# 1995 British Open

The 1995 British Open (officially the 1995 Castella Classic British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–9 April 1995 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Newbury | Steve Newbury | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Newbury | Steve Newbury | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 5 | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Johnston-Allen | Mark Johnston-Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Johnston-Allen | Mark Johnston-Allen | 4 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 3 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 5 | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Wych | Jim Wych | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Wych | Jim Wych | 3 | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Birch | Jonathan Birch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | Jonathan Birch | Jonathan Birch | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 5 | Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 2 | | | | Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Flowerdew | Mark Flowerdew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Flowerdew | Mark Flowerdew | 1 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve James | Steve James | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 5 | Steve James | Steve James | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 3 | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mick Price | Mick Price | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 5 | | | | | | | Mick Price | Mick Price | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne | Willie Thorne | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne | Willie Thorne | 2 | Chris Small | Chris Small | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mick Price | Mick Price | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mick Price | Mick Price | 5 | Mick Price | Mick Price | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Mosley | Neil Mosley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Mosley | Neil Mosley | 2 | | | | | | | | Mick Price | Mick Price | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 1 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wayne Jones | Wayne Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wayne Jones | Wayne Jones | 5 | Wayne Jones | Wayne Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 1 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Terry | Nick Terry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Terry | Nick Terry | 2 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 5 | Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Jones | Tony Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Jones | Tony Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 4 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tony Knowles | Tony Knowles | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Knowles | Tony Knowles | 5 | Tony Knowles | Tony Knowles | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 2 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | | | | | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Murphy | Stephen Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Murphy | Stephen Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths | Terry Griffiths | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths | Terry Griffiths | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Karl Broughton | Karl Broughton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Broughton | Karl Broughton | 5 | Karl Broughton | Karl Broughton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 1 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Prince | Jason Prince | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Prince | Jason Prince | 0 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 5 | Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Graham | Ian Graham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Graham | Ian Graham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 2 | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 2 | | | | |
| Suriya Suwannasingh | Suriya Suwannasingh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Suriya Suwannasingh | Suriya Suwannasingh | 3 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jason Ferguson | Jason Ferguson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Ferguson | Jason Ferguson | 5 | Jason Ferguson | Jason Ferguson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Chappel | Tony Chappel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Chappel | Tony Chappel | 2 | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 5 | | | | | | | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 2 | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 5 | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Burns | John Burns | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Burns | John Burns | 0 | | | | | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 5 | Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 4 | | | | Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhass Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 9 April 1995. :
| John Higgins Scotland | 9–6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
| Afternoon: 44–76 (76), 0–131 (117), 81–7 (55), 67–0, 9–93 (89), 120–8 (119), 84–8 (62), 80–35 (79) Evening: 44–76 (76), 132–7 (132), 5–67 (67), 55–66, 69–39, 22–67 (67), 74–38 |||
| 132 | Highest break | 117 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |