The 1995
Regal Welsh Open was a professional
ranking
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snooker
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tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1995 at the
Newport Centre in
Newport,
Wales
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.
Steve Davis
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was the defending champion, and successfully retained his title, winning the final 9–3 against
John Higgins
John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry ( ...
and as a result earned £32,500.
This was the 28th and final ranking event he won. The highest break of the televised stage was 135 made by
Peter Ebdon
Peter David Ebdon (born 27 August 1970) is an English former snooker player. The winner of the 2002 World Snooker Championship, Ebdon won nine world ranking events, placing twelfth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addit ...
.
Ranking points
Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 1994/1995
Welsh Open (snooker)
Welsh Open
Open (snooker)
Welsh Open snooker in Newport
1990s in Cardiff