1995–96 snooker season

The 1995–96 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1995 and May 1996. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

1995–96 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1995 – May 1996
Tournaments29 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

Calendar edit

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
6 Sep7 Sep  PAKRed & White ChallengeLiaquat GymnasiumIslamabad Nigel Bond John Parrott8–6[1][2][3]
14 Sep16 Sep  AUSAustralian MastersBentleigh ClubMelbourne Anthony Hamilton Chris Small8–6[4][5]
17 Sep19 Sep  AUSAustralian OpenBentleigh ClubMelbourne Anthony Hamilton Chris Small9–7[6][7][5]
19 Sep24 Sep  SCOScottish MastersCivic CentreMotherwell Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon9–5[8]
30 Sep7 Oct  THAThailand ClassicNovotelBangkok John Parrott Nigel Bond9–6[9][10]
6 Oct14 Oct  SCOBenson & Hedges ChampionshipJP Snooker CentreEdinburgh Matthew Stevens Paul McPhillips9–3[11]
16 Oct29 Oct  ENGGrand PrixCrowtree CentreSunderland Stephen Hendry John Higgins9–5[12]
30 Oct5 Nov  MLTMalta Grand PrixJerma Palace HotelMarsaskala Peter Ebdon John Higgins7–4[13]
17 Nov3 Dec  ENGUK ChampionshipGuild HallPreston Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon10–3[14]
3 Dec10 Dec  GERGerman OpenFrankfurt MesseFrankfurt John Higgins Ken Doherty9–3[15]
? Dec? Dec  BELBelgian MastersAntwerp Matthew Stevens Patrick Delsemme7–1[5]
3 Jan7 Jan  ENGCharity ChallengeInternational Convention CentreBirmingham Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins9–6[16]
? Jan18 Jan  CHNGuangzhou MastersWhite Swan ClubGuangzhou Tony Drago Steve Davis6–2[17][18]
27 Jan3 Feb  WALWelsh OpenNewport CentreNewport Mark Williams John Parrott9–3[19][20]
4 Feb11 Feb  ENGThe MastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Stephen Hendry Ronnie O'Sullivan10–5[21][22]
17 Feb24 Feb  ENGInternational OpenLink CentreSwindon John Higgins Rod Lawler9–3[23][24]
25 Feb3 Mar  MLTEuropean OpenMediterranean Conference CentreValletta John Parrott Peter Ebdon9–7[25][26]
? Mar? Mar  FINFinnish MastersHesperia, HotelHelsinki Rod Lawler Stefan Mazrocis6–2[5][27]
11 Mar17 Mar  THAThailand OpenMontien Riverside HotelBangkok Alan McManus Ken Doherty9–8[10][28][29]
? Mar? Mar  CHNChina MastersHaidien GymnasiumBeijing Rod Lawler Shokat Ali6–3[5][30]
26 Mar31 Mar  IRLIrish MastersGoff'sKill Darren Morgan Steve Davis9–8[31]
1 Apr8 Apr  ENGBritish OpenPlymouth PavilionsPlymouth Nigel Bond John Higgins9–8[32]
20 Apr6 May  ENGWorld Snooker ChampionshipCrucible TheatreSheffield Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon18–12[33]
23 Apr26 Apr  PAKPakistan MastersKarachi Noppadon Noppachorn Brian Morgan7–5[5][34]
28 Dec12 May  ENGEuropean LeagueDiamond CentreIrthlingborough Ken Doherty Steve Davis10–5[35][36][37]
15 May19 May  MLTMalta MastersJerma Palace HotelMarsascala Mark Davis John Read6–3[38]
20 May23 May  MASMalaysian MastersGenting HighlandsPahang Dominic Dale Drew Henry8–3[5]
? May? May  WALPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatyn Ken Doherty Nigel Bond9–7[39]
28 May31 May  POLPoland MastersAtelier Snooker ClubWarsaw Gerard Greene Patrick Wallace6–5[5]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings edit

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[40][41][42]

No.Ch.NamePoints
1 Stephen Hendry50042
2 Steve Davis42395
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan41255
4 John Parrott38939
5 James Wattana38904
6 Alan McManus36310
7 Jimmy White36225
8 Darren Morgan34970
9 Ken Doherty34507
10 Peter Ebdon33645
11 John Higgins29962
12 Nigel Bond29394
13 Dave Harold28840
14 Tony Drago25944
15 Terry Griffiths25259
16 David Roe24156

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Snooker first". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 September 1995. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Bond victory". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 8 September 1995. p. 47.
  3. ^ "Bond beats Parrott in final". Snooker Scene. October 1995. p. 15.
  4. ^ Snooker Scene, September 1995, page 14
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
  6. ^ Snooker Scene, October 1995, page 26
  7. ^ "Australian Open Snooker". Oceania Cue Sports. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Regal Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Singha Thailand Classic". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Benson & Hedges Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Skoda Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Rothmans Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Royal Live Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  15. ^ "German Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Drago gains first win over Davis". The Irish Times on HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.(subscription required)
  19. ^ "Regal Welsh". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  23. ^ "Sweater Shop International Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  25. ^ "European Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ "Lawler in at the Finnish". Snooker Scene. April 1996. p. 30.
  28. ^ "Singha Thailand Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  29. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  30. ^ "Rod Lawler wins second title". Snooker Scene. May 1996. p. 30.
  31. ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  32. ^ "Castella Classic British Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  33. ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  34. ^ "O'Brien in for Lawler". Snooker Scene. May 1996. p. 30.
  35. ^ "Hendry is hammered". Sunday Mirror on HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011. (subscription required)
  36. ^ "Dr Martens European League". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  37. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  38. ^ Snooker Scene, July 1996, page 6
  39. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  40. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  41. ^ "World Rankings 1995/96". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  42. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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