World Snooker Championship 1995
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The 1995 Embassy
World Snooker Championship
took place at the Crucible Theatre
, Sheffield between 14–30 April 1995.
Stephen Hendry
won his fifth world title beating Nigel Bond
18–9.
Highest break TV Stage: £16,000
Maximum break TV Stage: £147,000
Embassy (cigarette)
Embassy is a brand of cigarettes from Imperial Tobacco. First sold in 1914 and relaunched as a coupon brand in 1962, in 1976 they were invited to sponsor the World Snooker Championships, which they did from then until 2005 at which time they had to pull out due to the UK government's ban on tobacco...
World Snooker Championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
took place at the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
, Sheffield between 14–30 April 1995.
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
won his fifth world title beating Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond
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18–9.
Notable moments
- Before the first round match between Jimmy WhiteJimmy WhiteJames Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
and Peter Francisco, there were unusual (huge) bettings all over the UK on a 10–2 win for White. The match did indeed finish 10–2. WPBSA was informed before the match and the President of the Embassy World Championship organization watched every frame of it. White soon afterwards was free from the WPBSA inquiryInquiryAn inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.-Deduction:...
into alleged match-fixing but Francisco later got a five-year ban from snooker when the inquiry concluded on May 8, 1995. He was also stripped of his £8,750 prize money he got for losing in the match.
- Andy HicksAndy HicksAndy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional...
became the first player since Terry GriffithsTerry GriffithsTerrence "Terry" Griffiths OBE is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of seven players to have...
in 1979World Snooker Championship 1979The 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 16 and 28 April 1979.Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor.-Notable moments:...
to reach the semi-finals at the first attempt. He beat Steve DavisSteve DavisSteve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
, Willie ThorneWillie ThorneWilliam Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...
, Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
before losing to Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*...
11–16 in the semis.
- This is the most recent World Championship to begin on a Friday with a Saturday and Sunday final instead of the Sunday and May Day Holiday Monday. Since adopting the 17 day format, other years in which the tournament began on a Friday are 1982World Snooker Championship 1982The 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 30 April and 16 May 1982.Alex Higgins won in the final 18–15 against Ray Reardon.- Notable moments :...
, 1985World Snooker Championship 1985The 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 12 and 28 April 1985....
and 1990World Snooker Championship 1990The 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 13 and 29 April 1990.The tournament saw the first world championship victory of Stephen Hendry, who beat Jimmy White 18–12 in the final...
.
- There were 31 centuries in the 1995 Embassy World Championship. Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
made the third maximum break in the championship's history and became the first to go on to win the title after making a 147 break. Stephen Hendry's 12 centuries in the tournament beat the record of 10 set by Joe DavisJoe DavisJoe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....
in 1946 and equalled his own record for a ranking event, set at the 1994 UK Championship.
Prize money
- Winner: £190,000
- Runner-up: £115,000
- Semi-finalists: £57,000
- Quarter-finalists: £29,000
- Last 16: £15,500
- Last 32: £8,750
Highest break TV Stage: £16,000
Maximum break TV Stage: £147,000
Main draw
Century breaks
- 147, 133, 128, 124, 121, 119, 114, 105, 103, 103, 101, 100 Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
- 136, 117, 100 Andy HicksAndy HicksAndy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional...
- 129, 123, 115, 110 John ParrottJohn ParrottJohn Parrott MBE is an English professional snooker player and TV personality.He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times...
- 117 Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
- 115, 111, 101 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*...
- 112, 111, 103 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
- 108, 107 Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
- 103 Dave HaroldDave HaroldDavid 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...
- 100 Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
- 100 Darren MorganDarren MorganDarren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...