1996 Grand Prix (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–27 October 1996 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £330,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break | 138 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Mark Williams |
| Runner-up |
 Euan Henderson |
| Score | 9–5 |
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The 1996 Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–27 October 1996 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.[1] [2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Winner: £60,000 |
Stage one High Break: £3,600 Total: £330,000 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Crowtree Centre, Bournemouth, England, 27 October 1996.[1] | ||
| Mark Williams Wales |
9–5 | Euan Henderson Scotland |
| Afternoon: 47–76, 57–22, 34–79 (54), 66–43, 75–55 (55 Higgins), 0–64 (58), 3–66, 10–69 (60) Evening: 72–55, 20–98 (55), 56–63 (56 Higgins, 53 Hendry), 71–64 (51 Hendry) 8–100 (87), 0–117 (73) | ||
| 56 | Highest break | 87 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 145 Matthew Stevens
- 135, 132, 104 Alfie Burden
- 128 David Gray
- 121 Danny Lathouwers
- 117 Richy McDonald
- 116 Tai Pichit
- 114, 110 Simon Bedford
- 110, 101 Ian McCulloch
- 109 Dylan Leary
- 109 Suriya Suwannasingh
- 105 Robert Milkins
- 100 Johl Younger
Televised stage centuries
- 138, 100 Mark Williams
- 133, 100, 106, 102 Euan Henderson
- 133 Tony Drago
- 131, 130, 129 James Wattana
- 131, 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 130 Chris Small
- 128, 103 John Parrott
- 125 Andy Hicks
- 112 John Higgins
- 107 Fergal O'Brien
- 106 Nick Pearce
- 105 Jamie Burnett
- 101 Gary Wilkinson
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Grand Prix". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "Grand Prix". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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