1995–96 snooker season

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1995–96 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1995 – May 1996
Tournaments29 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

The 1995–96 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1995 and May 1996. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar[]

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1] Reference
08–?? 08–??  PAK NR Red & White Challenge Islamabad England Nigel Bond England John Parrott 8–6 [2]
09–14 09–16  AUS NR Australian Masters Melbourne England Anthony Hamilton Scotland Chris Small 8–6 [3][4]
09–17 09–19  AUS NR Australian Open Melbourne England Anthony Hamilton Scotland Chris Small 9–7 [5][6][4]
09–19 09–24  SCO NR Scottish Masters Motherwell Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 9–5 [7]
09–30 10–07  THA WR Thailand Classic Bangkok England John Parrott England Nigel Bond 9–6 [8][9]
10–06 10–14  SCO NR Benson & Hedges Championship Edinburgh Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland Paul McPhillips 9–3 [10]
10–16 10–29  ENG WR Grand Prix Sunderland Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [11]
10–30 11–05  MLT NR Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala England Peter Ebdon Scotland John Higgins 7–4 [12]
11–17 12–03  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 10–3 [13]
12–03 12–10  GER WR German Open Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt Scotland John Higgins Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–3 [14]
01–?? 01–??  BEL NR Belgian Masters Wales Matthew Stevens Belgium 7–1 [4]
01–03 01–07  ENG NR Charity Challenge International Convention Centre Birmingham England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [15]
01–?? 01–18  CHN NR Guangzhou Masters Guangzhou Malta Tony Drago England Steve Davis 6–2 [2][16]
01–27 02–03  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Wales Mark Williams England John Parrott 9–3 [17][18]
02–04 02–11  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 [19][20]
02–17 02–24  ENG WR International Open Link Centre Swindon Scotland John Higgins England Rod Lawler 9–3 [21][22]
02–25 03–03  MLT WR European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta England John Parrott England Peter Ebdon 9–7 [23][24]
03–?? 03–??  FIN NR Finnish Masters England Rod Lawler England Stefan Mazrocis 6–2 [4]
03–11 03–17  THA WR Thailand Open Bangkok Scotland Alan McManus Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–8 [9][25][26]
03–?? 03–??  CHN NR China Masters England Rod Lawler Pakistan Shokat Ali 6–3 [4]
03–26 03–31  IRL NR Irish Masters Kill Wales Darren Morgan England Steve Davis 9–8 [27]
03–?? 03–??  PAK NR Pakistan Masters Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn England Brian Morgan 7–5 [4]
04–01 04–08  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England Nigel Bond Scotland John Higgins 9–8 [28]
04–20 05–06  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 18–12 [29]
12–28 05–12  ENG NR European League Irthlingborough Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Steve Davis 10–5 [30][31][32]
05–15 05–19  MLT NR Malta Masters Jerma Palace Hotel Marsascala England Mark Davis England John Read 6–3 [33]
05–?? 05–??  MAS NR Malaysian Masters Wales Dominic Dale Scotland Drew Henry 8–3 [4]
05–?? 05–??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Nigel Bond 9–7 [34]
05–30 06–02  POL NR Poland Masters Warsaw Northern Ireland Gerard Greene Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 6–5 [4]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings[]

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1995/1996

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.[35][36][37]

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry 50042
2 Steady England Steve Davis 42395
3 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 41255
4 Rise England John Parrott 38939
5 Fall Thailand James Wattana 38904
6 Steady Scotland Alan McManus 36310
7 Fall England Jimmy White 36225
8 Steady Wales Darren Morgan 34970
9 Fall Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 34507
10 Steady England Peter Ebdon 33645
11 Rise Scotland John Higgins 29962
12 Fall England Nigel Bond 29394
13 Rise England Dave Harold 28840
14 Rise Malta Tony Drago 25944
15 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths 25259
16 Fall England David Roe 24156

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format

References[]

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  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 167.
  5. ^ Snooker Scene, October 1995, page 26
  6. ^ "Australian Open Snooker". Oceania Cue Sports. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Regal Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Singha Thailand Classic". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Benson & Hedges Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Skoda Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Rothmans Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Royal Live Assurance UK Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  14. ^ "German Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Drago gains first win over Davis". The Irish Times on HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.(subscription required)
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  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  21. ^ "Sweater Shop International Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  23. ^ "European Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  25. ^ "Singha Thailand Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  28. ^ "Castella Classic British Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  29. ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  30. ^ "Hendry is hammered". Sunday Mirror on HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011. (subscription required)
  31. ^ "Dr Martens European League". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  32. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  33. ^ Snooker Scene, July 1996, page 6
  34. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  35. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  36. ^ "World Rankings 1995/96". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  37. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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