2015 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament August 2018 January 2015 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship 2015 Logo.png Logo for the event 2015 04 18 2015 05 4 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England World Snooker Ranking event £1,364,000 £300,000 Stuart Bingham ENG (145) Neil Robertson AUS (145) Stuart Bingham ENG Shaun Murphy ENG 18–15 2014 2016 The 2015 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament which took place from 18 April to 4 May 2015 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 39th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, and was the final ranking event of the 2014–15 snooker season. Sports betting company Betfred sponsored the event for the first time in three years, having previously done so from 2009 to 2012. The top sixteen players in the snooker world rankings were placed into the draw, and another sixteen players qualified for the event at a tournament taking place from 8 to 15 April 2015 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. Mark Selby was the defending champion, having defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2014 final. Selby lost 9–13 in the second round to event debutant Anthony McGill, and became the 16th first-time champion unable to defend his title at the venue. Shaun Murphy, the 2005 winner, met Stuart Bingham in the final. Bingham, who was given odds of 50–1 to win the tournament by bookmakers before the start of the tournament, defeated Murphy 18–15 in the final to win the first world title of his 20-year professional career. Aged 38, Bingham became the oldest player to win the title since Ray Reardon in 1978. The tournament featured 86 century breaks, a record for the championship, beating the 83 scored in 2009. The highest break was 145, achieved by both Bingham and Neil Robertson. The event had a prize fund of £1,364,000, the winner receiving £300,000. Overview thumb|alt=Photo of arena with two snooker tables|The event took place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England (image taken during event) The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official professional world championship of the game of snooker.Snooker championship Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 11 May 1927 12 March 2019 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270511/425/0020 20 subscription British Newspaper Archive Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 the sport was originally played in the United Kingdom.Everton, Clive (1991). Snooker and Billiards: Techniques, Tactics and Training (Crowood Sports Guides). The Crowood Press. Chapter 1. 978-1-85223-480-5 In modern times, it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asia nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China World Snooker 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 live 26 February 2018 The world championship sees professional players compete in one-on-one snooker matches in a single-elimination format, each played over several frames. The player participating in the championship are selected through a mix of the snooker world rankings, and a pre-tournament qualification round.2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship World Snooker 6 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2017/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180423051051/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2017/ 23 April 2018 deadCrucible Draw And Format World Snooker 9 April 2019 17 April 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ 17 April 2018 live The first world championship in 1927 was won by Joe Davis, the final being held in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 24 July 20111927 World Professional Championship http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm globalsnookercentre Global Snooker Centre 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010103752/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm 10 October 2004 Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 2022 , Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the event's most successful participants in the modern era, having both won the championship seven times.https://wpbsa.com/player/stephen-hendry/ Stephen Hendry WPBSA 20 July 2021World Snooker Championship 2020: Ronnie O'Sullivan wins sixth world title Hafez Shamoon BBC Sport 16 August 2020 16 August 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53795792 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819113004/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/53795792 live Englishman Mark Selby had won the previous year's championship by defeating fellow countryman Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final 18–14.Weaver Paul Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14 to win world snooker final https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/05/mark-selby-ronnie-osullivan-world-snooker-final The Guardian London 6 May 2014 16 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140506043724/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/05/mark-selby-ronnie-osullivan-world-snooker-final 6 May 2014 live The winner of the 2015 event earned prize money of £300,000, from a total pool of £1,364,000. The event was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred, who had also done so for the event from 2009 to 2012.http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=535 Betfred World Championship Qualifiers snooker.org 2 May 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170422211927/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=535 22 April 2017Betfred to sponsor World Championship http://www.worldsnooker.com/betfred-to-sponsor-world-championship/ World Snooker 13 March 2015 25 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415050435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/betfred-to-sponsor-world-championship/ 15 April 2015 liveNunns Hector Betfred return as World Championship sponsors http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/3/13/betfred-return-as-world-championship-sponsors Inside Snooker 13 March 2015 25 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110012/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/3/13/betfred-return-as-world-championship-sponsors 