# 1994–95 snooker season

The 1994–95 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1994 and May 1995. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

## Calendar

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 1 Aug | 7 Aug | AUS | Australian Open | Bentleigh Club | Melbourne | John Higgins | Willie Thorne | 9–5 |
| 9 Sep | 14 Sep | THA | Top Rank Classic | | Hat Yai | Stephen Hendry | Alan McManus | Round-robin |
| 20 Sep | 25 Sep | SCO | Scottish Masters | Civic Centre | Motherwell | Ken Doherty | Stephen Hendry | 9–7 |
| 30 Sep | 7 Oct | UAE | Dubai Classic | Al Nasr Stadium | Dubai | Alan McManus | Peter Ebdon | 9–6 |
| 10 Oct | 23 Oct | ENG | Grand Prix | Assembly Rooms | Derby | John Higgins | Dave Harold | 9–6 |
| 28 Oct | 5 Nov | SCO | Benson & Hedges Championship | JP Snooker Centre | Edinburgh | Mark Williams | Rod Lawler | 9–5 |
| 11 Nov | 27 Nov | ENG | UK Championship | Guild Hall | Preston | Stephen Hendry | Ken Doherty | 10–5 |
| 28 Nov | 4 Dec | MLT | Malta Grand Prix | Jerma Palace Hotel | Valletta | John Parrott | Tony Drago | 7–6 |
| 11 Dec | 17 Dec | BEL | European Open | Het Rool Stadium | Antwerp | Stephen Hendry | John Parrott | 9–3 |
| ? Dec | ? Dec | THA | King's Cup | Thai/Japan Youth Centre | Bangkok | Billy Snaddon | Noppadon Noppachorn | 8–4 |
| 4 Jan | 8 Jan | ENG | Charity Challenge | International Convention Centre | Birmingham | Stephen Hendry | Dennis Taylor | 9–1 |
| 22 Jan | 29 Jan | WAL | Welsh Open | Newport Centre | Newport | Steve Davis | John Higgins | 9–3 |
| 5 Feb | 12 Feb | ENG | The Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Higgins | 9–3 |
| 13 Feb | 19 Feb | ENG | International Open | Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | John Higgins | Steve Davis | 9–5 |
| 10 Mar | 18 Mar | THA | Thailand Open | Imperial Queens Park Hotel | Bangkok | James Wattana | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–6 |
| 21 Mar | 26 Mar | IRL | Irish Masters | Goff's | Kill | Peter Ebdon | Stephen Hendry | 9–8 |
| 1 Apr | 9 Apr | ENG | British Open | Plymouth Pavilions | Plymouth | John Higgins | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–6 |
| 8 Apr | 20 May | ENG | Tenball | The London Studios | London | Jimmy White | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3–1 |
| 14 Apr | 30 Apr | ENG | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | Stephen Hendry | Nigel Bond | 18–9 |
| 2 May | 7 May | MLT | Malta Masters | Jerma Palace Hotel | Marsascala | David Roe | Tony Drago | 6–3 |
| ? Jan | 7 May | ENG | European League | Diamond Centre | Irthlingborough | Stephen Hendry | Ken Doherty | 10–2 |
| ? May | ? May | WAL | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn | Peter Ebdon | Ken Doherty | 9–8 |
* 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 | 53300 |
| 2 | Steve Davis | 52300 |
| 3 | James Wattana | 49000 |
| 4 | Jimmy White | 49000 |
| 5 | John Parrott | 48300 |
| 6 | Alan McManus | 46750 |
| 7 | Ken Doherty | 42020 |
| 8 | Darren Morgan | 41500 |
| 9 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 37620 |
| 10 | Peter Ebdon | 35240 |
| 11 | Nigel Bond | 34730 |
| 12 | Joe Swail | 32680 |
| 13 | David Roe | 32580 |
| 14 | Terry Griffiths | 31250 |
| 15 | Willie Thorne | 31250 |
| 16 | Tony Drago | 30250 |

## Points distribution

1994/1995 points distribution of world ranking events from the televised stages:
| Tournament | Round → | L64 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| Dubai Classic | Unseeded loser | – | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| Dubai Classic | Seeded loser | – | 380 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grand Prix | Unseeded loser | 640 | 855 | 1140 | NA | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 |
| Grand Prix | Seeded loser | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UK Championship | Unseeded loser | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 | 4800 |
| UK Championship | Seeded loser | 570 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| European Open | Unseeded loser | – | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| European Open | Seeded loser | – | 380 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| Welsh Open | Seeded loser | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| International Open | Unseeded loser | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| International Open | Seeded loser | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thailand Open | Unseeded loser | – | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| Thailand Open | Seeded loser | – | 380 | – | – | – | – | – |
| British Open | Unseeded loser | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 3600 |
| British Open | Seeded loser | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – |