The 1996

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International Open was a professional

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tournament that took place between 17 and 24 February 1996 at the

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. 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

Century breaks

* 144, 129, 104, 100 John Higgins * 127, 106 Dave Harold * 124

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* 123 Willie Thorne * 119 Ken Doherty * 111

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* 108, 103 Stephen Lee * 107 Wayne Jones * 102

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* 102 Terry Murphy * 101 Fergal O'Brien * 100 Peter Ebdon

References

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