2 April 2015 live Format The 2015 World Snooker Championship was held from 18 April to 4 May 2015 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of 11 rankings events in the 2014–15 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour.http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014 Tournament Calendar 2014/2015 snooker.org 16 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122101140/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014 22 January 2015 live2014/15 Calendar http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar World Snooker 1 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317080223/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar 17 March 2015 liveCalendar 2014/2015 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014 snooker.org 15 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625091256/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014 25 June 2014 live It featured a 32-player main draw that took place at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a 128-player qualifying draw that was played at the 8 and 15 April 2015 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, finishing three days before the start of the main tournament. This was the 39th consecutive year that the tournament had been held at the Crucible, and it was the 47th successive world championship to be contested through the knockout format after reverting from a challenge match system in the 1960s.The 1964–1968 World Snooker Championships were held on a "challenge match basis". A chosen player would compete against the champion, rather than a tournament.Hayton Eric Dee John The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 978-0-9548549-0-4 144 The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.In the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier.2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship World Snooker 6 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150421101122/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2015/ 21 April 2015 live Selby was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the world rankings, released after the penultimate event of the season, the China Open. The number of frames needed to win a match increased with each proceeding round of the main draw, starting with best-of-19-frames matches in the first round, leading up to the final which was played as a best-of-35-frames match. Prize fund The prize fund of the event was raised to £1,364,000 from the previous year's £1,214,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Kalb Rolf Weltmeisterschaft – Turnier-Infos zu Weltmeisterschaft World Championship – tournament information on the World Championship https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/weltmeisterschaft-turnier-infos-weltmeisterschaft-082321871--spt.html Eurosport Deutschland 10 April 2015 10 April 2015 de https://web.archive.org/web/20150417152504/https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/weltmeisterschaft-turnier-infos-weltmeisterschaft-082321871--spt.html 17 April 2015 dead dmy-allPrize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194469,00.html World Snooker 1 May 2013 31 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html 12 October 2013 dead Winner: £300,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-final: £60,000 Quarter-final: £30,000 Last 16: £20,000 Last 32: £12,000 Last 48: £9,000 Last 80: £6,000 Non-televised highest break: £1,000 Televised highest break: £10,000 Total: £1,364,000 Participant summary The event featured 144 participants, 128 competing in qualifying alongside 16 invited players.Betfred World Championship Qualifiers (2015) Årdalen Hermund snooker.org 15 March 2020 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=368 https://web.archive.org/web/20150408051015/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=368 8 April 2015 live The top 16 seeds automatically qualified for the main draw based on the snooker world rankings before the tournament. Ali Carter was seeded 13, despite being ranked 31, because his seeding had been frozen while he underwent treatment for cancer.http://www.worldsnooker.com/carter-to-retain-top-16-seeding/ Carter To Retain Top 16 Seeding World Snooker 22 October 2014 21 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150616021032/http://www.worldsnooker.com/carter-to-retain-top-16-seeding/ 16 June 2015 live This meant that Michael White, ranked 16, had to play in the qualifying tournament. For the first time, players ranked 17 to 32 had to win three qualifying matches, rather than one.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/31693252 Reanne Evans: Ladies' champion to face men in world qualifiers Keogh Frank BBC Sport 3 March 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521093800/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/31693252 21 May 2015 liveDoes the World Qualifying Format Help or Hinder the Seeds? SnookerHQ 8 April 2015 15 March 2020 https://snookerhq.com/2015/04/08/does-the-world-qualifying-format-help-or-hinder-the-seeds/ 18 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200918222237/https://snookerhq.com/2015/04/08/does-the-world-qualifying-format-help-or-hinder-the-seeds/ live Ten former world champions competed in the tournament. Peter Ebdon, Steve Davis, and Ken Doherty lost in the qualifying rounds,World Championship qualifying: Peter Ebdon is knocked out https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32278659 BBC Sport 12 April 2015 13 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413214412/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32278659 13 April 2015 liveWorld Championship: Steve Davis heavily beaten by Kurt Maflin https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32293337 BBC Sport 13 April 2015 13 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414223727/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32293337 14 April 2015 liveWorld Championship: Ken Doherty goes out to Mark Davis https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32324312 BBC Sport 15 April 2015 15 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416031437/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32324312 16 April 