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1995 Red and White Challenge
Tournament information
Dates6 September 1996 – 7 September 1995 (1996-09-06 – 1995-09-07)
VenueLiaquat Gymnasium
City Islamabad
CountryPakistan
FormatNon- ranking event
Total prize fund£15,000
Winner's share£6,000
Highest break  John Parrott ( ENG), 128
Final
Champion  Nigel Bond ( ENG)
Runner-up  John Parrott ( ENG)
Score8–6
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The 1995 Red and White Challenge was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 6 to 7 September 1995 at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] The tournamentfeatured four professional players - Nigel Bond, John Parrott, Ken Doherty and David Roe - alongside four amateurs from Pakistan: Mohammed Yousuf, Naveen Perwani, Saleh Mohammadi, and Farhan Mirza. [3]

Bond won the tournament, beating Parrott 8–6 in the final. [2] All of the amateur players, including the regigning world amateur champion Yousuf, lost their opening matches. [3]

Bond received £6,000 from the total prize fund of £15,000 as champion, and Parrott received £3,000 as runner-up. [3] Parrott made the highest break of the tournament, 128, against Mirza. [3]

Main draw

Results of the tournament are shown below. [3]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
         
  John Parrott ( ENG) 5
 Farhan Mirza ( PAK) 0
  John Parrott ( ENG) 6
  David Roe ( ENG) 1
  David Roe ( ENG) 5
 Saleh Mohammadi ( PAK) 1
  John Parrott ( ENG) 6
  Nigel Bond ( ENG) 8
  Ken Doherty ( IRL) 5
 Naveen Perwani ( PAK) 0
  Ken Doherty ( IRL) 0
  Nigel Bond ( ENG) 6
  Nigel Bond ( ENG) 5
 Mohammed Yousuf ( PAK) 0

References

  1. ^ "Snooker first". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 September 1995. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b "Bond victory". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 8 September 1995. p. 47.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Bond beats Parrott in final". Snooker Scene. October 1995. p. 15.