World Snooker Championship 1996
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[edit] The event
The 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 20th April to the 6th May 1996.
[edit] Notable Moments
- The first round match between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Alain Robidoux was more known for controversy than play when Robidoux accused O'Sullivan of not showing him due respect by playing left handed towards the end of the 12th frame. Robidoux refused to shake hands with O'Sullivan when the match ended which he lost 3-10, prompting an outburst from O'Sullivan in which he called Robidoux a baby and saying that he was better left handed than Robidoux was right handed. O'Sullivan later nearly got thrown out of the World Championship before his quarter-final match with John Higgins when a WPBSA disciplinary hearing, connvened to investigate a charge of throwing a punch at an offical, threw him a two year tournament ban, suspended for two years, plus a £20,000 fine and another £10,000 to be given to charity. If he got thrown out, Higgins would have been given a bye into the semi-final.
- Jimmy White beat Euan Henderson 10-9 in the first round. If he lost, He would have gone out of the Top 16 for the first time in his career. He did lose his place the following year when he lost 9-10 to Anthony Hamilton.
- 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.
[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
| 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 |
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| Stephen Hendry wins the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship |
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[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] Links
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