1995 UK Championship

1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	17 November – 3 December 1995
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score	10–3
	← 1994 1996 →

Last updated August 19, 2025

The 1995 UK Championship (officially the 1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.^[1] The event started on 17 November 1995 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 25 November and 3 December 1995.

Stephen Hendry won his fourth UK title by defeating Peter Ebdon 10–3. Hendry also made the first maximum break in the televised stage of the UK Championship, against Gary Wilkinson. Willie Thorne had made one in 1987, and Ebdon himself made one in the qualifying stage in 1992, but neither were televised.^[1]^[2] Hendry also cleared a 146 in the last frame of the final to win 10–3 against Ebdon.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

Winner: £60,000
Runner-up: £32,000
Semi-final: £16,000
Quarter-finalists: £9,050
Last 16: £4,550
Last 32: £2,600
Last 64: £1,900

Main draw

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Top half

Round 1 (Last 64) Best of 17 frames		Round 2 (Last 32) Best of 17 frames		Round 3 (Last 16) Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames



Stephen Hendry	9

Jamie Burnett	3
		Stephen Hendry	9

		Anthony Hamilton	3
Anthony Hamilton	9

Stuart Pettman	3
				Stephen Hendry	9

				Gary Wilkinson	2
Terry Griffiths	9

Dylan Leary	3
		Terry Griffiths	3

		Gary Wilkinson	9
Gary Wilkinson	9

Jason Prince	4
						Stephen Hendry	9

						Ken Doherty	3
Jason Ferguson	9

Karl Broughton	6
		Jason Ferguson	4

		Ken Doherty	9
Ken Doherty	9

Drew Henry	8
				Ken Doherty	9

				Dennis Taylor	1
Dennis Taylor	9

Jimmy Michie	2
		Dennis Taylor	9

		Darren Morgan	8
Darren Morgan	9

David Finbow	3
								Stephen Hendry	9

								John Higgins	1
Jimmy White	9

Matt Wilson	5
		Jimmy White	9

		Stuart Reardon	4
Brian Morgan	6

Stuart Reardon	9
				Jimmy White	6

				John Higgins	9
John Higgins	9

Mark King	3
		John Higgins	9

		Alain Robidoux	1
Alain Robidoux	9

Karl Payne	4
						John Higgins	9

						Mark Williams	6
Joe Swail	6

Mark Williams	9
		Mark Williams	9

		Tony Drago	7
Tony Drago	9

Tony Jones	1
				Mark Williams	9

				John Parrott	6
Willie Thorne	9

Tony Meo	6
		Willie Thorne	3

		John Parrott	9
John Parrott	9

Jamie Woodman	2

Bottom half

Round 1 (Last 64) Best of 17 frames		Round 2 (Last 32) Best of 17 frames		Round 3 (Last 16) Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames



Ronnie O'Sullivan	9

Steve Meakin	3
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	9

		Paul Davies	4
Mick Price	6

Paul Davies	9
				Ronnie O'Sullivan	9

				Chris Small	2
David Roe	7

Chris Small	9
		Chris Small	9

		Mark Flowerdew	2
Martin Clark	4

Mark Flowerdew	9
						Ronnie O'Sullivan	7

						Andy Hicks	9
Andy Hicks	9

Gerard Greene	5
		Andy Hicks	9

		Mark Bennett	7
Dave Harold	7

Mark Bennett	9
				Andy Hicks	9

				James Wattana	8
Dene O'Kane	9

Mark Johnston-Allen	4
		Dene O'Kane	6

		James Wattana	9
James Wattana	9

Darryn Walker	4
								Andy Hicks	1

								Peter Ebdon	9
Nigel Bond	9

Surinder Gill	3
		Nigel Bond	9

		Tony Knowles	4
Tony Knowles	9

Jon Birch	7
				Nigel Bond	9

				Wayne Jones	2
Alan McManus	4

Paul Hunter	9
		Paul Hunter	6

		Wayne Jones	9
Dean Reynolds	5

Wayne Jones	9
						Nigel Bond	7

						Peter Ebdon	9
Peter Ebdon	9

Barry Pinches	7
		Peter Ebdon	9

		Matthew Stevens	6
Steve James	4

Matthew Stevens	9
				Peter Ebdon	9

				Stephen Lee	5
Neal Foulds	9

Doug Mountjoy	5
		Neal Foulds	7

		Stephen Lee	9
Steve Davis	6

Stephen Lee	9

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Harrison The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 December 1995.
Stephen Hendry Scotland	10–3	Peter Ebdon England
First session:118–0 (118), 83–21, 78–56 (Ebdon 56), 109–32 (79), 12–76 (76), 69–49 (66), 81–51 (69), 69–45 (52), 27–57 Second session: 2–109 (96), 69–27 (59), 77–41, 146–0 (146)
146	Highest break	96
2	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Breaks shown in bold were made on the television stages.^{[ citation needed ]}

147 , 146, 133, 130, 128, 118, 105, 104, 100 – Stephen Hendry
144, 106 – Tony Drago
143, 109, 106 – Matthew Stevens
143 – Darren Guest
137, 126, 102, 100 – Andy Hicks
135, 108 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
135 – John Parrott
133 – Barry Pinches
129, 108 – Anthony Hamilton
127 – Alan McManus
126, 123, 108, 101 – John Higgins
126, 100 – Stuart Pettman
125, 112 – Paul Hunter
125 – James Wattana
122 – Darren Morgan
121 – Neal Foulds
118 – Mick Price
115 – Jimmy White
113 – Ken Doherty
112, 105 – Nick Pearce
111 – Mark Flowerdew
107, 103 – Peter Ebdon
106, 101 – Chris Small
105 – Steve James
104, 103 – Drew Henry
104 – Tai Pichit
102 – Brian Morgan
101 – Martin Clark

References

1 2 Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
↑ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
1 2 "Royal Liver Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
↑ "1995 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
↑ "1995 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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[cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk-1] 1 2 Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[2] Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

[Snooker.org-3] 1 2 "Royal Liver Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

[4] "1995 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[5] "1995 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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Tournament information
Dates	17 November – 3 December 1995 (1995-11-17 – 1995-12-03)
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score	10–3
← 1994 1996 →