1996 Malta Grand Prix

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=Malta Grand Prix

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1996|10|8|1996|10|13|df=y}}

|venue=Jerma Palace Hotel

|location=Marsaskala

|country=Malta

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=

|winners_share=£4,000{{cite web|title=Malta Grand Prix|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malta.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160014/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malta.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=8 January 2018}}

|highest_break=

|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

|runner_up={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

|score=7–3

|previous=1995

|next=1997

}}

The 1996 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 8 to 13 October 1996. The tournament was played at the Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsaskala, Malta.

Nigel Bond won the title, defeating Tony Drago 7–3 in the final.{{cite book|last=Layton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=170}}

Main draw

{{cite web|title=Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 1996|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/mg_res.shtml|publisher=snooker.org|accessdate=8 January 2018}}

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames

| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD4=Final
Best of 13 frames

| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD1-score03=5

| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|CAN}} Alain Robidoux

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|MLT}} Simon Camilleri

| RD1-score08=3

| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|MLT}} Joe Grech

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD1-score12=3

| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD1-score15=5

| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|MLT}} Paul Mifsud

| RD1-score16=3

| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD2-score02=2

| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan

| RD2-score03=3

| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|CAN}} Alain Robidoux

| RD2-score04=5

| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD2-score05=5

| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|MLT}} Joe Grech

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD2-score08=5

| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD3-score01=6

| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|CAN}} Alain Robidoux

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD3-score03=6

| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD3-score04=5

| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD4-score01=7

| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD4-score02=3

}}

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