Ruhr Open 2015
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Ruhr Open 2015 European Tour 2015/16 - Event 3
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| Tournament type: | Minor ranking tournament |
| Venue: | RWE sports hall, Muelheim an der Ruhr , Germany |
| Opening: | October 7, 2015 |
| Endgame: | October 11, 2015
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| Winner: |
 Rory McLeod
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| Highest Break: | 141 ( Stuart Carrington )
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← 2014
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The Ruhr Open 2015 (also European Tour 2015/16 - Event 3 ) was a snooker tournament that was held from October 7th to 11th, 2015 in Mülheim an der Ruhr . For the third time in a row, the North Rhine-Westphalian city hosted a minor ranking tournament of the Players Tour Championship , which was part of the 2015/16 snooker season . The title sponsor this year was again the Hungarian dental clinic Kreativ Dental , which financially supported the entire tour this year.
Last year's winner was Shaun Murphy from England , who made it to the round of 16 this time. The final was played by two players who were in a ranking final for the first time in their careers: Rory McLeod won his first title 4-2 against the Chinese Tian Pengfei .
Most of the top professionals competed in Mülheim, but eight cancellations for the main tournament were a high number that only occurred more frequently in the early days of the Players Tour Championship.
On the second day of the main tournament, Alan McManus and Barry Pinches set a new record for the longest tournament frame in professional snooker. The sixth frame of their opening encounter lasted 100 minutes and 24 seconds. In 2012, Dominic Dale and Dave Harold needed 94 minutes and 2 seconds for a frame in an officially recorded match.
Prize money
The prize money remained unchanged compared to previous years.
| 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
239 snooker players had registered for the tournament. 109 of them were already placed as professional players for the main tournament. The remaining 130 amateurs played the 19 winners in 3 qualifying rounds, who filled the 128 places in the main tournament that started on Friday.
27 German amateur players competed, two made it to round 3, but while Felix Frede had to admit defeat to ex-professional Adam Duffy , Sascha Lippe made it into the main round of a PTC tournament for the first time in his career. Austria and Switzerland each provided two participants, but with the exception of Alexander Ursenbacher, they ended in round 2 at the latest. The Swiss ex-professional, on the other hand, lived up to his role as a favorite and qualified for the top 128. Except for Poland's Kacper Filipiak , who lost to the strong Scottish player Michael Collumb, six of the seven players with a professional past prevailed.
All games were played in the best of 7 frames mode. The following pairings were scheduled for the two preliminary rounds on October 7th and 8th:
Round 1
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 1 |
 Daniel Schneider
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1: 4 |
 Ben jones
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28 |
 Tomas Skalski
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1: 4 |
Ashley Hugill
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| 2 |
Chris Jones
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4 : 0 |
 Arsen Balishyan
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29 |
Dirk Lycops
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0: 4 |
 Frans Veling
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| 3 |
Alain Van Der Steen
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4 : 3 |
Daan Leysen
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30th |
 Dessie Sheehan
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0: 4 |
 Gary Thomson
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| 4th |
Sascha Lippe
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4 : 2 |
Hans Blanckaert
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31 |
Alexander van den Doel
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0: 4 |
Sam Craigie
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| 5 |
Fozan Masood
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4 : 1 |
Jean Luca Nüßgen
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32 |
Deitmar Juschka
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0: 4 |
Adam Edge
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| 6th |
Daniel O'Regan
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0: 4 |
 Kacper Filipiak
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33 |
Sam Thistlewhite
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4 : 0 |
Markus Fischer
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| 7th |
Michael Collumb
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4 : 0 |
Jörg Petersen
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34 |
Kevin Chan
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1: 4 |
Joe O'Connor
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| 8th |
Aleksandr Kurgankov
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0: 4 |
 Andreas Ploner
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35 |
Mark Vincent
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3: 4 |
Mohammed Rangzib
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| 9 |
 Özyurt Aksoy
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1: 4 |
Thomas Hein
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36 |
 Daniel Salis
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1: 4 |
Habib Shalchian
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| 10 |
James Silverwood
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4 : 0 |
Maxim Maximov
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37 |
Richard Beckham
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4 : 2 |
Ismail Turker
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| 11 |
Damian Wilks
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4 : 2 |
Adam King
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38 |
Julian Mills
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4 : 0 |
Julia Litschke
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| 12 |
Fabian Tost
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0: 4 |
Ryan Causton
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39 |
Manon Melief
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0: 4 |
Brendan O'Donoghue
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| 13 |
Thomas Barton
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3: 4 |
Jurian Heusdens
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40 |
Christopher Keogan
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4 : 1 |
Matthew Glasby
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| 14th |
Johny Moermans
