1995 World Snooker Championship
Professional snooker tournament
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The 1995 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1995 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 30 April 1995 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–30 April 1995 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,132,000 |
| Winner's share | £190,000 |
| Highest break | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 18–9 |
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Background

The inaugural 1927 World Snooker Championship, then known as the Professional Championship of Snooker, took place at various venues in England between November 1926 and May 1927. Joe Davis won the final—held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham from 9 to 12 May 1927—and went on to win the tournament 15 consecutive times before retiring undefeated after the 1946 edition (no tournaments were held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II).[1][2][3] The tournament went into abeyance after only two players contested the 1952 edition. The six editions of the World Professional Match-play Championship held between 1952 and 1957 are retroactively regarded as legitimate continuations of the World Snooker Championship, but that tournament was discontinued due to waning public interest in snooker in the post-war era. The world title was uncontested between 1958 and 1963.[1][2]
Then-professional player Rex Williams was instrumental in reviving the World Snooker Championship on a challenge basis in 1964. John Pulman, winner of the 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship, defended the world title across seven challenge matches between 1964 and 1968. The World Snooker Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament for the 1969 edition, marking the beginning of the championship's "modern era".[4][5] The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since.[6][7] As of 1995, the most successful players in the modern era were Ray Reardon and Steve Davis, each having won the title six times.[8][9][10] Stephen Hendry was the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged 21 years and 106 days.[11] Reardon was the oldest winner, having secured his sixth title at the 1978 event, aged 45 years and 203 days.[12]
Overview
The 1995 edition of the tournament—the 26th successive year that the World Snooker Championship was contested through the modern knockout format—took place from 14 to 30 April at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 19th consecutive year that the World Championship was staged at the venue.[13][7][14][15] Until the 2020 event, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1995 edition was the last that started on a Friday rather than on a Saturday and did not finish on the May Day bank holiday, observed on the first Monday in May.[13] Sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy, it was the ninth and last ranking tournament of the 1994–95 season, held after the British Open.[16][17] The defending champion was Stephen Hendry, who had defeated Jimmy White 18–17 in the final of the 1994 World Championship to win the title.[18]
Format
The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible Theatre. They faced 16 players who progressed through the qualifying rounds.[13][19] First-round matches were played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Second-round and quarter-final matches were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. The semi-final matches were played as the best of 31 frames, held over four sessions. The final was the best of 35 frames, also held over four sessions.[20][13]
Prize fund
The winner of the event received £190,000 from a total prize fund of £1,132,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[21][22]
- Winner: £190,000
- Runner-up: £115,000
- Semi-final: £57,000
- Quarter-final: £29,000
- Last 16: £15,500
- Last 32: £8,750
- Last 48: £7,400
- Last 64: £4,450
- Last 96: £2,350
- Last 128: £1,475
- Highest break (televised phase): £16,000
- Highest break (qualifying rounds): £5,000
- Maximum break: £147,000
- Total: £1,132,000
Summary
Qualifying
The qualifying competition was held at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool, between 4 and 20 January 1995.[23] There were eight rounds; rounds one to three were the best of 9 frames and the later rounds were the best of 19.[24]
The 1993 World Amateur champion Tai Pichit lost only three frames in three matches as he progressed to round five, then defeated Stuart Reardon 10–8.[25] Barry Pinches made a total clearance of 136 in his 5–4 second round win against Matthew Stevens.[25] Seven-time World Women's Snooker Championship winner Allison Fisher defeated Richard Somauroo on the final pink ball in round two, then beat Ian Sargeant 5–3.[25] She led Roger Garrett 3–1 in round four, but eventually lost 4–10.[25]
