Riga Open 2015 (Snooker)
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Kaspersky Lab Riga Open 2015 European Tour 2015/16 - Event 1 
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| Tournament type: | Minor ranking tournament |
| Venue: |
Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia |
| Opening: | July 29, 2015 |
| Endgame: | 2nd August 2015
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| Winner: |
 Barry Hawkins
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| Finalist: |
Tom Ford
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| Highest Break: | 142 ( Ricky Walden )
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The Kaspersky Lab Riga Open 2015 (also European Tour 2015/16 - Event 1 ) was a snooker tournament that was held from July 29th to August 2nd, 2015 in the Latvian capital Riga . It was the first event of the Players Tour Championship 2015/16 and the first tournament of the European Tour . This made it an official minor ranking tournament on the Main Tour in the 2015/16 season . It was the second edition of the Riga Open after the tournament had taken place for the first time the previous year . Defending champion was the Englishman Mark Selby , who was eliminated 1: 4 in the round of 32 against the Irish Ken Doherty . In the final, Englishman Barry Hawkins beat his compatriot Tom Ford 4-1.
Prize money
| Prize money | |
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| winner | € 25,000 |
| finalist | € 12,000 |
| Semi-finalist | € 6,000 |
| Quarter finalist | € 4,000 |
| Round of 16 | € 2,300 |
| Last 32 | € 1,200 |
| Last 64 | € 700 |
| All in all | € 125,000 |
Preliminary round
195 players registered for the tournament. In two elimination rounds the field was reduced to 128 players. All games were played in the best of 7 frames mode. All five German participants made it into round two, Lukas Kleckers , Roman Dietzel and Robin Otto even made it into the main round.
Round 1
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 1 |
Simon Dent
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4 : 0 |
 Anita Maflin
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20th |
 Andreas Ploner
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4 : 1 |
Louis Heathcote
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| 2 |
Sam Thistlewhite
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4 : 1 |
 Hans Blanckaert
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21st |
Joe O'Connor
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4 : 1 |
Adam Edge
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| 3 |
 Antonis Poullos
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0: 4 |
 Kishan Hirani
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22nd |
Tomasz Skalski
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4 : 0 |
 Maxim Maximov
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| 4th |
Elliot Slessor
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kl. |
 Vilius Schulte-Ebbert
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23 |
Charlie Walters
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kl. |
Ryan Causton
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| 5 |
 Arpat Pulat
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1: 4 |
Josh Mulholland
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24 |
 Brendan O'Donoghue
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3: 4 |
 Roman Dietzel
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| 6th |
 Tetyana Volovelska
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0: 4 |
Christopher Keogan
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25th |
William Lemons
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kl. |
Callum Lloyd
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| 7th |
 Brian Cini
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2: 4 |
 Anna Prisjažnuka
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26th |
Anthony Jeffers
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4 : 1 |
Thomas Barton
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| 8th |
Aleksandr Kurgankov
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4 : 3 |
Andrew Urbaniak
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27 |
John Parkin
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2: 4 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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| 9 |
Ben jones
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3: 4 |
Jurian Heusdens
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28 |
Daniel O'Regan
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2: 4 |
Alex Borg
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| 10 |
 Shannon Dixon
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kl. |
Michael Williams
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29 |
 Chris Mason
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0: 4 |
Jeff Cundy
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| 11 |
Conor McCormack
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2: 4 |
Richard Beckham
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30th |
Heath Williams
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4 : 3 |
Freddie Blunden
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| 12 |
 Keishin Kamihashi
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kl. |
Adam Duffy
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31 |
Jeff Jacobs
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1: 4 |
 Shachar Ruberg
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| 13 |
Julian Mills
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kl. |
Chris Norbury
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32 |
Joe Steele
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4 : 2 |
Jack Bradford
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| 14th |
Maris Volajs
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4 : 3 |
Tatiana Vasiljeva
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33 |
Oliver Brown
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kl. |
Sascha Breuer
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| 15th |
Thomas Rees
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4 : 2 |
 Mateusz Baranowski
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34 |
Dessie Sheehan
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4 : 1 |
Arsen Balishyan
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| 16 |
Darren Cook
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kl. |
Jake Nicholson
