The 1996 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 15 November 1996 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 23 November and 1 December 1996.

1996 UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 November – 1 December 1996 (1996-11-15 – 1996-12-01)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Ken Doherty (IRL)
 Andy Hicks (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score10–9
1995
1997

Stephen Hendry won his third UK Championship in a row and fifth overall by defeating John Higgins 10–9 in the final. Hendry led 8–4, fell behind 8–9 after Higgins won 5 frames in a row, and then breaks of 82 and 77 in the last two frames was enough for Hendry to get the victory.[1] Ken Doherty made the highest break of the tournament with 141.

Tony Drago made the fastest century break in a ranking event with a time of 3 minutes 31 seconds.[2]

Prize fund

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

  • Winner £70,000
  • Runner-up £37,000
  • Highest break £5,000

Main draw

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Top half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale6
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins5
 
  Neal Foulds3
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins9
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton1
 
  Dave Harold6
 
 
 
  David Gray9
 
  David Gray8
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton9
 
  Anthony Hamilton9
 
 
 
  Quinten Hann3
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Paul Hunter5
 
  Willie Thorne0
 
 
 
  Paul Hunter9
 
  Paul Hunter9
 
 
 
  James Wattana5
 
  James Wattana9
 
 
 
  Jon Birch3
 
  Paul Hunter9
 
 
 
  Terry Murphy7
 
  Mick Price9
 
 
 
  Eddie Manning6
 
  Mick Price6
 
 
 
  Terry Murphy9
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan7
 
 
 
  Terry Murphy9
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Alan McManus1
 
  Alan McManus9
 
 
 
  Ian Sargeant6
 
  Alan McManus9
 
 
 
  Gary Wilkinson7
 
  Gary Wilkinson9
 
 
 
  Brian Morgan2
 
  Alan McManus9
 
 
 
  Billy Snaddon5
 
  Darren Morgan6
 
 
 
  Billy Snaddon9
 
  Billy Snaddon9
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler7
 
  Rod Lawler9
 
 
 
  Darren Clarke5
 
  Alan McManus9
 
 
 
  John Parrott8
 
  Dene O'Kane8
 
 
 
  Joe Johnson9
 
  Joe Johnson9
 
 
 
  Tai Pichit6
 
  Jimmy White7
 
 
 
  Tai Pichit9
 
  Joe Johnson6
 
 
 
  John Parrott9
 
  Martin Clark9
 
 
 
  Tony Jones6
 
  Martin Clark8
 
 
 
  John Parrott9
 
  John Parrott9
 
 
  Noppadon Noppachorn4
 

Bottom half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon8
 
 
 
  Karl Broughton9
 
  Karl Broughton9
 
 
 
  Chris Small6
 
  Chris Small9
 
 
 
  David Roe4
 
  Karl Broughton8
 
 
 
  Alain Robidoux9
 
  Alain Robidoux9
 
 
 
  Jason Weston7
 
  Alain Robidoux9
 
 
 
  Stephen Lee6
 
  Stephen Lee9
 
 
 
  Jason Prince3
 
  Alain Robidoux3
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty9
 
  Jason Ferguson4
 
 
 
  Shokat Ali9
 
  Shokat Ali7
 
 
 
  Steve Davis9
 
  Steve Davis9
 
 
 
  Jamie Burnett5
 
  Steve Davis5
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty9
 
  Dennis Taylor9
 
 
 
  Peter Lines5
 
  Dennis Taylor4
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty9
 
  Ken Doherty9
 
 
 
  Nick Pearce2
 
  Ken Doherty3
 
 
 
  John Higgins9
 
  Nigel Bond9
 
 
 
  Paul Wykes0
 
  Nigel Bond9
 
 
 
  Joe Swail6
 
  Joe Swail9
 
 
 
  Mark King8
 
  Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
  Mark Williams9
 
  Mark Williams9
 
 
 
  Tony Chappel3
 
  Mark Williams9
 
 
 
  Yasin Merchant3
 
  David Finbow5
 
 
 
  Yasin Merchant9
 
  Mark Williams6
 
 
 
  John Higgins9
 
  Andy Hicks9
 
 
 
  Nick Terry4
 
  Andy Hicks5
 
 
 
  Tony Drago9
 
  Tony Drago9
 
 
 
  Alan Burnett4
 
  Tony Drago8
 
 
 
  John Higgins9
 
  Steve James6
 
 
 
  Marcus Campbell9
 
  Marcus Campbell5
 
 
 
  John Higgins9
 
  John Higgins9
 
 
  Steve Newbury8
 

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 December 1996.
Stephen Hendry
  Scotland
10–9 John Higgins
  Scotland
First session: 32–72 (69), 78–32, 105–14 (74), 16–65 (64), 80–28, 108–8 (102), 115–14 (115), 36–70, 4–93
Second session: 73–4 (73), 61–33, 108–0 (108), 59–66, 39–68, 32–96, 29–62 (54), 12–62, 82–0 (82), 77–0 (77)
115 Highest break 69
3 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ^ "UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.