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Naafi, Osnabruck, Germany (Dec 9-15, 1996) Ranking tournament (No.4 of 10)
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Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his second ranking tournament of the season and his fourth overall by beating Alain Robidoux 9-7 in the final. He was 7-3 ahead before The Canadian came back and made it 7-7. That series of frame wins included a tournament best 145 break. Ronnnie clinched the two last of the day the day though and went out in style with a 108 clearance.
The first prize was �40,000. Robidoux won �22,500 for his runner-up position and �5,000 for the tournament's highest break.
This was Robidoux' first ranking final, following three previous semi-final appearances.
Results
(Players are English unless stated)
Final
Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-7 Alain Robidoux (Canada)
Semi-finals
Alain Robidoux (Canada) 6-4 John Higgins (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Nigel Bond
Quarter-finals
John Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Mark J Williams (Wales) Alain Robidoux (Canada) 5-4 Dave Harold Nigel Bond 5-1 Mark Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
First round
John Higgins (Scotland) 5-3 Tony Drago (Malta) Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-2 Ken Doherty (Ireland) Alain Robidoux (Canada) 5-1 Jason Ferguson Dave Harold 5-2 David Gray Mark Davis 5-1 Martin Clark Nigel Bond 5-3 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-1 Darren Morgan (Wales) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Andy Hicks
Final qualifying round
(Played in Preston Nov 14, 1996)
Tony Drago (Malta) 5-3 Jamie Burnett (Scotland) Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-2 Mick Price Alain Robidoux (Canada) 5-1 Anthony Hamilton Mark Davis 5-1 Jimmy White Darren Morgan (Wales) 5-0 Paul Davies (Wales) Steve Davis 5-2 Ian Sargent (Wales) Dave Harold 5-3 Brian Morgan David Gray 5-3 John Parrott John Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Stephen Lee Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-1 Dean Reynolds Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-0 Karl Broughton Andy Hicks 5-1 James Wattana (Thailand) Martin Clark 5-4 Peter Ebdon Nigel Bond 5-2 Dave Finbow Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-4 Gary Wilkinson Jason Ferguson 5-3 Alan McManus (Scotland)
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