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1996–97 snooker season

May 13, 2024

The 1996–97 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1996 and May 1997. The following table outlines the results of the finals for ranking events and the invitational events.

1996–97 snooker season
Details
Duration9 September 1996 – 18 May 1997 (1996-09-09 – 1997-05-18)
Tournaments20 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Stephen Hendry
Masters Steve Davis
World Championship Ken Doherty

Calendar edit

World Snooker Tour edit

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
9 Sep 15 Sep   THA Asian Classic Riverside Montien Hotel Bangkok   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Brian Morgan 9–8 [1][2]
24 Sep 29 Sep   SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell   Peter Ebdon   Alan McManus 9–6 [3]
5 Oct 14 Oct   SCO Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh   Brian Morgan   Drew Henry 9–8 [4]
8 Oct 13 Oct   MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala   Nigel Bond   Tony Drago 7–3 [5]
16 Oct 27 Oct   ENG Grand Prix Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   Mark Williams   Euan Henderson 9–5 [6]
29 Oct 10 Nov   THA World Cup Amari Watergate Hotel Bangkok   Scotland   Ireland 10–7 [7]
15 Nov 1 Dec   ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   Stephen Hendry   John Higgins 10–9 [8]
9 Dec 15 Dec   GER German Open NAAFI Osnabrück   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Alain Robidoux 9–7 [9]
2 Jan 5 Jan   ENG Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham   Stephen Hendry   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [10]
24 Jan 1 Feb   WAL Welsh Open Newport Leisure Centre Newport   Stephen Hendry   Mark King 9–2 [11]
2 Feb 9 Feb   ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Steve Davis   Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 [12][13]
13 Feb 22 Feb   SCO International Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen   Stephen Hendry   Tony Drago 9–1 [14][15]
23 Feb 2 Mar   MLT European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta   John Higgins   John Parrott 9–5 [16][17]
10 Mar 16 Mar   THA Thailand Open Century Park Hotel Bangkok   Peter Ebdon   Nigel Bond 9–7 [18][19][20]
18 Mar 23 Mar   IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill   Stephen Hendry   Darren Morgan 9–8 [21][22]
27 Mar 5 Apr   ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth   Mark Williams   Stephen Hendry 9–2 [23]
19 Apr 5 May   ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Ken Doherty   Stephen Hendry 18–12 [24]
12 May 16 May   WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   Martin Clark   Andy Hicks 9–7 [25]
28 Dec 18 May   ENG European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Stephen Hendry 10–8 [26]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Seniors event edit

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
3 Mar 14 Mar   ENG Seniors Pot Black Goodwood House Chichester   Joe Johnson   Terry Griffiths 2–0 [27]

Official rankings edit

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1996/1997

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[28][29][30]

No. Ch. Name Points
1     Stephen Hendry 36911
2     John Higgins 32341
3     Peter Ebdon 28115
4     John Parrott 24339
5     Nigel Bond 22669
6     Alan McManus 21492
7     Ken Doherty 21161
8     Ronnie O'Sullivan 21007
9     Darren Morgan 19142
10     Steve Davis 18252
11     Dave Harold 18247
12     James Wattana 17641
13     Jimmy White 16620
14     Alain Robidoux 16058
15     Tony Drago 16031
16     Mark Williams 15988

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Suntory Asian Classic 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Regal Masters 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Benson & Hedges Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Grand Prix 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. ^ "UK Championship 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. ^ "German Open 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Regal Welsh 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  14. ^ "International Open 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport. from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  16. ^ "European Open 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  22. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  23. ^ "British Open 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Embassy World Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  25. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  26. ^ . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  27. ^ "BBC Television – 14 March 1997 – Seniors Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  29. ^ "World Rankings 1996/97". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  30. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