In round six, Anthony Hamilton made a break of 145 in the third frame of his 10–6 defeat of Nick Walker.[26] It was the highest break that had ever been made in World Championship qualifying, superseding the previous record of 143.[26] Pichit faced the 1972 and 1982 champion Alex Higgins.[26] Higgins, trailing 3–7, was on a break of 103 in frame 11 when he asked the referee John Williams to move from what he said was his line of sight.[26][27] Williams was standing behind and to the left of Higgins and refused to move when Higgins told him that he was in his "line of thought".[28][26][29] Higgins started crying and went on to clear the table, his break of 137 being the highest he had ever made in 23 years of competing at the championship.[26][27] Pichit won the match 10–5.[27] The 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn lost 9–10 to Jamie Woodman.[26] Joe Johnson, who won the title in 1986 and was runner-up in 1987, beat Matthew Couch 10–5.[26] Nick Terry made breaks of 138 and 132 against Paul Cavney in the seventh round, but lost 8–10.[30] Andy Hicks beat Johnson 10–2.[30] Eddie Charlton, aged 65, lost 9–10 to Pinches.[30]

Twelve of the players seeded 17th to 32nd lost in the final qualifying round.[31] Pichit was the only first-season professional to qualify, when he beat Mike Hallett 10–8.[31] Cavney was 33 points behind Neal Foulds in the deciding frame, but made a break of to win.[31] The 1985 champion Dennis Taylor, who had been the only player to participate at the Crucible Theatre every year since the tournament moved there in 1977, lost 2–10 to Anthony Davies.[32][31] Taylor complained about the format of the qualifying competition, saying that "Anthony has played seven matches here in just over a week and he's got used to the conditions. That's a disadvantage for me ... there should be a break of at least a week between matches to make it fair for everyone."[33] Two-time championship semi-finalist Tony Knowles, who was defeated 4–10 by Stephen Lee, also complained, saying "This venue is terrible and so is the system. We aren't being given a level playing field. So many top players lose here, the percentages are there for all to see."[31]
The players who qualified for the main stage for the first time were Lee, Pichit, Cavney, Rod Lawler, Hicks, John Higgins, and Stefan Mazrocis.[31] Hamilton won the £5,000 prize for the highest break of the qualifying rounds for his 143 against Walker.[26]
First round
The first round took place from 14 to 19 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.[20] The defending champion Stephen Hendry made breaks of 90, 128, 69, 50, and 114 to defeat the world number 73 Mazrocis 10–3.[34][35] Debutant Cavney, trailing Tony Drago 8–0, won the last frame of the first day. He also took the first of the second session, but Drago then produced a break of 84 and also won the next frame for a 10–2 victory.[34][35] James Wattana, the third seed, constructed a 4–1 lead against Gary Wilkinson winning four consecutive frames, but Wilkinson replied by winning the last four of the first session to lead. In the second session, Wattana led 6–5 and also 7–6 aided by an 83 break, but Wilkinson won the match 10–8.[36][37] Lawler took the opening frame with a half-century, but Peter Ebdon, a quarter-finalist in the 1992 edition, replied with eight consecutive frames, featuring breaks of 107 and 57. Ebdon then sealed victory in the second session, taking the first and the third frames for a 10–2 scoreline.[36][35]
Ken Doherty, winner of the 1994 Scottish Masters during the season, trailed Mark Davis 4–5 after the first session. Doherty levelled at 5–5 thanks to an 85 break and again at 6–6, but Davis went on to win 10–7.[36][35] Jimmy White, who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and undergone surgery during the season, eliminated Peter Francisco 10–2, winning three frames on the last black ball. "I was totally relaxed but I couldn't score heavily enough. But with my health problems behind me, I'll have to dig in and practise even more," White said. Unusual gambling patterns were detected before the match and all the betting was eventually suspended. The governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, launched an inquiry, which resulted in a five-year suspension for Francisco for "not conducting himself in a manner consistent with his status as a professional sportsman." White was cleared.[34][38][39][40] Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled breaks of 80, 80, 112, 56, 111, 55, and 58 as he beat Dave Harold 10–3. The 112 break was a maximum break attempt which ended after he had potted fourteen red balls and fourteen blacks. "This game is all about taking your chances. It's not the negative, safety game it was a few years ago. This suits me fine as it's tailor-made for me," O'Sullivan said.[34][38][37]
Six-time World Champion Steve Davis trailed Hicks 3–6 after the first session. Hicks also added the first two frames of the second session. Davis won four in a row to reduce the deficit to one at 7–8, but Hicks secured victory with back-to-back half-centuries. Hicks called the win a "dream come true". It was only Davis's third first-round defeat at the World Championship. "I hate losing and the way I played last night...I still enjoy playing the game, though perhaps not as much as I used to because I'm losing more often," Davis commented.[36][41][42] Debutant John Higgins had won three ranking tournaments throughout the season and was second-favourite to win the World Championship. He fell 3–6 behind the two-time semi-finalist Alan McManus during the first session. McManus, whose highest break in the match was 99, won all four frames played in the second session to progress. "I think [Higgins] had a bit of a shock playing here for the first time. Every year I come to the Crucible it seems smaller and smaller. It's hard to describe but the pressure is tenfold and so different to anywhere else," McManus said.[36][41][43]