2015 live but Graeme Dott qualified for the main stages.Doherty Dumped but Delight for Dott SnookerHQ 15 April 2015 15 March 2020 https://snookerhq.com/2015/04/15/doherty-dumped-but-delight-for-dott/ 24 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210824131248/https://snookerhq.com/2015/04/15/doherty-dumped-but-delight-for-dott/ live Six other former champions (John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, and Mark Williams) automatically qualified by virtue of their top 16 rankings. Davis became the first player to compete in a total of 100 World Championship matches, including qualifiers, as he lost 1–10 to Kurt Maflin.Hendon Dave 30 Years On: Davis wins Black Ball Thriller http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/12/30-years-on-davis-wins-black-ball-thriller Inside Snooker 12 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418184725/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/12/30-years-on-davis-wins-black-ball-thriller 18 April 2015 live Ten-time women's world champion Reanne Evans attempted to become the first woman to reach the televised stages of the World Championship, but she lost 8–10 to Doherty in the first qualifying round.Ashdown John https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/reanne-evans-crucible-dream-ended-ken-doherty-world-snooker-championship-qualifying Reanne Evans's World dream ended by Ken Doherty in qualifying thriller The Guardian 10 April 2015 13 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085025/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/reanne-evans-crucible-dream-ended-ken-doherty-world-snooker-championship-qualifying 4 March 2016 live Summary First round thumb|alt=Mark Selby holding a cue stick|Defending champion Mark Selby was eliminated in the second round.|upright The first round was played as the best of 19 frames held over two session sessions between 18 and 23 April.World Championship schedule BBC Sport 17 April 2015 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32267904 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417070057/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32267904 17 April 2015 First-round debutants at the championship were England's Craig Steadman,Hendon Dave Steadman hits dizzy heights http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/15/steadman-hits-dizzy-heights Inside Snooker 15 April 2015 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416122650/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/15/steadman-hits-dizzy-heights 16 April 2015 live and Stuart Carrington,Grimsby cueman Carrington qualifies for World Championships http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-qualifies-World-Championships/story-26340325-detail/story.html Grimsby Telegraph Local World Grimsby 15 April 2015 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416121643/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-qualifies-World-Championships/story-26340325-detail/story.html 16 April 2015 dead dmy-all Scotland's Anthony McGill,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32491269 World Snooker Championship: McGill can win it, says ex-manager McLeod Rhona 27 April 2015 BBC Sport 13 December 2019 24 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210824131246/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/32491269 live and Norway's Kurt Maflin.Snooker: Mark Selby to open World Championship title defence against Norway's Kurt Maflin http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Snooker-Mark-Selby-open-World-Championship-title/story-26343496-detail/story.html Leicester Mercury Local World Leicester 16 April 2015 17 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417112244/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Snooker-Mark-Selby-open-World-Championship-title/story-26343496-detail/story.html 17 April 2015 dead dmy-all McGill and Carrington had both played at the Crucible before, in the Junior Pot Black in 2006.Hendon Dave Fab four heading for Crucible http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/15/fab-four-heading-for-crucible Inside Snooker 15 April 2015 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416122304/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/4/15/fab-four-heading-for-crucible 16 April 2015 live Mark Selby led 6–3 and 8–4 against Maflin, but trailed after his opponent won five frames in a row. Selby recovered from 8–9 down to clinch a 10–9 win.Press Association Mark Selby relies on instinct to survive Crucible scare against Kurt Maflin https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/19/mark-selby-kurt-maflin-snooker-world-championship-sheffield-crucible The Guardian 18 April 2015 29 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505062536/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/19/mark-selby-kurt-maflin-snooker-world-championship-sheffield-crucible 5 May 2015 live In his match against Steadman, O'Sullivan risked a sanction for removing a pair of uncomfortable shoes and playing briefly in his socks, before borrowing a replacement pair of shoes from tournament director Mike Ganley.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/21/ronnie-osullivan-socks-world-championship-snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan plays first-round world championship match in his socks The Guardian 21 April 2015 13 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170315180135/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/21/ronnie-osullivan-socks-world-championship-snooker 15 March 2017 live Carter, who had missed the first five months of the season after extensive treatment for cancer,Emons Michael Carter gets all-clear from cancer BBC Sport 19 December 2014 26 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/30557653 won his match 10–5 against Alan McManus.Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/22/ali-carter-beats-alan-mcmanus-world-snooker-championships-crucible Ali Carter beats Alan McManus on Crucible return following lung cancer The Guardian 22 April 2015 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055551/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/22/ali-carter-beats-alan-mcmanus-world-snooker-championships-crucible 5 May 2015 live Higgins recorded seven breaks over 50 in a 10–5 victory over Robert Milkins. McGill led Maguire 9–5, and took the deciding frame with a break of 122 after Maguire had won four successive frames to level at 9–9. Marco Fu and Jimmy Robertson were tied at 5–5, Fu winning five of the next six frames for a 10–6 win. Mark Davis built a 4–0 lead against Ding Junhui, but won only three out of the next thirteen, and lost 7–10. Mark Allen, trailing 1–3, took the next nine frames to progress 10–3 at the expense of Day. Hawkins led Matthew Selt 7–2 and 9–4, but had to win the match in a deciding frame as Selt won the next five frames. Stevens, who had been defeated in the 2000 final by Williams, eliminated Williams at the 2015 event, completing a 10–2 victory. Zhang Anda, who at 98th in the rankings was the lowest ranked qualifier, lost the first seven frames in his match against Joe Perry. He won only four frames, and lost 4–10. Neil Robertson compiled a 143 total clearance in the third frame of his 10–2 defeat of Jamie Jones. Murphy, who declared that he was planning to take an attacking approach to matches, as he had in winning the 2005 tournament, won 10–3 against Hull. Robbie Williams led 5–4 against Stuart Bingham after their first session, which featured breaks over 50 in each of the frames, but lost 7–10. Dott defeated Ricky Walden 10–8 after the pair had been level at 4–4 and 7–7. Judd Trump completed a 10–6 win against Carrington with a break of 109 in the 16th frame. Second round The second round was played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions between 23 and 27 April. Selby and McGill were tied at 4–4 after their opening session, but McGill led 10–6 after the second. He later won the match 13–9, making Selby the 16th first-time champion who failed to defend his title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977, succumbing to what has become known as the 'Crucible curse'.Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/world-championship-anthony-mcgill-mark-selby-shock-win World championship rookie Anthony McGill ends Mark Selby title defence The Guardian 24 April 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425141115/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/world-championship-anthony-mcgill-mark-selby-shock-win 25 April 2015 live Ding lost five of the first six frame in his match against Higgins but won the match 13–9 to reach only his third quarter-final in nine years.Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/25/ding-junhui-beats-john-higgins-snooker-world-championship Ding Junhui puts paid to John Higgins' hopes of fifth world championship The Guardian 25 April 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150527141410/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/25/ding-junhui-beats-john-higgins-snooker-world-championship 27 May 2015 live Higgins praised Ding's positional play after the match, crediting it as the best since Steve Davis. Barry Hawkins trailed Allen 8–11, but won five straight frames to win the match 13–11.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32461267 World Championship: Barry Hawkins wins Crucible thriller BBC Sport 25 April 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150427211543/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32461267 27 April 2015 live Allen commented that his opponent "froze [him] out", and Hawkins suggested the win would strengthen him going forward. Bingham reached his second Crucible quarter-final, winning seven out of the last eight frames to defeat Dott 13–5. Three of the other four-second round matches ended with 13–5 wins for O'Sullivan over Matthew Stevens, Murphy over Perry, and Robertson over Carter. Judd Trump defeated Fu 13–8. World Championship 2015 scores and results https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32267904 BBC Sport 24 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203191423/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32267904 3 December 2015 live Robertson compiled a break of 145 in the last frame of his match against Carter. Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were played on 28 and 29 April, as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. Trump defeated Ding 13–4 after leading 6–2 and 12–4 after the first two sessions to reach his third World Championship semi-final. He commented that "he won't get beaten" if he continued to play in the same manner for the rest of the tournament. Murphy led the last remaining qualifier McGill 9–7, and won four of the next five to win 13–8 and reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2009.Hafez Shamoon https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32508188 World Championship: Judd Trump beats Ding Junhui BBC Sport 29 April 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233004/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32508188 24 September 2015 live Bingham made the joint highest break of the tournament in the quarter-final match against O'Sullivan. He reached the first career semi-final after completing 13–9 victory over tournament favourite O'Sullivan, who had beaten Bingham 13–4 at the same stage of the tournament two years before.Hafez Shamoon https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32522488 World Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan stunned by Bingham BBC Sport 29 April 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029102028/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32522488 29 October 2015 live A controversial incident occurred in the fifth frame of the match, when O'Sullivan placed his chalk on the table and used it to line up a shot. Referee Terry Camilleri did not penalise O'Sullivan, even though the rules of snooker call for a seven-point foul if a player uses an object to measure gaps or distances. The referee's handling of the incident was questioned from the commentary box by former world champion Doherty and on Twitter by former tour referee Michaela Tabb.Hafez Shamoon https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32502603 World Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan chalk incident closed BBC Sport 29 April 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233003/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32502603 24 September 2015 live Bingham commented that he had been in tears after the match, calling it "unbelievable". In the last quarter-final match, Hawkins defeated Robertson 13–12 to reach the semi-finals for a third consecutive year.