1995 Australian Masters

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Australian Masters
Tournament information
Dates14–16 September 1995 (1995-09-14 1995-09-16)
VenueBentleigh Club
City Melbourne
Country Australia
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£4,000
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton
Runner-up Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small
Score8–6
1994
1995

The 1995 Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 16 September 1995 at the Bentleigh Club in Melbourne, Australia. [1]

Anthony Hamilton won the tournament by defeating Chris Small 8–6 in the final. [2]

Main draw

[2]

Round 1
Best of 9 Frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Final
Best of 15 Frames
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johl Younger 1 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Phaitoon Phonbun 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Phaitoon Phonbun 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 1 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Lawler 4 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris McBreen 5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris McBreen 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Anurat Wongjan 2 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 8
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Hicks 0 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yvan van Velthoven 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yvan van Velthoven 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les Higgins 1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 5
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Kien Foot 5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Kien Foot 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stan Gorski 2

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.