1996 UK Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 November – 1 December 1996 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty(IRL) Andy Hicks(ENG)(141) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry(SCO) |
| Runner-up | John Higgins(SCO) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The1996 UK Championshipwas a professionalrankingsnookertournament that took place at theGuild HallinPreston,England. The event started on 15 November 1996 and the televised stages were shown onBBCbetween 23 November and 1 December 1996.
Stephen Hendrywon his thirdUK Championshipin a row and fifth overall by defeatingJohn Higgins10–9 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 Dragomade the fastest century break in a ranking event with a time of 3 minutes 31 seconds.[2]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner £70,000
- Runner-up £37,000
- Highest break £5,000
Main draw
[edit]Top half
[edit]
Bottom half
[edit]| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karl Broughton | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karl Broughton | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Small | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Small | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Roe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karl Broughton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Alain Robidoux | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Weston | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jason Prince | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Shokat Ali | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shokat Ali | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nick Pearce | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Wykes | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark King | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
 Yasin Merchant | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Finbow | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yasin Merchant | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nick Terry | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Burnett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve James | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Campbell | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Campbell | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Newbury | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| Final:Best of 19 frames. Referee:Len Ganley The Guild Hall,Preston,England,1 December 1996. | ||
| Stephen HendryScotland
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10–9 | John HigginsScotland
|
| 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
[edit]- 141, 140 –Ken Doherty
- 141, 133, 122, 106, 106, 104 –Andy Hicks
- 140, 115, 108, 108, 104, 103, 102 –Stephen Hendry
- 138 – Darren Clarke
- 136, 118, 105, 100, 100 –Paul Hunter
- 135, 132, 109 –James Wattana
- 135, 109 –John Higgins
- 135, 106 –Jason Weston
- 132, 113 –Nigel Bond
- 131 –Shokat Ali
- 130 –Tony Chappel
- 130 –Steve Newbury
- 124, 119, 106, 104 –Mark Williams
- 122, 103 –Tony Drago
- 122, 102 –Marcus Campbell
- 116 –Karl Broughton
- 115 –Tai Pichit
- 111, 100 –Anthony Hamilton
- 110 –Peter Ebdon
- 110 –Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 109, 107 –David Gray
- 109, 101 –John Parrott
- 109 –Stephen Lee
- 108 –Jonathan Birch
- 105 –Joe Johnson
- 104 –Gary Wilkinson
- 102, 102, 100 –Terry Murphy
- 102 –Tony Jones
- 102 –Billy Snaddon
- 101 –Quinten Hann
References
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