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32524336 World Snooker Championship: Barry Hawkins beats Neil Robertson 13–12 BBC Sport 29 April 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233007/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32524336 24 September 2015 live Hawkins and Robertson produced four century breaks each to equal the record of eight centuries in one match, a new record for a 25-frame match.Everton Clive Yates Phil Hendon David How the championship unfolded Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Halewsowen June 2015 5–25 Their encounter also included the longest frame in the 2015 tournament to that point, at 70 minutes and 22 seconds.Hafez Shamoon https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32508188 World Snooker Championship: Crucible set for all-English semis BBC Sport 29 April 2015 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233004/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32508188 24 September 2015 live Semi-finals The semi-finals were played between 30 April and 2 May, as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions. All four world championship semi-finalists were English, of whom, Murphy was the only former winner of the event to reach the last four.Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/29/shaun-murphy-world-championship-anthony-mcgill Shaun Murphy reaches Crucible last four by subduing Anthony McGill 29 April 2015 The Guardian 29 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083258/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/29/shaun-murphy-world-championship-anthony-mcgill 18 May 2015 live Murphy took a 6–2 lead over Hawkins in the first session and extended it to 13–3 after the second. Hawkins won the third session, taking five out of eight frames, but trailed 16–8. Murphy wrapped up a 17–9 victory in the final session to reach the third world championship final of his career, after 2005 and 2009.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32563769 World Snooker Championship: Shaun Murphy reaches final BBC Sport 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150504030237/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32563769 4 May 2015 live Murphy commented that he was "blown away" at reaching the final of the event again. With five century breaks from Murphy and three from Hawkins, the match equalled the record for the most centuries in a professional match at the Crucible. Semi-finals Snooker Scene 23 Everton's News Agency Halewsowen June 2015 In a much closer encounter, Bingham led Trump 5–3 after the first session, 9–7 after the second, and 13–11 after the third.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/11579791/Stuart-Bingham-reaches-final-with-astonishing-final-frame-thriller.html Stuart Bingham reaches final with astonishing final-frame thriller 3 May 2015 The Daily Telegraph 19 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521202514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/11579791/Stuart-Bingham-reaches-final-with-astonishing-final-frame-thriller.html 21 May 2015 live Johnson Daniel From 14 to 16 down, Trump produced two consecutive century breaks to force a deciding frame. Trump had the first chance in the final frame, but suffered a kick allowing Bingham to prevail and defeat Trump 17–16 and reach his first World Championship final.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32563769 World Snooker Championship: Stuart Bingham reaches final BBC Sport 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150504030237/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32563769 4 May 2015 live Bingham commented ""It's unbelievable, I cant believe I'm in the world final" Trump commented that despite Bingham playing well, it was "tough to take, really. I needed one good chance. If I'd missed the pot normally then fair play but the kick threw it off line... I feel it's been a little bit taken away from me." Final thumb|alt=photo of Stuart Bingham|Stuart Bingham won the event, despite having odds of 50–1 against doing so before the event. The final was held on 3 and 4 May as the best of 35 frames, across four sessions. At the age of 38, Bingham was the oldest first-time finalist at the Crucible since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978, although Reardon had already won five world titles at other venues by that point in his career.Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/02/stuart-bingham-judd-trump-crucible-world-championship-shaun-murphy Stuart Bingham stakes all on plant to foil Judd Trump 17–16 at Crucible The Guardian 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150504211553/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/02/stuart-bingham-judd-trump-crucible-world-championship-shaun-murphy 4 May 2015 live It was the third appearance in the final for Murphy, who won the title in 2005 with an 18–16 victory over Stevens and was runner-up in 2009 when he lost 9–18 to Higgins.http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/story/_/id/12806507/stuart-bingham-shocks-judd-trump-deciding-frame-thriller-set-world-championship-final-shaun-murphy-crucible Stuart Bingham shocks Judd Trump to set up Crucible final with Shaun Murphy ESPN 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003223/http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/story/_/id/12806507/stuart-bingham-shocks-judd-trump-deciding-frame-thriller-set-world-championship-final-shaun-murphy-crucible 5 May 2015 liveEmons Michael World Snooker Championship final as it happened BBC Sport 15 March 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/snooker/32102412 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150816092706/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/snooker/32102412 live The final was refereed for the first time by Olivier Marteel, from Koksijde in West Flanders, Belgium, who had previously officiated on the semi-final the previous year. He was also the first Belgian to take charge of a World Championship final, and the second referee from continental Europe to do so, after Jan Verhaas. To open the final, Murphy took a 3–0 lead, but Bingham fought back to end the session all-square at 4–4. In the second session of nine frames, Murphy began strongly, winning four consecutive frames to move 8–4 ahead, but Bingham won four of the next five to reduce Murphy's lead to 9–8 overnight.