1995 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda 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 was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–29 October 1995 at the Crowtree Centre in Sunderland, England.^[1]

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

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

Main draw

^[1]

	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.[1]
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

^[1]

Qualifying stage centuries

• 140 Sam Chong

Televised stage centuries

• 138, 129, 112, 103, 102 Stephen Hendry
• 131, 124, 101 John Higgins
• 128 Tony Drago
• 124, 123 Anthony Hamilton
• 115 Martin Clark
• 115 Alan McManus
• 109 Willie Thorne
• 105 Mark Davis
• 105, 104, 100 Jimmy White
• 104, 100 Joe Swail
• 102 Steve Davis
• 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 101 Steve James

References