1996–97 snooker season

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
Duration	9 September 1996 – 18 May 1997 (1996-09-09 – 1997-05-18)
Tournaments	20 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Stephen Hendry
Masters	Steve Davis
World Championship	Ken Doherty
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

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

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

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