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UK Championship 1996

Preston Guild Hall, England (Nov 15 - Dec 1, 1996
Ranking tournament (No.3 of 10)

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Stephen Hendry defeats John Higgins 10-9 in the final to win his third UK title in a row. All in all he has now won five UK Championships, 26 ranking events and 68 major tournaments. He gets �70,000 for the victory and another �5,000 for the highest televised break, a 140. This takes his career earnings to �4,962,977.

From 8-4 down John Higgins won five frames in a row before Hendry won the final two frames without conceding a single point. He really handles pressure superbly this brilliant Scot!

Higgins received �37,000 for the runner-up position.

Results

(Players are English unless stated)

Final

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 10-9 John Higgins (Scotland)

32-72 78-32 105-14 16-65 80-28 108-8 115-14 36-70 4-93
73-4 61-33 108-0 59-66 39-68 32-96 29-62 12-62 82-0 77-0

Semi-finals

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-1 Alan McManus (Scotland)
John Higgins (Scotland)   9-3 Ken Doherty (Ireland)

Quarter-finals

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-5 Paul Hunter
Ken Doherty (Ireland)     9-3 Alain Robidoux (Canada)
Alan McManus (Scotland)   9-8 John Parrott
John Higgins (Scotland)   9-6 Mark J Williams (Wales)

Third round

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-1 Anthony Hamilton
Paul Hunter               9-7 Terry Murphy (N.Ireland)
Alan McManus (Scotland)   9-5 Billy Snaddon (Scotland)
John Parrott              9-6 Joe Johnson
Alain Robidoux (Canada)   9-8 Karl Broughton
Ken Doherty (Ireland)     9-5 Steve Davis
Mark J Williams (Wales)   9-4 Nigel Bond
John Higgins (Scotland)   9-8 Tony Drago (Malta)

Second round

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-5 Robert Milkins
Anthony Hamilton          9-8 David Gray
Paul Hunter               9-5 James Wattana (Thailand)
Terry Murphy (N.Ireland)  9-6 Mick Price
Alan McManus (Scotland)   9-7 Gary Wilkinson
Billy Snaddon (Scotland)  9-7 Rod Lawler
Joe Johnson               9-6 Tai Pichit (Thailand)
John Parrott              9-8 Martin Clark
Karl Broughton            9-6 Chris Small (Scotland)
Alain Robidoux (Canada)   9-6 Stephen Lee
Steve Davis               9-7 Shokat Ali (Pakisatn)
Ken Doherty (Ireland)     9-4 Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland)
Nigel Bond                9-6 Joe Swail (N.Ireland)
Mark J Williams (Wales)   9-3 Yasin Merchant (India)
Tony Drago (Malta)        9-5 Andy Hicks
John Higgins (Scotland)   9-5 Marcus Campbell (Scotland)

First round

Stephen Hendry (Scotland)  9-6 Dominic Dale (Wales)
Robert Milkins             9-3 Neal Foulds
David Gray                 9-6 Dave Harold 
Anthony Hamilton           9-3 Quinten Hann (Australia)
James Wattana (Thailand)   9-3 Jon Birch
Paul Hunter                9-0 Willie Thorne
Terry Murphy (N.Ireland)   9-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan 
Mick Price                 9-6 Eddie Manning
Alan McManus (Scotland)    9-6 Ian Sargeant (Wales)
Gary Wilkinson             9-2 Brian Morgan
Billy Snaddon (Scotland)   9-6 Darren Morgan (Wales)
Rod Lawler                 9-5 Darren Clarke
Tai Pichit (Thailand)      9-7 Jimmy White 
Joe Johnson                9-8 Dene O'Kane (New Zealand)
John Parrott               9-4 Noppadon Noppachorn (Thailand)
Martin Clark               9-6 Tony Jones
Karl Broughton             9-8 Peter Ebdon 
Chris Small (Scotland)     9-4 David Roe
Alain Robidoux (Canada)    9-7 Jason Weston
Stephen Lee                9-3 Jason Prince (N.Ireland)
Steve Davis                9-5 Jamie Burnett (Scotland)
Shokat Ali (Pakistan)      9-4 Jason Ferguson
Ken Doherty (Ireland)      9-2 Nick Pearce
Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland)  9-5 Peter Lines
Nigel Bond                 9-0 Paul Wykes
Joe Swail (N.Ireland)      9-8 Mark King
Mark J Williams (Wales)    9-3 Tony Chappel (Wales)
Yasin Merchant (India)     9-5 Dave Finbow
Tony Drago (Malta)         9-4 Alan Burnett (Scotland)
Andy Hicks                 9-4 Nick Terry
John Higgins (Scotland)    9-8 Steve Newbury (Scotland)
Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 9-6 Steve James

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