1995 Scottish Masters

The 1995 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 24 September 1995 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	19–24 September 1995 (1995-09-19 – 1995-09-24)
Venue	Motherwell Civic Centre
City	Motherwell
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£165,000
Winner's share	£54,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry (136)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon
Score	9–5
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Ken Doherty was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Peter Ebdon.

Stephen Hendry defeated Ebdon in the final, to win his third Scottish Masters title.

Prize Fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

• Winner: £54,000
• Runner-up: £27,000
• Semi-final: £14,000
• Quarter-final: £8,000
• Round 1: £4,500
• High break: £5,000
• Total: £165,000

Main draw

^[1]

	Round 1 Best of 9 Frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames					Final Best of 17 Frames
						Stephen Hendry		6
	Nigel Bond		5			Nigel Bond		4
	Jimmy White		2								Stephen Hendry		6
											Darren Morgan		2
						Darren Morgan		6
	Darren Morgan		5			Steve Davis		3
	John Parrott		0													Stephen Hendry		9
																Peter Ebdon		5
						Peter Ebdon		6
	Peter Ebdon		5			Ken Doherty		4
	Alan Burnett		0								Peter Ebdon		6
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
	John Higgins		5			John Higgins		5
	Alan McManus		1

Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament was held on 17 September 1995 at the Masters Club in Glasgow after the late withdrawal of James Wattana from the main event for personal reasons. Alan Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the event by defeating the 1992 Scottish Masters champion Neal Foulds and the 1995 World Championship semi-finalist Andy Hicks.^[2][3] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.^[1]

	Semi-final Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
	Alan Burnett		5
	Neal Foulds		2
						Alan Burnett		5
						Andy Hicks		2
	Andy Hicks		5
	Billy Snaddon		2

Century breaks

• 136, 129, 116, 104, 100 – Stephen Hendry
• 121, 114, 112, 102 – Peter Ebdon
• 106 – Ken Doherty

References

1. "Regal Masters". snooker.org. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
2. "Snooker: Thailand's James Wattana has withdrawn from the Regal Masters". The Independent. UK. 10 September 1995. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
3. "Burnett set for big break". Herald Scotland. 19 September 1995. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.