1996 British Open

The 1996 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament which was held from 1–8 April 1996 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.

1996 British Open

Tournament information
Dates	1–8 April 1996 (1996-04-01 – 1996-04-08)
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£321,400
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO)  Andy Hicks (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	Nigel Bond (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	9–8
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Nigel Bond won the tournament, his first ranking title, by defeating the defending champion John Higgins 9–8 in the final.^[1]

Main draw

^[2]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Oliver King		2
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Graeme Dott		1
	Willie Thorne		4
	Graeme Dott		5
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Ken Doherty		3
	Ken Doherty		5
	Barry Pinches		1
						Ken Doherty		5
						Andy Hicks		4
	Chris Scanlon		1
	Andy Hicks		5
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
																Mark Williams		3
	Mark Williams		5
	David Roe		4
						Mark Williams		5
						Neal Foulds		1
	Yasin Merchant		4
	Neal Foulds		5
											Mark Williams		5
											Tony Knowles		0
	James Wattana		5
	Karl Broughton		2
						James Wattana		4
						Tony Knowles		5
	Jimmy Michie		3
	Tony Knowles		5
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
																					John Higgins		6
	John Parrott		5
	Mark Rowing		3
						John Parrott		5
						Dean Reynolds		3
	David McDonnell		4
	Dean Reynolds		5
											John Parrott		5
											Gary Wilkinson		2
	Mark Bennett		5
	Tony Drago		0
						Mark Bennett		0
						Gary Wilkinson		5
	Stuart Pettman		2
	Gary Wilkinson		5
																John Parrott		3
																John Higgins		5
	Jason Ferguson		5
	Steve Newbury		0
						Jason Ferguson		4
						John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Jamie Burnett		1
											John Higgins		5
											Stephen Lee		3
	Brian Morgan		2
	Mike Hallett		5
						Mike Hallett		3
						Stephen Lee		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Terry Griffiths		2
																										John Higgins		8
																										Nigel Bond		9
	Steve Davis		2
	Mark Johnston-Allen		5
						Mark Johnston-Allen		5
						Anthony Hamilton		4
	Karl Payne		2
	Anthony Hamilton		5
											Mark Johnston-Allen		2
											Dave Harold		5
	Anthony Davies		2
	Mick Price		5
						Mick Price		2
						Dave Harold		5
	Dave Harold		5
	Antony Bolsover		2
																Dave Harold		5
																Darren Morgan		1
	Jimmy White		5
	Matthew Stevens		3
						Jimmy White		3
						Fergal O'Brien		5
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Alain Robidoux		1
											Fergal O'Brien		1
											Darren Morgan		5
	Martin Clark		5
	Joe Johnson		4
						Martin Clark		4
						Darren Morgan		5
	Stefan Mazrocis		1
	Darren Morgan		5
																					Dave Harold		5
																					Nigel Bond		6
	Steve James		5
	Mark Flowerdew		1
						Steve James		4
						Alan McManus		5
	Steve Meakin		3
	Alan McManus		5
											Alan McManus		1
											Peter Ebdon		5
	Rod Lawler		0
	Dennis Taylor		5
						Dennis Taylor		4
						Peter Ebdon		5
	Pat Horne		3
	Peter Ebdon		5
																Peter Ebdon		3
																Nigel Bond		5
	Terry Murphy		1
	Stephen Hendry		5
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Joe Swail		1
	Billy Snaddon		2
	Joe Swail		5
											Stephen Hendry		4
											Nigel Bond		5
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Matthew Couch		2
						Dene O'Kane		1
						Nigel Bond		5
	Paul McPhillips		0
	Nigel Bond		5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 April 1996.[2]
Nigel Bond  England	9–8	John Higgins  Scotland
Afternoon: 71–56, 96–4 (61), 65–64, 53–64 (56), 79–47 (79), 18–72, 17–102 (66), 0–91 (91) Evening: 89–0 (89), 30–60, 99–30 (50), 55–56, 72–0, 0–97 (97), 122–6 (122), 8–128 (75), 71–69
122	Highest break	97
1	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	5