1996 Guangzhou Masters

1996 Guangzhou Masters 15–18 January 1996 Guangzhou China WPBSA Non-ranking event £11,000 £11,000 Malta Tony Drago ENG Steve Davis 6–2 First Last The 1996 Guangzhou Masters was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament held by the WPBSA, which took place from 15 to 18 January 1996. The tournament was played in Guangzhou, China, and featured five professional players - Steve Davis, Peter Ebdon, Tony Drago, David Roe and Guo Hua - alongside three Chinese amateurs - He Ching Yi, Pang Weiguo and Tao Yan.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 168 Drago won the tournament, his second and final professional title, beating Davis 6–2 in the final.https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24948211.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121106005019/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24948211.html usurped 2012-11-06 Drago gains first win over Davis HighBeam Research subscription The Irish Times January 19, 1996 2018-01-07 All of the amateur players lost their opening matches. Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 11 frames ENG Steve Davis 5 CHN He Ching Yi 1 ENG David Roe 3 CHN Guo Hua 5 Malta Tony Drago 5 CHN Pang Weiguo 0 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 CHN Tao Yan 0 ENG Steve Davis 6 CHN Guo Hua 1 Malta Tony Drago 6 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 ENG Steve Davis 2 Malta Tony Drago 6 References Category:Snooker non-ranking competitions Category:Snooker competitions in China Category:1996 in snooker Category:1996 in Chinese sport Category:January 1996 sports events in China