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Preston Guild Hall, England (Nov 15 - Dec 1, 1996 Ranking tournament (No.3 of 10)
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Stephen Hendry defeats John Higgins 10-9 in the final to win his third UK title in a row. All in all he has now won five UK Championships, 26 ranking events and 68 major tournaments. He gets �70,000 for the victory and another �5,000 for the highest televised break, a 140. This takes his career earnings to �4,962,977.
From 8-4 down John Higgins won five frames in a row before Hendry won the final two frames without conceding a single point. He really handles pressure superbly this brilliant Scot!
Higgins received �37,000 for the runner-up position.
Results
(Players are English unless stated)
Final
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 10-9 John Higgins (Scotland)
32-72 78-32 105-14 16-65 80-28 108-8 115-14 36-70 4-93 73-4 61-33 108-0 59-66 39-68 32-96 29-62 12-62 82-0 77-0
Semi-finals
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-1 Alan McManus (Scotland) John Higgins (Scotland) 9-3 Ken Doherty (Ireland)
Quarter-finals
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-5 Paul Hunter Ken Doherty (Ireland) 9-3 Alain Robidoux (Canada) Alan McManus (Scotland) 9-8 John Parrott John Higgins (Scotland) 9-6 Mark J Williams (Wales)
Third round
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-1 Anthony Hamilton Paul Hunter 9-7 Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) Alan McManus (Scotland) 9-5 Billy Snaddon (Scotland) John Parrott 9-6 Joe Johnson Alain Robidoux (Canada) 9-8 Karl Broughton Ken Doherty (Ireland) 9-5 Steve Davis Mark J Williams (Wales) 9-4 Nigel Bond John Higgins (Scotland) 9-8 Tony Drago (Malta)
Second round
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-5 Robert Milkins Anthony Hamilton 9-8 David Gray Paul Hunter 9-5 James Wattana (Thailand) Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) 9-6 Mick Price Alan McManus (Scotland) 9-7 Gary Wilkinson Billy Snaddon (Scotland) 9-7 Rod Lawler Joe Johnson 9-6 Tai Pichit (Thailand) John Parrott 9-8 Martin Clark Karl Broughton 9-6 Chris Small (Scotland) Alain Robidoux (Canada) 9-6 Stephen Lee Steve Davis 9-7 Shokat Ali (Pakisatn) Ken Doherty (Ireland) 9-4 Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) Nigel Bond 9-6 Joe Swail (N.Ireland) Mark J Williams (Wales) 9-3 Yasin Merchant (India) Tony Drago (Malta) 9-5 Andy Hicks John Higgins (Scotland) 9-5 Marcus Campbell (Scotland)
First round
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-6 Dominic Dale (Wales) Robert Milkins 9-3 Neal Foulds David Gray 9-6 Dave Harold Anthony Hamilton 9-3 Quinten Hann (Australia) James Wattana (Thailand) 9-3 Jon Birch Paul Hunter 9-0 Willie Thorne Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) 9-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan Mick Price 9-6 Eddie Manning Alan McManus (Scotland) 9-6 Ian Sargeant (Wales) Gary Wilkinson 9-2 Brian Morgan Billy Snaddon (Scotland) 9-6 Darren Morgan (Wales) Rod Lawler 9-5 Darren Clarke Tai Pichit (Thailand) 9-7 Jimmy White Joe Johnson 9-8 Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) John Parrott 9-4 Noppadon Noppachorn (Thailand) Martin Clark 9-6 Tony Jones Karl Broughton 9-8 Peter Ebdon Chris Small (Scotland) 9-4 David Roe Alain Robidoux (Canada) 9-7 Jason Weston Stephen Lee 9-3 Jason Prince (N.Ireland) Steve Davis 9-5 Jamie Burnett (Scotland) Shokat Ali (Pakistan) 9-4 Jason Ferguson Ken Doherty (Ireland) 9-2 Nick Pearce Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) 9-5 Peter Lines Nigel Bond 9-0 Paul Wykes Joe Swail (N.Ireland) 9-8 Mark King Mark J Williams (Wales) 9-3 Tony Chappel (Wales) Yasin Merchant (India) 9-5 Dave Finbow Tony Drago (Malta) 9-4 Alan Burnett (Scotland) Andy Hicks 9-4 Nick Terry John Higgins (Scotland) 9-8 Steve Newbury (Scotland) Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 9-6 Steve James
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