British Open 1995

British Open 1995 Castella Classic British Open 1995
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	511
Venue:	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth , England
Opening:	April 1, 1995
Endgame:	April 9, 1995
Winner:	John Higgins
Finalist:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Highest Break:	145 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 1995 Castella Classic British Open was a snooker tournament of the 1995/96 season that was held in Plymouth from April 1st to 9th . After Derby's move last year, it was held in the Plymouth Pavilions for the second time . It was the 11th edition of the tournament. After no name sponsor had been found for the first time last year, the Castella Classic cigar brand supported the British Open this year .

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was in the final again this year, but this time he did not take the title. John Higgins won the final match 9-6. The Scot secured his fourth tournament victory this season and outperformed his English competitor, who had won three titles in his first successful season last year.

Main tournament

After four qualifying rounds, in which the players from 33rd place in the world rankings had participated, 32 players were left. The top 32 were placed directly for the main tournament, the 32 qualifiers were drawn for the first round.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	62	Steve Newbury	1
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
						24	Dennis Taylor	4th
	24	Dennis Taylor	5
	44	Mark Johnston-Allen	4th
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
											20th	Dene O'Kane	1
	13	David Roe	3
	40	Stephen Lee	5
						40	Stephen Lee	4th
						20th	Dene O'Kane	5
	20th	Dene O'Kane	5
	56	Jim Wych	3
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
																19th	Dave Harold	4th
	16	Tony Drago	4th
	50	Jonathan Birch	5
						50	Jonathan Birch	3
						32	Alain Robidoux	5
	32	Alain Robidoux	5
	91	Terry Murphy	2
											32	Alain Robidoux	2
											19th	Dave Harold	5
	7th	Alan McManus	5
	35	Anthony Hamilton	2
						7th	Alan McManus	1
						19th	Dave Harold	5
	19th	Dave Harold	5
	64	Anthony Davies	2
																					1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6th
																					4th	James Wattana	4th
	5	Jimmy White	5
	84	Mark Flowerdew	1
						5	Jimmy White	5
						17th	Steve James	0
	17th	Steve James	5
	48	Alex Higgins	3
											5	Jimmy White	2
											27	Mick Price	5
	15th	Willie Thorne	2
	86	Chris Small	5
						86	Chris Small	2
						27	Mick Price	5
	27	Mick Price	5
	243	Neil Mosley	2
																27	Mick Price	1
																4th	James Wattana	5
	10	Peter Ebdon	5
	41	Dave Finbow	1
						10	Peter Ebdon	5
						52	Wayne Jones	1
	30th	Brian Morgan	1
	52	Wayne Jones	5
											10	Peter Ebdon	2
											4th	James Wattana	5
	29	Dean Reynolds	5
	34	Tony Jones	2
						29	Dean Reynolds	2
						4th	James Wattana	5
	4th	James Wattana	5
	38	Nick Terry	2
																									1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6th
																										51	John Higgins	9
	3	Steve Davis	5
	55	Paul Davies	4th
						3	Steve Davis	5
						21st	Tony Knowles	4th
	21st	Tony Knowles	5
	90	Nick Dyson	2
											3	Steve Davis	5
											18th	Martin Clark	4th
	12	Joe Swail	4th
	36	Billy Snaddon	5
						36	Billy Snaddon	4th
						18th	Martin Clark	5
	18th	Martin Clark	5
	63	Stephen Murphy	0
																3	Steve Davis	2
																51	John Higgins	5
	14th	Terry Griffiths	1
	51	John Higgins	5
						51	John Higgins	5
						67	Karl Broughton	0
	26th	Doug Mountjoy	1
	67	Karl Broughton	5
											51	John Higgins	5
											23	Mike Hallett	0
	8th	Ken Doherty	5
	47	Jason Prince	0
						8th	Ken Doherty	3
						23	Mike Hallett	5
	23	Mike Hallett	5
	70	Ian Graham	3
																				51	John Higgins	6th
																					6th	John Parrott	2
	6th	John Parrott	5
	189	Suriya Suwannasingh	3
						6th	John Parrott	5
						28	Jason Ferguson	1
	28	Jason Ferguson	5
	53	Tony Chappel	2
											6th	John Parrott	5
											25th	Neal Foulds	3
	9	Darren Morgan	5
	132	Nick Walker	2
						9	Darren Morgan	3
						25th	Neal Foulds	5
	25th	Neal Foulds	5
	222	John Burns	0
																6th	John Parrott	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	1
	11	Nigel Bond	5
	58	Mark Williams	2
						11	Nigel Bond	3
						61	Peter Francisco	5
	31	Mark Bennett	4th
	61	Peter Francisco	5
											61	Peter Francisco	2
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	22nd	Gary Wilkinson	3
	39	Drew Henry	5
						39	Drew Henry	3
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	171	Michael Judge	1

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Jan Verhaas Plymouth Pavilions,  Plymouth , England , April 9, 1995
Ronnie O'Sullivan	6: 9	John Higgins
Afternoon : 76 : 44 (76), 131 : 0 (117), 7: 81 (55), 0: 67 , 93 : 9 (89), 8: 120 (119), 8: 84 (62), 35: 80 (79); Evening : 76 : 44 (76), 7: 132 (132), 67 : 5 (67), 66 : 51, 39: 69 , 67 : 22 (67), 38: 74
117	Highest break	132
1	Century breaks	2
6th	50+ breaks	5

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 11, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1995 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 11, 2019 . 
3. ↑ 1995 Castella Classic British Open. snooker.org, accessed November 11, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Rankings - 1994-1995. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 11, 2019 .