# 1995 German Open (snooker)

The 1995 German Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 December 1995 at the Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the first ranking event held in Germany. John Higgins won the inaugural event defeating Ken Doherty 9–3 in the final.

## Summary

The tournament involved the top 16 players in the world ranking who were joined by 16 qualifiers and 4 wild-card players. The four lowest ranked qualifiers played the wild-card players, winning all their four matches and advancing to the last-32. Four of the top-16 players lost in the last-32 round, including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White. Further top-ranked players were beaten in the last-16 stage, including Steve Davis, John Parrott and James Wattana. Tony Drago led Stephen Hendry 3–1 but Hendry then won the next four frames to win the match 5–3.
Three Scots, Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus and John Higgins, won their quarter-final matches and were joined in the semi-finals by Ken Doherty. Hendry led Doherty 3–2 but Doherty then won the next four frames to win the match 6–5. In the other semi-final, Higgins beat McManus in the deciding frame after a break of 58. The final was level at three frame each before Higgins won the next six frames to win 9–3 and take the first prize of £40,000. Higgins made a break of 139 in the 11th frame of the final to win the high break prize of £5,000.

## Wildcard round

The four lowest ranked qualifiers played four continental players, three from Germany and one from Belgium.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Dave Finbow (ENG) | 5–1 | Yvan van Velthoven (BEL) |
| WC2 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–0 | Dieter Johns (GER) |
| WC3 | Chris Small (SCO) | 5–0 | Thomas Schweser (GER) |
| WC4 | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 5–0 | Peter Wagner (GER) |

## Main draw

| 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 |
| 1 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 2 | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Tony Drago | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tony Drago (MLT) | 5 | 14 | Tony Drago | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Price (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Price (ENG) | 1 | | | | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5 | | Rod Lawler | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | James Wattana (THA) | 5 | 5 | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Wilkinson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Wilkinson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ken Doherty | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ken Doherty | 6 | | | | |
| | Steve James (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve James (ENG) | 5 | | Steve James | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Bennett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 1 | | Mark Bennett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Bennett (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Bennett (WAL) | 5 | | | | | Mark Bennett | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 3 | 9 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Parrott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Parrott (ENG) | 5 | 4 | John Parrott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Clark (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Clark (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ken Doherty | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | John Higgins | 9 |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | John Higgins | 9 |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 5 | | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | 11 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Small (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Small (SCO) | 2 | | | | 11 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 0 | 12 | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Darren Morgan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Darren Morgan (WAL) | 5 | 8 | Darren Morgan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Snaddon (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Snaddon (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | | | 11 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | |
| | Mark Williams (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Williams (WAL) | 1 | 6 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5 | 10 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 1 | | | | 6 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | David Roe | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | David Roe (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | David Roe | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neal Foulds (ENG) | 3 | 16 | David Roe | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Finbow (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, 10 December 1995. :
| Ken Doherty (9) Ireland | 3–9 | John Higgins (11) Scotland |
| 106–16 (105), 0–112 (70), 0–97 (97), 50–64 (50 Doherty), 55–8, 80–45 (80), 0–66, 10–73 (50), 42–77, 39–90 (50), 0–143 (139), 52–82 |||
| 105 | Highest break | 139 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 3 |