1996 Pontins Professional
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=1996 Pontins Professional
|logo=
|dates=May 1996
|venue=Pontin's
|location=Prestatyn
|country=Wales
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
|score=9–7
|previous=1995
|next=1997}}
The 1996 Pontins Professional was the twenty-third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1996 in Prestatyn, Wales.{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 November 2017}}
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
Ken Doherty won the event for the third time, beating Nigel Bond 9–7 in the final.{{cite web|title=1996 Pontins Professional Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=645|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=18 November 2017|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513144916/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=645|url-status=dead}}
Main draw
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD1-score2=4
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Hicks
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD2-score3=6
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD2-score4=5
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD3-score1=9
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD3-score2=7
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Pontins Professional}}
{{Snooker season 1995/1996}}