Requiring victory to remain in the top 16 of the world rankings going into the next season, Terry Griffiths won three consecutive frames to lead Alain Robidoux 5–4 after the first session. Robidoux took the first two frames of the second session to go in front, but Griffiths replied by winning five in succession to advance to the second round. The match, which ended past midnight, lasted 7 hours and 42 minutes.[36][41] David Roe made three half-centuries as he led Billy Snaddon by one frame after the first session. Snaddon tied the match with a break of 78, but Roe won five of the following six frames to progress.[34] Darren Morgan produced breaks of 62, 62, and 100 to build a 7–2 lead against Davies. Davies took the first frame of the second session, but Morgan won three in a row to claim victory.[34] Playing in his first season as a professional, Pichit led Willie Thorne 2–0. Thorne then won four frames in a row and went on to win 10–6. "I was perhaps a little over-cautious, I didn't know what to expect. But really it was a great draw for me as rookies seldom win their first match at the Crucible," Thorne said.[36][42]
John Parrott, winner of the 1991 edition, made a highest break of 129 as he defeated Brian Morgan 10–5.[34][42] Breaks of 60 and 58 gave Joe Swail a 5–2 advantage over Nigel Gilbert, who then tied the match with three consecutive frames at the beginning of the second session. Swail took four in a row, before Gilbert reduced the deficit to one at 8–9. The match required a third session, with only one frame, which Swail took for victory.[34] The first session of the match between Nigel Bond and Stephen Lee was shared at 4–4. Lee went in front at 6–5, but Bond replied with three consecutive frames to lead 8–6. Lee won frames 15 and 16, before Bond secured the 17th and 18th to claim victory.[36]
Second round
The second round took place from 19 to 23 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[20] Ebdon, who had been ill with bronchitis, complained that the recording of a BBC programme on the practice table left him with no time to warm up ahead of his match against Mark Davis. The table, as was later explained, belonged to the BBC. The first session of the match was shared, but Ebdon built a four-frame lead in the second. In the first frame of the third session, Ebdon compiled an 89 break, the highest of the match, to go 11–6 in front. He went on to win 13–7. "That was a tougher match than it seemed against a very good player who is destined for the top 16. With more experience Mark [Davis] will be very dangerous indeed," Ebdon said.[34][40][44]
Hendry won the opening frame with a half-century, but Drago equalised with a 117 break. Hendry produced further breaks of 70, 79, and 73 to lead 5–3 after the first session. Hendry also took the first two frames of the second session and attempted a maximum break in the third, but he lost position on the black and the visit ended on 81. Drago also went for a 147, but he broke down on 88, missing a pot on a red ball. Going into the last session 11–5 in front, Hendry progressed with a 13–6 victory. "Obviously winning hte frame is of paramount importance but when the choice comes early on between an easy blue and a risky black, it's worth taking a chance," Hendry said regarding the maximum attempts.[34][44][45] Facing Darren Morgan, O'Sullivan took the opening frame and then led 4–1, but Morgan won the last three of the first session to tie the match. Breaks of 70, 82, and 86 gave Morgan an 8–4 lead in the second session. From that point on, O'Sullivan compiled breaks of 51, 51, 55, 64, 73, and 53 as he won nine consecutive frames for a 13–8 victory. "Ronnie [O'Sullivan] is unbelievable, he deserves what he gets. I just wish I was 19 and had the talent he has," Morgan said.[34][45]

From 2–2, Wilkinson took the last three frames of the first session against Griffiths. The second session was shared, with breaks of 83 and 86 for Wilkinson and of 52 and 66 for Griffiths. Wilkinson went 10–6 ahead with a 72 break in the first frame of the third session. He compiled breaks of 57, 80, and 61 as he exchanged frames with Griffiths and won the match 13–9.[34] Hicks produced breaks of 100 and 54 to lead Thorne 6–2 after the first session. Thorne won the first four frames of the second session to tie the scores. Hicks replied with three consecutive frames. There was a re-rack in frame 16, the last of the session, and the frame was then again in a stalemate situation. The referee, John Williams, told the players they had eight shots each to solve the situation or another re-rack would be called. Thorne, who was ahead in the frame, attempted a plant and missed it, allowing Hicks to clear up and go four frames clear at 10–6. Hicks compiled breaks of 117 and 66 in the third session to claim a 13–7 victory. After the match, Thorne complained, saying, "The rule over stalemate situations is nonsense. It's all right when players are tip-tapping about with 13 or 15 reds on the table, but not when someone is leading by 53 points. John [Williams] is a very good referee but like al referees, if they are fed up doing something for a couple of minutes, they want to start again, but it's our living. He didn't even consider the state of the match." Hicks replied that if Thorne "didn't huff and puff round the table so much he would probably be a better player."[34][46][47]
