The 1996 Pontins Professional was the twenty-third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1996 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 1996 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ken Doherty |
| Runner-up |  Nigel Bond |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
Ken Doherty won the event for the third time, beating Nigel Bond 9–7 in the final.[2]
Main draw
edit| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Mark Williams
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 0 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "1996 Pontins Professional Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2017.