International Open 1995

International Open 1995 Sweater Shop International 1995
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	500
Venue:	International Center, Bournemouth , England
Opening:	February 13, 1995
Endgame:	February 19, 1995
Winner:	John Higgins
Finalist:	Steve Davis
Highest Break:	132 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1995 Sweater Shop International Open was a snooker tournament for the 1994/95 season that was held from February 13th to 19th at the Bournemouth International Center . After difficult years for the tournament, the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth had re-established itself as a venue and the textile retailer Sweater Shop had again found a sponsor.

Defending champion John Parrott lost in the semi-finals to John Higgins . The Scot met in the final on the world number two Steve Davis , who had already won the tournament six times and was in the final for the eighth time. But it won number 51 in the world rankings with 9: 5. For Higgins it was already the third tournament victory in his breakthrough season.

Main tournament

After the tournament mode had changed again and again throughout the history of the tournament, it remained the same this time. The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the opening round, 32 players who had emerged from the qualification were drawn to them for the first round. With 500 registered players, 6 qualifying rounds had to be played.

	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	John Parrott	5
	243	Neil Mosley	0
						1	John Parrott	5
						36	Billy Snaddon	2
	20th	Dene O'Kane	3
	36	Billy Snaddon	5
											1	John Parrott	5
											32	Alain Robidoux	2
	32	Alain Robidoux	5
	53	Tony Chappel	2
						32	Alain Robidoux	5
						16	Tony Drago	2
	16	Tony Drago	5
	47	Jason Prince	4th
																1	John Parrott	5
																6th	Alan McManus	1
	6th	Alan McManus	5
	52	Wayne Jones	3
						6th	Alan McManus	5
						65	Mark Davis	1
	30th	Brian Morgan	1
	65	Mark Davis	5
											6th	Alan McManus	5
											23	Mike Hallett	1
	23	Mike Hallett	5
	138	Jeff Cundy	2
						23	Mike Hallett	5
						13	David Roe	4th
	13	David Roe	5
	63	Stephen Murphy	1
																					1	John Parrott	4th
																					51	John Higgins	6th
	29	Dean Reynolds	2
	39	Drew Henry	5
						39	Drew Henry	3
						51	John Higgins	5
	12	Joe Swail	1
	51	John Higgins	5
											51	John Higgins	5
											7th	Ken Doherty	0
	7th	Ken Doherty	5
	45	Rod Lawler	2
						7th	Ken Doherty	5
						129	Peter Lines	1
	26th	Doug Mountjoy	4th
	129	Peter Lines	5
																51	John Higgins	5
																119	Euan Henderson	2
	17th	Steve James	3
	56	Jim Wych	5
						56	Jim Wych	0
						14th	Terry Griffiths	5
	14th	Terry Griffiths	5
	-	Tai Pichit	0
											14th	Terry Griffiths	2
											119	Euan Henderson	5
	24	Dennis Taylor	5
	91	Terry Murphy	3
						24	Dennis Taylor	2
						119	Euan Henderson	5
	4th	James Wattana	4th
	119	Euan Henderson	5
																									51	John Higgins	9
																										3	Steve Davis	5
	3	Steve Davis	5
	84	Mark Flowerdew	2
						3	Steve Davis	5
						19th	Dave Harold	3
	19th	Dave Harold	kl.
	125	Roger Garrett	-
											3	Steve Davis	5
											10	Peter Ebdon	2
	28	Jason Ferguson	5
	57	Silvino Francisco	4th
						28	Jason Ferguson	1
						10	Peter Ebdon	5
	10	Peter Ebdon	5
	55	Paul Davies	3
																3	Steve Davis	5
																27	Mick Price	0
	27	Mick Price	5
	35	Anthony Hamilton	1
						27	Mick Price	5
						210	Anton Bishop	1
	15th	Willie Thorne	4th
	210	Anton Bishop	5
											27	Mick Price	5
											8th	Darren Morgan	2
	25th	Neal Foulds	5
	59	Paul McPhillips	2
						25th	Neal Foulds	1
						8th	Darren Morgan	5
	8th	Darren Morgan	5
	54	Cliff Thorburn	3
																				3	Steve Davis	6th
																					5	Jimmy White	4th
	18th	Martin Clark	4th
	34	Tony Jones	5
						34	Tony Jones	2
						11	Nigel Bond	5
	11	Nigel Bond	5
	156	David McLellan	1
											11	Nigel Bond	2
											5	Jimmy White	5
	31	Mark Bennett	2
	33	Andy Hicks	5
						33	Andy Hicks	3
						5	Jimmy White	5
	5	Jimmy White	5
	38	Nick Terry	3
																5	Jimmy White	5
																44	Mark Johnston-Allen	0
	9	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	-	Graeme Dott	3
						9	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
						21st	Tony Knowles	2
	21st	Tony Knowles	5
	41	Dave Finbow	1
											9	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
											44	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	22nd	Gary Wilkinson	2
	58	Mark Williams	5
						58	Mark Williams	1
						44	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	4th
	44	Mark Johnston-Allen	5

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames International Center,  Bournemouth , England , February 19, 1995
John Higgins	9 : 5	Steve Davis
Afternoon : 62 : 53 (53 Davis), 17: 65 , 50 : 47, 1: 67 , 76 : 38, 71 : 37, 66: 73 (60 Davis), 79 : 29 (51); Evening : 59: 60 , 70 : 54, 48: 59 , 102 : 32 (102), 98 : 14, 77 : 10 (65)
102	Highest break	-
1	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	2

swell

1. ↑ International Open / Goya Matchroom Trophy. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1995 International Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 13, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1994-1995. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 13, 2019 .