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 Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up Scotland John Higgins
Score 9–5
1994
1996

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]

Winner: £60,000
Runner up: £32,000
Semi-finalists: £16,000
Quarter-finalists: £9,050
Last 16: £4,550
Last 32: £2,600
Last 64: £1,900

Stage one High Break: £3,600
Stage two High Break: £5,000

Total: £330,000

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 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Mark Davis 1
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
28 England Neal Foulds 1
28 England Neal Foulds 5
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
Wales Mark Williams 1
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
8 England Jimmy White 2
22 England Martin Clark 5
Wales Anthony Davies 5
22 England Martin Clark 3
8 England Jimmy White 5
8 England Jimmy White 5
Malta Alex Borg 0
8 England Jimmy White 5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 0
21 England Mick Price 3
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
  Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
Wales Steve Newbury 3
15 Wales Terry Griffiths 1
Wales Steve Newbury 5
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
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
England Mark Flowerdew 3
30 England Dean Reynolds 3
England Mark Flowerdew 5
10 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Chris Scanlon 0
7 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Andrew Cairns 1
27 England Brian Morgan 4
England Andrew Cairns 5
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
29 England Jason Ferguson 5
England Stuart Reardon 3
29 England Jason Ferguson 4
3 England Steve Davis 5
3 England Steve Davis 5
England Lee Richardson 2
3 England Steve Davis 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
13 England Dave Harold 2
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
  Wales Matthew Stevens 5
England Joe Johnson 1
32 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2
England Joe Johnson 5
3 England Steve Davis 3
26 England Steve James 5
14 Malta Tony Drago 5
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
England Dave Finbow 0
5 England John Parrott 0
England Dave Finbow 5
26 England Steve James 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
25 England Willie Thorne 5
South Africa Silvino Francisco 3
25 England Willie Thorne 4
6 Thailand James Wattana 5
6 Thailand James Wattana 5
England Mark King 0
6 Thailand James Wattana 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
16 England David Roe 2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
  Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Pakistan Shokat Ali 1
23 England Gary Wilkinson 4
Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
31 England Anthony Hamilton 5
Malta Sam Chong 3
31 England Anthony Hamilton 3
9 Wales Darren Morgan 5
9 Wales Darren Morgan 5
Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 4
9 Wales Darren Morgan 0
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
24 England Tony Knowles 3
Wales Mark Bennett 5
Wales Mark Bennett 2
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England 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

Televised stage centuries

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Skoda Grand Prix". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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