- World Snooker Championship 1996
= The event =
The 1996 Embassy
World Snooker Championship took place at theCrucible Theatre ,Sheffield between the20th April to the6th May 1996 .Notable Moments
* The first round match between
Ronnie O'Sullivan andAlain 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 withJohn 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 beatEuan 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 toMark Williams , who was playing in the Crucible for the first time, and won his first 10 first-round matches before losing againstJoe 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 andTony 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 andSteve 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 andTony Drago (joint)Results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |10|flagicon|England Jason Ferguson|8
|flagicon|EnglandGary Wilkinson |10|flagicon|EnglandDavid Roe |9
|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |10|flagicon|ScotlandDrew Henry |8
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |10|flagicon|EnglandNick Terry |5
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |10|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|5
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |10|flagicon|EnglandJimmy Michie |8
|flagicon|EnglandRod Lawler |10|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |6
|flagicon|EnglandDave Harold |10|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |4
|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |10|flagicon|EnglandMick Price |8
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |10|flagicon|EnglandMartin Clark |5
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |10|flagicon|CanadaAlain Robidoux |3
|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |10|flagicon|England Steve James|2
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |10|flagicon|ScotlandEuan Henderson |9
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |10|flagicon|New ZealandDene O'Kane |1
|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |10|flagicon|ScotlandJamie Burnett |9
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |10|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |8
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|EnglandGary Wilkinson |7
|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |13|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |5
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |13|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |4
|flagicon|EnglandDave Harold |13|flagicon|EnglandRod Lawler |6
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |13|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |5
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |4
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |13|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |12
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |13|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |8
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |5
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |13|flagicon|EnglandDave Harold |7
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |12
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |13|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |10
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |16|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |7
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |16|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |14
("Best of 35 frames") Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,5 May &6 May 1996 . Referee: John Williams
flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry
18-12Peter 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|ScotlandStephen Hendry wins the 1996 EmbassyWorld Snooker Championship
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