1995_Red_&_White_Challenge

1995 Red & White Challenge

1995 Red & White Challenge

Snooker tournament

The 1995 Red and White Challenge was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 6 to 7 September 1995 at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1][2][3] The tournamentfeatured four professional players - Nigel Bond, John Parrott, Ken Doherty and David Roe - alongside four amateurs from Pakistan: Mohammed Yousuf, Naveen Perwani, Saleh Mohammadi, and Farhan Mirza.[3]

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Bond won the tournament, beating Parrott 8–6 in the final.[2] All of the amateur players, including the regigning world amateur champion Yousuf, lost their opening matches.[3]

Bond received £6,000 from the total prize fund of £15,000 as champion, and Parrott received £3,000 as runner-up.[3] Parrott made the highest break of the tournament, 128, against Mirza.[3]

Main draw

Results of the tournament are shown below.[3]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 15 frames
         
 John Parrott (ENG) 5
 Farhan Mirza (PAK) 0
 John Parrott (ENG) 6
 David Roe (ENG) 1
 David Roe (ENG) 5
 Saleh Mohammadi (PAK) 1
 John Parrott (ENG) 6
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 8
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 5
 Naveen Perwani (PAK) 0
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 0
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 6
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 5
 Mohammed Yousuf (PAK) 0

References

  1. [1]
    "Snooker first". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 September 1995. p. 20.
  2. [2]
    "Bond victory". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 8 September 1995. p. 47.
  3. [3]
    "Bond beats Parrott in final". Snooker Scene. October 1995. p. 15.
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