The 1996 Guangzhou Masters was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament held by the WPBSA, which took place in 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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | January 1996 |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £11,000 |
| Winner's share | £11,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Tony Drago |
| Runner-up |  Steve Davis |
| Score | 6–2 |
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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
edit| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 He Ching Yi
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Guo Hua
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Guo Hua
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| David Roe
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tao Yan
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Pang Weiguo
| 0 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 168.
- ^ "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.