Parrott made breaks of 65, 52, and 110 in the first session, but he trailed Swail 3–5. Parrott compiled further breaks of 53, 96, 93, and 115, but Swail held the two-frame lead with visits of 76, 70, and 51. In the third session, Parrott won three consecutive frames and tied the scores at 10–10. The next two frames were shared. In frame 23, Parrott fluked the final blue ball when trying to play it safe and took the lead at 12–11. He also won the next frame, clearing the green, brown, blue, pink, and black balls for victory. "I honestly didn't realise [Swail] was as good as that. I was hanging on his tail for two sessions and had to knock in the odd clearance just to keep in there. It was one of the toughest matches I've ever had," Parrott said.[34][46][47]
White took the opening frame against Roe and also won the second with a half-century. Roe halved the deficit by winning frame three, but White won the remaining five of the first session to lead 7–1. Roe produced breaks of 58 and 74 in the second session as he reduced White's advantage to four frames at 6–10. Roe went three behind at the start of the last session, but White won the next three for victory, compiling a highest break of 96 in the penultimate frame. "I have not played at all well and I can't possibly win the title the way I'm playing. But I'm going to improve," White said.[34][46][48] Facing Bond, McManus won the first frame with a 72 break. Bond took the next three in succession and then led 3–1, 3–2, and 4–2, before McManus produced breaks of 96 and 100 to tie the scores at the conclusion of the first session. Bond compiled a 115 break as he built a 6–4 lead, before McManus made two half-centuries to equalise again. The remaining four frames were shared for an 8–8 scoreline, with McManus producing breaks of 52 and 58. In the last session, Bond led 10–8 and 11–9 before securing a 13–10 victory.[34]
Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 24 and 25 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[20] O'Sullivan faced Hendry. "Stephen [Hendry] says he's the best player in the world, and on paper he is. That means I have it all to do but I'm hungry for success. I wonder whether he might have lost some of the hunger he used to have," O'Sullivan said ahead of the match.[45] O'Sullivan won the opening frame. Hendry produced breaks of 60, 51, and 63 as he took a 4–2 lead. O'Sullivan halved the deficit with 66 break in the next, but Hendry closed the first session with a break of 72. The second session was shared, with breaks of 62, 97, 103, and 86 by Hendry and two half-centuries by O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan then won the first frame of the last session to edge closer at 8–9, but, in the next frame, he committed a foul by unintentionally potting a red when playing a blue. Hendry compiled breaks of 88, 84, and 133 as he won four frames in a row for a 13–8 victory. It was Hendry's 18th consecutive victory at the Crucible, equalling Davis's record. Hendry praised O'Sullivan as "the most talented player" he had ever seen and said, "Some of the things Ronnie says [do] make you wonder whether he gives the game the respect it deserves. It would be a shame to see his talent wasted though somehow I don't think it will."[36][49][50][51]
Ebdon compiled breaks of 50 and 85 as he built a 3–0 lead, but Hicks replied with contributions of 92 and 58 to tie. The last two frames of the first session were shared. Hicks made breaks of 58, 60, 64, 65, and 59 as he won seven of the eight frames played in the second session. Ebdon took the first two of the last session to reduce the deficit to four at 7–11. Hicks took the next to go one within a place in the semi-finals. Ebdon manufactured a century break in frame 20, but Hicks won the 21st with a half-century to claim victory. He became the first player since Griffiths in 1979 to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship on his debut. "I was playing well in practice and I knew that there was no reason why I wouldn't do well here," Hicks said, adding that "tehere were butterflies." "I was outplayed. If [Hicks] continues in that vein, there's no reason why he can't win the championship", Ebdon said.[36][50][51]
Parrott produced a half-century to win the first frame and also won the third to lead White 2–1. White won the following two to take the lead for the first time in the match. The sixth frame was decided on the last black ball, which White potted to complete a 69 clearance. He also secured frame seven and he came from behind in the last of the session to hold a four-frame advantage. Both players made a half-century as the first four frames of the second session were shared. Parrott then won four in a row to tie the match, making a 123 break in the process. White restored his lead with a half-century in the first frame of the third session. He also led 10–9, before Parrott won two frames in a row. White then added three more frames to progress with a 13–11 result.[36][49]
