1995 British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–9 April 1995 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £325,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (145) |
| 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.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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Main draw
Final
| 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
- 1 2 3 "Higgins the top teenager". Herald Scotland. 10 April 1995. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
- ↑ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "Castella Classic British Open Prize Money". Evening Herald. 29 March 1995. p. 55.
- ↑ "1995 Castella Classic British Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.