1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1996 in Borlänge, Sweden. The event was won by Germany's Ralf Souquet, who defeated Sweden's Tom Storm in the final 11–1.^[1][2] Defending champion Oliver Ortmann was defeated in the semi-finals 13-8 by Storm.^[3]

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1996

Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Borlänge, Sweden
Dates	October 23, 1996–October 27, 1996
Tournament format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	64
Final positions
Champion	Ralf Souquet
Runner-up	Tom Storm
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Knockout stages

The following is the results from the quarter-finals. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners. Matches were race-to-13-racks until the final match was race-to-11-racks due to televising purposes.^[1]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Oliver Ortmann		8
	Tom Storm		13
						Tom Storm		13
						Rolf Alex		10
	Thomas Engert		3
	Rolf Alex		13
											Tom Storm		1
											Ralf Souquet		11
	Paul Potier		3
	Ralf Souquet		13
						Ralf Souquet		13
						Craig Duffy		10
	Craig Duffy		13
	Takeshi Okumura		11