds beating unfancied Australia with Eddie Charlton, John Campbell and Warren King 9 frames to 7. __TOC__
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Murphy | ||||
| Neal Foulds | ||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | ||||
| Cliff Wilson | ||||
| Joe O'Boye | ||||
| Warren King | ||||
| Rest of the World | ||||
| John Rea |
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referees: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England. 19 March 1988. | |||
| Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds | 9–7 | John Campbell, Eddie Charlton, Warren King | |
| Highest break | |||
| Century breaks | |||
| 50+ breaks | |||
| Davis v Campbell: 1–1 (67-30, 12-66) Foulds v King: 1–1 (82-12, 29-69) White v Charlton: 0–2 (56-73, 50-75) White v Charlton: 1–1 (63-56, 26-82) White v King: 1–1 (40-57, 51-32) Foulds v Campbell: 1–1 (41-66, 68-26) Davis v Charlton: 2–0 (65-42, 84-0) Davis v King: 2–0 (106-25, 92-30) | |||