1996 European Open (snooker)


The 1996 European Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 February to 3 March 1996 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta.
John Parrott won the tournament, defeating Peter Ebdon 9–7 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was eliminated by Joe Swail in the last 16 round.

Wildcard round

MatchScore
WC1 Marcus Campbell5–2 Simon Camilleri
WC2 Leo Fernandez5–3 Ray Demanuele
WC3 Karl Payne5–2 Richard Webb
WC4 Chris Scanlon5–1 Frans Mintoff

Main draw