1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
| tournament_name = IBSF World Snooker Championship
| logo =
| dates ={{Start and end dates|1996|11|15|1996|11|30|df=y}}
| venue =
| location = New Plymouth
| country = New Zealand
| organisation = IBSF
| format =
| Total prize fund =
| winners_share =
| highest_break = {{flagicon|THA}} Anan Teranannon (147)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Lemmens (147)
| winner = {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| runner_up = {{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Gorski
| score =11–5
| previous = 1995
| next = 1997
}}
The 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 15 November to 30 November 1996 in New Plymouth, New Zealand It was the 23rd edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.
Summary
Englishman Stuart Bingham won the event by defeating Australian Stan Gorski 11–5 in the final. This was Bingham's first major championship and as a result Bingham won a spot on the professional World Snooker Tour. Bingham however struggled to advance his career further and spent many seasons as a journeyman professional before eventually improving his form towards the end of the 2000s to become a top-ranked player and winning his first professional ranking event 16 years later, before finally winning the World Snooker Championship in 2015, becoming only the second player, after Ken Doherty, to win both the world amateur and professional championships.{{cite web|title=STUART BINGHAM - PROFILE|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/stuart-bingham/|publisher=World Snooker|accessdate=6 June 2015}}
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Results
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Last 16
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-Finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Semi-Finals
Best of 15 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 21 frames
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Lemmens
| RD1-score01= 5
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|WAL}} Elfed Evans
| RD1-score02= 4
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|MLT}} Paul Mifsud
| RD1-score03= 5
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Helgason
| RD1-score04= 4
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
| RD1-score05= 0
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Shade
| RD1-score06= 5
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD1-score07= 5
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|IRL}} Joe Canny
| RD1-score08= 3
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Chan Wai Tat
| RD1-score09= 5
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|PAK}} Mohammed Yousuf
| RD1-score10= 3
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|MAS}} Sam Chong
| RD1-score11= 4
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|AUS}} Johl Younger
| RD1-score12= 5
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Chan Kwok Ming
| RD1-score13= 5
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimmo Lang
| RD1-score14= 4
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|THA}} Sakchai Sim Ngam
| RD1-score15= 4
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Gorski
| RD1-score16= 5
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Lemmens
| RD2-score01= 5
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|MLT}} Paul Mifsud
| RD2-score02= 1
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Shade
| RD2-score03= 2
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD2-score04= 5
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Chan Wai Tat
| RD2-score05= 0
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} Johl Younger
| RD2-score06= 5
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Chan Kwok Ming
| RD2-score07= 2
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Gorski
| RD2-score08= 5
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Lemmens
| RD3-score01= 5
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD3-score02= 8
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|AUS}} Johl Younger
| RD3-score03= 7
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Gorski
| RD3-score04= 8
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD4-score01= 11
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Gorski
| RD4-score02= 5
}}
References
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Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship
Category:Sport in New Plymouth
Category:1996 in New Zealand sport
Category:International sports competitions hosted by New Zealand