2015 Welsh Open (snooker)

2015 Welsh Open the darts tournament Welsh Open (darts) 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open 2015 02 16 2015 02 22 y Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Wales World Snooker Ranking event £300,000 £60,000 Luca Brecel BEL (140) John Higgins SCO Ben Woollaston ENG 9–3 2014 2016 thumb|200px|Televised table during the quarter-finals The 2015 Welsh Open (officially the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 16 to 22 February 2015. The tournament was staged in Cardiff for the first time since 2004, having moved from Newport.Welsh Open Set For Cardiff http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WelshOpenArticle/0,,13165~3931883,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 26 June 2014 26 June 2014 Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion,Hafez Shamoon Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui in Welsh Open final https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/26407655 BBC Sport 2 March 2014 2 March 2014 but he lost 3–4 against Matthew Stevens in the last 32.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/wales/31524555 Welsh Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Matthew Stevens BBC Sport 18 February 2015 23 February 2015 The best-performing Welsh player was Mark Williams, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in 12 years.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/mark-williams-breezes-through-welsh-8689354 Mark Williams breezes through to the Welsh Open semi-finals WalesOnline 20 February 2015 24 February 2015 He lost 5–6 to Ben Woollaston, who reached the first ranking final of his professional career.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/31568022 Welsh Open: Woollaston beats Williams to set up Higgins final BBC Sport 21 February 2015 24 February 2015 John Higgins defeated Woollaston 9–3 in the final to win the Welsh Open for a record fourth time and claim his first ranking title in two and a half years.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/31577818 John Higgins beats Ben Woollaston to win Welsh Open BBC Sport 22 February 2015 23 February 2015 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:World Snooker Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 season 12 May 2014 World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/a5/c1/0,,13165~180645,00.pdf 15 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140517140043/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/a5/c1/0,,13165~180645,00.pdf 17 May 2014 70% 50% Winner: £60,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-finals: £20,000 Quarter-finals: £10,000 Last 16: £5,000 Last 32: £2,500 Last 64: £1,500 50% Highest break: £2,000 Total: £300,000 Main draw 128 players started the tournament, with the first four rounds played over the best of 7 frames. The quarter finals were played over 9 frames with the semi-finals over the best of 11. The final was over 17 frames.Welsh Open Draw http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7a/c5/0,,13165~181626,00.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141221220223/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7a/c5/0,,13165~181626,00.pdf 2014-12-21 worldsnooker.com16 – 22 February 2015 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7b/c5/0,,13165~181627,00.