Grand Prix 1995

Grand Prix 1995 Škoda Grand Prix 1995
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	459
Venue:	Crowtree Center, Sunderland , England
Opening:	October 16, 1995
Endgame:	October 29, 1995
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	John Higgins
Highest Break:	138 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 1995 Škoda Grand Prix was a snooker tournament from the 1995/96 season that was held from October 16 to 29, 1995 in the Crowtree Center in Sunderland in the north-east of England. Having been firmly established in Reading for 10 years until 1993, the Grand Prix had now moved for the second time.

Defending champion John Higgins made it to the final again this year. This time he met the world champion and world number one Stephen Hendry . The dominant player of the Main Tour retained the upper hand in this final and won 9: 5. It was the fourth Grand Prix title for Hendry in nine years.

Final round

64 players competed in the main tournament in Preston . The top 32 of the world rankings were set. The 32 players who had prevailed in the qualification were drawn to them.

	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 17 frames					Final 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	4th
											1	John Higgins	5
											20th	Alain Robidoux	4th
	20th	Alain Robidoux	5
	78	Karl Broughton	2
						20th	Alain Robidoux	5
						12	Nigel Bond	2
	12	Nigel Bond	5
	39	Mark Williams	1
																1	John Higgins	5
																8th	Jimmy White	2
	15th	Terry Griffiths	1
	60	Steve Newbury	5
						60	Steve Newbury	3
						55	Jason Prince	5
	21st	Mick Price	3
	55	Jason Prince	5
											55	Jason Prince	0
											8th	Jimmy White	5
	22nd	Martin Clark	5
	45	Anthony Davies	4th
						22nd	Martin Clark	3
						8th	Jimmy White	5
	8th	Jimmy White	5
	174	Alex Borg	0
																					1	John Higgins	9
																					7th	Alan McManus	7th
	4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
	169	Michael Duffy	5
						169	Michael Duffy	1
						19th	Joe Swail	5
	19th	Joe Swail	5
	114	Jeff Cundy	3
											19th	Joe Swail	5
											11	Peter Ebdon	3
	17th	Andy Hicks	5
	40	Rod Lawler	3
						17th	Andy Hicks	2
						11	Peter Ebdon	5
	11	Peter Ebdon	5
	246	Steve Ventham	2
																19th	Joe Swail	3
																7th	Alan McManus	5
	10	Ken Doherty	5
	134	Matt Wilson	0
						10	Ken Doherty	5
						54	Mark Flowerdew	3
	30th	Dean Reynolds	3
	54	Mark Flowerdew	5
											10	Ken Doherty	1
											7th	Alan McManus	5
	27	Brian Morgan	4th
	101	Andrew Cairns	5
						101	Andrew Cairns	1
						7th	Alan McManus	5
	7th	Alan McManus	5
	86	Chris Scanlon	0
																									1	John Higgins	5
																										2	Stephen Hendry	9
	3	Steve Davis	5
	84	Lee Richardson	2
						3	Steve Davis	5
						29	Jason Ferguson	4th
	29	Jason Ferguson	5
	131	Stuart Reardon	3
											3	Steve Davis	5
											236	Matthew Stevens	2
	32	Dennis Taylor	2
	56	Joe Johnson	5
						56	Joe Johnson	1
						236	Matthew Stevens	5
	13	Dave Harold	2
	236	Matthew Stevens	5
																3	Steve Davis	3
																26th	Steve James	5
	14th	Tony Drago	5
	36	Doug Mountjoy	1
						14th	Tony Drago	4th
						18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	187	Leigh Griffin	1
											18th	Dene O'Kane	1
											26th	Steve James	5
	26th	Steve James	5
	-	Quinten Hann	4th
						26th	Steve James	5
						47	Dave Finbow	0
	5	John Parrott	0
	47	Dave Finbow	5
																				26th	Steve James	5
																					2	Stephen Hendry	9
	6th	James Wattana	5
	52	Mark King	0
						6th	James Wattana	5
						25th	Willie Thorne	4th
	25th	Willie Thorne	5
	81	Silvino Francisco	3
											6th	James Wattana	3
											38	Fergal O'Brien	5
	23	Gary Wilkinson	4th
	87	Shokat Ali	5
						87	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
	70	Stephen O'Connor	4th
						9	Darren Morgan	5
						31	Anthony Hamilton	3
	31	Anthony Hamilton	5
	238	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
	63	Jonathan Birch	0

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Alan Chamberlain Crowtree Center,  Sunderland , England , October 29, 1995
John Higgins	5: 9	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon : 47: 86 , 57 : 22, 34: 79 (59), 66 : 48, 75 : 55 (55), 0: 64 (58), 3: 65 , 10: 69 (60); Evening : 72 : 55, 20: 98 (55), 56: 63 (56 Higgins, 53 Hendry), 71 : 64 (59 Hendry), 8: 100 (87), 0: 117 (73)
56	Highest break	87
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	8th

qualification

459 players had registered for the tournament. Eight qualifying rounds were necessary to reduce the field for the main tournament. Spread over the period from June 28 to September 18, 1995, the players from 33rd place in the world rankings competed against each other. The 32 winners then met the top 32 in the world in Sunderland in October .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1995 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 17, 2019 . 
2. ^ Skoda Grand Prix. snooker.org, accessed December 17, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Rankings - 1995-1996. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 17, 2019 .