1996 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	16–27 October 1996 (1996-10-16 – 1996-10-27)
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
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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]

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
	1	Stephen Hendry	1
	67	Matthew Stevens	5
						67	Matthew Stevens	0
						39	Mark King	5
	29	Jason Ferguson	0
	39	Mark King	5
											39	Mark King	3
											16	Mark Williams	5
	24	Steve James	5
	48	Wayne Jones	4
						24	Steve James	2
						16	Mark Williams	5
	16	Mark Williams	5
		Mark Gray	3
																16	Mark Williams	5
																14	Alain Robidoux	3
	14	Alain Robidoux	5
	53	Paul Davies	1
						14	Alain Robidoux	5
						19	Gary Wilkinson	3
	19	Gary Wilkinson	5
		Noppadon Noppachorn	1
											14	Alain Robidoux	5
												Nick Pearce	0
	28	Dave Finbow	3
		Nick Pearce	5
							Nick Pearce	5
						8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
	8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Gary Ponting	1
																					16	Mark Williams	6
																					4	John Parrott	1
	5	Nigel Bond	1
		Oliver King	5
							Oliver King	3
						35	Billy Snaddon	5
	27	Dene O'Kane	4
	35	Billy Snaddon	5
											35	Billy Snaddon	2
											12	James Wattana	5
	12	James Wattana	5
	58	Graeme Dott	4
						12	James Wattana	5
							Paul McPhillips	2
	18	Andy Hicks	3
		Paul McPhillips	5
																12	James Wattana	3
																4	John Parrott	5
	9	Darren Morgan	5
	57	Karl Broughton	1
						9	Darren Morgan	5
						32	Mick Price	3
	32	Mick Price	5
	56	Jason Prince	4
											9	Darren Morgan	0
											4	John Parrott	5
	21	Neal Foulds	5
	55	Mark Davis	2
						21	Neal Foulds	1
						4	John Parrott	5
	4	John Parrott	5
	47	Joe Johnson	4
																										16	Mark Williams	9
																										62	Euan Henderson	5
	3	Peter Ebdon	3
	43	Mark Bennett	5
						43	Mark Bennett	5
						30	Chris Small	0
	30	Chris Small	5
		Paul Hunter	4
											43	Mark Bennett	5
											10	Steve Davis	3
	25	Willie Thorne	2
		Gerard Greene	5
							Gerard Greene	0
						10	Steve Davis	5
	10	Steve Davis	5
		John Giles	2
																43	Mark Bennett	5
																15	Tony Drago	1
	15	Tony Drago	5
		Andrew Cairns	1
						15	Tony Drago	5
							Wayne Rendle	1
	20	Rod Lawler	2
		Wayne Rendle	5
											15	Tony Drago	5
											7	Ken Doherty	3
	33	Martin Clark	5
		Robin Hull	0
						33	Martin Clark	2
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	7	Ken Doherty	5
		Wayne Brown	1
																					43	Mark Bennett	3
																					62	Euan Henderson	6
	6	Alan McManus	2
	64	Jonathan Birch	5
						64	Jonathan Birch	3
						62	Euan Henderson	5
	17	Joe Swail	0
	62	Euan Henderson	5
											62	Euan Henderson	5
											22	Anthony Hamilton	3
	22	Anthony Hamilton	5
		Nick Walker	4
						22	Anthony Hamilton	5
						36	Fergal O'Brien	4
	11	Dave Harold	4
	36	Fergal O'Brien	5
																62	Euan Henderson	5
																63	Tony Jones	4
	13	Jimmy White	1
	63	Tony Jones	5
						63	Tony Jones	5
							Sean Storey	1
	26	Dennis Taylor	3
		Sean Storey	5
											63	Tony Jones	5
											2	John Higgins	3
	31	Stephen Lee	5
		Steve Judd	3
						31	Stephen Lee	3
						2	John Higgins	5
	2	John Higgins	5
	54	Jamie Burnett	3

Final

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

Century breaks

^[1]

Qualifying stage centuries

• 145 – Matthew Stevens
• 135, 132, 104 – Alfie Burden
• 128 – David Gray
• 121 – Danny Lathouwers
• 117 – Richy McDonald
• 116 – Tai Pichit
• 114, 110 – Simon Bedford
• 110, 101 – Ian McCulloch
• 109 – Dylan Leary
• 109 – Suriya Suwannasingh
• 105 – Robert Milkins
• 100 – Johl Younger

Televised stage centuries

• 138, 100 – Mark Williams
• 133, 100, 106, 102 – Euan Henderson
• 133 – Tony Drago
• 131, 130, 129 – James Wattana
• 131, 113 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 130 – Chris Small
• 128, 103 – John Parrott
• 125 – Andy Hicks
• 112 – John Higgins
• 107 – Fergal O'Brien
• 106 – Nick Pearce
• 105 – Jamie Burnett
• 101 – Gary Wilkinson

References

1. "Grand Prix". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.