1996 UK Championship (snooker)
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Dates | 15 November–1 December 1996 |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Winner's share | £70,000 |
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Champion |
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Score | 10–9 |
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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.
Stephen Hendry won his third UK Championship in a row and fifth overall by defeating John Higgins 10–9 in the final.[1] Hendry also made the highest break of the tournament with 140.
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
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Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 December 1996. | ||
Stephen Hendry |
10–9 | John Higgins |
First session: 32–72 (79), 78–32, 105–14 (74), 16–65 (64), 80–28, 108–8 (102), 115–14 (115), 36–70, 4–94 Second session: 73–4 (74), 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
All Rounds
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.