| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 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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The1996 Guangzhou Masters was a non-ranking invitationalsnooker tournament held by theWPBSA, which took place from 15 to 18 January 1996.The tournament was played inGuangzhou,China, and featured five professional players -Steve Davis,Peter Ebdon,Tony Drago,David Roe andGuo 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.
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
 He Ching Yi | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Guo Hua | 1 | |||||||||||||
| David Roe | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Guo Hua | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Pang Weiguo | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tao Yan | 0 | |||||||||||||