1995 Grand Prix (snooker)

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]

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates16–29 October 1995 (1995-10-16 – 1995-10-29)
VenueCrowtree Centre
CitySunderland
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£330,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (138)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–5
← 1994
1996 →

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]

Top half
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
               
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
59 England Mark Davis 1
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
28 England Neal Foulds 1
28 England Neal Foulds 5
34 England Mike Hallett 4
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
20 Canada Alain Robidoux 4
20 Canada Alain Robidoux 5
England Karl Broughton 2
20 Canada Alain Robidoux 5
12 England Nigel Bond 2
12 England Nigel Bond 5
39 Wales Mark Williams 1
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
8 England Jimmy White 2
15 Wales Terry Griffiths 1
60 Wales Steve Newbury 5
60 Wales Steve Newbury 3
55 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
21 England Mick Price 3
55 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
55 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 0
8 England Jimmy White 5
22 England Martin Clark 5
45 Wales Anthony Davies 5
22 England Martin Clark 3
8 England Jimmy White 5
8 England Jimmy White 5
Malta Alex Borg 0
1 Scotland John Higgins 9
7 Scotland Alan McManus 7
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 5
Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 1
19 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
19 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
England Jeff Cundy 3
19 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
11 England Peter Ebdon 3
17 England Andy Hicks 5
40 England Rod Lawler 3
17 England Andy Hicks 2
11 England Peter Ebdon 5
11 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Steve Ventham 2
19 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
10 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Matt Wilson 0
10 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
54 England Mark Flowerdew 3
30 England Dean Reynolds 3
54 England Mark Flowerdew 5
10 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
27 England Brian Morgan 4
England Andrew Cairns 5
England Andrew Cairns 1
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Chris Scanlon 0

Bottom half
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
               
3 England Steve Davis 5
England Lee Richardson 2
3 England Steve Davis 5
29 England Jason Ferguson 4
29 England Jason Ferguson 5
England Stuart Reardon 3
3 England Steve Davis 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
32 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2
56 England Joe Johnson 5
56 England Joe Johnson 1
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
13 England Dave Harold 2
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
3 England Steve Davis 3
26 England Steve James 5
14 Malta Tony Drago 5
36 Wales Doug Mountjoy 1
14 Malta Tony Drago 4
18 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
18 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
England Leigh Griffin 1
18 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 1
26 England Steve James 5
26 England Steve James 5
Australia Quinten Hann 4
26 England Steve James 5
47 England David Finbow 0
5 England John Parrott 0
47 England David Finbow 5
26 England Steve James 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
6 Thailand James Wattana 5
52 England Mark King 0
6 Thailand James Wattana 5
25 England Willie Thorne 4
25 England Willie Thorne 5
South Africa Silvino Francisco 3
6 Thailand James Wattana 3
38 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
23 England Gary Wilkinson 4
Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
Pakistan Shokat Ali 1
38 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
16 England David Roe 2
38 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
38 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
9 Wales Darren Morgan 5
Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 4
9 Wales Darren Morgan 5
31 England Anthony Hamilton 3
31 England Anthony Hamilton 5
Malaysia Sam Chong 3
9 Wales Darren Morgan 0
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
24 England Tony Knowles 3
42 Wales Mark Bennett 5
42 Wales Mark Bennett 2
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Jon Birch 0

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain
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 (Higgins 55), 0–64 (58), 3–66, 10–69 (60)
Evening: 72–55, 20–98 (55), 56–63 (Higgins 56, Hendry 53), 71–64 (Hendry 51)
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

References
  1. "Skoda Grand Prix". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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