2015 UK Championship

Snooker tournament February 2024 February 2024 2015 Betway UK Championship File:Betway UK Championship.svg 2015 11 24 2015 12 6 y Barbican Centre York England World Snooker Ranking event £732,000 £150,000 Neil Robertson AUS (147) Neil Robertson AUS Liang Wenbo CHN 10–5 2014 2016 The 2015 UK Championship (officially the 2015 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 November and 6 December 2015 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.Calendar 2015/2016 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2015 Snooker.org 3 November 2015 The 2014 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had not played in professional competition since April, decided not to defend his title.Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend UK Snooker Championship https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34663852 BBC Sport 28 October 2015 3 November 2015 He made his debut as a pundit during the tournament, providing in-studio expert analysis for Eurosport alongside Jimmy White.http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/ronnie-o-sullivan-to-make-punditry-debut-live-on-eurosport-for-uk-championship_sto4970533/story.shtml Ronnie O'Sullivan to make full punditry debut live on Eurosport for UK Championship EuroSport 29 October 2015 On the opening day of the tournament, amateur player Adam Duffy defeated world number 9 and two-time UK Champion Ding Junhui 6–2, a result that was described as "one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history".UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/34914685 BBC Sport 24 November 2015 25 November 2015 In the sixth frame of his third-round match against Neil Robertson, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh came close to achieving his first maximum break in professional competition, but missed the final black off the spot.Thepchaiya Un-Nooh misses black off spot for a 147 https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/thepchaiya-un-nooh-misses-black-off-spot-for-a-147-1.2451410 The Irish Times 2 December 2015 2 December 2015 The final between Australia's Neil Robertson and China's Liang Wenbo marked the first time that a British player did not compete in the UK Championship final.Robertson sets up final date with Liang at UK Championship http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2015/1205/751555-robertson-sets-up-final-date-with-wenbo/ RTÉ Sport 5 December 2015 5 December 2015 In the sixth frame, Robertson made the 115th official maximum break in professional competition, and the first 147 break ever attained in a Triple Crown snooker final, for which he earned £44,000 (a rolling prize of £40,000 for a 147 break, plus the tournament's £4,000 highest break prize).Robertson Wins UK and Makes 147 http://www.worldsnooker.com/robertson-wins-uk-and-makes-147/ worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 6 December 2015 6 December 2015 It was the fourth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship. Robertson went on to defeat Liang 10–5 to claim his second UK Championship title, and the 11th ranking title of his career.UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/35021520 BBC Sport 6 December 2015 6 December 2015 A record 104 centuries were made during the tournament, including nine from Robertson and eight from Liang. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: 70% 50% Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £70,000 Semi-final: £30,000 Quarter-final: £20,000 Last 16: £12,000 Last 32: £9,000 Last 64: £4,000 50% Highest break: £4,000 Total: £732,000 The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £40,000 (8 ranking events since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event) Main draw Top half Section 1 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 1 Stuart Bingham ENG 6 A Jordan Brown NIR 1 64 Anthony Hamilton ENG 6 65 Peter Lines ENG 4 32 Dominic Dale WAL 6 97 Michael Wild ENG 0 33 Peter Ebdon ENG 6 96 Lyu Chenwei CHN 0 16 Robert Milkins ENG 6 113 Vinnie Calabrese AUS 0 49 Andrew Higginson ENG 1 80 David Grace ENG 6 17 Graeme Dott SCO 6 112 Nigel Bond ENG 2 48 Jack Lisowski