1996 German Open (snooker)

1996 German Open 1996 12 9 1996 12 15 y Roberts Barracks Osnabrück Germany WPBSA Ranking event £40,000 Alain Robidoux CAN (145) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Alain Robidoux CAN 9–7 1995 1997 The 1996 German Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9 and 15 December 1996 at the Roberts Barracks in Osnabrück, Germany. It was the second edition of the event, with 16 players competing in the final stage. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the event, beating Alain Robidoux 9–7 in the final. It was Robidoux's only appearance in a ranking event final. Summary 16 players competed in the final stage at the British military base at Osnabrück. Play was delayed for two hours on the opening day, after the heating system failed.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89737642/the-guardian/ Snooker The Guardian 10 December 1996 22 Newspapers.com Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Stephen Hendry 5–2 in the quarter-finals and then beat Nigel Bond 6–1 in the semi-finals, including three century breaks.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89742092/the-guardian/ O'Sullivan scoops the army pool Clive Everton The Guardian 16 December 1996 19 Newspapers.com O'Sullivan met Alain Robidoux in the final, winning 9–7. O'Sullivan was 4–2 ahead before Robidoux made a break of 145 in frame 7, the highest-ever in a ranking event outside the United Kingdom. O'Sullivan led 5–3 after the first session and later extended his lead to 7–3 before Robidoux won the next four frames to level the match at 7–7. O'Sullivan then won the next two frames to win the match, finishing with a break of 108. O'Sullivan won £40,000 while Robidoux took the runners-up prize of £22,500 and the high break prize of £5,000. Main draw German Open http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=20 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071707/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=20 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 20 November 2017German Open 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/go_res.shtml Snooker.org 21 April 2012 29 November 2021 200 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 John Higgins SCO 5 15 Tony Drago MLT 4 7 Ken Doherty IRL 2 16 Mark Williams WAL 5 14 Alain Robidoux CAN 5 Jason Ferguson ENG 1 11 Dave Harold ENG 5 David Gray ENG 2   Martin Clark ENG 1 Mark Davis ENG 5 10 Steve Davis ENG 3 5 Nigel Bond ENG 5 8 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 Andy Hicks ENG 1 2 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 9 Darren Morgan WAL 1 1 SCO John Higgins 5 16 WAL Mark Williams 1 14 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 11 ENG Dave Harold 4 5 ENG Nigel Bond 5 ENG Mark Davis 4 8 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 2 SCO Stephen Hendry 2 1 SCO John Higgins 4 14 CAN Alain Robidoux 6 5 ENG Nigel Bond 1 8 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 14 CAN Alain Robidoux 7 8 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 9 Qualifying The final qualifying round was held in Preston, Lancashire in November 1996. Final qualifying round John Higgins SCO 5–1 Stephen Lee ENGTony Drago MLT 5–3 Jamie Burnett SCOKen Doherty IRL 5–1 Dean Reynolds ENGMark Williams WAL 5–2 Mick Price ENGAlain Robidoux CAN 5–1 Anthony Hamilton ENGAlan McManus SCO 3–5 Jason Ferguson ENGDave Harold ENG 5–3 Brian Morgan ENGJohn Parrott ENG 3–5 David Gray ENG Peter Ebdon ENG 4–5 Martin Clark ENGJimmy White ENG 1–5 Mark Davis ENGSteve Davis ENG 5–2 Ian Sargeant WALNigel Bond ENG 5–2 Dave Finbow ENGRonnie O'Sullivan ENG 5–0 Karl Broughton ENGJames Wattana THA 1–5 Andy Hicks ENGStephen Hendry SCO 5–4 Gary Wilkinson ENGDarren Morgan WAL 5–0 Paul Davies WAL References Category:German Masters German Open (snooker) German Open (snooker) German Open (snooker) Category:Sport in Osnabrück