Tournament information | |
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Dates | January 1996 |
City | Guangzhou |
Country | China |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £11,000 |
Winner's share | £11,000 |
Final | |
Champion | Tony Drago |
Runner-up | Steve Davis |
Score | 6–2 |
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The 1996 Guangzhou Masters was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament held by the WPBSA, which took place in January 1996. The tournament was played in Guangzhou, China, and featured five professional players - Steve Davis, Peter Ebdon, Tony Drago, David Roe and Guo Hua - alongside three Chinese amateurs - He Ching Yi, Pang Weiguo and Tao Yan.[1]
Drago won the tournament, his second and final professional title, beating Davis 6–2 in the final.[2] All of the amateur players lost their opening matches.