1995 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	16–29 October 1995
Venue	Crowtree Centre
City	Sunderland
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
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]

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	John Higgins	5

59	Mark Davis	1
			1	John Higgins	5

			28	Neal Foulds	1
28	Neal Foulds	5

34	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

39	Mark Williams	1
									1	John Higgins	5

									8	Jimmy White	2
15	Terry Griffiths	1

60	Steve Newbury	5
			60	Steve Newbury	3

			55	Jason Prince	5
21	Mick Price	3

55	Jason Prince	5
						55	Jason Prince	0

						8	Jimmy White	5
22	Martin Clark	5

45	Anthony Davies	5
			22	Martin Clark	3

			8	Jimmy White	5
8	Jimmy White	5

	Alex Borg	0
												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

40	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

			54	Mark Flowerdew	3
30	Dean Reynolds	3

54	Mark Flowerdew	5
						10	Ken Doherty	1

						7	Alan McManus	5
27	Brian Morgan	4

	Andrew Cairns	5
				Andrew Cairns	1

			7	Alan McManus	5
7	Alan McManus	5

	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	Steve Davis	5

	Lee Richardson	2
			3	Steve Davis	5

			29	Jason Ferguson	4
29	Jason Ferguson	5

	Stuart Reardon	3
						3	Steve Davis	5

							Matthew Stevens	2
32	Dennis Taylor	2

56	Joe Johnson	5
			56	Joe Johnson	1

				Matthew Stevens	5
13	Dave Harold	2

	Matthew Stevens	5
									3	Steve Davis	3

									26	Steve James	5
14	Tony Drago	5

36	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

			47	David Finbow	0
5	John Parrott	0

47	David Finbow	5
												26	Steve James	5

												2	Stephen Hendry	9
6	James Wattana	5

52	Mark King	0
			6	James Wattana	5

			25	Willie Thorne	4
25	Willie Thorne	5

	Silvino Francisco	3
						6	James Wattana	3

						38	Fergal O'Brien	5
23	Gary Wilkinson	4

	Shokat Ali	5
				Shokat Ali	1

			38	Fergal O'Brien	5
16	David Roe	2

38	Fergal O'Brien	5
									38	Fergal O'Brien	3

									2	Stephen Hendry	5
9	Darren Morgan	5

	Stephen O'Connor	4
			9	Darren Morgan	5

			31	Anthony Hamilton	3
31	Anthony Hamilton	5

	Sam Chong	3
						9	Darren Morgan	0

						2	Stephen Hendry	5
24	Tony Knowles	3

42	Mark Bennett	5
			42	Mark Bennett	2

			2	Stephen Hendry	5
2	Stephen Hendry	5

	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

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, 104, 100 – Jimmy White
105 – Mark Davis
104, 100 – Joe Swail
102 – Steve Davis
102 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
101 – Steve James

References

[1]

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