| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| ← 1994  1997 →  | |
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]
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 
Main draw
References
- ↑ "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 168.
- 1 2 "European Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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