World Snooker Championship 1996

World Snooker Championship 1996

= The event =

The 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 20th April to the 6th May 1996.

Notable Moments

* The first round match between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Alain Robidoux is remembered more for controversy than for play. Robidoux accused O'Sullivan of not showing him due respect by playing left-handed towards the end of the 12th frame, and refused to shake hands with him when the match (which Robidoux lost 3-10) ended. This prompted an outburst from O'Sullivan in which he called Robidoux a baby and claimed that he was better left-handed than Robidoux was right-handed. O'Sullivan later nearly got thrown out of the World Championship before his quarter-final match with John Higgins when a WPBSA disciplinary hearing, convened to investigate a charge of throwing a punch at an official, gave him a two-year tournament ban, suspended for two years, plus a £20,000 fine and another £10,000 to be given to charity. If O'Sullivan had been thrown out, Higgins would have been given a bye into the semi-final.

* Jimmy White beat Euan Henderson 10-9 in the first round. If he had lost, he would have dropped out of the top 16 for the first time in his career. He did lose his place the following year when he lost 9-10 to Anthony Hamilton.

* Terry Griffiths won his first round match for the 14th time in a row since 1983. This is still a record. In 1997 Griffiths lost his first round to Mark Williams, who was playing in the Crucible for the first time, and won his first 10 first-round matches before losing against Joe Swail in 2007. Jimmy White won his first-round match 13 appearances in a row; John Parrott 12 and Stephen Hendry 11 are next.

* The highest breaks by Peter Ebdon and Tony Drago when they each made a 144 was only the second time since 1980 that two players had the joint highest break of the championship. Kirk Stevens and Steve Davis both made a 136 in 1980.

* There were 48 century breaks in the 1996 World Snooker Championship, a new record which would last until 1998.

Prize Money

Winner £200,000

Runner-Up £120,000

Semi-finalists £60,000

Quarter-finalists £30,500

Round Two £16,000

Round One £9,000

Highest TV Break £17,000

Maximum TV Break £147,000

Total £1,200,000

Highest Break

144 Peter Ebdon and Tony Drago (joint)

Results

World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry|10|flagicon|England Jason Ferguson|8
|flagicon|England Gary Wilkinson|10|flagicon|England David Roe|9
|flagicon|Wales Darren Morgan|10|flagicon|Scotland Drew Henry|8
|flagicon|Ireland Ken Doherty|10|flagicon|England Nick Terry|5
|flagicon|England Nigel Bond|10|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|5
|flagicon|Thailand James Wattana|10|flagicon|England Jimmy Michie|8
|flagicon|England Rod Lawler|10|flagicon|England John Parrott|6
|flagicon|England Dave Harold|10|flagicon|England Neal Foulds|4
|flagicon|Scotland Alan McManus|10|flagicon|England Mick Price|8
|flagicon|Scotland John Higgins|10|flagicon|England Martin Clark|5
|flagicon|England Ronnie O'Sullivan|10|flagicon|Canada Alain Robidoux|3
|flagicon|Malta Tony Drago|10|flagicon|England Steve James|2
|flagicon|England Jimmy White|10|flagicon|Scotland Euan Henderson|9
|flagicon|England Peter Ebdon|10|flagicon|New Zealand Dene O'Kane|1
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|10|flagicon|Scotland Jamie Burnett|9
|flagicon|England Steve Davis|10|flagicon|England Willie Thorne|8
|flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry|13|flagicon|England Gary Wilkinson|7
|flagicon|Wales Darren Morgan|13|flagicon|Ireland Ken Doherty|5
|flagicon|England Nigel Bond|13|flagicon|Thailand James Wattana|4
|flagicon|England Dave Harold|13|flagicon|England Rod Lawler|6
|flagicon|Scotland John Higgins|13|flagicon|Scotland Alan McManus|5
|flagicon|England Ronnie O'Sullivan|13|flagicon|Malta Tony Drago|4
|flagicon|England Peter Ebdon|13|flagicon|England Jimmy White|12
|flagicon|England Steve Davis|13|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|8
|flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry|13|flagicon|Wales Darren Morgan|5
|flagicon|England Nigel Bond|13|flagicon|England Dave Harold|7
|flagicon|England Ronnie O'Sullivan|13|flagicon|Scotland John Higgins|12
|flagicon|England Peter Ebdon|13|flagicon|England Steve Davis|10
|flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry|16|flagicon|England Nigel Bond|7
|flagicon|England Peter Ebdon|16|flagicon|England Ronnie O'Sullivan|14
("Best of 35 frames") Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 May & 6 May 1996. Referee: John Williams
flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry
18-12
Peter Ebdon flagicon|England
2-121 (79), 75-42, 34-78 (59), 34-61, 65-51, 18-57, 103-4 (83), 74-39, 60-58, 125-0 (125), 22-81 (68), 70-31 (60), 70-77 (70, 51), 134-0 (55 & 79), 74-0, 82-0, 85-14, 1-75, 86-21 (56), 83-23 (83), 34-89, 0-77 (77), 60-66 (51), 96-0 (57), 54-27, 78-23, 77-25, 1-71, 39-83, 73-16|
2-121 (79), 75-42, 34-78 (59), 34-61, 65-51, 18-57, 103-4 (83), 74-39, 60-58, 125-0 (125), 22-81 (68), 70-31 (60), 70-77 (70, 51), 134-0 (55 & 79), 74-0, 82-0, 85-14, 1-75, 86-21 (56), 83-23 (83), 34-89, 0-77 (77), 60-66 (51), 96-0 (57), 54-27, 78-23, 77-25, 1-71, 39-83, 73-16
flagicon|Scotland Stephen Hendry wins the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship
"Best of 19 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 31 frames"

Links

WWW Snooker [http://www.snooker.org/]


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