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141221221116/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7b/c5/0,,13165~181627,00.pdf 2014-12-21 worldsnooker.com Top half Section 1 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 AUS Vinnie Calabrese 1 ENG Rory McLeod 4 WAL Andrew Pagett 2 IRL Ken Doherty 4 CHN Zhou Yuelong 3 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 ENG Oliver Lines 3 ENG Michael Holt 2 ENG Ashley Carty 4 ENG Alfie Burden 4 ENG Andrew Norman 1 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 4 ENG Allan Taylor 3 HKG Marco Fu 4 ENG Ian Glover 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 ENG Rory McLeod 2 IRL Ken Doherty 3 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 ENG Ashley Carty 4 ENG Alfie Burden 0 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 2 HKG Marco Fu 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 ENG Ashley Carty 2 HKG Marco Fu 4 WAL Matthew Stevens 2 HKG Marco Fu 4 Section 2 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames ENG Shaun Murphy 4 ENG Steven Hallworth 3 WAL Jamie Jones 4 ENG Chris Norbury 0 ENG Jimmy White 3 ENG Barry Pinches 4 WAL Mark Williams 4 CHN Lyu Haotian 0 WAL Dominic Dale 3 ENG Michael Wasley 4 ENG Jack Lisowski 3 CHN Li Hang 4 ENG Mark Joyce 4 ENG Joel Walker 2 ENG Judd Trump 4 THA James Wattana 2 ENG Shaun Murphy 3 WAL Jamie Jones 4 ENG Barry Pinches 2 WAL Mark Williams 4 ENG Michael Wasley 4 CHN Li Hang 2 ENG Mark Joyce 0 ENG Judd Trump 4 WAL Jamie Jones 2 WAL Mark Williams 4 ENG Michael Wasley 2 ENG Judd Trump 4 WAL Mark Williams 4 ENG Judd Trump 1 Section 3 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames NIR Mark Allen 4 SUI Alexander Ursenbacher 1 CHN Cao Yupeng 4 ENG Craig Steadman 2 ENG Ben Woollaston 4 THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 2 ENG Mark Davis 4 CHN Lyu Chenwei 3 CHN Xiao Guodong 4 NIR Joe Swail 1 ENG Matthew Selt 4 ENG Ian Burns 1 ENG Mark King 4 SCO Eden Sharav 0 ENG Ali Carter 4 SCO Fraser Patrick 1 NIR Mark Allen 4 CHN Cao Yupeng 3 ENG Ben Woollaston 4 ENG Mark Davis 1 CHN Xiao Guodong 1 ENG Matthew Selt 4 ENG Mark King 0 ENG Ali Carter 4 NIR Mark Allen 3 ENG Ben Woollaston 4 ENG Matthew Selt 3 ENG Ali Carter 4 ENG Ben Woollaston 4 ENG Ali Carter 2 Section 4 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames ENG Joe Perry 4 ENG Lee Page 3 CHN Yu Delu w/o IRL John Sutton w/d ENG Gary Wilson 4 CHN Zhang Anda 0 ENG David Gilbert 1 ENG John Astley 4 SCO Anthony McGill 4 ENG David Grace 3 ENG Jamie Cope 4 ENG Elliot Slessor 3 IRL David Morris 4 ENG Joe O'Connor 0 AUS Neil Robertson 4 ENG James Cahill 0 ENG Joe Perry 4 CHN Yu Delu 0 ENG Gary Wilson 4 ENG John Astley 3 SCO Anthony McGill 2 ENG Jamie Cope 4 IRL David Morris 0 AUS Neil Robertson 4 ENG Joe Perry 2 ENG Gary Wilson 4 ENG Jamie Cope 3 AUS Neil Robertson 4 ENG Gary Wilson 4 AUS Neil Robertson 2 Bottom half Section 5 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames CHN Ding Junhui 1 WAL Lee Walker 4 ENG Peter Lines 1 ENG Michael Georgiou 4 ENG Andrew Higginson 2 ENG Chris Wakelin 4 SCO Graeme Dott 4 ENG Zak Surety 1 CHN Liang Wenbo 4 CHN Cao Xinlong 0 NIR Gerard Greene 4 WAL Daniel Wells 2 SCO Jamie Burnett 3 MLT Alex Borg 4 SCO John Higgins 4 SCO Michael Leslie 1 WAL Lee Walker 2 ENG Michael Georgiou 4 ENG Chris Wakelin 1 SCO Graeme Dott 4 CHN Liang Wenbo 4 NIR Gerard Greene 0 MLT Alex Borg 0 SCO John Higgins 4 ENG Michael Georgiou 4 SCO Graeme Dott 3 CHN Liang Wenbo 0 SCO John Higgins 4 ENG Michael Georgiou 2 SCO John Higgins 4 Section 6 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames SCO Stephen Maguire 4 WAL Duane Jones 0 NOR Kurt Maflin 1 ENG Liam Highfield 4 ENG Robbie Williams 1 ENG Dave Harold 4 IRL Fergal O'Brien 3 ENG Sam Baird 4 SCO Alan McManus 4 WAL Jamie Clarke 2 ENG Anthony Hamilton 0 QAT Ahmed Saif 4 IND Aditya Mehta 4 ENG Sydney Wilson 0 ENG Barry Hawkins 4 SCO Scott Donaldson 3 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 ENG Liam Highfield 2 ENG Dave Harold 0 