Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25 February – 3 March 1996 |
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]
Match | Score | ||
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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) |