1995–96 snooker season

The 1995–96 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1995 and May 1996. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

1995–96 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1995 – May 1996
Tournaments29 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

Calendar
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
6 Sep 7 Sep  PAK Red & White Challenge Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad England Nigel Bond England John Parrott 8–6 [1][2][3]
14 Sep 16 Sep  AUS Australian Masters Bentleigh Club Melbourne England Anthony Hamilton Scotland Chris Small 8–6 [4][5]
17 Sep 19 Sep  AUS Australian Open Bentleigh Club Melbourne England Anthony Hamilton Scotland Chris Small 9–7 [6][7][5]
19 Sep 24 Sep  SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 9–5 [8]
30 Sep 7 Oct  THA Thailand Classic Novotel Bangkok England John Parrott England Nigel Bond 9–6 [9][10]
6 Oct 14 Oct  SCO Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland Paul McPhillips 9–3 [11]
16 Oct 29 Oct  ENG Grand Prix Crowtree Centre Sunderland Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [12]
30 Oct 5 Nov  MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala England Peter Ebdon Scotland John Higgins 7–4 [13]
17 Nov 3 Dec  ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 10–3 [14]
3 Dec 10 Dec  GER German Open Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt Scotland John Higgins Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–3 [15]
 ? Dec  ? Dec  BEL Belgian Masters Antwerp Wales Matthew Stevens Belgium Patrick Delsemme 7–1 [5]
3 Jan 7 Jan  ENG Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [16]
 ? Jan 18 Jan  CHN Guangzhou Masters White Swan Club Guangzhou Malta Tony Drago England Steve Davis 6–2 [17][18]
27 Jan 3 Feb  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Wales Mark Williams England John Parrott 9–3 [19][20]
4 Feb 11 Feb  ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 [21][22]
17 Feb 24 Feb  ENG International Open Link Centre Swindon Scotland John Higgins England Rod Lawler 9–3 [23][24]
25 Feb 3 Mar  MLT European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta England John Parrott England Peter Ebdon 9–7 [25][26]
 ? Mar  ? Mar  FIN Finnish Masters Hesperia, Hotel Helsinki England Rod Lawler England Stefan Mazrocis 6–2 [5][27]
11 Mar 17 Mar  THA Thailand Open Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Scotland Alan McManus Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–8 [10][28][29]
 ? Mar  ? Mar  CHN China Masters Haidien Gymnasium Beijing England Rod Lawler Pakistan Shokat Ali 6–3 [5][30]
26 Mar 31 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Wales Darren Morgan England Steve Davis 9–8 [31]
1 Apr 8 Apr  ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England Nigel Bond Scotland John Higgins 9–8 [32]
20 Apr 6 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 18–12 [33]
23 Apr 26 Apr  PAK Pakistan Masters Karachi Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn England Brian Morgan 7–5 [5][34]
28 Dec 12 May  ENG European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Steve Davis 10–5 [35][36][37]
15 May 19 May  MLT Malta Masters Jerma Palace Hotel Marsascala England Mark Davis England John Read 6–3 [38]
20 May 23 May  MAS Malaysian Masters Genting Highlands Pahang Wales Dominic Dale Scotland Drew Henry 8–3 [5]
 ? May  ? May  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Nigel Bond 9–7 [39]
28 May 31 May  POL Poland Masters Atelier Snooker Club Warsaw Northern Ireland Gerard Greene Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 6–5 [5]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[40][41][42]

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry 50042
2 Steady England Steve Davis 42395
3 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 41255
4 Rise England John Parrott 38939
5 Fall Thailand James Wattana 38904
6 Steady Scotland Alan McManus 36310
7 Fall England Jimmy White 36225
8 Steady Wales Darren Morgan 34970
9 Fall Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 34507
10 Steady England Peter Ebdon 33645
11 Rise Scotland John Higgins 29962
12 Fall England Nigel Bond 29394
13 Rise England Dave Harold 28840
14 Rise Malta Tony Drago 25944
15 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths 25259
16 Fall England David Roe 24156

Notes

    References
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    4. Snooker Scene, September 1995, page 14
    5. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
    6. Snooker Scene, October 1995, page 26
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    12. "Skoda Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    13. "Rothmans Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    14. "Royal Live Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    15. "German Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    16. "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    17. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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    24. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
    25. "European Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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    27. "Lawler in at the Finnish". Snooker Scene. April 1996. p. 30.
    28. "Singha Thailand Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    29. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
    30. "Rod Lawler wins second title". Snooker Scene. May 1996. p. 30.
    31. "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    32. "Castella Classic British Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    33. "Embassy World Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    34. "O'Brien in for Lawler". Snooker Scene. May 1996. p. 30.
    35. "Hendry is hammered". Sunday Mirror on HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011. (subscription required)
    36. "Dr Martens European League". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
    37. "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
    38. Snooker Scene, July 1996, page 6
    39. Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
    40. Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
    41. "World Rankings 1995/96". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
    42. Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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