1996 Guangzhou Masters

1996 Guangzhou Masters

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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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]

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

[1]

	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

1. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 168.
2. "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.