| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–11 February 1996 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break | 144 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The 1996 Benson and Hedges Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 4 and 11 February 1996 at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, England.
Stephen Hendry won his sixth Masters title, by beating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-5 in the final. Hendry won £125,000 and £15,000 for the highest break of the tournament (144)
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In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wildcard players played the 15th and 16th seeds:[1]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Terry Griffiths | 2–5 | Matthew Stevens |
| WC2 | David Roe | 2–5 | Andy Hicks |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Harold | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 6 | |||||||||||||
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| Matthew Stevens | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 6 | |||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 5 | |||||||||||||
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