The 1996 International Open (officially the 1996 Sweater Shop International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 24 February 1996 at the Link Centre in Swindon, England.
John Higgins defended his title by defeating Rod Lawler 9–3 in the final. This was the first time that Lawler reached the final of a ranking event.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £60,000 Runner-up: £32,000 Semi-final: £16,000 Quarter-final: £9,050 Last 16: £4,550 Last 32: £2,600 Last 64: £1,900 Last 96: £700
Stage one highest break: £1,200 Stage two highest break: £2,400 Total: £321,400
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.Link Centre, Swindon, England, 24 February 1996. John Higgins 9–3 Rod Lawler 46–74(56), 79–4, 71–48, 104(104)–0, 85(76)–13, 59–23, 83(59)–20, 0–85(77), 86(55)–10, 58–69, 100(100)–17, 65(55)–28 104 Highest break 77 2 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 2
Century breaks
144, 129, 104, 100 John Higgins 127, 106 Dave Harold 124 John Parrott 123 Willie Thorne 119 Ken Doherty 111 Jim Chambers
108, 103 Stephen Lee 107 Wayne Jones 102 David Finbow 102 Terry Murphy 101 Fergal O'Brien 100 Peter Ebdon
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