1995 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 November–3 December 1995 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break | 147 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |
 Peter Ebdon |
| Score | 10–3 |
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The 1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] The event started on 17 November 1995 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 3 December 1995.
Stephen Hendry won his fourth UK title by defeating Peter Ebdon 10–3. Hendry also made the first maximum break on televised stage of the UK Championship against Gary Wilkinson. Willie Thorne had made one in 1987, but it wasn't televised.[1][2] Hendry also cleared a 146 in the last frame of final to win 10–3 against Peter Ebdon.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £60,000
- Runner-up: £32,000
- Semi-final: £16,000
- Quarter-finalists: £9,050
- Last 16: £4,550
- Last 32: £2,600
- Last 64: £1,900
Main draw
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1st Round Best of 17 frames
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2nd Round Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins |
1 | |||||||||||||
 Mark Williams |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams |
6 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks |
9 | |||||||||||||
 James Wattana |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Small |
2 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
All Rounds TV breaks in bold
- 147, 146, 133, 130, 128, 118, 105, 104, 100 Stephen Hendry
- 144, 106 Tony Drago
- 143, 109, 106 Matthew Stevens
- 143 Darren Guest
- 137, 126, 102, 100 Andy Hicks
- 135, 108 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 135 John Parrott
- 133 Barry Pinches
- 129, 108 Anthony Hamilton
- 127 Alan McManus
- 126, 123, 108, 101 John Higgins
- 126, 100 Stuart Pettman
- 125, 112 Paul Hunter
- 125 James Wattana
- 122 Darren Morgan
- 121 Neal Foulds
- 118 Mick Price
- 115 Jimmy White
- 113 Ken Doherty
- 112, 105 Nick Pearce
- 111 Mark Flowerdrew
- 107, 103 Peter Ebdon
- 106, 101 Chris Small
- 105 Steve James
- 104, 103 Drew Henry
- 104 Tai Pichit
- 102 Brian Morgan
- 101 Martin Clark
References
- 1 2 Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Royal Liver Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "1995 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "1995 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.