| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 April 1996 (1996-04-01 – 1996-04-08) |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £321,400 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) Andy Hicks (ENG)(139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
| Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
| Score | 9–8 |
| ← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament which was held from 1–8 April 1996 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Nigel Bond won the tournament, his first ranking title, by defeating the defending champion John Higgins 9–8 in the final.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 April 1996. | ||
| Nigel Bond England
|
9–8 | John Higgins Scotland
|
| Afternoon: 71–56, 96–4 (61), 65–64, 53–64 (56), 79–47 (79), 18–72, 17–102 (66), 0–91 (91) Evening: 89–0 (89), 30–60, 99–30 (50), 55–56, 72–0, 0–97 (97), 122–6 (122), 8–128 (75), 71–69 | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 97 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
References
- "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ snooker.org: British Open 1996
| British Open | |
|---|---|
| British Gold Cup | |
| Yamaha Organs Trophy | |
| International Masters | |
| British Open | |
| British Open (renewed) | |
| Winners | |