Wilkinson took the opening frame with a 63 break, but Bond won the next two. Wilkinson produced a 78 break to tie the scores, but he then trailed 2–3 and, by the end of the first session, 3–5. Bond extended his lead to three frames with a 65 break, before Wilkinson made an 85 break as he took three frames in a row to equalise. Bond won three of the remaining four frames to hold a two-frame lead. Going into the last session 9–7, Bond secured all four frames for victory. "I knew Gary [Wilkinson] would be hard to beat and I could hardly believe it when I led 5–3 at the end of the first session. I was outplayed but he missed a couple of balls at vital moments," Bond said.[36][50]
Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place from 26 to 28 April, played as the best of 31 frames over four sessions.[20] Hendry faced White, whom he had defeated four times in the final, including the previous three editions.[52] White took the opening frame with a 71 break, but Hendry won the next two to take the lead. He also led 4–2. White made a 73 break in frame seven, but Hendry held on to the lead with a century break in the last of the first session.[53] The first two frames of the second session were shared, with an 86 break by Hendry and an 89 by White. Hendry followed with a break of 119 in frame eleven and made a maximum break in the next.[36] It was the third 147 in the history of the tournament and Hendry's second in professional competition.[54] Hendry was awarded a bonus of £147,000 for the maximum and also won the tournament's highest break prize of £16,000.[21] White won the remaining three frames of the session, featuring breaks of 67, 80, and 82, to reduce the arrears to one frame at 7–8.[36][55] "The concentration Stephen used took a lot out of him. He was absolutely drained. I'm just glad he did it today and not in the morning because it could have been very damaging," Ian Doyle, Hendry's coach, said regarding the frames won by White after the 147.[56]
In the third session, Hendry manufactured a 121 break as he won the first four frames to lead 12–7. White won two of the remaining three. Hendry took the first of the final session, before White produced breaks of 75 and 68 to take three consecutive frames and reduce the deficit at 12–14. Breaks of 72 and 100 secured Hendry a place in the final with a 16–12 result. The last century break was his ninth during the event, setting a record for the most number of centuries in one edition of the World Championship. By winning, Hendry also broke Davis's record of 18 consecutive victories at the Crucible. "I can't feel any sympathy for Jimmy [White] at the table but after what he has been through recently, it is tremendous judgment to his character that he's even here playing that kind of snooker. He will be back and it's a crime he's now out of the top four. With the talent he has, he should have won fifty titles," Hendry said. White praised his opponent, saying, "He played fantastic snooker, he's so solid it's incredible. If you punish him, you have a chance. If not, he goes from strength to strength."[36][57]
Bond, playing in the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time in his career, faced Hicks.[50] Hicks won the opening frame by making a 42 clearance to tie and then potting the re-spotted black. Hicks missed a red and a pink in the following frames as Bond made breaks of 61, 64, 63, and 54 to win six in a row. Bond made a 101 break as the first four frames of the second session were shared. Bond then won the remaining three frames to go eight clear at 11–3. Bond also took the first two frames of the third session. Hicks won four of the next five, featuring a break of 80 in frame 21, but Bond took the last. Trailing 7–15, Hicks produced breaks of 136, 79, 67, and 79 as he reduced the deficit to four, but Bond made a half-century in the next frame to win the match 16–11. "It will be a dream come true if I go on and win the championship. I'll be the underdog, but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I'm also capable of beating anyone if I play the snooker I know I can produce," Bond said. "I missed so many game-balls and [Bond] punished me for it. He kept winning the fist frame after each interval yesterday and having led 6–1 overnight I just couldn't get back at him," Hicks said.[36][53][57]
Final

The best-of-35-frame final took place over four sessions on 29 and 30 April between Hendry and Bond.[20] The pair had met in one ranking final before, the only one Bond had reached until then, with Hendry the winner at the 1990 Grand Prix.[58][59] Hendry took the opening frame with a break of 61. Bond then went 3–1 ahead with breaks of 57 and 77. Hendry won two of the remaining three of the first session, featuring contributions of 72 and 101, to trail 3–4. The first two frames of the second session were shared, before Hendry won seven in a row with breaks of 60, 81, 70, 63, 124, 60, and 84 to lead 11–5 after the first day. In the third session, Hendry extended his lead to nine frames at 14–5 aided by breaks of 75 and 53. Bond replied with three consecutive frames, but Hendry secured the last two of the session with visits of 71 and 83. Going into the fourth and last session, Hendry held a 16–8 lead. He took the first frame with a break of 92 to go within one frame from victory. Bond compiled a 111 break in the next frame, but Hendry produced another century break to win the match.[36]
