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. __TOC__
Calendar Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 6 Sep 7 Sep Red & White Challenge Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad Nigel Bond John Parrott 8–6 14 Sep 16 Sep Australian Masters Bentleigh Club Melbourne Anthony Hamilton Chris Small 8–6 Snooker Scene, September 1995, page 14 17 Sep 19 Sep Australian Open Bentleigh Club Melbourne Anthony Hamilton Chris Small 9–7 Snooker Scene, October 1995, page 26 19 Sep 24 Sep Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 9–5 Thailand Classic Novotel Bangkok John Parrott Nigel Bond 9–6 6 Oct 14 Oct Benson & Hedges Championship JP Snooker Centre Edinburgh Matthew Stevens Paul McPhillips 9–3 16 Oct 29 Oct Grand Prix Sunderland Stephen Hendry John Higgins 9–5 30 Oct 5 Nov Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala Peter Ebdon John Higgins 7–4 17 Nov 3 Dec UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 10–3 3 Dec 10 Dec German Open Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt John Higgins Ken Doherty 9–3 ? Dec ? Dec Belgian Masters Antwerp Matthew Stevens Patrick Delsemme 7–1 3 Jan 7 Jan Charity Challenge Birmingham Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 9–6 ? Jan 18 Jan Guangzhou Masters White Swan Club Guangzhou Tony Drago Steve Davis 6–2 27 Jan 3 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Mark Williams John Parrott 9–3 4 Feb 11 Feb The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Stephen Hendry Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 17 Feb 24 Feb International Open Link Centre Swindon John Higgins Rod Lawler 9–3 25 Feb 3 Mar European Open Valletta John Parrott Peter Ebdon 9–7 ? Mar ? Mar Finnish Masters Hesperia, Hotel Helsinki Rod Lawler Stefan Mazrocis 6–2 11 Mar 17 Mar Thailand Open Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Alan McManus Ken Doherty 9–8 ? Mar ? Mar China Masters Haidien Gymnasium Beijing Rod Lawler Shokat Ali 6–3 26 Mar 31 Mar Irish Masters Goff's Kill Darren Morgan Steve Davis 9–8 1 Apr 8 Apr British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Nigel Bond John Higgins 9–8 20 Apr 6 May Crucible Theatre Sheffield Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 23 Apr 26 Apr Pakistan Masters Karachi Noppadon Noppachorn Brian Morgan 7–5 28 Dec 12 May European League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough Ken Doherty Steve Davis 10–5 15 May 19 May Malta Masters Jerma Palace Hotel Marsascala Mark Davis John Read 6–3 Snooker Scene, July 1996, page 6 20 May 23 May Malaysian Masters Genting Highlands Pahang Dominic Dale Drew Henry 8–3 ? May ? May Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Ken Doherty Nigel Bond 9–7 28 May 31 May Poland Masters Atelier Snooker Club Warsaw Gerard Greene Patrick Wallace 6–5
Ranking event Non-ranking event
Official rankings
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.
No. Ch. Name Points 1 Stephen Hendry 50042 2 Steve Davis 42395 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 41255 4 John Parrott 38939 5 James Wattana 38904 6 Alan McManus 36310 7 Jimmy White 36225 8 Darren Morgan 34970 9 Ken Doherty 34507 10 Peter Ebdon 33645 11 John Higgins 29962 12 Nigel Bond 29394 13 Dave Harold 28840 14 Tony Drago 25944 15 Terry Griffiths 25259 16 David Roe 24156
Notes
References
External links