Back Чэмпіянат свету па снукеры 1996 Byelorussian Световно първенство по снукър през 1996 Bulgarian Snookerweltmeisterschaft 1996 German Championnat du monde de snooker 1996 French Campionato mondiale di snooker 1996 Italian მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატი სნუკერში 1996 Georgian Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1996 Dutch Mistrzostwa Świata w Snookerze 1996 Polish Чемпионат мира по снукеру 1996 Russian VM i snooker 1996 Swedish
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 April – 6 May 1996 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,200,000 |
| Winner's share | £200,000 |
| Highest break |  Peter Ebdon (ENG) (144) Tony Drago (MLT) (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Score | 18–12 |
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The 1996 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 1996 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry won his sixth World Championship by defeating Peter Ebdon 18–12, equalling the modern-day record of Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.