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35 |
 Ejler Hame
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1: 4 |
Robin Otto
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| 17th |
Lieven Vanthournout
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0: 4 |
Zack Richardson
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36 |
Lewis John Calcutt
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4 : 0 |
Dana Amir
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| 18th |
Walter Theuma
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0: 4 |
Sascha Lippe
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37 |
Saqib Nasir
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4 : 1 |
Kacper Filipiak
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| 19th |
Bhavesh Sodha
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kl. |
Lukas Kleckers
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round 2
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 38 |
Sam Harvey
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4 : 3 |
Simon Dent
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53 |
Shaun Sultana
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0: 4 |
Andreas Ploner
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| 39 |
Alex Taubman
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1: 4 |
Sam Thistlewhite
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54 |
 Michael Collumb
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0: 4 |
Joe O'Connor
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| 40 |
Patrick Whelan
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1: 4 |
Kishan Hirani
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55 |
Tony Corrigan
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2: 4 |
Tomasz Skalski
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| 41 |
Vilius Schulte-Ebbert
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1: 4 |
Josh Mulholland
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56 |
Hammad Miah
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4 : 0 |
Ryan Causton
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| 42 |
Gunars Puce
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0: 4 |
Christopher Keogan
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57 |
George Parkin
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0: 4 |
Roman Dietzel
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| 43 |
Arturs Klindzans
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1: 4 |
Anna Prisjažnuka
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58 |
Matthew Glasby
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1: 4 |
Callum Lloyd
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| 44 |
 Andres Petrov
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4 : 2 |
Aleksandr Kurgankov
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59 |
Anthony Jeffers
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0: 4 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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| 45 |
Jurian Heusdens
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4 : 1 |
Shannon Dixon
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60 |
Ashley Carty
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1: 4 |
Alex Borg
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| 46 |
Mario Brincat
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1: 4 |
Richard Beckham
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61 |
Kobi Mates
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kl. |
Jeff Cundy
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| 47 |
Phil O'Kane
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4 : 0 |
Keishin Kamihashi
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62 |
Joe Roberts
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4 : 1 |
Heath Williams
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| 48 |
Nico Elton
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1: 4 |
Julian Mills
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63 |
Shachar Ruberg
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3: 4 |
Joe Steele
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| 49 |
Rodion Judin
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4 : 3 |
Maris Volajs
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64 |
Damian Wilks
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4 : 3 |
Sascha Breuer
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| 50 |
Corina Maracine
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0: 4 |
Thomas Rees
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65 |
Dessie Sheehan
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3: 4 |
Robin Otto
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| 51 |
Jake Nicholson
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0: 4 |
Zack Richardson
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66 |
Josh Boileau
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kl. |
Lewis John Calcutt
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| 52 |
Sascha Lippe
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1: 4 |
Lukas Kleckers
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67 |
Ashley Hugill
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4 : 0 |
Saqib Nasir
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Main round
Upper half
Bottom half
final
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Final: Best of 7 Frames Referee: Milosz Olborski Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia , August 2, 2015 |
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Barry Hawkins
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4 : 1 |
Tom Ford
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| 30: 72 (67), 73 : 0 (65), 61 : 41, 79 : 39 (57), 78 : 1 (62) | ||
| 65 | Highest break | 67 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season. (PDF; 28.4 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 12, 2015, accessed July 8, 2015 .
- ↑ a b 2015 Riga Open (ET1) Draw. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 8, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015 .
- ↑ a b European Tour Event One. In: snooker.org. Retrieved August 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Kaspersky Lab Riga Open 2015 - Century Breaks. (No longer available online.) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on July 25, 2015 ; accessed on August 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
