1995 UK Championship (snooker)

Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	17 November–3 December 1995
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	147
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon
Score	10–3
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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 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 on televised stage of the UK Championship against Gary Wilkinson. Willie Thorne had made one in 1987, but it wasn't televised.^[1][2] Hendry also cleared a 146 in the last frame of final to win 10–3 against Peter 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

^[3][5]

1st Round Best of 17 frames Stephen Hendry 9–3 Jamie Burnett Anthony Hamilton 9–3 Stuart Pettman Terry Griffiths 9–3 Dylan Leary Gary Wilkinson 9–4 Jason Prince Ken Doherty 9–8 Drew Henry Jason Ferguson 9–6 Karl Broughton Darren Morgan 9–3 Dave Finbow Dennis Taylor 9–2 Jimmy Michie Tony Drago 9–1 Tony Jones Mark Williams 9–6 Joe Swail John Parrott 9–2 Jamie Woodman Willie Thorne 9–6 Tony Meo John Higgins 9–3 Mark King Alain Robidoux 9–4 Karl Payne Jimmy White 9–5 Matt Wilson Stuart Reardon 9–6 Brian Morgan Peter Ebdon 9–7 Barry Pinches Matthew Stevens 9–4 Steve James Stephen Lee 9–6 Steve Davis Neal Foulds 9–5 Doug Mountjoy Nigel Bond 9–3 Surinder Gill Tony Knowles 9–7 Jon Birch Paul Hunter 9–4 Alan McManus Wayne Jones 9–5 Dean Reynolds James Wattana 9–4 Darryn Walker Dene O'Kane 9–4 Mark Johnston-Allen Andy Hicks 9–5 Gerard Greene Mark Bennett 9–7 Dave Harold Mark Flowerdew 9–4 Martin Clark Chris Small 9–7 David Roe Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–3 Steve Meakin Paul Davies 9–6 Mick Price

2nd Round Best of 17 frames Stephen Hendry 9–3 Anthony Hamilton Gary Wilkinson 9–3 Terry Griffiths Ken Doherty 9–4 Jason Ferguson Dennis Taylor 9–8 Darren Morgan Mark Williams 9–7 Tony Drago John Parrott 9–3 Willie Thorne John Higgins 9–1 Alain Robidoux Jimmy White 9–4 Stuart Reardon Peter Ebdon 9–6 Matthew Stevens Stephen Lee 9–7 Neal Foulds Nigel Bond 9–4 Tony Knowles Wayne Jones 9–6 Paul Hunter James Wattana 9–6 Dene O'Kane Andy Hicks 9–7 Mark Bennett Chris Small 9–2 Mark Flowerdew Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–4 Paul Davies

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Stephen Hendry	9
	Gary Wilkinson	2
					Stephen Hendry	9
					Ken Doherty	3
	Ken Doherty	9
	Dennis Taylor	1
									Stephen Hendry	9
									John Higgins	1
	Mark Williams	9
	John Parrott	6
					Mark Williams	6
					John Higgins	9
	John Higgins	9
	Jimmy White	6
													Stephen Hendry	10
													Peter Ebdon	3
	Peter Ebdon	9
	Stephen Lee	5
					Peter Ebdon	9
					Nigel Bond	7
	Nigel Bond	9
	Wayne Jones	2
									Peter Ebdon	9
									Andy Hicks	1
	Andy Hicks	9
	James Wattana	8
					Andy Hicks	9
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	7
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Chris Small	2

Century breaks

All Rounds TV breaks in bold

• 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 Flowerdrew
• 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. 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.
3. "Royal Liver Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
4. "1995 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
5. "1995 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.