1995 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates 16–29 October 1995
Venue Crowtree Centre
City Sunderland
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £330,000
Winner's share £60,000
Highest break 138
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry
Runner-up John Higgins
Score 9–5
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The 1995 Skoda Grand Prix professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 16–29 October 1995 at the Crowtree Centre, Sunderland.[1]

Stephen Hendry beat defending champion John Higgins 9–5 in a rather scrappy final.

Contents

Prize fund

Winner: £60,000
Runner up: £32,000
Semi-finalists: £16,000
Quarter-finalists: £9050
Last 16: £4550
Last 32: £2600
Last 64: £1900

Stage 1 High Break: £3600
Stage 2 High Break: £5000

Total: £330,000

Main draw

  Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                                                         
1   John Higgins 5  
  Mark Davis 1  
  1   John Higgins 5  
  28   Neal Foulds 1  
28   Neal Foulds 5
  Mike Hallett 4  
  1   John Higgins 5  
  20   Alain Robidoux 4  
20   Alain Robidoux 5  
  Karl Broughton 2  
  20   Alain Robidoux 5
  12   Nigel Bond 2  
12   Nigel Bond 5
  Mark Williams 1  
  1   John Higgins 5  
  8   Jimmy White 2  
22   Martin Clark 5  
  Anthony Davies 5  
  22   Martin Clark 3
  8   Jimmy White 5  
8   Jimmy White 5
  Alex Borg 0  
  8   Jimmy White 5
    Jason Prince 0  
21   Mick Price 3  
  Jason Prince 5  
    Jason Prince 5
    Steve Newbury 3  
15   Terry Griffiths 1
  Steve Newbury 5  
1   John Higgins 9  
7   Alan McManus 7  
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 2  
  Michael Duffy 5  
    Michael Duffy 1  
  19   Joe Swail 5  
19   Joe Swail 5
  Jeff Cundy 3  
  19   Joe Swail 5  
  11   Peter Ebdon 3  
17   Andy Hicks 5  
  Rod Lawler 3  
  17   Andy Hicks 2
  11   Peter Ebdon 5  
11   Peter Ebdon 5
  Steve Ventham 2  
  19   Joe Swail 3
  7   Alan McManus 5  
10   Ken Doherty 5  
  Matt Wilson 0  
  10   Ken Doherty 5
    Mark Flowerdew 3  
30   Dean Reynolds 3
  Mark Flowerdew 5  
  10   Ken Doherty 1
  7   Alan McManus 5  
7   Alan McManus 5  
  Chris Scanlon 0  
  7   Alan McManus 5
    Andrew Cairns 1  
27   Brian Morgan 4
  Andrew Cairns 5  
1   John Higgins 5
2   Stephen Hendry 9
29   Jason Ferguson 5  
  Stuart Reardon 3  
  29   Jason Ferguson 4  
  3   Steve Davis 5  
3   Steve Davis 5
  Lee Richardson 2  
  3   Steve Davis 5  
    Matthew Stevens 2  
13   Dave Harold 2  
  Matthew Stevens 5  
    Matthew Stevens 5
    Joe Johnson 1  
32   Dennis Taylor 2
  Joe Johnson 5  
  3   Steve Davis 3  
  26   Steve James 5  
14   Tony Drago 5  
  Doug Mountjoy 1  
  14   Tony Drago 4
  18   Dene O'Kane 5  
18   Dene O'Kane 5
  Leigh Griffin 1  
  18   Dene O'Kane 1
  26   Steve James 5  
26   Steve James 5  
  Quinten Hann 4  
  26   Steve James 5
    Dave Finbow 0  
5   John Parrott 0
  Dave Finbow 5  
26   Steve James 5
2   Stephen Hendry 9  
25   Willie Thorne 5  
  Silvino Francisco 3  
  25   Willie Thorne 4  
  6   James Wattana 5  
6   James Wattana 5
  Mark King 0  
  6   James Wattana 3  
    Fergal O'Brien 5  
16   David Roe 2  
  Fergal O'Brien 5  
    Fergal O'Brien 5
    Shokat Ali 1  
23   Gary Wilkinson 4
  Shokat Ali 5  
    Fergal O'Brien 3
  2   Stephen Hendry 5  
31   Anthony Hamilton 5  
  Sam Chong 3  
  31   Anthony Hamilton 3
  9   Darren Morgan 5  
9   Darren Morgan 5
  Stephen O'Connor 4  
  9   Darren Morgan 0
  2   Stephen Hendry 5  
24   Tony Knowles 3  
  Mark Bennett 5  
    Mark Bennett 2
  2   Stephen Hendry 5  
2   Stephen Hendry 5
  Jon Birch 0  

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames
Crowtree Centre, Sunderland, England, 29 October 1995.
John Higgins (1)
 Scotland
5–9 Stephen Hendry (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 47–76, 57–22, 34–79 (54), 66–43, 75–55 (55 Higgins), 0–64 (58), 3–66, 10–69 (60)
Evening: 72–55, 20–98 (55), 56–63 (56 Higgins, 53 Hendry), 71–64 (51 Hendry)
8–100 (87), 0–117 (73)
56 Highest break 87
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 8

Century breaks

Qualifying stages centuries

Television stages centuries

References