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32576888 World Snooker Championship: Shaun Murphy leads Stuart Bingham BBC Sport 3 May 2015 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150506001336/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32576888 6 May 2015 live Bingham's break of 123 in the 14th frame was the 84th century break compiled at the Crucible in 2015, breaking the previous record of 83 centuries set in 2009.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-world-championship-final-shaun-murphy-and-stuart-bingham-top-century-mark-10223208.html Snooker World Championship final: Shaun Murphy and Stuart Bingham top century mark The Independent 3 May 2015 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505020955/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-world-championship-final-shaun-murphy-and-stuart-bingham-top-century-mark-10223208.html 5 May 2015 live In the third session, Bingham won six of the eight frames to move into a 14–11 lead. In the 20th frame, Bingham attempted a maximum break, potting 14 reds and 14 blacks before missing the final red.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32584278 World Snooker Championship: Bingham leads Murphy at Crucible BBC Sport 4 May 2015 4 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150506202335/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32584278 6 May 2015 live Although Murphy won four of the first five frames in the final session to draw level at 15–15, Bingham won the 64-minute 31st frame to go 16–15 in front, and then added two more frames for an 18–15 victory and his first world title.England's Bingham wins maiden world title https://news.yahoo.com/englands-stuart-bingham-wins-world-championship-final-220641308.html Yahoo! News 5 May 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505021138/http://news.yahoo.com/englands-stuart-bingham-wins-world-championship-final-220641308.html 5 May 2015 live Bingham had odds of 50–1 to win before the tournament.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32584278 World Snooker Championship: Bingham beats Murphy 18–15 Shamoon Hafez BBC Sport 4 May 2015 10 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150506202335/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32584278 6 May 2015 live The achievement made him the oldest player to win the title since Reardon in 1978. He was the third oldest winner in Crucible history after Reardon in 1978 and John Spencer who was 41 in 1977.Mark Williams would win the title aged 43 in 2018.Mark Williams World Snooker 11 June 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/mark-williams-2/ Winning the title also took him to a career high of second in the world rankings. The final was noted for its high standard of break-building, with 6 centuries and 24 more over 50 in the 33 frames played.Bingham on Top of the World http://www.worldsnooker.com/bingham-on-top-of-the-world/ World Snooker 5 May 2015 6 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150507180239/http://www.worldsnooker.com/bingham-on-top-of-the-world/ 7 May 2015 live Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. Numbers in brackets denote player seedings; players in bold denote match winners.World Championship 2015 Draw http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/e93ca439-6579-4a58-9ffd-99459c993be9.pdf World Snooker 16 April 2015 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416151503/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/e93ca439-6579-4a58-9ffd-99459c993be9.pdf 16 April 2015 dead dmy-allBetfred World Snooker Championship 2015 Format http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2015/format/ World Snooker 7 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415051408/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betfred-world-championship-2015/format/ 15 April 2015 liveBetfred World Championship (2015) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=367 snooker.org 4 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150325155156/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=367 25 March 2015 live The draw for the first round took place at Hallamshire Golf Club on 16 April 2015, one day after the end of the last qualifying round.The Paul Hunter Foundation Celebrity Golf Day 2015 http://www.hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk/news/ Hallamshire Golf Club 27 February 2015 15 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415053049/http://www.hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk/news/ 15 April 2015Hafez Shamoon https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32289287 World Snooker Championship: Mark Selby plays Kurt Maflin 16 April 2015 BBC Sport 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417062956/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32289287 17 April 2015 live numbered 175 First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 18 April Mark Selby ENG (1) 10 Kurt Maflin NOR 9 18 & 19 April Stephen Maguire SCO (16) 9 Anthony McGill SCO 10 22 April Joe Perry ENG (9) 10 Zhang Anda CHN 4 22 & 23 April Shaun Murphy ENG (8) 10 Robin Hull FIN 3 19 & 20 April Barry Hawkins ENG (5) 10 Matthew Selt ENG 9 21 April Mark Allen NIR (12) 10 Ryan Day WAL 3 20 & 21 April Ali Carter ENG (13) 10 Alan McManus SCO 5 19 & 20 April Neil Robertson AUS (4) 10 Jamie Jones WAL 2 20 & 21 April Ding Junhui CHN (3) 10 Mark Davis ENG 7 18 & 19 April John Higgins SCO (14) 10 Robert Milkins ENG 5 18 & 19 April Marco Fu HKG (11) 10 Jimmy Robertson ENG 6 22 & 23 April Judd Trump ENG (6) 10 Stuart Carrington ENG 6 18 & 19 April Ricky Walden ENG (7) 8 Graeme Dott SCO 10 20 April Stuart Bingham ENG (10) 10 Robbie Williams ENG 7 21 & 22 April Mark Williams WAL (15) 2 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 21 & 22 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (2) 10 Craig Steadman ENG 3 23 & 24 April ENG Mark Selby (1) 9 SCO Anthony McGill 13 26 & 27 April ENG Joe