The 1996 UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston starting on 15 November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 23 November and 1 December 1996.
Stephen Hendry won his third UK Championship in row and fifth overall. He defeated John Higgins 10–9 in the final. Hendry also made the highest break of the tournament (140).
Winner £70,000
Runner-up £37,000
High break £5,000
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1st Round Best of 17 frames Stephen Hendry 9–6 Dominic Dale Robert Milkins 9–3 Neal Foulds Anthony Hamilton 9–3 Quinten Hann James Wattana 9–3 Jon Birch Terry Murphy 9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan Mick Price 9–6 Eddie Manning Alan McManus 9–6 Ian Sargeant Gary Wilkinson 9–2 Brian Morgan Billy Snaddon 9–6 Darren Morgan Tai Pichit 9–7 Jimmy White John Parrott 9–4 Noppadon Noppachorn Karl Broughton 9–8 Peter Ebdon Chris Small 9–4 David Roe Alain Robidoux 9–7 Jason Weston Stephen Lee 9–3 Jason Prince Ken Doherty 9–2 Nick Pearce Nigel Bond 9–0 Paul Wykes Mark Williams 9–3 Tony Chappel Yasin Merchant 9–5 Dave Finbow Andy Hicks 9–4 Nick Terry |
2nd Round Best of 17 frames Stephen Hendry 9–5 Robert Milkins Anthony Hamilton 9–8 David Gray Alan McManus 9–7 Gary Wilkinson Joe Johnson 9–6 Tai Pichit Karl Broughton 9–6 Chris Small Alain Robidoux 9–6 Stephen Lee Nigel Bond 9–6 Joe Swail Mark Williams 9–3 Yasin Merchant Tony Drago 9–5 Andy Hicks |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Murphy | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Snaddon | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 8 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 10 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Karl Broughton | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 8 | |||||||||||||
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