# 1995 World Snooker Championship

The 1995 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1995 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 30 April 1995 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

## Overview

* Stephen Hendry won his fifth world title beating Nigel Bond 18–9. This was Hendry's fourth consecutive title, breaking Steve Davis' previous Crucible record of three.
* Hendry made the third 147 maximum break in the history of the tournament during his semi-final against Jimmy White.
* Before the first round match between Jimmy White and Peter Francisco, 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.
* Future world champion John Higgins made his debut in this tournament. He lost in the first round to Alan McManus. Another debutant, Andy Hicks, reached the semi-finals, knocking out six time former champion (and #2 seed) Steve Davis en route.
* 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.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £190,000
* Runner-up: £115,000
* Semi-final: £57,000
* Quarter-final: £29,000
* Last 16: £15,500
* Last 32: £8,750
* Highest break: £16,000
* Maximum break: £147,000
* Total: £1,132,000

## Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
| First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames |
| 14 April | 14 April | 14 April | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 10 | 19, 20 & 21 April | 19, 20 & 21 April | 19, 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Mazrocis | Stefan Mazrocis | 3 | 19, 20 & 21 April | 19, 20 & 21 April | 19, 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Mazrocis | Stefan Mazrocis | 3 | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | Tony Drago (16) | Tony Drago (16) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago (16) | Tony Drago (16) | 10 | Tony Drago (16) | Tony Drago (16) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago (16) | Tony Drago (16) | 10 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Paul Cavney | Paul Cavney | 2 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | |
| Paul Cavney | Paul Cavney | 2 | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 8 | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 10 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 8 | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 10 | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | 17 April | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | 17 April | Darren Morgan (8) | Darren Morgan (8) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan (8) | Darren Morgan (8) | 10 | Darren Morgan (8) | Darren Morgan (8) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan (8) | Darren Morgan (8) | 10 | | | | | | | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 3 | | | | | | | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 3 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 16 | |
| 18 April | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 16 | |
| 18 April | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 12 | |
| John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 12 | |
| John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 10 | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 5 | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 5 | John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | Joe Swail (12) | Joe Swail (12) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail (12) | Joe Swail (12) | 10 | Joe Swail (12) | Joe Swail (12) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail (12) | Joe Swail (12) | 10 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Nigel Gilbert | Nigel Gilbert | 8 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | |
| Nigel Gilbert | Nigel Gilbert | 8 | | | | John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 11 | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | | | | John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 11 | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | | | | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | | | |
| David Roe (13) | David Roe (13) | 10 | | | | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | | | |
| David Roe (13) | David Roe (13) | 10 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 6 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 6 | David Roe (13) | David Roe (13) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | David Roe (13) | David Roe (13) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | 15 & 16 April | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 10 | Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (4) | Jimmy White (4) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April |
| Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April |
| Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 18 |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 18 |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 9 |
| James Wattana (3) | James Wattana (3) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 9 |
| James Wattana (3) | James Wattana (3) | 8 | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 10 | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 10 | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | 16 April | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | 16 April | Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 10 | Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 10 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 6 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 6 | | | | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 7 | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | | | | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 7 | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 10 | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 10 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 8 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 8 | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | | | | | | | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 16 | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | | | | | | | Nigel Bond (11) | Nigel Bond (11) | 16 | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | | | | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 11 | | | |
| Ken Doherty (7) | Ken Doherty (7) | 7 | | | | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 11 | | | |
| Ken Doherty (7) | Ken Doherty (7) | 7 | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 10 | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 10 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | 14 & 15 April | Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 10 | Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 10 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 8 | | | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | Peter Ebdon (10) | Peter Ebdon (10) | 8 | | | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 13 | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne (15) | Willie Thorne (15) | 10 | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 13 | | | | | | |
| Willie Thorne (15) | Willie Thorne (15) | 10 | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Tai Pichit | Tai Pichit | 6 | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | 21, 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Tai Pichit | Tai Pichit | 6 | Willie Thorne (15) | Willie Thorne (15) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | Willie Thorne (15) | Willie Thorne (15) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (2) | Steve Davis (2) | 7 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 29 & 30 April 1995. Referee: John Street :
| Stephen Hendry (1) Scotland | 18–9 | Nigel Bond (11) England |
| 68–20, 42–87, 29–74, 0–81, 72–8, 4–76, 105–0, 77–7, 1–85, 65–32, 90–1, 70–31, 74–13, 124–1, 70–25, 84–0, 75–9, 115–9, 74–41, 14–63, 59–73, 44–67, 76–19, 83–0, 92–36, 0–135, 103–28 | Century breaks: 4 (Hendry 3, Bond 1) Highest break by Hendry: 124 Highest break by Bond: 111 | 68–20, 42–87, 29–74, 0–81, 72–8, 4–76, 105–0, 77–7, 1–85, 65–32, 90–1, 70–31, 74–13, 124–1, 70–25, 84–0, 75–9, 115–9, 74–41, 14–63, 59–73, 44–67, 76–19, 83–0, 92–36, 0–135, 103–28 |
| Stephen Hendry wins the 1995 Embassy World Snooker Championship |||

## Century breaks

There were 30 centuries in the 1995 Embassy World Championship. Stephen Hendry 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. 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.