ENG 6 81 Zak Surety ENG 4 1 ENG Stuart Bingham 6 64 ENG Anthony Hamilton 3 32 WAL Dominic Dale 5 33 ENG Peter Ebdon 6 16 ENG Robert Milkins 2 80 ENG David Grace 6 17 SCO Graeme Dott 5 48 ENG Jack Lisowski 6 1 ENG Stuart Bingham 3 33 ENG Peter Ebdon 6 80 ENG David Grace 6 48 ENG Jack Lisowski 4 33 ENG Peter Ebdon 2 80 ENG David Grace 6 Section 2 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 41 Gary Wilson ENG 6 88 Martin O'Donnell ENG 3 24 Martin Gould ENG 6 105 Allan Taylor ENG 2 56 David Morris IRL 5 73 Michael Georgiou ENG 6 9 Mark Allen NIR 6 Zhao Xintong CHN 2 40 Matthew Stevens WAL 5 89 Chris Wakelin ENG 6 25 Michael Holt ENG 6 104 Fraser Patrick SCO 4 57 Joe Swail NIR 6 72 Joel Walker ENG 0 8 Ding Junhui CHN 2 A Adam Duffy ENG 6 41 ENG Gary Wilson 4 24 ENG Martin Gould 6 73 ENG Michael Georgiou 2 9 NIR Mark Allen 6 89 ENG Chris Wakelin 2 25 ENG Michael Holt 6 57 NIR Joe Swail 6 ENG Adam Duffy 5 24 ENG Martin Gould 6 9 NIR Mark Allen 4 25 ENG Michael Holt 1 57 NIR Joe Swail 6 24 ENG Martin Gould 6 57 NIR Joe Swail 3 Section 3 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 5 Judd Trump ENG 6 A Hammad Miah ENG 1 60 Stuart Carrington ENG 6 69 Liam Highfield ENG 4 28 Liang Wenbo CHN 6 101 Gareth Allen WAL 1 37 Jimmy Robertson ENG 6 92 Lu Ning CHN 4 12 Mark Williams WAL 6 117 Hamza Akbar PAK 4 53 Tom Ford ENG 6 76 Scott Donaldson SCO 1 21 Kyren Wilson ENG 6 108 Paul Davison ENG 3 44 Mike Dunn ENG 6 85 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon THA 3 5 ENG Judd Trump 6 60 ENG Stuart Carrington 3 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 37 ENG Jimmy Robertson 2 12 WAL Mark Williams 5 53 ENG Tom Ford 6 21 ENG Kyren Wilson 6 44 ENG Mike Dunn 2 5 ENG Judd Trump 4 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 53 ENG Tom Ford 6 21 ENG Kyren Wilson 1 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 53 ENG Tom Ford 5 Section 4 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 45 Gerard Greene NIR 6 84 Michael Leslie SCO 0 20 David Gilbert ENG 6 109 Jason Weston ENG 1 52 Yu Delu CHN 6 77 Michael Wasley ENG 2 13 Marco Fu HKG 6 116 Hatem Yassen EGY 2 36 Mark King ENG 5 93 Ross Muir SCO 6 29 Ben Woollaston ENG 6 100 Steven Hallworth ENG 1 61 Zhou Yuelong CHN 6 68 Craig Steadman ENG 3 4 Shaun Murphy ENG 6 A Ashley Hugill ENG 1 45 NIR Gerard Greene 5 20 ENG David Gilbert 6 52 CHN Yu Delu 0 13 HKG Marco Fu 6 93 SCO Ross Muir 5 29 ENG Ben Woollaston 6 61 CHN Zhou Yuelong 1 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 20 ENG David Gilbert 3 13 HKG Marco Fu 6 29 ENG Ben Woollaston 2 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 13 HKG Marco Fu 6 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 4 Bottom half Section 5 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 3 Neil Robertson AUS 6 A Alex Taubman WAL 3 62 Aditya Mehta IND 6 67 Sam Baird ENG 5 30 Fergal O'Brien IRL 6 99 Thor Chuan Leong MYS 5 35 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh THA 6 94 Darryl Hill IOM 3 14 Stephen Maguire SCO 6 115 Jimmy White ENG 5 51 Rory McLeod ENG 5 78 Jamie Cope ENG 6 19 Mark Davis ENG 6 110 Rhys Clark SCO 1 46 Ken Doherty IRL 6 83 Tony Drago MLT 0 3 AUS Neil Robertson 6 62 IND Aditya Mehta 2 30 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 35 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6 14 SCO Stephen Maguire 6 78 ENG Jamie Cope 0 19 ENG Mark Davis 6 46 IRL Ken Doherty 3 3 AUS Neil Robertson 6 35 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2 14 SCO Stephen Maguire 6 19 ENG Mark Davis 4 3 AUS Neil Robertson 6 14 SCO Stephen Maguire 1 Section 6 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 43 Jamie Burnett SCO 6 86 Sanderson Lam ENG 1 22 Alan McManus SCO 6 107 Eden Sharav SCO 5 54 Li Hang CHN 6 75 Lee Walker WAL 5 11 Ricky Walden ENG 6 118 Itaro Santos BRA 1 38 Rod Lawler ENG 4 91 Daniel Wells WAL 6 27 Ali Carter ENG 6 102 Alfie Burden ENG 4 59 Tian Pengfei CHN 6 70 Ian Burns ENG 1 6 John Higgins SCO 6 A Leo Fernandez IRL 1 43 SCO Jamie Burnett 6 22 SCO Alan McManus 3 54 CHN Li Hang 6 11 ENG Ricky Walden 5 91 WAL Daniel Wells 3 27 ENG Ali Carter 6 59 CHN Tian Pengfei 2 6 SCO John Higgins 6 43 SCO Jamie Burnett 6 54 