1994–95 snooker season

The 1994–95 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1994 and May 1995. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

1994–95 snooker season
Details
Duration1 August 1994 – May 1995
Tournaments22 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

Calendar

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
1 Aug 7 Aug   AUS Australian Open Bentleigh Club Melbourne   John Higgins   Willie Thorne 9–5 [1][2]
9 Sep 14 Sep   THA Top Rank Classic Hat Yai   Stephen Hendry   Alan McManus Round-robin[n 1] [3][4]
20 Sep 25 Sep   SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell   Ken Doherty   Stephen Hendry 9–7 [5]
30 Sep 7 Oct   UAE Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai   Alan McManus   Peter Ebdon 9–6 [6][7]
10 Oct 23 Oct   ENG Grand Prix Assembly Rooms Derby   John Higgins   Dave Harold 9–6 [8][9]
28 Oct 5 Nov   SCO Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh   Mark Williams   Rod Lawler 9–5 [10]
11 Nov 27 Nov   ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   Stephen Hendry   Ken Doherty 10–5 [11][12]
28 Nov 4 Dec   MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Valletta   John Parrott   Tony Drago 7–6 [13]
11 Dec 17 Dec   BEL European Open Het Rool Stadium Antwerp   Stephen Hendry   John Parrott 9–3 [14][15]
? Dec ? Dec   THA King's Cup Thai/Japan Youth Centre Bangkok   Billy Snaddon   Noppadon Noppachorn 8–4 [16]
4 Jan 8 Jan   ENG Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham   Stephen Hendry   Dennis Taylor 9–1 [17]
22 Jan 29 Jan   WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport   Steve Davis   John Higgins 9–3 [18][19][20]
5 Feb 12 Feb   ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Ronnie O'Sullivan   John Higgins 9–3 [21][22][23]
13 Feb 19 Feb   ENG International Open Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth   John Higgins   Steve Davis 9–5 [24][25][26]
10 Mar 18 Mar   THA Thailand Open Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok   James Wattana   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [27][28]
21 Mar 26 Mar   IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill   Peter Ebdon   Stephen Hendry 9–8 [29][30][31]
1 Apr 9 Apr   ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth   John Higgins   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [32][33]
8 Apr 20 May   ENG Tenball The London Studios London   Jimmy White   Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 [34]
14 Apr 30 Apr   ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Stephen Hendry   Nigel Bond 18–9 [35][36]
2 May 7 May   MLT Malta Masters Jerma Palace Hotel Marsascala   David Roe   Tony Drago 6–3 [37][38][39]
? Jan 7 May   ENG European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough   Stephen Hendry   Ken Doherty 10–2 [40]
? May ? May   WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   Peter Ebdon   Ken Doherty 9–8 [41]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[42][43][44]

No. Ch. Name Points
1     Stephen Hendry 53300
2     Steve Davis 52300
3     James Wattana 49500
4     Jimmy White 49500
5     John Parrott 48300
6     Alan McManus 46750
7     Ken Doherty 42020
8     Darren Morgan 41500
9     Ronnie O'Sullivan 37620
10     Peter Ebdon 35240
11     Nigel Bond 34730
12     Joe Swail 32680
13     David Roe 32580
14     Terry Griffiths 31250
15     Willie Thorne 31250
16     Tony Drago 30250

Points distribution

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1994/1995 points distribution of world ranking events from the televised stages:[45]

Tournament Round → L64 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Dubai Classic[7] Unseeded loser 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 380
Grand Prix[9] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 NA 1520 2025 2700
Seeded loser 427
UK Championship[12] Unseeded loser 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600 4800
Seeded loser 570
European Open[15] Unseeded loser 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 380
Welsh Open[19] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427
International Open[25] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427
Thailand Open[28] Unseeded loser 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 380
British Open[33] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427

Notes

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  1. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

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