1996 European Open (snooker)

1996 European Open

Tournament information
Dates	25 February – 3 March 1996 (1996-02-25 – 1996-03-03)
Venue	Mediterranean Conference Centre
City	Valletta
Country	Malta
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	John Parrott  (ENG)
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)
Score	9–7
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The 1996 European Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 February to 3 March 1996 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta. ^{[1] [2]}

John Parrott won the tournament, defeating Peter Ebdon 9–7 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was eliminated by Joe Swail in the last 16 round. ^[3]

Wildcard round

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Match		Score
WC1	Marcus Campbell  (SCO)	5–2	Simon Camilleri  (MLT)
WC2	Leo Fernandez  (IRL)	5–3	Ray Demanuele  (MLT)
WC3	Karl Payne  (ENG)	5–2	Richard Webb  (MLT)
WC4	Chris Scanlon  (ENG)	5–1	Frans Mintoff  (MLT)

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	John Parrott		5
	Chris Scanlon		3
						John Parrott		5
						Ken Doherty		3
	Ken Doherty		5
	Marcus Campbell		3
											John Parrott		5
											Dave Harold		1
	Dave Harold		5
	Ian Brumby		2
						Dave Harold		5
						Darren Morgan		3
	Darren Morgan		5
	Karl Payne		3
																John Parrott		6
																Joe Swail		5
	Joe Swail		5
	David Roe		3
						Joe Swail		5
						Stephen Hendry		3
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Neal Foulds		1
											Joe Swail		5
											Anthony Davies		3
	Anthony Davies		5
	James Wattana		3
						Anthony Davies		5
						Joe Johnson		1
	Joe Johnson		5
	John Higgins		0
																					John Parrott		9
																					Peter Ebdon		7
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Leo Fernandez		1
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Dave Finbow		4
	Dave Finbow		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
											Peter Ebdon		5
											Tony Drago		2
	Tony Drago		5
	Dennis Taylor		2
						Tony Drago		5
						Steve James		2
	Steve James		5
	Jimmy White		2
																Peter Ebdon		6
																Andy Hicks		3
	Andy Hicks		5
	Steve Davis		1
						Andy Hicks		5
						Terry Griffiths		0
	Terry Griffiths		5
	Mark Williams		4
											Andy Hicks		5
											Tony Chappel		1
	Tony Chappel		5
	Alan McManus		4
						Tony Chappel		5
						Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Lee		5
	Nigel Bond		1

References

1. "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
3. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 168.
4. "European Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.