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1995 Welsh Open (snooker)

1995 Regal Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates22–29 January 1995 (1995-01-22 – 1995-01-29)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£196,400
Winner's share£32,500
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (135)
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–3
1994
1996

The 1995 Welsh Open (officially the 1995 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1995 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Steve Davis was the defending champion, and successfully retained his title, winning the final 9–3 against John Higgins and as a result earned £32,500.[1] This was the 28th and final ranking event he won. The highest break of the televised stage was 135 made by Peter Ebdon.[1]

Ranking points

[2]

Champion 3600
Runner-up 2700
Semi-final 2025
Quarter-final 1520
Last 16 1140
Last 32 855
Last 64 Unseeded 640
Seeded 427

Main draw

[1][2]

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
                  
1 England Steve Davis 5
England Paul Cavney 0
1 England Steve Davis 5
19 England Dave Harold 3
19 England Dave Harold 5
53 Wales Tony Chappel 4
1 England Steve Davis 5
58 Wales Mark Williams 3
30 England Brian Morgan 2
58 Wales Mark Williams 5
58 Wales Mark Williams 5
37 England Joe Johnson 3
13 England David Roe 3
37 England Joe Johnson 5
1 England Steve Davis 5
England Mark Flowerdew 3
32 Canada Alain Robidoux 2
England Mark Flowerdew 5
  England Mark Flowerdew 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 4
7 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
  England Mark Flowerdew 5
England Antony Bolsover 3
16 Malta Tony Drago 0
England Antony Bolsover 5
  England Antony Bolsover 5
England Jeff Cundy 3
21 England Tony Knowles 1
England Jeff Cundy 5
1 England Steve Davis 6
10 England Peter Ebdon 3
10 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Troy Shaw 2
10 England Peter Ebdon 5
24 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4
24 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
10 England Peter Ebdon 5
England John Read 4
18 England Martin Clark 0
England John Read 5
England John Read 5
8 Wales Darren Morgan 3
8 Wales Darren Morgan 5
33 England Andy Hicks 2
10 England Peter Ebdon 5
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
56 Canada Jim Wych 2
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
63 Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy 3
29 England Dean Reynolds 2
63 Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy 5
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
27 England Mick Price 2
27 England Mick Price 5
England Matthew Couch 1
27 England Mick Price 5
4 England Jimmy White 4
4 England Jimmy White 5
England Jason Weston 4
1 England Steve Davis 9
51 Scotland John Higgins 3
3 Thailand James Wattana 3
40 England Stephen Lee 5
40 England Stephen Lee 4
51 Scotland John Higgins 5
20 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 4
51 Scotland John Higgins 5
51 Scotland John Higgins 5
55 Wales Paul Davies 2
22 England Gary Wilkinson 4
55 Wales Paul Davies 5
55 Wales Paul Davies 5
15 England Willie Thorne 4
15 England Willie Thorne 5
59 Scotland Paul McPhillips 2
51 Scotland John Higgins 5
9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
39 Scotland Drew Henry 4
9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
23 England Mike Hallett 0
23 England Mike Hallett 5
England Graham MacDonald 2
9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
35 England Anthony Hamilton 4
31 Wales Mark Bennett 3
35 England Anthony Hamilton 5
35 England Anthony Hamilton 5
6 Scotland Alan McManus 3
6 Scotland Alan McManus 5
44 England Mark Johnston-Allen 1
51 Scotland John Higgins 6
Scotland Chris Small 1
11 England Nigel Bond 0
Scotland Chris Small 5
Scotland Chris Small 5
61 South Africa Peter Francisco 2
17 England Steve James 3
61 South Africa Peter Francisco 5
Scotland Chris Small 5
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
5 England John Parrott 3
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
25 England Neal Foulds 1
25 England Neal Foulds 5
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 2
Scotland Chris Small 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
14 Wales Terry Griffiths 0
England Chris Scanlon 5
England Chris Scanlon 5
28 England Jason Ferguson 2
28 England Jason Ferguson 5
46 England Danny Fowler 0
England Chris Scanlon 0
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
26 Wales Doug Mountjoy 2
England Karl Payne 5
England Karl Payne 2
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
57 South Africa Silvino Francisco 0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 29 January 1995[1][2]
Steve Davis (1)
 England
9–3 John Higgins (51)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 62–10, 0–89 (89), 36–70, 79–28, 71–8, 95–0 (95), 32–85 (65), 85–17 (83)
Evening: 66–58, 68–7 (63), 62–30
95 Highest break 89
0 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d "1995 Welsh Open". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "1995 Regal Welsh". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.