External links edit

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The 1996 97 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1996 and May 1997 The following table outlines the results of the finals for ranking events and the invitational events 1996 97 snooker seasonDetailsDuration9 September 1996 18 May 1997 1996 09 09 1997 05 18 Tournaments20 10 ranking events Triple Crown winnersUK ChampionshipStephen HendryMastersSteve DavisWorld ChampionshipKen Doherty 1995 961997 98 Contents 1 Calendar 1 1 World Snooker Tour 1 2 Seniors event 2 Official rankings 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCalendar editWorld Snooker Tour edit Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner up Score Ref 9 Sep 15 Sep nbsp THA Asian Classic Riverside Montien Hotel Bangkok nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan nbsp Brian Morgan 9 8 1 2 24 Sep 29 Sep nbsp SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell nbsp Peter Ebdon nbsp Alan McManus 9 6 3 5 Oct 14 Oct nbsp SCO Benson amp Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh nbsp Brian Morgan nbsp Drew Henry 9 8 4 8 Oct 13 Oct nbsp MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala nbsp Nigel Bond nbsp Tony Drago 7 3 5 16 Oct 27 Oct nbsp ENG Grand Prix Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth nbsp Mark Williams nbsp Euan Henderson 9 5 6 29 Oct 10 Nov nbsp THA World Cup Amari Watergate Hotel Bangkok nbsp Scotland nbsp Ireland 10 7 7 15 Nov 1 Dec nbsp ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp John Higgins 10 9 8 9 Dec 15 Dec nbsp GER German Open NAAFI Osnabruck nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan nbsp Alain Robidoux 9 7 9 2 Jan 5 Jan nbsp ENG Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan 9 8 10 24 Jan 1 Feb nbsp WAL Welsh Open Newport Leisure Centre Newport nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Mark King 9 2 11 2 Feb 9 Feb nbsp ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan 10 8 12 13 13 Feb 22 Feb nbsp SCO International Open A E C C Aberdeen nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Tony Drago 9 1 14 15 23 Feb 2 Mar nbsp MLT European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta nbsp John Higgins nbsp John Parrott 9 5 16 17 10 Mar 16 Mar nbsp THA Thailand Open Century Park Hotel Bangkok nbsp Peter Ebdon nbsp Nigel Bond 9 7 18 19 20 18 Mar 23 Mar nbsp IRL Irish Masters Goff s Kill nbsp Stephen Hendry nbsp Darren Morgan 9 8 21 22 27 Mar 5 Apr nbsp ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth nbsp Mark Williams nbsp Stephen Hendry 9 2 23 19 Apr 5 May nbsp ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield nbsp Ken Doherty nbsp Stephen Hendry 18 12 24 12 May 16 May nbsp WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn nbsp Martin Clark nbsp Andy Hicks 9 7 25 28 Dec 18 May nbsp ENG European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan nbsp Stephen Hendry 10 8 26 Ranking event Non ranking event Seniors event edit Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner up Score Ref 3 Mar 14 Mar nbsp ENG Seniors Pot Black Goodwood House Chichester nbsp Joe Johnson nbsp Terry Griffiths 2 0 27 Official rankings editMain article Snooker world rankings 1996 1997 The top 16 of the world rankings these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters 28 29 30 No Ch Name Points 1 nbsp nbsp Stephen Hendry 36911 2 nbsp nbsp John Higgins 32341 3 nbsp nbsp Peter Ebdon 28115 4 nbsp nbsp John Parrott 24339 5 nbsp nbsp Nigel Bond 22669 6 nbsp nbsp Alan McManus 21492 7 nbsp nbsp Ken Doherty 21161 8 nbsp nbsp Ronnie O Sullivan 21007 9 nbsp nbsp Darren Morgan 19142 10 nbsp nbsp Steve Davis 18252 11 nbsp nbsp Dave Harold 18247 12 nbsp nbsp James Wattana 17641 13 nbsp nbsp Jimmy White 16620 14 nbsp nbsp Alain Robidoux 16058 15 nbsp nbsp Tony Drago 16031 16 nbsp nbsp Mark Williams 15988Notes editReferences edit Suntory Asian Classic 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris Asian Open Asian Classic Hong Kong Open cajt pwp blueyonder co uk Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 Retrieved 10 June 2012 Regal Masters 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Benson amp Hedges Championship 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Grand Prix 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Castrol Honda World Cup 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 UK Championship 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 German Open 1996 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Regal Welsh 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Benson amp Hedges Masters 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris On this Week White becomes Brown Eurosport UK Archived from the original on 18 September 2012 Retrieved 24 May 2011 International Open 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris On this Week Ranking first for Carter Eurosport Archived from the original on 18 September 2012 Retrieved 24 May 2011 European Open 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris On this Week British success for the Whirlwind Eurosport UK Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 Retrieved 24 May 2011 Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris On this Week Birth of the Hurricane Eurosport UK Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 Retrieved 24 May 2011 Turner Chris Thailan Open Thailand Classic Thailand Masters cajt pwp blueyonder co uk Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 Retrieved 10 June 2012 Benson amp Hedges Irish Masters 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 On this Week Irish hat trick success Eurosport UK Archived from the original on 20 September 2012 Retrieved 2 June 2011 British Open 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Embassy World Championship 1997 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Turner Chris Pontins Open Pontins Professional Pontins World Pro Am Series cajt pwp blueyonder co uk Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 28 February 2012 Retrieved 6 February 2013 Premier Matchroom League Matchroom Championship League Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 BBC Television 14 March 1997 Seniors Pot Black BBC Genome Project BBC Retrieved 16 December 2019 Turner Chris Historical World Rankings 1990 91 to 2004 05 cajt pwp blueyonder co uk Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 Retrieved 26 February 2011 World Rankings 1996 97 Snooker org Retrieved 10 June 2012 Hayton Eric 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker Lowestoft Rose Villa Publications pp 119 123 ISBN 0 9548549 0 X External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 snooker season amp oldid 1193753724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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