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4 : 0 |
Sebastian Zittermann
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41 |
Robin Otto
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4 : 2 |
Joe Roberts
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| 15th |
 Umar Ali Shaikh
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1: 4 |
Miro Popovic
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42 |
Zack Richardson
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3: 4 |
Adam Duffy
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| 16 |
Lukas Kleckers
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1: 4 |
Brandon Sargeant
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43 |
Felix Frede
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4 : 0 |
Rolf Mahr
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| 17th |
Nico Elton
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4 : 0 |
 Conor McCormack
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44 |
Andrei Burdel
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0: 4 |
Michael Schnabel
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| 18th |
 Alex Borg
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4 : 0 |
Adam Longley
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45 |
Ashley Carty
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4 : 0 |
Kemal Ueruen
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| 19th |
Albert Pronk
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0: 4 |
Mateusz Baranowski
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46 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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kl. |
 Zhao Xintong
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| 20th |
Patrick Whelan
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4 : 0 |
Pedro Chacon
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47 |
Paul Schopf
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3: 4 |
Gary Lees
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| 21st |
Joshua Baddeley
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4 : 1 |
Julian Maschmeier
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48 |
Michael Heeger
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4 : 0 |
Pascal Fischer
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| 22nd |
Steve Lambrechts
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0: 4 |
Hammad Miah
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49 |
Christopher Harrison
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4 : 3 |
Lee Brookes
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| 23 |
Nick Jennings
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4 : 2 |
Lewis Gillen
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50 |
Mark Owens
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4 : 1 |
Jan Eisenstein
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| 24 |
Joe Steele
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1: 4 |
Dean Sheridan
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51 |
Ross Higgins
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4 : 0 |
Oktay Yildiz
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| 25th |
Charlie Walters
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kl. |
Krzysztof Drążkiewicz
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52 |
Krzysztof Kubicki
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1: 4 |
Josh Boileau
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| 26th |
Luke Garland
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kl. |
Elliot Slessor
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53 |
Lieven Vanthournout
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2: 4 |
Phuntsok Jaegers
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| 27 |
 Maris Volajs
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4 : 0 |
Dirk Oppenhoff
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54 |
Robert Czupryniak
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kl. |
Bartosz Olchowka
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round 2
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 55 |
Ben jones
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4 : 2 |
Chris Jones
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74 |
Rafał Szymanek
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0: 4 |
Maris Volajs
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| 56 |
Michael Williams
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3: 4 |
Alain Van Der Steen
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75 |
Jeff Jacobs
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0: 4 |
Ashley Hugill
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| 57 |
Thomas Rees
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0: 4 |
Sascha Lippe
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76 |
Charlie Sweeney
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4 : 2 |
Frans Veling
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| 58 |
Luc Blancke
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1: 4 |
Fozan Masood
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77 |
Oliver Brown
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4 : 1 |
Gary Thomson
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| 59 |
Joshua Cooper
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0: 4 |
Kacper Filipiak
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78 |
Sam Craigie
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4 : 0 |
Adam Edge
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| 60 |
Michael Collumb
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4 : 0 |
Andreas Ploner
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79 |
Alex Taubman
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1: 4 |
Sam Thistlewhite
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| 61 |
Callum Lloyd
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4 : 0 |
Thomas Hein
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80 |
Inge Vermeulen
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0: 4 |
Joe O'Connor
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| 62 |
James Silverwood
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0: 4 |
Damian Wilks
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81 |
Mohammed Rangzib
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4 : 0 |
Habib Shalchian
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| 63 |
Kishan Hirani
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4 : 0 |
Ryan Causton
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82 |
Richard Beckham
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2: 4 |
Julian Mills
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| 64 |
Jurian Heusdens
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4 : 1 |
Johny Moermans
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83 |
 Stéphane Ochoiski
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0: 4 |
