1995 UK Championship

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1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates17 November – 3 December 1995 (1995-11-17 1995-12-03)
Venue Preston Guild Hall
City Preston
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Winner's share £60,000
Highest breakFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)
Score10–3
1994
1996

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.

Contents

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]

Main draw

[3] [5]

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3
 
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 3
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 2
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Dylan Leary 3
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 9
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 9
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 3
 
Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Karl Broughton 6
 
Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 4
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 8
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 1
 
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 2
 
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 8
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Finbow 3
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Matt Wilson 5
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Reardon 4
 
Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Reardon 9
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 6
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Karl Payne 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
 
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
 
 
 
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 7
 
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 1
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 6
 
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Tony Meo 6
 
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
 
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jamie Woodman 2
 

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Steve Meakin3
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 4
 
Flag of England.svg Mick Price 6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 9
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 2
 
Flag of England.svg David Roe 7
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 9
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Flowerdew 2
 
Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Flowerdew 9
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 7
 
Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 7
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 9
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 8
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Johnston-Allen 4
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 6
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
 
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Darryn Walker 4
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Surinder Gill 3
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 4
 
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jon Birch 7
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 2
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 9
 
Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 6
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 9
 
Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 9
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 7
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 7
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 6
 
Flag of England.svg Steve James 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
 
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 9
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 5
 
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 7
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
 
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
 

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Harrison
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 December 1995.
Stephen Hendry
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
10–3 Peter Ebdon
Flag of England.svg  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)
146Highest break96
2Century breaks0
750+ breaks3

Century breaks

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

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