1996 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix
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 Wales Mark Williams
Runner-up Scotland Euan Henderson
Score 9–5
1995
1997

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]

Winner: £60,000
Runner up: £32,000
Semi-finalists: £16,000
Quarter-finalists: £9,050
Last 16: £4,550
Last 32: £2,600
Last 64: £1,900

Stage one High Break: £3,600
Stage two High Break: £5,000

Total: £330,000

Main draw

[1]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
Wales Matthew Stevens 0
England Mark King 5
England Mark King 5
England Jason Ferguson 0
England Mark King 3
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Mark Gray 3
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Steve James 2
England Steve James 5
Wales Wayne Jones 4
Wales Mark Williams 5
Canada Alain Robidoux 3
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
Wales Paul Davies 1
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
England Gary Wilkinson 3
England Gary Wilkinson 5
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 1
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
England Nick Pearce 0
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Gary Ponting 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
England Nick Pearce 5
England Nick Pearce 5
England Dave Finbow 3
Wales Mark Williams 6
England John Parrott 1
England Nigel Bond 1
England Oliver King 5
England Oliver King 3
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 4
Scotland Billy Snaddon 2
Thailand James Wattana 5
Thailand James Wattana 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Thailand James Wattana 5
Scotland Paul McPhillips 2
England Andy Hicks 3
Scotland Paul McPhillips 5
Thailand James Wattana 3
England John Parrott 5
Wales Darren Morgan 5
England Karl Broughton 1
Wales Darren Morgan 5
England Mick Price 3
England Mick Price 5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 4
Wales Darren Morgan 0
England John Parrott 5
England John Parrott 5
England Joe Johnson 4
England John Parrott 5
England Neal Foulds 1
England Neal Foulds 5
England Mark Davis 2
Wales Mark Williams 9
Scotland Euan Henderson 5
England Peter Ebdon 3
Wales Mark Bennett 5
Wales Mark Bennett 5
Scotland Chris Small 0
Scotland Chris Small 5
England Paul Hunter 4
3 Wales Mark Bennett 5
England Steve Davis 3
England Steve Davis 5
England John Giles 2
England Steve Davis 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
England Willie Thorne 2
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5
Wales Mark Bennett 5
Malta Tony Drago 1
Malta Tony Drago 5
England Andrew Cairns 1
Malta Tony Drago 5
England Wayne Rendle 1
England Rod Lawler 2
England Wayne Rendle 5
Malta Tony Drago 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Wayne Brown 1
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Martin Clark 2
England Martin Clark 5
Finland Robin Hull 0
Wales Mark Bennett 3
Scotland Euan Henderson 6
Scotland Alan McManus 2
England Jonathan Birch 5
England Jonathan Birch 3
Scotland Euan Henderson 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 0
Scotland Euan Henderson 5
Scotland Euan Henderson 5
England Anthony Hamilton 3
England Dave Harold 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Nick Walker 4
Scotland Euan Henderson 5
England Tony Jones 4
England Jimmy White 1
England Tony Jones 5
England Tony Jones 5
England Sean Storey 1
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
England Sean Storey 5
England Tony Jones 5
Scotland John Higgins 3
Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Stephen Lee 3
England Steve Judd 3
England Stephen Lee 5

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

[1]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Grand Prix". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. "Grand Prix". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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