Brendan O'Donoghue
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| 65 |
Dennis Deroose
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4 : 1 |
Miro Popovic
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84 |
Brian Cini
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4 : 1 |
Christopher Keogan
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| 66 |
 Alexander Ursenbacher
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4 : 2 |
Brandon Sargeant
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85 |
Robin Otto
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2: 4 |
Adam Duffy
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| 67 |
Jake Nicholson
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1: 4 |
Nico Elton
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86 |
Felix Frede
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4 : 3 |
Michael Schnabel
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| 68 |
Marvin Losi
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1: 4 |
Alex Borg
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87 |
Ashley Carty
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4 : 0 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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| 69 |
Mateusz Baranowski
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4 : 0 |
Patrick Whelan
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88 |
Gary Lees
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4 : 1 |
Michael Heeger
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| 70 |
Simon Lichtenberg
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3: 4 |
Joshua Baddeley
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89 |
Phil O'Kane
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4 : 2 |
Christopher Harrison
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| 71 |
Hammad Miah
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4 : 2 |
Nick Jennings
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90 |
Mark Owens
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2: 4 |
Ross Higgins
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| 72 |
Wan Chooi Tan
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1: 4 |
Dean Sheridan
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91 |
Josh Boileau
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4 : 1 |
Phuntsok Jaegers
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| 73 |
Charlie Walters
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2: 4 |
Elliot Slessor
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92 |
Volker Grigo
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kl. |
Robert Czupryniak
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Round 3
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 93 |
Ben jones
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2: 4 |
Alain Van Der Steen
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103 |
Ashley Hugill
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4 : 2 |
Charlie Sweeney
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| 94 |
Sascha Lippe
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4 : 1 |
Fozan Masood
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104 |
Oliver Brown
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1: 4 |
Sam Craigie
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| 95 |
Kacper Filipiak
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3: 4 |
Michael Collumb
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105 |
Sam Thistlewhite
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4 : 3 |
Joe O'Connor
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| 96 |
Callum Lloyd
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2: 4 |
Damian Wilks
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106 |
Mohammed Rangzib
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4 : 2 |
Julian Mills
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| 97 |
Kishan Hirani
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4 : 3 |
Jurian Heusdens
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107 |
Brendan O'Donoghue
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4 : 2 |
Brian Cini
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| 98 |
Dennis Deroose
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0: 4 |
Alexander Ursenbacher
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108 |
Adam Duffy
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4 : 1 |
Felix Frede
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| 99 |
Nico Elton
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1: 4 |
Alex Borg
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109 |
Ashley Carty
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4 : 0 |
Gary Lees
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| 100 |
Mateusz Baranowski
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4 : 3 |
Joshua Baddeley
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110 |
Phil O'Kane
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3: 4 |
Ross Higgins
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| 101 |
Hammad Miah
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4 : 0 |
Dean Sheridan
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111 |
Josh Boileau
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4 : 1 |
Robert Czupryniak
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| 102 |
Elliot Slessor
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4 : 0 |
Maris Volajs
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Main round
128 players played the main tournament from October 9th, the first half of which played the first three rounds on Friday, the second on Saturday. On the final Sunday the games from the round of 16 to the final took place.
Round 1 to the round of 16
The biggest surprise of the opening round on the first day was the defeat of Judd Trump against Hammad Miah , who had dropped out of the main tour the year before. For the world number seven Trump it was the second bankruptcy in a row after the 0: 6 in the qualification for the International Championship . For world champion Stuart Bingham the changeable start of the season continued with a first round defeat. He was also eliminated in round 1 of the Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth.
There was also an unpleasant surprise for Neil Robertson , who dropped back to fourth place in the world rankings . He lost 3: 4 to James Cahill , a young player from the bottom of the world rankings. For the Australian it was the third first round defeat in his fourth appearance this season. The Scot Alan McManus needed almost exactly five hours against Barry Pinches for his opening match, including the longest recorded official frame in professional snooker with a duration of just over 100 minutes. Despite the difficult 4-3 win, he then beat a top 16 player with his compatriot Stephen Maguire and made it to the round of 16.
