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]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–27 October 1996 |
Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
City | Bournemouth |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £330,000 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | Mark Williams (WAL) (138) |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Runner-up | Euan Henderson (SCO) |
Score | 9–5 |
← 1995 1997 → |
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £60,000 |
Stage one High Break: £3,600 Total: £330,000 |
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 27 October 1996.[1] | ||
Mark Williams (16) Wales |
9–5 | Euan Henderson (62) Scotland |
Afternoon: 47–76, 57–22, 34–79 (54), 66–43, 75–55 (Henderson 55), 0–64 (58), 3–66, 10–69 (60) Evening: 72–55, 20–98 (55), 56–63 (Williams 56, Henderson 53), 71–64 (Williams 51), 8–100 (87), 0–117 (73) | ||
56 | Highest break | 87 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
2 | 50+ breaks | 8 |