The 1996 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament which was held from 1–8 April 1996 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 April 1996 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £321,400 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) Andy Hicks (ENG)(139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
| Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Nigel Bond won the tournament, his first ranking title, by defeating the defending champion John Higgins 9–8 in the final.[1]
Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 April 1996.[2] | ||
| Nigel Bond England
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9–8 | John Higgins Scotland
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| Afternoon: 71–56, 96–4 (61), 65–64, 53–64 (56), 79–47 (79), 18–72, 17–102 (66), 0–91 (91) Evening: 89–0 (89), 30–60, 99–30 (50), 55–56, 72–0, 0–97 (97), 122–6 (122), 8–128 (75), 71–69 | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 97 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b snooker.org: British Open 1996