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1996 UK Championship

Field	Value
tournament_name	1996 UK Championship
dates
venue	Preston Guild Hall
location	Preston
country	England
organisation	WPBSA
format	Ranking event
winners_share	£70,000
highest_break	Ken Doherty
Andy Hicks (141)
winner	Stephen Hendry
runner_up	John Higgins
score	10–9
previous	1995
next	1997

Andy Hicks (141)

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.

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. 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.

Prize fund

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

Winner £70,000
Runner-up £37,000
Semi-final: £18,500
Highest break £5,000

Main draw

Top half

|team-width = 200 Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames ||Scotland Stephen Hendry|9|Wales Dominic Dale|6 ||England Neal Foulds|3|England Robert Milkins|9 ||England Dave Harold|6|England David Gray|9 ||England Anthony Hamilton|9|Australia Quinten Hann|3 ||England Willie Thorne|0|England Paul Hunter|9 ||Thailand James Wattana|9|England Jon Birch|3 ||England Mick Price|9|England Eddie Manning|6 ||England Ronnie O'Sullivan|7|Northern Ireland Terry Murphy|9 ||Scotland Alan McManus|9|Wales Ian Sargeant|6 ||England Gary Wilkinson|9|England Brian Morgan|2 ||Wales Darren Morgan|6|Scotland Billy Snaddon|9 ||England Rod Lawler|9|England Darren Clarke|5 ||New Zealand Dene O'Kane|8|England Joe Johnson|9 ||England Jimmy White|7|Thailand Tai Pichit|9 ||England Martin Clark|9|England Tony Jones|6 ||England John Parrott|9|Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn|4 ||Scotland Stephen Hendry|9|England Robert Milkins|5 ||England David Gray|8|England Anthony Hamilton|9 ||England Paul Hunter|9|Thailand James Wattana|5 ||England Mick Price|6|Northern Ireland Terry Murphy|9 ||Scotland Alan McManus|9|England Gary Wilkinson|7 ||Scotland Billy Snaddon|9|England Rod Lawler|7 ||England Joe Johnson|9|Thailand Tai Pichit|6 ||England Martin Clark|8|England John Parrott|9 ||Scotland Stephen Hendry|9|England Anthony Hamilton|1 ||England Paul Hunter|9|Northern Ireland Terry Murphy|7 ||Scotland Alan McManus|9|Scotland Billy Snaddon|5 ||England Joe Johnson|6|England John Parrott|9 ||Scotland Stephen Hendry|9|England Paul Hunter|5 ||Scotland Alan McManus|9|England John Parrott|8 ||Scotland Stephen Hendry|9|Scotland Alan McManus|1

Bottom half

|team-width = 200 Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames ||England Peter Ebdon|8|England Karl Broughton|9 ||Scotland Chris Small|9|England David Roe|4 ||Canada Alain Robidoux|9|England Jason Weston|7 ||England Stephen Lee|9|Northern Ireland Jason Prince|3 ||England Jason Ferguson|4|Pakistan Shokat Ali|9 ||England Steve Davis|9|Scotland Jamie Burnett|5 ||Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|9|England Peter Lines|5 ||Ireland Ken Doherty|9|England Nick Pearce|2 ||England Nigel Bond|9|England Paul Wykes|0 ||Northern Ireland Joe Swail|9|England Mark King|8 ||Wales Mark Williams|9|Wales Tony Chappel|3 ||England David Finbow|5|India Yasin Merchant|9 ||England Andy Hicks|9|England Nick Terry|4 ||Malta Tony Drago|9|Scotland Alan Burnett|4 ||England Steve James|6|Scotland Marcus Campbell|9 ||Scotland John Higgins|9|Wales Steve Newbury|8 ||England Karl Broughton|9|Scotland Chris Small|6 ||Canada Alain Robidoux|9|England Stephen Lee|6 ||Pakistan Shokat Ali|7|England Steve Davis|9 ||Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|4|Ireland Ken Doherty|9 ||England Nigel Bond|9|Northern Ireland Joe Swail|6 ||Wales Mark Williams|9|India Yasin Merchant|3 ||England Andy Hicks|5|Malta Tony Drago|9 ||Scotland Marcus Campbell|5|Scotland John Higgins|9 ||England Karl Broughton|8|Canada Alain Robidoux|9 ||England Steve Davis|5|Ireland Ken Doherty|9 ||England Nigel Bond|4|Wales Mark Williams|9 ||Malta Tony Drago|8|Scotland John Higgins|9 ||Canada Alain Robidoux|3|Ireland Ken Doherty|9 ||Wales Mark Williams|6|Scotland John Higgins|9 ||Ireland Ken Doherty|3|Scotland John Higgins|9

Final

7	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

141, 140 Ken Doherty
141, 133, 122, 106, 106, 104 Andy Hicks
140, 115, 108, 108, 104, 103, 102 Stephen Hendry
138 Darren Clarke
136, 118, 105, 100, 100 Paul Hunter
135, 132, 109 James Wattana
135, 109 John Higgins
135, 106 Jason Weston
132, 113 Nigel Bond
131 Shokat Ali
130 Tony Chappel
130 Steve Newbury
124, 119, 106, 104 Mark Williams
122, 103 Tony Drago
122, 102 Marcus Campbell
116 Karl Broughton
115 Tai Pichit
111, 100 Anthony Hamilton
110 Peter Ebdon
110 Ronnie O'Sullivan
109, 107 David Gray
109, 101 John Parrott
109 Stephen Lee
108 Jonathan Birch
105 Joe Johnson
104 Gary Wilkinson
102, 102, 100 Terry Murphy
102 Tony Jones
102 Billy Snaddon
101 Quinten Hann

References

Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
"UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org.
"UK Championship". Snooker Scene.

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