# 1995–96 snooker season

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.

## Calendar

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 6 Sep | 7 Sep | PAK | Red & White Challenge | Liaquat Gymnasium | Islamabad | Nigel Bond | John Parrott | 8–6 |
| 14 Sep | 16 Sep | AUS | Australian Masters | Bentleigh Club | Melbourne | Anthony Hamilton | Chris Small | 8–6 |
| 17 Sep | 19 Sep | AUS | Australian Open | Bentleigh Club | Melbourne | Anthony Hamilton | Chris Small | 9–7 |
| 19 Sep | 24 Sep | SCO | Scottish Masters | Civic Centre | Motherwell | Stephen Hendry | Peter Ebdon | 9–5 |
| 30 Sep | 7 Oct | THA | Thailand Classic | Novotel | Bangkok | John Parrott | Nigel Bond | 9–6 |
| 6 Oct | 14 Oct | SCO | Benson & Hedges Championship | JP Snooker Centre | Edinburgh | Matthew Stevens | Paul McPhillips | 9–3 |
| 16 Oct | 29 Oct | ENG | Grand Prix | Crowtree Centre | Sunderland | Stephen Hendry | John Higgins | 9–5 |
| 30 Oct | 5 Nov | MLT | Malta Grand Prix | Jerma Palace Hotel | Marsaskala | Peter Ebdon | John Higgins | 7–4 |
| 17 Nov | 3 Dec | ENG | UK Championship | Guild Hall | Preston | Stephen Hendry | Peter Ebdon | 10–3 |
| 3 Dec | 10 Dec | GER | German Open | Frankfurt Messe | Frankfurt | John Higgins | Ken Doherty | 9–3 |
| ? Dec | ? Dec | BEL | Belgian Masters | | Antwerp | Matthew Stevens | Patrick Delsemme | 7–1 |
| 3 Jan | 7 Jan | ENG | Charity Challenge | International Convention Centre | Birmingham | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Higgins | 9–6 |
| ? Jan | 18 Jan | CHN | Guangzhou Masters | White Swan Club | Guangzhou | Tony Drago | Steve Davis | 6–2 |
| 27 Jan | 3 Feb | WAL | Welsh Open | Newport Centre | Newport | Mark Williams | John Parrott | 9–3 |
| 4 Feb | 11 Feb | ENG | The Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London | Stephen Hendry | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–5 |
| 17 Feb | 24 Feb | ENG | International Open | Link Centre | Swindon | John Higgins | Rod Lawler | 9–3 |
| 25 Feb | 3 Mar | MLT | European Open | Mediterranean Conference Centre | Valletta | John Parrott | Peter Ebdon | 9–7 |
| ? Mar | ? Mar | FIN | Finnish Masters | Hesperia, Hotel | Helsinki | Rod Lawler | Stefan Mazrocis | 6–2 |
| 11 Mar | 17 Mar | THA | Thailand Open | Montien Riverside Hotel | Bangkok | Alan McManus | Ken Doherty | 9–8 |
| ? Mar | ? Mar | CHN | China Masters | Haidien Gymnasium | Beijing | Rod Lawler | Shokat Ali | 6–3 |
| 26 Mar | 31 Mar | IRL | Irish Masters | Goff's | Kill | Darren Morgan | Steve Davis | 9–8 |
| 1 Apr | 8 Apr | ENG | British Open | Plymouth Pavilions | Plymouth | Nigel Bond | John Higgins | 9–8 |
| 20 Apr | 6 May | ENG | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | Stephen Hendry | Peter Ebdon | 18–12 |
| 23 Apr | 26 Apr | PAK | Pakistan Masters | | Karachi | Noppadon Noppachorn | Brian Morgan | 7–5 |
| 28 Dec | 12 May | ENG | European League | Diamond Centre | Irthlingborough | Ken Doherty | Steve Davis | 10–5 |
| 15 May | 19 May | MLT | Malta Masters | Jerma Palace Hotel | Marsascala | Mark Davis | John Read | 6–3 |
| 20 May | 23 May | MAS | Malaysian Masters | Genting Highlands | Pahang | Dominic Dale | Drew Henry | 8–3 |
| ? May | ? May | WAL | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn | Ken Doherty | Nigel Bond | 9–7 |
| 28 May | 31 May | POL | 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. | 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 |