The 1995 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–29 October 1995 at the Crowtree Centre in Sunderland, England.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–29 October 1995 |
Venue | Crowtree Centre |
City | Sunderland |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £330,000 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (138) |
Final | |
Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
Score | 9–5 |
← 1994 1996 → |
Stephen Hendry defeated defending champion John Higgins 9–5 in a rather scrappy final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £60,000 |
Stage one High Break: £3,600 Total: £330,000 |
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Crowtree Centre, Sunderland, England, 29 October 1995.[1] | ||
John Higgins (1) Scotland |
5–9 | Stephen Hendry (2) Scotland |
Afternoon: 47–76, 57–22, 34–79 (54), 66–43, 75–55 (Higgins 55), 0–64 (58), 3–66, 10–69 (60) Evening: 72–55, 20–98 (55), 56–63 (Higgins 56, Hendry 53), 71–64 (Hendry 51) 8–100 (87), 0–117 (73) | ||
56 | Highest break | 87 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
2 | 50+ breaks | 8 |