1996–97 snooker season

none 1996 09 9 1997 05 18 y 20 (10 ranking events) SCO Stephen Hendry ENG Steve Davis IRL Ken Doherty 1995–96 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 Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 9 Sep 15 Sep THA Asian Classic Riverside Montien Hotel Bangkok ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Brian Morgan 9–8 Suntory Asian Classic 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/ac_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Turner Chris Asian Open, Asian Classic, Hong Kong Open http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Asia.html 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 24 Sep 29 Sep SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell ENG Peter Ebdon SCO Alan McManus 9–6 Regal Masters 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/rm_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 5 Oct 14 Oct SCO Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh ENG Brian Morgan SCO Drew Henry 9–8 Benson & Hedges Championship 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/bc_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 8 Oct 13 Oct MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala ENG Nigel Bond MLT Tony Drago 7–3 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/mg_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 16 Oct 27 Oct ENG Grand Prix Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth WAL Mark Williams SCO Euan Henderson 9–5 Grand Prix 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/gp_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 29 Oct 10 Nov THA World Cup Amari Watergate Hotel Bangkok 10–7 Castrol-Honda World Cup 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wcup_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 15 Nov 1 Dec ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston SCO Stephen Hendry SCO John Higgins 10–9 UK Championship 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/uk_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 9 Dec 15 Dec GER German Open NAAFI Osnabrück ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan CAN Alain Robidoux 9–7 German Open 1996 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/go_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 2 Jan 5 Jan ENG Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham SCO Stephen Hendry ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/lv_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 24 Jan 1 Feb WAL Welsh Open Newport Leisure Centre Newport SCO Stephen Hendry ENG Mark King 9–2 Regal Welsh 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wo_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 2 Feb 9 Feb ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London ENG Steve Davis ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 Benson & Hedges Masters 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/bh_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Turner Chris On this Week: White becomes Brown http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08022010/58/week-white-becomes-brown.html 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 13 Feb 22 Feb SCO International Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen SCO Stephen Hendry MLT Tony Drago 9–1 International Open 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/io_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Turner Chris On this Week: Ranking first for Carter http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22022010/58/week-ranking-first-carter.html 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 23 Feb 2 Mar MLT European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta SCO John Higgins ENG John Parrott 9–5 European Open 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/eo_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Turner Chris On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01032010/58/week-british-success-whirlwind.html 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 10 Mar 16 Mar THA Thailand Open Century Park Hotel Bangkok ENG Peter Ebdon ENG Nigel Bond 9–7 Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/to_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Turner Chris On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html 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 liveTurner Chris Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html 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 18 Mar 23 Mar IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill SCO Stephen Hendry WAL Darren Morgan 9–8 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/im97_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012On this Week: Irish hat-trick success http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22032010/58/week-irish-hat-trick-success.html 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 27 Mar 5 Apr ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth WAL Mark Williams SCO Stephen Hendry 9–2 British Open 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/bo_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 19 Apr 5 May ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield IRL Ken Doherty SCO Stephen Hendry 18–12 Embassy World Championship 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wc_res.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012 12 May 16 May WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn ENG Martin Clark ENG Andy Hicks 9–7 Turner Chris Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html 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 28 Dec 18 May ENG European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan SCO Stephen Hendry 10–8 Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/league.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154905/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/league.html 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive Ranking event Non-ranking event Seniors event Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 3 Mar 14 Mar ENG Seniors Pot Black Goodwood House Chichester ENG Joe Johnson WAL Terry Griffiths 2–0 BBC Television – 14 March 1997 – Seniors Pot Black http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1997-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017071936/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1997-03-14 dead October 17, 2014 BBC Genome Project BBC 16 December 2019 Official rankings 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.Turner Chris Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05 http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html 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 2011World Rankings 1996/97 http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/9697/rk_9697.shtml Snooker.org 10 June 2012Hayton Eric The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 0-9548549-0-X 119–123 No. Ch. Name Points 1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 36911 2 Scotland John Higgins 32341 3 England Peter Ebdon 28115 4 England John Parrott 24339 5 England Nigel Bond 22669 6 Scotland Alan McManus 21492 7 Ireland Ken Doherty 21161 8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 21007 9 Wales Darren Morgan 19142 10 England Steve Davis 18252 11 England Dave Harold 18247 12 Thailand James Wattana 17641 13 England Jimmy White 16620 14 Canada Alain Robidoux 16058 15 Malta Tony Drago 16031 16 Wales Mark Williams 15988 Notes n References 2 External links 1996 Season 1997 Season 1996