The 1995 Regal

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was a professional non-

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tournament that took place between 19 and 24 September 1995 at the

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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: *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

Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament was held on 17 September 1995 at the Masters Club in

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after the late withdrawal of

James Wattana James Wattana (; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm'', then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm'' in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker pl ...

from the main event due to personal reasons.

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won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the event by defeating the

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champion Neal Foulds and the 1995 World Championship semi-finalist Andy Hicks. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.

Century breaks

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

References

{{Snooker season 1995/1996

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