World Snooker Championship 1996

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Contents 1 The event 2 Prize Money 3 Results 4 Highest Break 5 Trivia

[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 20th April to the 6th May 1996.

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £200,000

Runner-Up £120,000

Semi-finalists £60,000

Quarter-finalists £30,000

Round Two £16,000

Round One £9,000

Highest TV Break £17,000

Maximum TV Break £147,000

Total £1,200,000

[edit] Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 31 frames
	Stephen Hendry	10
	Jason Ferguson	8
					Stephen Hendry	13
					Gary Wilkinson	7
	Gary Wilkinson	10
	David Roe	9
									Stephen Hendry	13
									Darren Morgan	5
	Darren Morgan	10
	Drew Henry	8
					Darren Morgan	13
					Ken Doherty	5
	Ken Doherty	10
	Nick Terry	5
													Stephen Hendry	16
													Nigel Bond	7
	Nigel Bond	10
	Anthony Hamilton	5
					Nigel Bond	13
					James Wattana	4
	James Wattana	10
	Jimmy Michie	8
									Nigel Bond	13
									Dave Harold	7
	Rod Lawler	10
	John Parrott	6
					Dave Harold	13
					Rod Lawler	6
	Dave Harold	10
	Neal Foulds	4
	Alan McManus	10
	Mick Price	8
					John Higgins	13
					Alan McManus	5
	John Higgins	10
	Martin Clark	5
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
									John Higgins	12
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Alain Robidoux	3
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
					Tony Drago	4
	Tony Drago	10
	Steve James	2
													Peter Ebdon	16
													Ronnie O'Sullivan	14
	Jimmy White	10
	Euan Henderson	9
					Peter Ebdon	13
					Jimmy White	12
	Peter Ebdon	10
	Dene O'Kane	1
									Peter Ebdon	13
									Steve Davis	10
	Terry Griffiths	10
	Jamie Burnett	9
					Steve Davis	13
					Terry Griffiths	8
	Steve Davis	10
	Willie Thorne	8

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 May & 6 May 1996. Referee: John Williams
Stephen Hendry	18-12	Peter Ebdon
2-121 (79), 75-42, 34-78 (59), 34-61, 65-51, 18-57, 103-4 (83), 74-39, 60-58, 125-0 (125), 22-81 (68), 70-31 (60), 70-77 (70, 51), 134-0 (55 & 79), 74-0, 82-0, 85-14, 1-75, 86-21 (56), 83-23 (83), 34-89, 0-77 (77), 60-66 (51), 96-0 (57), 54-27, 78-23, 77-25, 1-71, 39-83, 73-16		2-121 (79), 75-42, 34-78 (59), 34-61, 65-51, 18-57, 103-4 (83), 74-39, 60-58, 125-0 (125), 22-81 (68), 70-31 (60), 70-77 (70, 51), 134-0 (55 & 79), 74-0, 82-0, 85-14, 1-75, 86-21 (56), 83-23 (83), 34-89, 0-77 (77), 60-66 (51), 96-0 (57), 54-27, 78-23, 77-25, 1-71, 39-83, 73-16
Stephen Hendry wins the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

144 Peter Ebdon and Tony Drago (joint)

There were 48 century breaks in the 1996 World Snooker Championship, a new record which would last until 1998.

[edit] Trivia

• Terry Griffiths won his first round match for the 14th time in a row since 1983. This is still a record. In 1997 Griffiths lost his first round to Mark Williams, who was playing in the Crucible for the first time, and has never lost a first round since. Jimmy White won his first round match 13 appearances in a row; John Parrott 12 and Stephen Hendry 11 are next.

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