1996 Poland Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 May 1996 |
| Venue | Atelier Snooker Club |
| City | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £4,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Billy Snaddon (SCO) (127)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Gerard Greene (NIR) |
| Runner-up | Patrick Wallace (NIR) |
| Score | 6–5 |
The 1996 Poland Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 28 and 31 May 1996 at the Atelier Snooker Club in Warsaw, Poland.[1][2] Gerard Greene won the tournament defeating Patrick Wallace 6–5 in the final.[3]
Results
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Players in bold progressed to knockout stage[3]
Group 1
| Played | Won | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Noppadon Noppachorn |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Nick Dyson |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Davis |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Maksymillian Janicki |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Group 2
| Played | Won | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shokat Ali |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerard Greene |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Risto Vayrynen |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kuba Sawicki |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Group 3
| Played | Won | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wayne Jones |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrick Wallace |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Ray Demanuele |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomasz Koscielak |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Group 4
| Played | Won | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Griffin |
2 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Snaddon |
2 | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Bogucki |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Quarter-final Best of 7 frames | Semi-final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
| Noppadon Noppachorn
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Dyson
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Shokat Ali
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Dyson
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Snaddon
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Leigh Griffin
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Snooker's New Proving Grounds". The Warsaw Voice. 9 June 1996. Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Yates, Phil (30 April 1996). "Karl snookered on dates". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 40.
- ^ a b c Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 169.