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Tournaments: 1994/95: Results

Embassy World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 14-30 Apr 1995; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Stephen Hendry; Notes: (Until 2020) this was the last World Championship to start on a Friday and finish on a Sunday, rather than starting on a Saturday and finishing on the "May Day" Bank Holiday, the first Monday in May, as is tradition.; See also results (127)
Final
played on 29-30 April
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 18-9 England Nigel Bond (a) Head to head
Stephen Hendry won his fifth world title, his fourth consecutive title, breaking Steve Davis' previous Crucible record of three.

Hendry's 12 centuries in the tournament beat the record of 10 set by Joe Davis in 1946 and equalled his own record for a ranking event, set at the 1994 UK Championship.

Street refereed his fifth and last World Championship final (between 1980 and 1995).

68-20 (61); 42-87 (57); 29-74; 0-81 (77); 72-8 (72); 4-76; 105-0 (101); 77-7; 1-85 (68);
65-32 (60); 90-1 (81); 70-31 (70); 74-13 (63); 124-1 (124); 70-25 (60); 84-0 (84); 75-9 (75);
115-9 (53); 74-41; 14-63 (52); 59-73 (59); 44-63; 76-19 (71); 83-0 (83); 92-36 (92);
0-135 (111); 103-28 (103)

Referee: John Street
Semifinals
played on 26-28 April
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 16-12 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
Hendry made the third 147 maximum break in the history of the tournament.
England Nigel Bond (a) 16-11 England Andy Hicks (a)  
Quarterfinals
played on 24-25 April
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 13-8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head
England Jimmy White (a) 13-11 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
England Nigel Bond (a) 13-7 England Gary Wilkinson (a) Head to head
England Andy Hicks (a) 13-8 England Peter Ebdon (a)  
Round 2
(Last 16)
played on 19-23 April
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 13-6 Malta Tony Drago (a) Head to head
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 13-8 Wales Darren Morgan (a) Head to head
3 England John Parrott (a) 13-11 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
4 England Jimmy White (a) 13-7 England David Roe (a)  
5 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 13-9 Wales Terry Griffiths (a)  
6 England Nigel Bond (a) 13-10 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
7 England Peter Ebdon (a) 13-7 England Mark Davis (a) Head to head
8 England Andy Hicks (a) 13-7 England Willie Thorne (a) Head to head
Round 1
(Last 32)
played on 14-19 April
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 10-3 England Stefan Mazrocis (a)  
2 Malta Tony Drago (a) 10-2 England Paul Cavney (a)  
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 10-3 England Dave Harold (a) Head to head
4 Wales Darren Morgan (a) 10-3 Wales Anthony Davies (a)  
5 England John Parrott (a) 10-5 England Brian Morgan (a)  
6 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) 10-8 England Nigel Gilbert (a) Head to head
7 England David Roe (a) 10-6 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a)  
8 England Jimmy White (a) 10-2 South Africa Peter Francisco (a)  
There were unusual gambling patterns on a 10-2 win for White and betting was suspended shortly before the match. A betting investigation was held and Francisco was banned for five years.
9 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 10-8 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
10 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 10-6 Canada Alain Robidoux (a)  
11 England Nigel Bond (a) 10-8 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
12 Scotland Alan McManus (a) 10-3 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head

This was Higgins' first time at the crucible.
13 England Mark Davis (a) 10-7 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
14 England Peter Ebdon (a) 10-2 England Rod Lawler (a) Head to head
15 England Willie Thorne (a) 10-6 Thailand Tai Pichit (a)  
16 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-7 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head

This was Hicks' first time at the crucible.

