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1995 British Open

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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

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]

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

Main draw

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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
                  
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Wales Steve Newbury 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
England Mark Johnston-Allen 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 1
England Stephen Lee 5
England David Roe 3
England Stephen Lee 4
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
Canada Jim Wych 3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Dave Harold 4
England Jonathan Birch 5
Malta Tony Drago 4
England Jonathan Birch 3
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 2
Canada Alain Robidoux 2
England Dave Harold 5
Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Anthony Hamilton 2
Scotland Alan McManus 1
England Dave Harold 5
England Dave Harold 5
Wales Anthony Davies 2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Thailand James Wattana 4
England Jimmy White 5
Wales Mark Flowerdew 1
England Jimmy White 5
England Steve James 0
England Steve James 5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3
England Jimmy White 2
England Mick Price 5
Scotland Chris Small 5
England Willie Thorne 2
Scotland Chris Small 2
England Mick Price 5
England Mick Price 5
England Neil Mosley 2
England Mick Price 1
Thailand James Wattana 5
England Peter Ebdon 5
England Dave Finbow 1
England Peter Ebdon 5
Wales Wayne Jones 1
Wales Wayne Jones 5
England Brian Morgan 1
England Peter Ebdon 2
Thailand James Wattana 5
Thailand James Wattana 5
England Nick Terry 2
Thailand James Wattana 5
England Dean Reynolds 2
England Dean Reynolds 5
England Tony Jones 2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Scotland John Higgins 9
England Steve Davis 5
Wales Paul Davies 4
England Steve Davis 5
England Tony Knowles 4
England Tony Knowles 5
England Nick Dyson 2
England Steve Davis 5
England Martin Clark 4
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
Scotland Billy Snaddon 4
England Martin Clark 5
England Martin Clark 5
Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy 0
England Steve Davis 2
Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland John Higgins 5
Wales Terry Griffiths 1
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Karl Broughton 0
England Karl Broughton 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Mike Hallett 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
England Mike Hallett 5
England Mike Hallett 5
England Ian Graham 3
Scotland John Higgins 6
England John Parrott 2
England John Parrott 5
Thailand Suriya Suwannasingh 3
England John Parrott 5
England Jason Ferguson 1
England Jason Ferguson 5
Wales Tony Chappel 2
England John Parrott 5
England Neal Foulds 3
Wales Darren Morgan 5
England Nick Walker 2
Wales Darren Morgan 3
England Neal Foulds 5
England Neal Foulds 5
England John Burns 0
England John Parrott 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
England Nigel Bond 5
Wales Mark Williams 2
England Nigel Bond 3
South Africa Peter Francisco 5
South Africa Peter Francisco 5
Wales Mark Bennett 4
South Africa Peter Francisco 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 1
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Scotland Drew Henry 3
Scotland Drew Henry 5
England Gary Wilkinson 3

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhass
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 9 April 1995.
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–6 Ronnie 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
132 Highest break 117
2 Century breaks 1
5 50+ breaks 6

References

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  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.