ENG Sam Baird 4 SCO Alan McManus 4 QAT Ahmed Saif 0 IND Aditya Mehta 4 ENG Barry Hawkins 2 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 ENG Sam Baird 2 SCO Alan McManus 4 IND Aditya Mehta 0 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 SCO Alan McManus 0 Section 7 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames ENG Stuart Bingham 4 MYS Thor Chuan Leong 3 ENG Kyren Wilson 0 FIN Robin Hull 4 ENG Nigel Bond 3 ENG Chris Melling 4 WAL Michael White 4 SCO Ross Muir 1 ENG Martin Gould 4 WAL Jak Jones 0 ENG Rod Lawler 4 ENG Hammad Miah 1 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4 ENG Mitchell Mann 2 ENG Ricky Walden 4 CHN Lu Ning 0 ENG Stuart Bingham 4 FIN Robin Hull 2 ENG Chris Melling 0 WAL Michael White 4 ENG Martin Gould 4 ENG Rod Lawler 1 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1 ENG Ricky Walden 4 ENG Stuart Bingham 4 WAL Michael White 1 ENG Martin Gould 2 ENG Ricky Walden 4 ENG Stuart Bingham 2 ENG Ricky Walden 4 Section 8 main 4 220 yes high Last 128Best of 7 frames Last 64Best of 7 frames Last 32Best of 7 frames no Last 16Best of 7 frames ENG Robert Milkins 0 BEL Luca Brecel 4 ENG Tom Ford 2 CHN Tian Pengfei 4 ENG Mike Dunn 3 ENG Oliver Brown 4 WAL Ryan Day 4 THA Noppon Saengkham 1 ENG Peter Ebdon 4 MLT Tony Drago 0 ENG Jimmy Robertson 4 BRA Igor Figueiredo 3 SCO Marcus Campbell 4 ENG Stuart Carrington 3 ENG Mark Selby 4 ENG Alex Davies 0 BEL Luca Brecel 4 CHN Tian Pengfei 1 ENG Oliver Brown 4 WAL Ryan Day 1 ENG Peter Ebdon 4 ENG Jimmy Robertson 1 SCO Marcus Campbell 2 ENG Mark Selby 4 BEL Luca Brecel 4 ENG Oliver Brown 0 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 ENG Mark Selby 4 BEL Luca Brecel 4 ENG Mark Selby 3 Finals main 3 180 yes high Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames no FinalBest of 17 frames HKG Marco Fu 1 WAL Mark Williams 5 ENG Ben Woollaston 5 ENG Gary Wilson 2 SCO John Higgins 5 SCO Stephen Maguire 1 ENG Ricky Walden 3 BEL Luca Brecel 5 WAL Mark Williams 5 ENG Ben Woollaston 6 SCO John Higgins 6 BEL Luca Brecel 4 ENG Ben Woollaston 3 SCO John Higgins 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 22 February 2015.http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=365 BetVictor Welsh Open Snooker.org 23 February 2015 Ben Woollaston 3–9 John Higgins Afternoon: 4–120 (84), 71–51 (58), 17–101 (63), 0–105 (105), 74–23 (54), 0–84 (66), 62–19, 59–72 (Woollaston 59) Evening: 5–97, 34–69, 9–88 (68), 8–130 (83) 59 Highest break 105 0 Century breaks 1 3 50+ breaks 6 Century breaks Welsh Open: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13794 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 18 February 2015 18 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218201408/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13794 dead 140, 101 Luca Brecel 137, 135, 134, 105, 103, 101 John Higgins 136 Matthew Stevens 135, 131, 120, 114 Mark Selby 133, 101 Mark Allen 132 Joe Perry 131, 116, 113, 103 Neil Robertson 130 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 125, 106, 101 Matthew Selt 122 Peter Ebdon 119 Alex Borg 117, 106, 102 Shaun Murphy 116, 101 Stephen Maguire 115, 105, 107 Marco Fu 112 Ding Junhui 110, 104 Judd Trump 109 Anthony McGill 108, 105, 103 Mark Williams 108, 103 Ben Woollaston 108 Ricky Walden 107 Chris Wakelin 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan 104 Jimmy White 104 Elliot Slessor 104 Dechawat Poomjaeng 103 Mark Joyce 103 Gerard Greene 103 Ali Carter 102 Fergal O'Brien 102 Jamie Jones 101 Rod Lawler 100 Ken Doherty 100 Jamie Cope 100 Alan McManus References Category:Welsh Open (snooker) Welsh Open Welsh Open Welsh Open Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff