The 1996 Guangzhou Masters was a non-ranking invitational

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tournament held by the WPBSA, which took place in February 1996. The tournament was played in

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, 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. Drago won the tournament, his second and final professional title, beating Davis 6–2 in the final. All of the amateur players lost their opening matches.

Main draw

References

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