1995 British Open

1995 Castella Classic British Open
Tournament information
Dates	1–9 April 1995
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry (SCO) (145)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 1995 British Open (officially the 1995 Castella Classic British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–9 April 1995 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.^[2]

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.^[3]

Main draw

^[4]^[5]

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames

Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

Steve Newbury	1
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

		Dennis Taylor	4
Dennis Taylor	5

Mark Johnston-Allen	4
				Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

				Dene O'Kane	1
Stephen Lee	5

David Roe	3
		Stephen Lee	4

		Dene O'Kane	5
Dene O'Kane	5

Jim Wych	3
						Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

						Dave Harold	4
Jonathan Birch	5

Tony Drago	4
		Jonathan Birch	3

		Alain Robidoux	5
Alain Robidoux	5

Terry Murphy	2
				Alain Robidoux	2

				Dave Harold	5
Alan McManus	5

Anthony Hamilton	2
		Alan McManus	1

		Dave Harold	5
Dave Harold	5

Anthony Davies	2
								Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

								James Wattana	4
Jimmy White	5

Mark Flowerdew	1
		Jimmy White	5

		Steve James	0
Steve James	5

Alex Higgins	3
				Jimmy White	2

				Mick Price	5
Chris Small	5

Willie Thorne	2
		Chris Small	2

		Mick Price	5
Mick Price	5

Neil Mosley	2
						Mick Price	1

						James Wattana	5
Peter Ebdon	5

Dave Finbow	1
		Peter Ebdon	5

		Wayne Jones	1
Wayne Jones	5

Brian Morgan	1
				Peter Ebdon	2

				James Wattana	5
James Wattana	5

Nick Terry	2
		James Wattana	5

		Dean Reynolds	2
Dean Reynolds	5

Tony Jones	2
										Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

										John Higgins	9
Steve Davis	5

Paul Davies	4
		Steve Davis	5

		Tony Knowles	4
Tony Knowles	5

Nick Dyson	2
				Steve Davis	5

				Martin Clark	4
Billy Snaddon	5

Joe Swail	4
		Billy Snaddon	4

		Martin Clark	5
Martin Clark	5

Stephen Murphy	0
						Steve Davis	2

						John Higgins	5
John Higgins	5

Terry Griffiths	1
		John Higgins	5

		Karl Broughton	0
Karl Broughton	5

Doug Mountjoy	1
				John Higgins	5

				Mike Hallett	0
Ken Doherty	5

Jason Prince	0
		Ken Doherty	3

		Mike Hallett	5
Mike Hallett	5

Ian Graham	3
								John Higgins	6

								John Parrott	2
John Parrott	5

Suriya Suwannasingh	3
		John Parrott	5

		Jason Ferguson	1
Jason Ferguson	5

Tony Chappel	2
				John Parrott	5

				Neal Foulds	3
Darren Morgan	5

Nick Walker	2
		Darren Morgan	3

		Neal Foulds	5
Neal Foulds	5

John Burns	0
						John Parrott	5

						Stephen Hendry	1
Nigel Bond	5

Mark Williams	2
		Nigel Bond	3

		Peter Francisco	5
Peter Francisco	5

Mark Bennett	4
				Peter Francisco	2

				Stephen Hendry	5
Stephen Hendry	5

Michael Judge	1
		Stephen Hendry	5

		Drew Henry	3
Drew Henry	5

Gary Wilkinson	3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhass Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 9 April 1995.
John Higgins Scotland	9–6	Ronnie O'Sullivan England
Afternoon: 44–76 (76), 0–131 (117), 81–7 (55), 67–0, 9–93 (89), 120–8 (119), 84–8 (62), 80–35 (79) Evening: 44–76 (76), 132–7 (132), 5–67 (67), 55–66, 69–39, 22–67 (67), 74–38
132	Highest break	117
2	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Higgins the top teenager". Herald Scotland. 10 April 1995. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "1995 Castella Classic British Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.