1994–95 snooker season

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.

1994–95 snooker season
Details
Duration1 August 1994 – May 1995
Tournaments19
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Stephen Hendry
Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan
World Championship Stephen Hendry

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1][2] Reference
08–01 08–07  AUS NR Australian Open Bentleigh Club Melbourne John Higgins Willie Thorne 9–5 [3][4]
08–?? 08–??  THA NR Top Rank Classic Hat Yai Stephen Hendry Alan McManus [n 2] [5][6]
09–20 09–25  SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Ken Doherty Stephen Hendry 9–7 [7]
09–30 10–07  UAE WR Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Alan McManus Peter Ebdon 9–6 [8][9]
10–10 10–23  ENG WR Grand Prix Assembly Rooms Derby John Higgins Dave Harold 9–6 [10][11]
10–28 11–05  SCO NR Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh Mark Williams Rod Lawler 9–5 [12]
11–11 11–27  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty 10–5 [13][14]
11–28 12–04  MLT NR Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Valletta John Parrott Tony Drago 7–6 [15]
12–11 12–17  BEL WR European Open Het Rool Stadium Antwerp Stephen Hendry John Parrott 9–3 [16][17]
12–?? 12–??  THA NR King's Cup Thai/Japan Youth Centre Bangkok Billy Snaddon Noppadon Noppachorn 8–4 [18]
01–04 01–08  ENG NR Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham Stephen Hendry Dennis Taylor 9–1 [19]
01–22 01–29  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Steve Davis John Higgins 9–3 [20][21][22]
02–05 02–12  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 9–3 [23][24][25]
02–13 02–19  ENG WR International Open Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth John Higgins Steve Davis 9–5 [26][27][28]
03–10 03–18  THA WR Thailand Open Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok James Wattana Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [29][30]
03–21 03–26  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Peter Ebdon Stephen Hendry 9–8 [31][32][33]
04–01 04–09  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [34][35]
04–08 05–20  ENG TB Tenball The London Studios London Jimmy White Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 [36]
04–14 04–30  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Stephen Hendry Nigel Bond 18–9 [37][38]
05–02 05–07  MLT NR Malta Masters Jerma Palace Hotel Marsascala David Roe Tony Drago 6–3 [39][40][41]
01–?? 05–07  ENG NR European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty 10–2 [42]
05–?? 05–??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Peter Ebdon Ken Doherty 9–8 [43]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
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.[44][45][46]

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Stephen Hendry 53300
2 Steve Davis 52300
3 James Wattana 49000
4 Jimmy White 49000
5 John Parrott 48300
6 Alan McManus 46750
7 Ken Doherty 42020
8 Darren Morgan 41500
9 Ronnie O'Sullivan 37620
10 Peter Ebdon 35240
11 Nigel Bond 34730
12 Joe Swail 32680
13 David Roe 32580
14 Terry Griffiths 31250
15 Willie Thorne 31250
16 Tony Drago 30250

Points distribution

1994/1995 points distribution of world ranking events from the televised stages:[47]

Tournament Round → L64 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Dubai Classic[9] Unseeded loser – 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser – 380 – – – – –
Grand Prix[11] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 NA 1520 2025 2700
Seeded loser 427 – – – – – –
UK Championship[14] Unseeded loser 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600 4800
Seeded loser 570 – – – – – –
European Open[17] Unseeded loser – 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser – 380 – – – – –
Welsh Open[21] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427 – – – – – –
International Open[27] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427 – – – – – –
Thailand Open[30] Unseeded loser – 1140 1330 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser – 380 – – – – –
British Open[35] Unseeded loser 640 855 1140 1520 2025 2700 3600
Seeded loser 427 – – – – – –

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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