The 1996 Malta Masters was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1996. The tournament was held at the Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsaskala, and featured twelve professional players, alongside four amateurs - Malta's Tony Brincat, Jason Pelow and Kevin d'Agostino, and Amnuayporn Chotipong of Thailand.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–19 May 1996 |
| Venue | Jerma Palace Hotel |
| City | Marsaskala |
| Country | Malta |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000 |
| Winner's share | £4,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Davis |
| Runner-up | John Read |
| Score | 6–3 |
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Mark Davis won the event, beating John Read 6–3 in the final.[2]
Main draw edit
| Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Read
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Amnuayporn Chotipong
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Read
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Jason Peplow
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| John Read
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Suriya Suwannasingh
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Suriya Suwannasingh
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Brincat
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Suriya Suwannasingh
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Dominic Dale
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| John Read
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Martin Dziewialtowski
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Dziewialtowski
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Patrick Wallace
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Dziewialtowski
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Robin Hull
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Shokat Ali
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Robin Hull
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin d'Agostino
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 169.
- ^ Davis crowned World Champion. - Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England) | HighBeam Research