1996 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–11 February 1996 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break | 144 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The 1996 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1996 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The last 16 and quarter-final rounds were extended from 9 to 11 frames while the final was extended from 17 to 19 frames.
Stephen Hendry won his sixth Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 in the final. Hendry won £125,000 and £10,000 for the highest break of the tournament (144).[1] During his quarter-final match Hendry also set the record of scoring 487 points without reply against Jimmy White.[2]
Field
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Matthew Stevens (ranked 236), and Andy Hicks (ranked 17), who was the wild-card selection. Dave Harold, Andy Hicks and Matthew Stevens were making their debuts in the Masters.
Wild-card round
In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds:[1][3]
| Match | Date | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Sunday 4 February |  Terry Griffiths (15) |
3–5 | Matthew Stevens |
| WC2 | Monday 5 February | David Roe (16) |
2–5 | Andy Hicks |
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 19 frames |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
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| 12 | Nigel Bond |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
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| 8 | Darren Morgan |
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| 8 | Darren Morgan |
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| 10 | Peter Ebdon |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
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| Andy Hicks |
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| 5 |  James Wattana |
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| Andy Hicks |
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| Andy Hicks |
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| 4 | John Parrott |
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| 4 | John Parrott |
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| 14 |  Tony Drago |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
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| 2 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 3 | Steve Davis |
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| 9 |  Ken Doherty |
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| 3 | Steve Davis |
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| 6 | Alan McManus |
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| 6 | Alan McManus |
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| Matthew Stevens |
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| 6 | Alan McManus |
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| 2 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 7 | Jimmy White |
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| 13 | Dave Harold |
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| 7 | Jimmy White |
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| 2 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 2 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 11 | John Higgins |
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Qualifying
Matthew Stevens won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1995 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.[4]
Century breaks
- 144, 134, 127, 125, 121, 105 Stephen Hendry
- 131, 100 Alan McManus
- 128, 109, 109, 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 125, 118, 103, 102 Andy Hicks
- 117 John Parrott
- 110 Nigel Bond
- 104 Steve Davis
- 101 John Higgins
- 100 Dave Harold
Andy Hicks's 125, 103 and 102 were scored in the wild-card round.
References
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