1995 British Open

The 1995 British Open (officially the 1995 Castella Classic British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–9 April 1995 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[2]

1995 Castella Classic British Open
Tournament information
Dates1–9 April 1995 (1995-04-01 – 1995-04-09)
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£325,000[1]
Winner's share£60,000[1]
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (145)[1]
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–6
1994
1996

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.[3]

Main draw edit

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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 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Steve Newbury1
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Dennis Taylor4
Dennis Taylor5
Mark Johnston-Allen4
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Dene O'Kane1
Stephen Lee5
David Roe3
Stephen Lee4
Dene O'Kane5
Dene O'Kane5
Jim Wych3
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Dave Harold4
Jonathan Birch5
Tony Drago4
Jonathan Birch3
Alain Robidoux5
Alain Robidoux5
Terry Murphy2
Alain Robidoux2
Dave Harold5
Alan McManus5
Anthony Hamilton2
Alan McManus1
Dave Harold5
Dave Harold5
Anthony Davies2
Ronnie O'Sullivan6
James Wattana4
Jimmy White5
Mark Flowerdew1
Jimmy White5
Steve James0
Steve James5
Alex Higgins3
Jimmy White2
Mick Price5
Chris Small5
Willie Thorne2
Chris Small2
Mick Price5
Mick Price5
Neil Mosley2
Mick Price1
James Wattana5
Peter Ebdon5
Dave Finbow1
Peter Ebdon5
Wayne Jones1
Wayne Jones5
Brian Morgan1
Peter Ebdon2
James Wattana5
James Wattana5
Nick Terry2
James Wattana5
Dean Reynolds2
Dean Reynolds5
Tony Jones2
Ronnie O'Sullivan6
John Higgins9
Steve Davis5
Paul Davies4
Steve Davis5
Tony Knowles4
Tony Knowles5
Nick Dyson2
Steve Davis5
Martin Clark4
Billy Snaddon5
Joe Swail4
Billy Snaddon4
Martin Clark5
Martin Clark5
Stephen Murphy0
Steve Davis2
John Higgins5
John Higgins5
Terry Griffiths1
John Higgins5
Karl Broughton0
Karl Broughton5
Doug Mountjoy1
John Higgins5
Mike Hallett0
Ken Doherty5
Jason Prince0
Ken Doherty3
Mike Hallett5
Mike Hallett5
Ian Graham3
John Higgins6
John Parrott2
John Parrott5
Suriya Suwannasingh3
John Parrott5
Jason Ferguson1
Jason Ferguson5
Tony Chappel2
John Parrott5
Neal Foulds3
Darren Morgan5
Nick Walker2
Darren Morgan3
Neal Foulds5
Neal Foulds5
John Burns0
John Parrott5
Stephen Hendry1
Nigel Bond5
Mark Williams2
Nigel Bond3
Peter Francisco5
Peter Francisco5
Mark Bennett4
Peter Francisco2
Stephen Hendry5
Stephen Hendry5
Michael Judge1
Stephen Hendry5
Drew Henry3
Drew Henry5
Gary Wilkinson3

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhass
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 9 April 1995.
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–6Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
Afternoon: 44–76 (76), 0–131 (117), 81–7 (55), 67–0, 9–93 (89), 120–8 (119), 84–8 (62), 80–35 (79)
Evening: 44–76 (76), 132–7 (132), 5–67 (67), 55–66, 69–39, 22–67 (67), 74–38
132Highest break117
2Century breaks1
550+ breaks6

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Higgins the top teenager". Herald Scotland. 10 April 1995. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
  3. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "1995 Castella Classic British Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.