1994–95 snooker season

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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

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.

Calendar[edit]

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

Official rankings[edit]

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1994/1995

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 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry 53300
2 Rise England Steve Davis 52300
3 Rise Thailand James Wattana 49000
4 Fall England Jimmy White 49000
5 Fall England John Parrott 48300
6 Steady Scotland Alan McManus 46750
7 Rise Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 42020
8 Rise Wales Darren Morgan 41500
9 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 37620
10 Rise England Peter Ebdon 35240
11 Fall England Nigel Bond 34730
12 Rise Northern Ireland Joe Swail 32680
13 Rise England David Roe 32580
14 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths 31250
15 Fall England Willie Thorne 31250
16 Rise Malta Tony Drago 30250

Points distribution[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Snooker Scene, September 1994, page 14–15
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  29. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  30. ^ "1995 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  31. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  32. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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  38. ^ Snooker Scene, July 1995, page 12
  39. ^ Sultana, Wilfred. "A successful snooker story". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  40. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  41. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  42. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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  44. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  45. ^ "1998/1999 season points system". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

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