1995 British Open

1995 Castella Classic British OpenTournament information

Dates| 1–9 April 1995 (1995-04-01 – 1995-04-09)
Venue| Plymouth Pavilions
City| Plymouth
Country| England
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking 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)
Score| 9–6

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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 |

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|  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | |
|  Steve Newbury | 1 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
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| | |  Dennis Taylor | 4 |
|  Dennis Taylor | 5 |

|  Mark Johnston-Allen | 4 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dene O'Kane | 1 |
|  Stephen Lee | 5 | |

|  David Roe | 3 |
| |  Stephen Lee | 4 |
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| | |  Dene O'Kane | 5 |
|  Dene O'Kane | 5 |

|  Jim Wych | 3 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dave Harold | 4 |
|  Jonathan Birch | 5 | | |

|  Tony Drago | 4 |
| |  Jonathan Birch | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Alain Robidoux | 5 |
|  Alain Robidoux | 5 |

|  Terry Murphy | 2 |
| |  Alain Robidoux | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Dave Harold | 5 |
|  Alan McManus | 5 | |

|  Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| |  Alan McManus | 1 |
|  |
| | |  Dave Harold | 5 |
|  Dave Harold | 5 |

|  Anthony Davies | 2 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
|  |
| | |  James Wattana | 4 |
|  Jimmy White | 5 | | | |

|  Mark Flowerdew | 1 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Steve James | 0 |
|  Steve James | 5 |

|  Alex Higgins | 3 |
| |  Jimmy White | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Mick Price | 5 |
|  Chris Small | 5 | |

|  Willie Thorne | 2 |
| |  Chris Small | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Mick Price | 5 |
|  Mick Price | 5 |

|  Neil Mosley | 2 |
| |  Mick Price | 1 |
|  |
| | |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  Peter Ebdon | 5 | | |

|  Dave Finbow | 1 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Wayne Jones | 1 |
|  Wayne Jones | 5 |

|  Brian Morgan | 1 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 2 |
|  |
| | |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  James Wattana | 5 | |

|  Nick Terry | 2 |
| |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dean Reynolds | 2 |
|  Dean Reynolds | 5 |

|  Tony Jones | 2 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
|  |
| | |  John Higgins | 9 |
|  Steve Davis | 5 | | | | |

|  Paul Davies | 4 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Knowles | 4 |
|  Tony Knowles | 5 |

|  Nick Dyson | 2 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Martin Clark | 4 |
|  Billy Snaddon | 5 | |

|  Joe Swail | 4 |
| |  Billy Snaddon | 4 |
|  |
| | |  Martin Clark | 5 |
|  Martin Clark | 5 |

|  Stephen Murphy | 0 |
| |  Steve Davis | 2 |
|  |
| | |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  John Higgins | 5 | | |

|  Terry Griffiths | 1 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Karl Broughton | 0 |
|  Karl Broughton | 5 |

|  Doug Mountjoy | 1 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mike Hallett | 0 |
|  Ken Doherty | 5 | |

|  Jason Prince | 0 |
| |  Ken Doherty | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Mike Hallett | 5 |
|  Mike Hallett | 5 |

|  Ian Graham | 3 |
| |  John Higgins | 6 |
|  |
| | |  John Parrott | 2 |
|  John Parrott | 5 | | | |

|  Suriya Suwannasingh | 3 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Jason Ferguson | 1 |
|  Jason Ferguson | 5 |

|  Tony Chappel | 2 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Neal Foulds | 3 |
|  Darren Morgan | 5 | |

|  Nick Walker | 2 |
| |  Darren Morgan | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Neal Foulds | 5 |
|  Neal Foulds | 5 |

|  John Burns | 0 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 1 |
|  Nigel Bond | 5 | | |

|  Mark Williams | 2 |
| |  Nigel Bond | 3 |
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| | |  Peter Francisco | 5 |
|  Peter Francisco | 5 |

|  Mark Bennett | 4 |
| |  Peter Francisco | 2 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Stephen Hendry | 5 | |

|  Michael Judge | 1 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
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| | |  Drew Henry | 3 |
|  Drew Henry | 5 |

|  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.

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