World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 4-20 Jan 1995; Venue: Unknown; View on separate page; Notes: See also results (96)
Qual Round 4
(Last 48)
1 England Paul Cavney (a) 10-9 England Neal Foulds (a)  
2 Wales Anthony Davies (a) 10-2 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a)  
3 England Mark Davis (a) 10-4 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a)  
4 South Africa Peter Francisco (a) 10-8 Ireland Mick Price (a)  
5 England Nigel Gilbert (a) 10-6 England Steve James (a)  
6 England Dave Harold (a) 10-6 England David Finbow (a)  
7 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-9 England Martin Clark (a)  
8 Scotland John Higgins (a) 10-8 England Jason Ferguson (a) Head to head
9 England Rod Lawler (a) 10-6 England Dean Reynolds (a)  
10 England Stephen Lee (a) 10-4 England Tony Knowles (a)  
11 England Stefan Mazrocis (a) 10-6 England Mark Bennett (a)  
12 England Brian Morgan (a) 10-4 Wales Tony Chappel (a)  
13 Thailand Tai Pichit (a) 10-8 England Mike Hallett (a)  
14 Canada Alain Robidoux (a) 10-3 England Jamie Woodman (a)  
15 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 10-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
16 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 10-3 England Barry Pinches (a)  
Qual Round 3
(Last 64)
1 England Paul Cavney (a) 10-8 England Nick Terry (a) Head to head
2 Wales Anthony Davies (a) 10-4 England Tony Meo (a)  
3 England Mark Davis (a) 10-3 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head
4 South Africa Peter Francisco (a) 10-6 England Anthony Hamilton (a)  
5 England Nigel Gilbert (a) 10-8 Scotland Paul McPhillips (a)  
6 England David Finbow (a) 10-6 Finland Robin Hull (a)  
7 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-2 England Joe Johnson (a)  
8 Scotland John Higgins (a) 10-7 England Jason Wallace (a)  
9 England Rod Lawler (a) 10-6 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) Head to head
10 England Stephen Lee (a) 10-8 Scotland Chris Small (a) Head to head
11 England Stefan Mazrocis (a) 10-7 South Africa Silvino Francisco (a)  
12 Wales Tony Chappel (a) 10-6 Wales Paul Davies (a)  
13 Thailand Tai Pichit (a) 10-6 Scotland Euan Henderson (a)  
14 England Jamie Woodman (a) 10-4 England Ian Brumby (a)  
15 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 10-5 England Justin Buckingham (a)  
16 England Barry Pinches (a) 10-9 United States Mike Massey (a)  
Qual Round 2
(Last 96)
1 England Paul Cavney (a) 10-9 England Les Dodd (a)  
2 England Nick Terry (a) 10-6 Belgium Mario Geudens (a)  
3 Wales Anthony Davies (a) 10-4 England Lee Richardson (a)  
4 England Tony Meo (a) 10-4 England Jonathan Birch (a)  
5 England Mark Davis (a) 10-2 England Danny Fowler (a)  
6 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 10-5 England Mark Flowerdew (a)  
7 South Africa Peter Francisco (a) 10-4 England Joe Jogia (a)  
8 England Anthony Hamilton (a) 10-6 England Nick Walker (a) Head to head
9 England Nigel Gilbert (a) 10-2 England Gary Lees (a)  
10 Scotland Paul McPhillips (a) 10-6 England Steve Judd (a)  
11 England David Finbow (a) 10-9 England Matt Wilson (a)  
12 Finland Robin Hull (a) 10-4 Wales Wayne Jones (a)  
13 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-7 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy (a)  
14 England Joe Johnson (a) 10-5 England Matthew Couch (a)  
15 Scotland John Higgins (a) 10-5 England John Read (a)  
16 England Jason Wallace (a) 10-8 Canada Jim Wych (a)  
17 England Rod Lawler (a) 10-6 England Mark Rowing (a)  
18 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 10-7 England Mark Johnston-Allen (a)  
19 England Stephen Lee (a) 10-8 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a)  
20 Scotland Chris Small (a) 10-9 Scotland Drew Henry (a)  
21 England Stefan Mazrocis (a) 10-9 Northern Ireland Jason Prince (a) Head to head
22 South Africa Silvino Francisco (a) 10-9 Scotland Scott MacFarlane (a)  
23 Wales Tony Chappel (a) 10-1 Malaysia Sam Chong (a)  
24 Wales Paul Davies (a) 10-8 England Mark King (a)  
25 Thailand Tai Pichit (a) 10-5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a)  
26 Scotland Euan Henderson (a) 10-5 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a)  
27 England Jamie Woodman (a) 10-9 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
28 England Ian Brumby (a) 10-8 Wales Steve Newbury (a)  
29 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 10-7 Ireland Stephen O'Connor (a)  
30 England Justin Buckingham (a) 10-9 England Tony Jones (a)  
31 England Barry Pinches (a) 10-6 Ireland Stephen Murphy (a)  
32 United States Mike Massey (a) 10-9 England Darryn Walker (a)  
Qual Round 1
(Last 128)
1 England Paul Cavney (a) 10-9 Ireland Michael Judge (a)  
2 Belgium Mario Geudens (a) 10-5 England Karl Payne (a)  
3 England Lee Richardson (a) 10-5 England Oliver King (a)  
4 England Tony Meo (a) 10-8 England Leigh Griffin (a)  
5 England Mark Davis (a) 10-4 Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin (a)  
6 England Mark Flowerdew (a) 10-3 Ireland Eugene Hughes (a)  
7 England Joe Jogia (a) 10-7 England Surinder Gill (a)  
8 England Nick Walker (a) 10-9 England Karl Broughton (a)  
9 England Gary Lees (a) 10-8 Northern Ireland Dylan Leary (a)  
10 England Steve Judd (a) 10-5 England Jimmy Michie (a)  
11 England Matt Wilson (a) 10-3 England Anthony Harris (a)  
12 Finland Robin Hull (a) 10-3 England Darren Hackeson (a)  
13 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy (a) 10-4 England Sean Storey (a) Head to head
14 England Matthew Couch (a) 10-6 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu (a)  
15 England John Read (a) 10-7 England Jeff Cundy (a)  
16 England Jason Wallace (a) 10-6 England David Taylor (a)  
17 England Mark Rowing (a) 10-9 England Ian McCulloch (a)  
18 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 10-4 England Anthony Bolsover (a)  
19 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a) 10-8 Scotland Graham Horne (a)  
20 Scotland Chris Small (a) 10-5 England Colin Morton (a)  
21 England Stefan Mazrocis (a) 10-3 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski (a)  
22 Scotland Scott MacFarlane (a) 10-8 Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill (a)  
23 Malaysia Sam Chong (a) 10-8 England Chris Scanlon (a)  
24 England Mark King (a) 10-5 England Eddie Manning (a)  
25 Thailand Tai Pichit (a) 10-8 England Stuart Reardon (a)  
26 Scotland Euan Henderson (a) 10-3 England Barry West (a)  
27 England Jamie Woodman (a) 10-4 England Nick Dyson (a)  
28 England Ian Brumby (a) 10-8 England Mark Gray (a)  
29 Ireland Stephen O'Connor (a) 10-6 England Peter Daubney (a)  
30 England Justin Buckingham (a) 10-9 England Ken Owers (a)  
31 England Barry Pinches (a) 10-3 England Darren Clarke (a)  
32 England Darryn Walker (a) 10-6 England Roger Garrett (a)  

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