1996 UK Championship (snooker)

UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates 15 November–1 December 1996
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Winner's share £70,000
Highest break 140
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up Scotland John Higgins
Score 10–9
1995
1997

The 1996 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 15 November 1996 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 23 November and 1 December 1996.

Stephen Hendry won his third UK Championship in row and fifth overall by defeating John Higgins 10–9 in the final.[1] Hendry also made the highest break of the tournament with 140.

Tony Drago made the fastest century break in a ranking event with a time of 3 minutes 31 seconds.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Main draw

[3][4]

1st Round Best of 17 frames

Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 Dominic Dale Wales

England Robert Milkins 9–3 Neal Foulds England

England David Gray 9–6 Dave Harold England

England Anthony Hamilton 9–3 Quinten Hann Australia

Thailand James Wattana 9–3 Jon Birch England

England Paul Hunter 9–0 Willie Thorne England

Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan England

England Mick Price 9–6 Eddie Manning England

Scotland Alan McManus 9–6 Ian Sargeant Wales

England Gary Wilkinson 9–2 Brian Morgan England

Scotland Billy Snaddon 9–6 Darren Morgan Wales

England Rod Lawler 9–5 Darren Clarke England

Thailand Tai Pichit 9–7 Jimmy White England

England Joe Johnson 9–8 Dene O'Kane New Zealand

England John Parrott 9–4 Noppadon Noppachorn Thailand

England Martin Clark 9–6 Tony Jones England

England Karl Broughton 9–8 Peter Ebdon England

Scotland Chris Small 9–4 David Roe England

Canada Alain Robidoux 9–7 Jason Weston England

England Stephen Lee 9–3 Jason Prince Northern Ireland

England Steve Davis 9–5 Jamie Burnett Scotland

Pakistan Shokat Ali 9–4 Jason Ferguson England

Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–2 Nick Pearce England

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–5 Peter Lines England

England Nigel Bond 9–0 Paul Wykes England

Northern Ireland Joe Swail 9–8 Mark King England

Wales Mark Williams 9–3 Tony Chappel Wales

India Yasin Merchant 9–5 Dave Finbow England

Malta Tony Drago 9–4 Alan Burnett Scotland

England Andy Hicks 9–4 Nick Terry England

Scotland John Higgins 9–8 Steve Newbury Wales

Scotland Marcus Campbell 9–6 Steve James England

2nd Round Best of 17 frames

Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–5 Robert Milkins England

England Anthony Hamilton 9–8 David Gray England

England Paul Hunter 9–5 James Wattana Thailand

Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9–6 Mick Price England

Scotland Alan McManus 9–7 Gary Wilkinson England

Scotland Billy Snaddon 9–7 Rod Lawler England

England Joe Johnson 9–6 Tai Pichit Thailand

England John Parrott 9–8 Martin Clark England

England Karl Broughton 9–6 Chris Small Scotland

Canada Alain Robidoux 9–6 Stephen Lee England

England Steve Davis 9–7 Shokat Ali Pakistan

Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–4 Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland

England Nigel Bond 9–6 Joe Swail Northern Ireland

Wales Mark Williams 9–3 Yasin Merchant India

Malta Tony Drago 9–5 Andy Hicks England

Scotland John Higgins 9–5 Marcus Campbell Scotland

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Scotland Stephen Hendry  9
 England Anthony Hamilton  1  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry  9
   England Paul Hunter  5  
 England Paul Hunter  9
 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy  7  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry  9
   Scotland Alan McManus  1  
 Scotland Alan McManus  9
 Scotland Billy Snaddon  5  
 Scotland Alan McManus  9
   England John Parrott  8  
 England John Parrott  9
 England Joe Johnson  6  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry  10
   Scotland John Higgins  9
 Canada Alain Robidoux  9
 England Karl Broughton  8  
 Canada Alain Robidoux  3
   Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty  9  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty  9
 England Steve Davis  5  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty  3
   Scotland John Higgins  9  
 Wales Mark Williams  9
 England Nigel Bond  4  
 Wales Mark Williams  6
   Scotland John Higgins  9  
 Scotland John Higgins  9
 Malta Tony Drago  8  

Century breaks

All Rounds

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. "UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.