Sascha Lippe benefited from the cancellation of his opponent and started his game against Zhang Anda with a frame gain. After that, however, he didn't manage to use his chances to make frame-critical breaks and the Chinese prevailed 4: 1. Alexander Ursenbacher lost his match 3: 4 against Rod Lawler . Of the amateur players, only Hammad Miah made it to round 3, then it was over for him too. For the third time in his career, he was in the last 32 of a PTC tournament.
Part 1
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Ali Carter
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kl. | |||||||||||||||||
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
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- | Ali Carter
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Marco Fu
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kl. | Marco Fu
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Lu Ning
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- | Ali Carter
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| Stuart Bingham
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3 | Mark Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien
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4th | Fergal O'Brien
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
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4th | Mark Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Alain Van Der Steen |
0 | Mark Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
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4th | Luca Brecel
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ian Glover
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1 | Luca Brecel
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Joel Walker
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- | Jason Weston
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jason Weston
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kl. | Luca Brecel
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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2 | Zhang Anda
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| Zhang Anda
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4th | Zhang Anda
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo
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- | Sascha Lippe
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| Sascha Lippe
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Part 2
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb |
1 | Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Wakelin
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4th | Chris Wakelin
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
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0 | Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Lee Walker
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4th | Lee Walker
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
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1 | Lee Walker
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Thor Chuan Leong
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4th | Thor Chuan Leong
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Damian Wilks |
1 | Ben Woollaston
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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4th | Rory McLeod
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman
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2 | Rory McLeod
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
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4th | Jamie Jones
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Georgiou
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0 | Rory McLeod
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden
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4th | Mark King
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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0 | Alfie Burden
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark King
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kl. | Mark King
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Melling
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part 3
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Kishan Hirani
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0 | Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler
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4th | Rod Lawler
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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3 | Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Aditya Mehta
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4th | Aditya Mehta
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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1 | Aditya Mehta
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson
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4th | Kyren Wilson
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Xiao Guodong
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2 | Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams
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4th | Mark Selby
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield
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3 | Robbie Williams
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
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4th | Mark Selby
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley
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1 | Mark Selby
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
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4th | Anthony McGill
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mateusz Baranowski |
3 | Anthony McGill
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt
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4th | Matthew Selt
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Eden Sharav
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 4
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Judd Trump
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah
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4th | Hammad Miah
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wells
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4th | Daniel Wells
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor
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3 | Hammad Miah
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn
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4th | Mike Dunn
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
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2 | Mike Dunn
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
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4th | Sean O'Sullivan
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0 | |||||||||||||||
 Vinnie Calabrese
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2 | Mike Dunn
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson
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4th | Andrew Higginson
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce
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1 | Jimmy Robertson
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson
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4th | Andrew Higginson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Darryl Hill
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0 | Andrew Higginson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins
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4th | Robert Milkins
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ashley Hugill
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0 | Robert Milkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford
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kl. | Tom Ford
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| James Wattana
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- | |||||||||||||||||
Part 5
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| David Grace
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2 | Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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0 | Sam Craigie
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Craigie
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4th | Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden
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3 | Gerard Greene
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
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4th | Gerard Greene
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
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3 | Yu Delu
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Yu Delu
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4th | Shaun Murphy
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope
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0 | Tian Pengfei
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Rhys Clark
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4th | Rhys Clark
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Li Hang
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4th | Li Hang
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Thistlewhite |
0 | Li Hang
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
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4th | Tian Pengfei
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sydney Wilson
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0 | Tian Pengfei
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns
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2 | Gary Wilson
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
Part 6
