1996_UK_Championship_(snooker)

1996 UK Championship

1996 UK Championship

Snooker tournament

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.

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Stephen Hendry won his third UK Championship in a row and fifth overall by defeating John Higgins 10–9 in the final. Hendry led 8–4, fell behind 8–9 after Higgins won 5 frames in a row, and then breaks of 82 and 77 in the last two frames was enough for Hendry to get the victory.[1] Ken Doherty made the highest break of the tournament with 141.

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:

  • Winner £70,000
  • Runner-up £37,000
  • Highest break £5,000

Main draw

[3][4]

Top half

 
Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames		Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames		Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
Wales Dominic Dale6
 
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins5
 
England Neal Foulds3
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins9
 
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton1
 
England Dave Harold6
 
 
 
England David Gray9
 
England David Gray8
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton9
 
England Anthony Hamilton9
 
 
 
Australia Quinten Hann3
 
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
England Paul Hunter5
 
England Willie Thorne0
 
 
 
England Paul Hunter9
 
England Paul Hunter9
 
 
 
Thailand James Wattana5
 
Thailand James Wattana9
 
 
 
England Jon Birch3
 
England Paul Hunter9
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy7
 
England Mick Price9
 
 
 
England Eddie Manning6
 
England Mick Price6
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy9
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan7
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy9
 
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
Scotland Alan McManus1
 
Scotland Alan McManus9
 
 
 
Wales Ian Sargeant6
 
Scotland Alan McManus9
 
 
 
England Gary Wilkinson7
 
England Gary Wilkinson9
 
 
 
England Brian Morgan2
 
Scotland Alan McManus9
 
 
 
Scotland Billy Snaddon5
 
Wales Darren Morgan6
 
 
 
Scotland Billy Snaddon9
 
Scotland Billy Snaddon9
 
 
 
England Rod Lawler7
 
England Rod Lawler9
 
 
 
England Darren Clarke5
 
Scotland Alan McManus9
 
 
 
England John Parrott8
 
New Zealand Dene O'Kane8
 
 
 
England Joe Johnson9
 
England Joe Johnson9
 
 
 
Thailand Tai Pichit6
 
England Jimmy White7
 
 
 
Thailand Tai Pichit9
 
England Joe Johnson6
 
 
 
England John Parrott9
 
England Martin Clark9
 
 
 
England Tony Jones6
 
England Martin Clark8
 
 
 
England John Parrott9
 
England John Parrott9
 
 
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn4
 

Bottom half

 
Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames		Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames		Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
England Peter Ebdon8
 
 
 
England Karl Broughton9
 
England Karl Broughton9
 
 
 
Scotland Chris Small6
 
Scotland Chris Small9
 
 
 
England David Roe4
 
England Karl Broughton8
 
 
 
Canada Alain Robidoux9
 
Canada Alain Robidoux9
 
 
 
England Jason Weston7
 
Canada Alain Robidoux9
 
 
 
England Stephen Lee6
 
England Stephen Lee9
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jason Prince3
 
Canada Alain Robidoux3
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
 
England Jason Ferguson4
 
 
 
Pakistan Shokat Ali9
 
Pakistan Shokat Ali7
 
 
 
England Steve Davis9
 
England Steve Davis9
 
 
 
Scotland Jamie Burnett5
 
England Steve Davis5
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
 
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor9
 
 
 
England Peter Lines5
 
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor4
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
 
 
 
England Nick Pearce2
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins9
 
England Nigel Bond9
 
 
 
England Paul Wykes0
 
England Nigel Bond9
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Joe Swail6
 
Northern Ireland Joe Swail9
 
 
 
England Mark King8
 
England Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams9
 
Wales Mark Williams9
 
 
 
Wales Tony Chappel3
 
Wales Mark Williams9
 
 
 
India Yasin Merchant3
 
England David Finbow5
 
 
 
India Yasin Merchant9
 
Wales Mark Williams6
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins9
 
England Andy Hicks9
 
 
 
England Nick Terry4
 
England Andy Hicks5
 
 
 
Malta Tony Drago9
 
Malta Tony Drago9
 
 
 
Scotland Alan Burnett4
 
Malta Tony Drago8
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins9
 
England Steve James6
 
 
 
Scotland Marcus Campbell9
 
Scotland Marcus Campbell5
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins9
 
Scotland John Higgins9
 
 
Wales Steve Newbury8
 

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 December 1996.
Stephen Hendry
 Scotland		 10–9 John Higgins
 Scotland
First session: 32–72 (69), 78–32, 105–14 (74), 16–65 (64), 80–28, 108–8 (102), 115–14 (115), 36–70, 4–93
Second session: 73–4 (73), 61–33, 108–0 (108), 59–66, 39–68, 32–96, 29–62 (54), 12–62, 82–0 (82), 77–0 (77)
115 Highest break 69
3 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. [4]
    "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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