1995_Welsh_Open
1995 Welsh Open (snooker)
Snooker tournament
"1995 Welsh Open" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Welsh Open (darts).
The 1995 Welsh Open (officially the 1995 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1995 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–29 January 1995 (1995-01-22 – 1995-01-29) |
Venue | Newport Centre |
City | Newport |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £196,400 |
Winner's share | £32,500 |
Highest break | Peter Ebdon (ENG) (135) |
Final | |
Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
Score | 9–3 |
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Close
Steve Davis was the defending champion, and successfully retained his title, winning the final 9–3 against John Higgins and as a result earned £32,500.[1] This was the 28th and final ranking event he won. The highest break of the televised stage was 135 made by Peter Ebdon.[1]
Champion | 3600 | |
Runner-up | 2700 | |
Semi-final | 2025 | |
Quarter-final | 1520 | |
Last 16 | 1140 | |
Last 32 | 855 | |
Last 64 | Unseeded | 640 |
Seeded | 427 |
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 29 January 1995[1][2] | ||
Steve Davis (1) England |
9–3 | John Higgins (51) Scotland |
Afternoon: 62–10, 0–89 (89), 36–70, 79–28, 71–8, 95–0 (95), 32–85 (65), 85–17 (83) Evening: 66–58, 68–7 (63), 62–30 | ||
95 | Highest break | 89 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
- "1995 Welsh Open". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- "1995 Regal Welsh". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.