1996 Thailand Open

Thailand Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 March 1996 (1996-03-11 – 1996-03-17)
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£230,000[1]
Winner's share£40,000[2]
Highest break Alan McManus (SCO) (139)[2]
Final
Champion Alan McManus (SCO)
Runner-up Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score9–8
1995
1997

The 1996 Singha Thailand Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 March 1996 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[3]

Alan McManus won the tournament, defeating Ken Doherty 9–8 in the final. The defending champion, James Wattana, was eliminated by McManus in the quarter-final.[4]

  1. ^ "Sports Digest". Herald Scotland. 12 March 1996. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference snooker.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 169.