title: 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship
text: # 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship
  
  The 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 15 November to 30 November 1996 in New Plymouth, New Zealand It was the 23rd edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.
  
  Englishman Stuart Bingham won the event by defeating Australian Stan Gorski 11–5 in the final. This was Bingham's first major championship and as a result Bingham won a spot on the professional World Snooker Tour. Bingham however struggled to advance his career further and spent many seasons as a journeyman professional before eventually improving his form towards the end of the 2000s to become a top-ranked player and winning his first professional ranking event 16 years later, before finally winning the World Snooker Championship in 2015, becoming only the second player, after Ken Doherty, to win both the world amateur and professional championships.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-Finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-Finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-Finals Best of 15 frames | | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames |
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  | Steve Lemmens | Steve Lemmens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Elfed Evans | Elfed Evans | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Elfed Evans | Elfed Evans | 4 | Steve Lemmens | Steve Lemmens | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Paul Mifsud | Paul Mifsud | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Paul Mifsud | Paul Mifsud | 5 | Paul Mifsud | Paul Mifsud | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Kristján Helgason | Kristján Helgason | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kristján Helgason | Kristján Helgason | 4 | | | | Steve Lemmens | Steve Lemmens | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 8 | | | | |
  | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 8 | | | | |
  | Chris Shade | Chris Shade | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Shade | Chris Shade | 5 | Chris Shade | Chris Shade | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Joe Canny | Joe Canny | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe Canny | Joe Canny | 3 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 5 |
  | Chan Wai Tat | Chan Wai Tat | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 5 |
  | Mohammed Yousuf | Mohammed Yousuf | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mohammed Yousuf | Mohammed Yousuf | 3 | Chan Wai Tat | Chan Wai Tat | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Sam Chong | Sam Chong | 4 | Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 5 | | | | Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 8 | | | | |
  | Chan Kwok Ming | Chan Kwok Ming | 5 | | | | | | | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 8 | | | | |
  | Kimmo Lang | Kimmo Lang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kimmo Lang | Kimmo Lang | 4 | Chan Kwok Ming | Chan Kwok Ming | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Sakchai Sim Ngam | Sakchai Sim Ngam | 4 | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Stan Gorski | Stan Gorski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  