1996 Guangzhou Masters

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1996 Guangzhou Masters
Tournament information
Dates15–18 January 1996
City Guangzhou
Country China
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£11,000
Winner's share£11,000
Final
Champion Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Steve Davis
Score6–2
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. [1]

Drago won the tournament, his second and final professional title, beating Davis 6–2 in the final. [2] All of the amateur players lost their opening matches.

Main draw

[1]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
         
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Ching Yi 1
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua 1
Flag of England.svg David Roe 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua 5
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 6
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Weiguo 0
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 6
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tao Yan 0

References

  1. 1 2 Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 168.
  2. "Drago gains first win over Davis - The Irish Times | HighBeam Research". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2018-01-07.