Perry (9) 5 ENG Shaun Murphy (8) 13 24 & 25 April ENG Barry Hawkins (5) 13 NIR Mark Allen (12) 11 25, 26 & 27 April ENG Ali Carter (13) 5 AUS Neil Robertson (4) 13 23, 24 & 25 April CHN Ding Junhui (3) 13 SCO John Higgins (14) 9 26 & 27 April HKG Marco Fu (11) 8 ENG Judd Trump (6) 13 24 & 25 April SCO Graeme Dott 5 ENG Stuart Bingham (10) 13 25, 26 & 27 April WAL Matthew Stevens 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 13 28 & 29 April SCO Anthony McGill 8 ENG Shaun Murphy (8) 13 28 & 29 April ENG Barry Hawkins (5) 13 AUS Neil Robertson (4) 12 28 & 29 April CHN Ding Junhui (3) 4 ENG Judd Trump (6) 13 28 & 29 April ENG Stuart Bingham (10) 13 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 9 30 April, 1 & 2 May ENG Shaun Murphy (8) 17 ENG Barry Hawkins (5) 9 30 April, 1 & 2 May ENG Judd Trump (6) 16 ENG Stuart Bingham (10) 17 3 & 4 May ENG Shaun Murphy (8) 15 ENG Stuart Bingham (10) 18 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.3 & 4 May. Referee: Olivier Marteel.Marteel to referee world final http://www.worldsnooker.com/Marteel-to-referee-world-final/ World Snooker 23 March 2015 25 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415050829/http://www.worldsnooker.com/Marteel-to-referee-world-final/ 15 April 2015 live Shaun Murphy (8) England ENG 15–18 Stuart Bingham (10) Murphy Bingham 103frame winner (68) 44 69frame winner (59) 51 74frame winner (65) 5 0 105frame winner (105) 15 68frame winner (56) 90frame winner (90) 0 7 55frame winner 30 73frame winner (65) 74frame winner (74) 57 (57) 106frame winner (106) 1 121frame winner (121) 14 97frame winner (51) 41 1 76frame winner (76) 7 129frame winner (123) 0 113frame winner (89) 76frame winner (76) 0 22 67frame winner (53) 4 87frame winner (87) 40 68frame winner (51) 0 112frame winner (112) 23 95frame winner (50) 80frame winner (59) 4 0 87frame winner (87) 84frame winner (84) 0 7 86frame winner (57) 73 6 6 102frame winner (102) 75frame winner (75) 55 (47) 68frame winner (64) 29 76frame winner 0 56 80frame winner 3 68frame winner (55) 1 88frame winner (88) N/A N/A N/A N/A 4–4 9–8 11–14 15–18 121 123 2 4 11 13 Numbers in parentheses indicate breaks of 50 or more. Qualifying The three qualifying rounds took place between 8 and 15 April 2015 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. All matches were played as the best-of-19 frames.World Championship 2015 Qualifiers draw and results http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5637201e-debc-44b9-b9ce-f33bffe9c25e.pdf World Snooker 15 April 2015 16 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416055851/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5637201e-debc-44b9-b9ce-f33bffe9c25e.pdf 16 April 2015 deadBetfred World Snooker Championship Qualifying Stages 2015 Provisional Format of Play http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c7/c8/0,,13165~182471,00.pdf World Snooker 6 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150412114030/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c7/c8/0,,13165~182471,00.pdf 12 April 2015 liveBetfred World Championship Qualifiers (2015) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=368 snooker.org 6 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150408051015/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=368 8 April 2015 live main 7 3 auto yes yes Round 1Best of 19 frames Round 2Best of 19 frames Round 3Best of 19 frames Michael White WAL 10 Steven Hallworth ENG 8 Craig Steadman ENG 10 Rhys Clark SCO 5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh THA 10 Barry Pinches ENG 8 Jamie Burnett SCO 10 Alex Borg MLT 8 Mark King ENG 10 Michael Leslie SCO 7 Marcus Campbell SCO 10 Ivaylo Pekov BUL 2 Cao Yupeng CHN 10 Ross Muir SCO 8 Anthony McGill SCO 10 Hossein Vafaei IRN 3 Martin Gould ENG 6 Adam Duffy ENG 10 Sam Baird ENG 10 Tony Drago MLT 7 Rory McLeod ENG 2 Tian Pengfei CHN 10 Jamie Jones WAL 10 Ashley Carty ENG 3 Gerard Greene NIR 10 Elliot Slessor ENG 4 Alfie Burden ENG 4 Mitchell Mann ENG 10 Lyu Haotian CHN 8 Andrew Pagett WAL 10 Alan McManus SCO 10 Michael Wasley ENG 5 Ryan Day WAL 10 Jamie Clarke WAL 7 Alex Davies ENG 10 Michael Georgiou ENG 6 Aditya Mehta IND 7 Jak Jones WAL 10 Jack Lisowski ENG 10 Allan Taylor ENG 7 Gary Wilson ENG 10 Eden Sharav SCO 5 Li Hang CHN 10 Chris Melling ENG 1 Stuart Carrington ENG 10 Joel Walker ENG 6 Peter Ebdon ENG 10 Lu Ning CHN 6 Ben Woollaston ENG 10 Sean O'Sullivan ENG 8 Robin Hull FIN 10 Martin McCrudden IRL 3 Nigel Bond ENG 3 Igor Figueiredo BRA 10 Rod Lawler ENG 10 Michael Tomlinson ENG 4 Mike Dunn ENG 10 Itaro Santos BRA 4 Yu Delu CHN 10 Hans Blanckaert BEL 0 Fraser Patrick SCO 10 Brandon Sargeant ENG 3 Graeme Dott SCO 10 Mark Owens SCO 4 Mark Davis ENG 10 Joe O'Connor ENG 4 Oliver Lines ENG 10 Ian Glover ENG 7 David Morris IRL 9 Lee Walker WAL 10 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Reanne Evans ENG 8 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Ahmed Saif QAT 5 Peter Lines ENG 10 Rodion Judin LAT 6 Joe Swail NIR 10 Alexander Ursenbacher SUI 4 Dominic Dale WAL 10 John Astley ENG 6 Fergal O'Brien IRL 10 Hammad Miah ENG 5 Chris Wakelin ENG 10 Nico Elton ENG 6 Jamie Cope ENG 9 Steve Davis ENG 10 Kurt Maflin NOR 10 David Grace ENG 5 Mark Joyce ENG 10 Ian Burns ENG 6 Anthony Hamilton ENG 3 Zhang Anda CHN 10 Zhou Yuelong CHN 10 Zak Surety ENG 8 Liang Wenbo CHN 10 Chris Norbury ENG 4 Xiao Guodong CHN 10 Ong Jia Jun SIN 1 Liam Highfield ENG 10 Oliver Brown ENG 1 Kyren Wilson ENG 3 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon THA 10 Jimmy Robertson ENG 10 Thor Chuan Leong MAS 7 Dechawat Poomjaeng THA 10 Daniel Wells WAL 8 Robbie Williams ENG 10 Lee Page ENG 3 Noppon Saengkham THA 10 Lukas Kleckers GER 6 Michael Holt ENG 10 Sydney Wilson ENG 3 Matthew Selt ENG 10 Lü Chenwei CHN 8 Jimmy White ENG 10 James Wattana THA 3 Tom Ford ENG 10 Andrew Norman ENG 2 David Gilbert ENG 10 George Pragnall ENG 5 Luca Brecel BEL 10 Saqib Nasir ENG 0 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Scott Donaldson SCO 8 James Cahill ENG 9 Darryl Hill IOM 10 Robert Milkins ENG 10 William Lemons ENG 6 Michael White WAL 5 Craig Steadman ENG 10 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh THA 8 Jamie Burnett SCO 10 Mark King ENG 10 Marcus Campbell SCO 6 Cao Yupeng CHN 6 Anthony McGill SCO 10 Adam Duffy ENG 10 Sam Baird