1996–97 snooker season explained

Tournaments:20 (10 ranking events)
Uk: Stephen Hendry
Masters: Steve Davis
Worldchamps: Ken Doherty
Previous:1995–96
Next:1997–98

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.

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
ThailandAsian ClassicRiverside Montien Hotel9–8[1] [2]
24 Sep29 SepScottish MastersCivic CentreMotherwell Peter Ebdon Alan McManus9–6[3]
5 Oct14 OctJP Snooker CentreEdinburgh Brian Morgan Drew Henry9–8[4]
8 Oct13 Oct MaltaMalta Grand PrixJerma Palace HotelMarsaskala Nigel Bond Tony Drago7–3[5]
16 Oct27 OctGrand Prix Mark Williams9–5[6]
29 Oct10 Nov ThailandWorld CupAmari Watergate HotelBangkok10–7[7]
15 Nov1 DecUK ChampionshipGuild Hall Stephen Hendry John Higgins10–9[8]
9 Dec15 DecGerman OpenNAAFIOsnabrück Ronnie O'Sullivan Alain Robidoux9–7[9]
2 Jan5 JanCharity ChallengeInternational Convention CentreBirmingham Stephen Hendry9–8[10]
24 Jan1 FebWelsh OpenNewport Leisure CentreNewport Stephen Hendry Mark King9–2[11]
2 Feb9 FebMastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan10–8[12] [13]
13 Feb22 FebInternational OpenA.E.C.C.Aberdeen Stephen Hendry Tony Drago9–1[14] [15]
23 Feb2 Mar MaltaEuropean OpenValletta John Higgins9–5[16] [17]
10 Mar16 Mar ThailandThailand OpenCentury Park Hotel Peter Ebdon Nigel Bond9–7[18] [19] [20]
18 Mar23 Mar IrelandIrish MastersGoff's Stephen Hendry Darren Morgan9–8[21] [22]
27 Mar5 AprPlymouth Pavilions Mark Williams Stephen Hendry9–2[23]
19 Apr5 MayCrucible TheatreSheffield Ken Doherty Stephen Hendry[24]
12 May16 MayPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatyn Martin Clark Andy Hicks9–7[25]
28 Dec18 MayEuropean LeagueDiamond CentreIrthlingborough Ronnie O'Sullivan10–8[26]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Seniors event

Official rankings

See 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.width=165 Namewidth=80 Points
1 Stephen Hendry36911
2 John Higgins32341
3 Peter Ebdon28115
4 John Parrott24339
5 Nigel Bond22669
6 Alan McManus21492
7 Ken Doherty21161
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan21007
9 Darren Morgan19142
10 Steve Davis18252
11 Dave Harold18247
12 James Wattana17641
13 Jimmy White16620
14 Alain Robidoux16058
15 Tony Drago16031
16 Mark Williams15988

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suntory Asian Classic 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Asian Open, Asian Classic, Hong Kong Open. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155410/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Asia.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 10 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Regal Masters 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Benson & Hedges Championship 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  5. Web site: Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  6. Web site: Grand Prix 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  7. Web site: Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  8. Web site: UK Championship 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  9. Web site: German Open 1996. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  10. Web site: Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  11. Web site: Regal Welsh 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  12. Web site: Benson & Hedges Masters 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  13. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: White becomes Brown. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918231307/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08022010/58/week-white-becomes-brown.html. 18 September 2012. live.
  14. Web site: International Open 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  15. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Ranking first for Carter. Eurosport. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918230944/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22022010/58/week-ranking-first-carter.html. 18 September 2012. live.
  16. Web site: European Open 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  17. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055737/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01032010/58/week-british-success-whirlwind.html. 7 August 2011. live.
  18. Web site: Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  19. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911070744/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html. 11 September 2012. live.
  20. Web site: Turner. Chris. Thailan Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155548/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 10 June 2012.
  21. Web site: Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  22. Web site: On this Week: Irish hat-trick success. Eurosport UK. 2 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920080152/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22032010/58/week-irish-hat-trick-success.html. live. 20 September 2012.
  23. Web site: British Open 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  24. Web site: Embassy World Championship 1997. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  25. Web site: Turner. Chris. Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html. 28 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 6 February 2013.
  26. Web site: Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154905/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/league.html. 16 February 2012 . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive .
  27. Web site: BBC Television – 14 March 1997 – Seniors Pot Black . BBC Genome Project. . 16 December 2019.
  28. Web site: Turner. Chris. Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html. 13 March 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 26 February 2011.
  29. Web site: World Rankings 1996/97. Snooker.org. 10 June 2012.
  30. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.

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