CHN Li Hang 3 27 ENG Ali Carter 2 6 SCO John Higgins 6 43 SCO Jamie Burnett 4 6 SCO John Higgins 6 Section 7 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 7 Barry Hawkins ENG 6 A Andy Hicks ENG 5 58 Robin Hull FIN 6 71 Zhang Anda CHN 4 26 Anthony McGill SCO 6 103 James Cahill ENG 3 39 Luca Brecel BEL 6 90 Hossein Vafaei IRN 1 10 Joe Perry ENG 6 119 James Wattana THA 1 55 Robbie Williams ENG 6 74 Mitchell Mann ENG 3 23 Matthew Selt ENG 6 106 Zhang Yong CHN 5 42 Kurt Maflin NOR 3 87 Sean O'Sullivan ENG 6 7 ENG Barry Hawkins 3 58 FIN Robin Hull 6 26 SCO Anthony McGill 4 39 BEL Luca Brecel 6 10 ENG Joe Perry 3 55 ENG Robbie Williams 6 23 ENG Matthew Selt 6 87 ENG Sean O'Sullivan 4 58 FIN Robin Hull 2 39 BEL Luca Brecel 6 55 ENG Robbie Williams 3 23 ENG Matthew Selt 6 39 BEL Luca Brecel 4 23 ENG Matthew Selt 6 Section 8 200 Last 128Best of 11 frames Last 64Best of 11 frames Last 32Best of 11 frames Last 16Best of 11 frames 47 Dechawat Poomjaeng THA 6 82 Chris Melling ENG 4 18 Ryan Day WAL 6 111 Duane Jones WAL 1 50 Mark Joyce ENG 6 79 Barry Pinches ENG 4 15 Michael White WAL 5 114 Sydney Wilson ENG 6 34 Xiao Guodong CHN 6 95 Noppon Saengkham THA 5 31 Jamie Jones WAL 6 98 Ian Glover ENG 4 63 Cao Yupeng CHN 2 66 Oliver Lines ENG 6 2 Mark Selby ENG 6 A Joe O'Connor ENG 0 47 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 6 18 WAL Ryan Day 2 50 ENG Mark Joyce 6 114 ENG Sydney Wilson 2 34 CHN Xiao Guodong 1 31 WAL Jamie Jones 6 66 ENG Oliver Lines 0 2 ENG Mark Selby 6 47 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 6 50 ENG Mark Joyce 5 31 WAL Jamie Jones 5 2 ENG Mark Selby 6 47 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 1 2 ENG Mark Selby 6 Finals 180 Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames Semi-finals Best of 11 frames Final Best of 19 frames 80 ENG David Grace 6 24 ENG Martin Gould 5 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 13 HKG Marco Fu 5 3 AUS Neil Robertson 6 6 SCO John Higgins 5 23 ENG Matthew Selt 1 2 ENG Mark Selby 6 80 ENG David Grace 4 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 3 AUS Neil Robertson 6 2 ENG Mark Selby 0 28 CHN Liang Wenbo 5 3 AUS Neil Robertson 10 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.Barbican Centre, York, England, 6 December 2015. Liang Wenbo (28) 5–10 Neil Robertson (3) Afternoon: 40–71, 16–69 (60), 110–0 (110), 6–106 (106), 62–59, 0–151 (147), 33–69 (69), 86–0 (86)Evening: 90–27 (82), 47–78 (78), 15–74, 78–1 (78), 35–70 (56), 55–59, 9–62 110 Highest break 147 1 Century breaks 2 4 50+ breaks 6 Century breaks Source: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (worldsnookerdata.com)UK Championship: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13853/uk-championship World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124214108/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13853/uk-championship 2015-11-24 dead 147, 145, 126, 120, 114, 113, 106, 106, 101 Neil Robertson 143, 126, 100 Stuart Bingham 142, 128, 127 Anthony McGill 141 Gary Wilson 140, 116 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 138, 132, 122, 110, 110, 106, 104, 104 Liang Wenbo 138 Gerard Greene 137, 128 Mark Davis 136 David Morris 135, 109, 101 Peter Ebdon 135 Anthony Hamilton 135 Liam Highfield 134, 134, 129, 119, 103, 102 John Higgins 133, 113, 106 Mark Selby 133, 111, 111, 110 Jamie Jones 133 Fergal O'Brien 132, 119 Ken Doherty 131, 127, 125, 108 Martin Gould 131, 107 Xiao Guodong 129, 121 Ben Woollaston 127, 125, 118 Stephen Maguire 126, 100 Chris Wakelin 125, 111 Tom Ford 124, 106, 102, 100 Shaun Murphy 123, 113 Dechawat Poomjaeng 123 Mark King 123 Alex Taubman 118 Jimmy Robertson 117 Matthew Selt 116 Tian Pengfei 115, 107, 102, 102 Mark Allen 114, 103 Li Hang 112, 101 Judd Trump 112 Sam Baird 111 Jamie Burnett 110 Mike Dunn 108, 102 Michael Holt 108 Stuart Carrington 105 Mark Williams 105 Barry Pinches 104, 103, 102 Marco Fu 104 Jimmy White 102 Ali Carter 102 Luca Brecel 101 Graeme Dott 101 Joe Perry 101 Oliver Lines 100 David Grace 100 Dominic Dale References External links Betway UK Championship at World Snooker 2015 UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship Category:Sport in York