ENG 7 Tian Pengfei CHN 5 Jamie Jones WAL 10 Gerard Greene NIR 6 Mitchell Mann ENG 10 Andrew Pagett WAL 4 Alan McManus SCO 10 Ryan Day WAL 10 Alex Davies ENG 2 Jak Jones WAL 10 Jack Lisowski ENG 5 Gary Wilson ENG 7 Li Hang CHN 10 Stuart Carrington ENG 10 Peter Ebdon ENG 7 Ben Woollaston ENG 6 Robin Hull FIN 10 Igor Figueiredo BRA 10 Rod Lawler ENG 9 Mike Dunn ENG 7 Yu Delu CHN 10 Fraser Patrick SCO 2 Graeme Dott SCO 10 Mark Davis ENG 10 Oliver Lines ENG 7 Lee Walker WAL 6 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Peter Lines ENG 7 Joe Swail NIR 10 Dominic Dale WAL 9 Fergal O'Brien IRL 10 Chris Wakelin ENG 8 Steve Davis ENG 1 Kurt Maflin NOR 10 Mark Joyce ENG 9 Zhang Anda CHN 10 Zhou Yuelong CHN 5 Liang Wenbo CHN 10 Xiao Guodong CHN 10 Liam Highfield ENG 5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon THA 6 Jimmy Robertson ENG 10 Dechawat Poomjaeng THA 8 Robbie Williams ENG 10 Noppon Saengkham THA 2 Michael Holt ENG 10 Matthew Selt ENG 10 Jimmy White ENG 8 Tom Ford ENG 10 David Gilbert ENG 8 Luca Brecel BEL 3 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Darryl Hill IOM 6 Robert Milkins ENG 10 Craig Steadman ENG 10 Jamie Burnett SCO 6 Mark King ENG 9 Anthony McGill SCO 10 Adam Duffy ENG 8 Jamie Jones WAL 10 Mitchell Mann ENG 6 Alan McManus SCO 10 Ryan Day WAL 10 Jak Jones WAL 6 Li Hang CHN 9 Stuart Carrington ENG 10 Robin Hull FIN 10 Igor Figueiredo BRA 4 Yu Delu CHN 7 Graeme Dott SCO 10 Mark Davis ENG 10 Ken Doherty IRL 3 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Joe Swail NIR 5 Fergal O'Brien IRL 9 Kurt Maflin NOR 10 Zhang Anda CHN 10 Liang Wenbo CHN 9 Xiao Guodong CHN 9 Jimmy Robertson ENG 10 Robbie Williams ENG 10 Michael Holt ENG 5 Matthew Selt ENG 10 Tom Ford ENG 8 Andrew Higginson ENG 9 Robert Milkins ENG 10 Century breaks Televised stage centuries There were 86 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship.World Championship: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13820/world-championship worldsnookerdata World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 22 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425002254/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13820/world-championship 25 April 2015 dead dmy-all For every century break made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, pledged to donate £200 to World Snooker's official charity, the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice; in line with the sponsor's declaration, the donation was rounded up to £25,000 as at least 70 centuries were achieved.Betfred to donate to Bluebell Wood http://www.worldsnooker.com/betfred-to-donate-to-bluebell-wood/ World Snooker 17 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418093722/http://www.worldsnooker.com/betfred-to-donate-to-bluebell-wood/ 18 April 2015 live Neil Robertson and Bingham each compiled a break of 145, the highest breaks achieved in the tournament. 145, 143, 142, 141, 133, 130, 129, 119, 115, 115, 109 Neil Robertson 145, 123, 112, 106, 105, 104, 102, 102, 102, 100 Stuart Bingham 139, 118, 116, 110, 104, 103, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 138, 127, 125, 121, 121, 121, 111, 106, 106, 105, 105, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy 137, 125, 122 Anthony McGill 135, 109 Ding Junhui 135, 104 Ricky Walden 133, 129, 127, 113, 111, 111, 109, 108, 108, 102 Judd Trump 132 Zhang Anda 131, 109, 108, 108, 108, 104, 104, 103, 103, 102 Barry Hawkins 131 Joe Perry 127 Ali Carter 124, 120, 108, 101 Mark Selby 120 Marco Fu 115, 111 Matthew Stevens 115, 109, 101 Mark Allen 109, 102 Matthew Selt 106 Jimmy Robertson 106 John Higgins 106 Mark Davis Qualifying stage centuries There were 83 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship:World Championship qualifiers: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13833 World Snooker 8 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150412002431/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13833 12 April 2015 live Three players, Tom Ford, Craig Steadman and David Morris each made the highest break of qualifying, 140. 140, 136, 123, 104 Tom Ford 140, 116 Craig Steadman 140 David Morris 139, 138, 126, 125, 112 Robin Hull 139, 114 Graeme Dott 137, 134, 132 Zhang Anda 135 Tony Drago 134, 134 Andrew Higginson 134, 109 Sam Baird 134 Scott Donaldson 133, 100 Yu Delu 132, 111 Mark Davis 131, 123 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 131, 106 Mark King 131 Xiao Guodong 130, 123 David Gilbert 129, 120 Dechawat Poomjaeng 129 Ben Woollaston 127 Anthony McGill 125, 110, 106, 102 Fergal O'Brien 122, 108, 100 Kurt Maflin 122 Tian Pengfei 122 Jamie Jones 120, 118 Adam Duffy 120, 110 Jack Lisowski 117 Igor Figueiredo 116 Michael White 116 Jamie Burnett 115, 113, 110, 103 Liang Wenbo 115 Ryan Day 115 Liam Highfield 113, 100 Rod Lawler 113 Li Hang 113 Joe Swail 111, 103 Jimmy Robertson 110 Alan McManus 108 Zhou Yuelong 108 Noppon Saengkham 107 Chris Wakelin 106 Peter Lines 106 Jimmy White 105, 104 Robert Milkins 105 Ashley Carty 105 Stuart Carrington 101 Michael Leslie 101 Michael Holt 101 Matthew Selt 101 Robbie Williams 100 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 100 Luca Brecel 100 Darryl Hill Notes References World Snooker Championship 2019: Frame scores, stats and full results https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/47696353 BBC Sport 6 May 2019 24 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915082757/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/47696353 15 September 2019 live Bingham beats Murphy in dramatic Crucible final http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/story/_/id/12820453/stuart-bingham-beats-shaun-murphy-18-15-dramatic-world-championship-final-crucible ESPN 5 May 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003853/http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/story/_/id/12820453/stuart-bingham-beats-shaun-murphy-18-15-dramatic-world-championship-final-crucible 5 May 2015 live External links www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldChampionshipEvent 2015 2015 World Championship Category:2015 in English sport Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield Category:April 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:May 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom