1995 Scottish Masters
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Scottish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1995|09|19|1995|09|24|df=y}}
|venue=Motherwell Civic Centre
|location=Motherwell
|country=Scotland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=£165,000
|winners_share=£54,000
|highest_break={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry (136)
|winner={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
|score=9–5
|previous=1994
|next=1996
}}
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.
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:{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/TRN/9596/reg_ma_res.shtml|title=Regal Masters|publisher=snooker.org|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
- 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
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
|RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 Frames
|RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames
|RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
|RD4=Final
Best of 17 Frames
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score04=2
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score08=0
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Burnett
| RD1-score12=0
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD2-score05=6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score08=5
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score01= 6
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD3-score03= 6
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD4-score02=5
}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-thailand-s-james-wattana-has-withdrawn-from-the-regal-masters-1600610.html|title=Snooker: Thailand's James Wattana has withdrawn from the Regal Masters|work=The Independent|location=UK|access-date=27 April 2021|date=10 September 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210427102057/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-thailand-s-james-wattana-has-withdrawn-from-the-regal-masters-1600610.html|archive-date=27 April 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12086826.burnett-set-for-big-break/|title=Burnett set for big break|publisher=Herald Scotland|access-date=27 April 2021|date=19 September 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210427095948/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12086826.burnett-set-for-big-break/|archive-date=27 April 2021|url-status=live}} All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
{{4TeamBracket
|RD1=Semi-final
Best of 9 frames
|RD2=Final
Best of 9 frames
|RD1-seed1=
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Burnett
|RD1-score1=5
|RD1-seed2=
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
|RD1-score2=2
|RD1-seed3=
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Hicks
|RD1-score3=5
|RD1-seed4=
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Snaddon
|RD1-score4=2
|RD2-seed1=
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Burnett
|RD2-score1=5
|RD2-seed2=
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Hicks
|RD2-score2=2
}}
Century breaks
- 136, 129, 116, 104, 100 {{ndash}} Stephen Hendry
- 121, 114, 112, 102 {{ndash}} Peter Ebdon
- 106 {{ndash}} Ken Doherty
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Scottish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1995/1996}}