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.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

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

	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.
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

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