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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3 | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
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2 | Sam Baird
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
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4th | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire
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4th | Stephen Maguire
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng
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0 | Stephen Maguire
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | Michael White
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Gareth Allen
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0 | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell
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2 | Dominic Dale
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yong
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4th | Zhang Yong
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Duane Jones
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- | Mohammed Rangzib |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Rangzib
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kl. | Zhang Yong
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
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4th | Dominic Dale
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
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0 | Dominic Dale
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
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4th | Graeme Dott
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Brendan O'Donoghue |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 7
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Michael Holt
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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3 | Michael Holt
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann
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kl. | Mitchell Mann
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Hossein Vafaei
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- | Mitchell Mann
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| James Cahill
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4th | David Gilbert
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| Neil Robertson
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3 | James Cahill
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| David Gilbert
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4th | David Gilbert
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Noppon Saengkham
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3 | David Gilbert
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| Oliver Lines
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4th | Peter Ebdon
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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0 | Oliver Lines
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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4th | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
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3 | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Kurt Maflin
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4th | Kurt Maflin
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
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1 | Kurt Maflin
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| Ryan Day
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4th | Ryan Day
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ashley Carty
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 8
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Stuart Carrington
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Higgins |
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry
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4th | Joe Perry
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| David Morris
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski
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4th | Mark Allen
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ross Muir
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3 | Jack Lisowski
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
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4th | Mark Allen
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Josh Boileau
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2 | Mark Allen
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Donaldson
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3 | Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Lu Chenwei
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4th | Lu Chenwei
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dechawat Poomjaeng
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3 | Michael Leslie
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Leslie
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4th | Michael Leslie
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Fraser Patrick
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0 | Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam
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4th | Sanderson Lam
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
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4th | Barry Hawkins
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| Jimmy White
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals to finals
Sunday began with the surprising 1: 4 defeat in the round of 16 by defending champion Shaun Murphy against Tian Pengfei . The Chinese then reached a Main Tour final for the first time in his career after victories over Alan McManus and David Gilbert . Gilbert had previously defeated another top player with Barry Hawkins and thus reached the second PTC semifinals of his career.
Furthermore, the world number one Mark Selby also lost out against Mark Williams at the start . The Welshman then surprisingly lost to Mike Dunn . In the semifinals, he met Rory McLeod , who like him had never reached a ranking final. The victory clearly went to McLeod.
| Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
Semi-final best of 7 frames |
Final best of 7 frames |
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| Mark Davis
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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| Rory McLeod
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| Mike Dunn
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| Mark Williams
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1 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
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2 | ||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
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| Alan McManus
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| Tian Pengfei
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| David Gilbert
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| David Gilbert
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| Barry Hawkins
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2 | ||||||||||||
final
For the final match, two newcomers to the final from the midfield of the world rankings met. Rory McLeod was able to use the momentum of his 4-1 semi-final win and put in a 2-0 lead, while Tian Pengfei made a few mistakes. Although he was able to come up to 2: 1 and then to 3: 2, and he also scored the only century break of the final, the sixth frame then went back to the Englishman with a decisive 55 point break, which he did secured his first title in a ranking tournament in his 24-year career with a 4-2 win.
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Final: Best of 7 Frames Referee: Theo Selbertinger RWE-Sporthalle, Muelheim an der Ruhr , Germany , October 11, 2015 |
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Rory McLeod
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4 : 2 |
Tian Pengfei
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| 96 : 10 (57), 95 : 15, 9: 74 (74), 89 : 10 (58), 0: 129 (106), 71 : 28 (55) | ||
| 58 | Highest break | 106 |
| - | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century breaks
There were 53 breaks of 100 or more points this year at the Ruhr Open, 48 of them in the main tournament. That was seven more than last year.
Preliminary round
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Kishan Hirani
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133, 103 |
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Ashley Carty
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124 |
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Ashley Hugill
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120 |
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Josh Boileau
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112 |
Main tournament
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swell
- ↑ Pinches And McManus Set Longest Frame Record , World Snooker, October 10, 2015
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/16 Season. (PDF; 28 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , June 12, 2015, accessed on September 3, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Ruhr Open (ET3). (PDF; 739 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , accessed on September 3, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Ruhr Open 2015. (PDF; 146 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , September 2, 2015, accessed on September 3, 2015 .
- ↑ a b European Tour Event Three (2015). Snooker.org, accessed September 3, 2015 .
- ^ Rory Rules in Ruhr , World Snooker, October 11, 2015
- ↑ 2015 European Tour - Event 3 - Centuries , CueTracker, accessed on October 12, 2015