It was Hendry's fifth title. He became the first player to win the title at the Crucible four years in a row, breaking Davis's previous record of three in the modern era. "I know what I'm capable of and everytime I come to the Crucible I'm charged up, even if I haven't had a very good season. Someone will have to play unbelieveably well to beat me at the Crucible," Hendry said.[60] He later wrote that he had "little fear" of facing Bond in the final; he rated Bond as "talented" but without a "killer instinct", contrasting that with his own ability to top the world rankings consistently: "It takes selfishness and a bit of unpleasantness to be able to bully, harrass and psyche out opponents. I have all that in spades – on the table at least."[61]
Hendry was awarded £190,000 in prize money, added to the £163,000 for the maximum break compiled in the semi-finals.[60] He also received a Ferrari 348i worth about £200,000 from his sponsors Sweater Shop for winning the tournament.[62] He earnt £740,555 in prize money during the 1994–95 season, a new record; O'Sullivan was the second-biggest earner of the season, taking £285,175.[63] Bond received £115,000 as runner up.[60] In the 1995–96 world rankings published after the tournament, Hendry was first, for the sixth concecutive year.[64] Davis was second, with 42,395 points compared to Hendry's 50,042.[64] Runner-up Bond fell one place to 12th.[64] Of the semi-finalists, Hicks rose from 33rd to 17th and White dropped from fourth to seventh.[65]
Main draw
The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for the 16 seeded players. The match winners are shown in bold.[13][20]
| First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19, 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 & 15 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 & 16 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26, 27 & 28 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21, 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 & 16 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 & 30 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 & 15 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final: frame scores
| Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 29 & 30 April 1995 Referee: John Street[66] | ||||||||||
| 18–9 | ||||||||||
| Session 1: 3–4 | ||||||||||
| Frame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendry | 68† (61) | 42 | 29 | 0 | 72† (72) | 4 | 105† (1101) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bond | 20 | 87† (57) | 74† | 81† (77) | 8 | 76† | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Session 2: 8–1 (11–5) | ||||||||||
| Frame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Hendry | 77† | 1 | 65† (60) | 90† (81) | 70† (70) | 74† (63) | 124† (124) | 70† (60) | 84† (84) | N/A |
| Bond | 7 | 85† (68) | 32 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 0 | N/A |
| Session 3: 5–3 (16–8) | ||||||||||
| Frame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Hendry | 75† (75) | 115† (53) | 74† | 14 | 59 | 44 | 76† (71) | 83† (83) | N/A | N/A |
| Bond | 9 | 9 | 41 | 63† (52) | 73† | 63† | 19 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Session 4: 2–1 (18–9) | ||||||||||
| Frame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Hendry | 92† (92) | 0 | 103† (103) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bond | 36 | 135† (111) | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 124 | Highest break | 111 | ||||||||
| 3 | Century breaks | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | 50+ breaks | 5 | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry wins the 1995 World Snooker Championship Breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses. † = Winner of frame | ||||||||||
Qualifying results
Eight qualifying rounds were played.[24]
Rounds 1-4
Results for rounds 1 to 4 are shown below.[24]
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 19 frames | |||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | w/d | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | w/o | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
| w/d | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
| w/d | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| w/o | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| w/d | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| w/o | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| w/d | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | w/d | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | w/d | |||||||||||||
| 4 | w/o | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | w/d | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 5 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| w/o | 5 | |||||||||||||
| w/d | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| w/o | 5 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| w/d | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
- Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn
Rounds 5-8
Results for rounds 5 to 8 are shown below.[24]
| Round 5 Best of 19 frames | Round 6 Best of 19 frames | Round 7 Best of 19 frames | Round 8 Best of 19 frames | |||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
A total of 30 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament. The highest was a maximum break by Stephen Hendry, the third in the history of the World Championship.[67][54] Hendry's 12 centuries in the tournament beat the record of 10 set by Joe Davis in 1946 and equalled his own record for a ranking event, set at the 1994 UK Championship.[68][failed verification]
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