Welsh Open 2015

BetVictor Welsh Open 2015
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff , Wales
Opening:	February 16, 2015
Endgame:	February 22, 2015
Winner:	John Higgins
Finalist:	Ben Woollaston
Highest Break:	140 ( Luca Brecel )
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The BetVictor Welsh Open 2015 was a world ranking tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour 2014/15 and took place from February 16-22 , 2015 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff , Wales .

The defending champion was the five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan , who had to admit defeat to Welshman Matthew Stevens 3: 4 in round 3 .

Prize money

	Prize money
winner	£ 60,000
finalist	£ 30,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 5,000
Last 32	£ 2,500
Last 64	£ 1,500

Tournament schedule

First round to round of 16

Upper half 1

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
	88	Vinnie Calabrese	1
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
						51	Rory McLeod	2
	51	Rory McLeod	4th
	82	Andrew Pagett	2
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
											21st	Matthew Stevens	4th
	38	Ken Doherty	4th
	86	Zhou Yuelong	3
						38	Ken Doherty	3
						21st	Matthew Stevens	4th
	21st	Matthew Stevens	4th
	81	Oliver Lines	3
																21st	Matthew Stevens	2
																10	Marco Fu	4th
	23	Michael Holt	2
	A.	Ashley Carty	4th
						A.	Ashley Carty	4th
						58	Alfie Burden	0
	58	Alfie Burden	4th
	91	Andrew Norman	1
											A.	Ashley Carty	2
											10	Marco Fu	4th
	41	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4th
	108	Allan Taylor	3
						41	Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
						10	Marco Fu	4th
	10	Marco Fu	4th
	109	Ian Glover	2

Upper half 2

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

11

Shaun Murphy

4th

111

Steven Hallworth

3

11

Shaun Murphy

3

47

Jamie Jones

4th

47

Jamie Jones

4th

102

Chris Norbury

0

47

Jamie Jones

2

18th

Mark Williams

4th

61

Jimmy White

3

92

Barry Pinches

4th

92

Barry Pinches

2

18th

Mark Williams

4th

18th

Mark Williams

4th

74

Lü Haotian

0

18th

Mark Williams

4th

7th

Judd Trump

1

29

Dominic Dale

3

94

Michael Wasley

4th

94

Michael Wasley

4th

65

Li Hang

2

40

Jack Lisowski

3

65

Li Hang

4th

94

Michael Wasley

2

7th

Judd Trump

4th

39

Mark Joyce

4th

83

Joel Walker

2

39

Mark Joyce

0

7th

Judd Trump

4th

7th

Judd Trump

4th

ITC

James Wattana

2

Upper half 3

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

6th

Mark Allen

4th

112

Alexander Ursenbacher

1

6th

Mark Allen

4th

63

Cao Yupeng

3

63

Cao Yupeng

4th

85

Craig Steadman

2

6th

Mark Allen

3

36

Ben Woollaston

4th

36

Ben Woollaston

4th

118

Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

2

36

Ben Woollaston

4th

19th

Mark Davis

1

19th

Mark Davis

4th

107

Lu Chenwei

3

36

Ben Woollaston

4th

13

Ali Carter

2

20th

Xiao Guodong

4th

67

Joe Swail

1

20th

Xiao Guodong

1

42

Matthew Selt

4th

42

Matthew Selt

4th

79

Ian Burns

1

42

Matthew Selt

3

13

Ali Carter

4th

35

Mark King

4th

A.

Eden Sharav

0

35

Mark King

0

13

Ali Carter

4th

13

Ali Carter

4th

75

Fraser Patrick

1

Upper half 4

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

14th

Joe Perry

4th

101

Lee Page

3

14th

Joe Perry

4th

52

Yu Delu

0

52

Yu Delu

kl.

A.

John Sutton

-

14th

Joe Perry

2

64

Gary Wilson

4th

64

Gary Wilson

4th

105

Zhang Anda

0

64

Gary Wilson

4th

78

John Astley

3

32

David Gilbert

1

78

John Astley

4th

64

Gary Wilson

4th

4th

Neil Robertson

2

30th

Anthony McGill

4th

103

David Grace

3

30th

Anthony McGill

2

55

Jamie Cope

4th

55

Jamie Cope

4th

99

Elliot Slessor

3

55

Jamie Cope

3

4th

Neil Robertson

4th

54

David Morris

4th

A.

Joe O'Connor

0

54

David Morris

0

4th

Neil Robertson

4th

4th

Neil Robertson

4th

76

James Cahill

0

Lower half 1

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

3

Ding Junhui

1

115

Lee Walker

4th

115

Lee Walker

2

96

Michael Georgiou

4th

59

Peter Lines

1

96

Michael Georgiou

4th

96

Michael Georgiou

4th

17th

Graeme Dott

3

37

Andrew Higginson

2

72

Chris Wakelin

4th

72

Chris Wakelin

1

17th

Graeme Dott

4th

17th

Graeme Dott

4th

106

Zak Surety

1

96

Michael Georgiou

2

15th

John Higgins

4th

25th

Liang Wenbo

4th

104

Cao Xinlong

0

25th

Liang Wenbo

4th

44

Gerard Greene

0

44

Gerard Greene

4th

A.

Daniel Wells

2

25th

Liang Wenbo

0

15th

John Higgins

4th

45

Jamie Burnett

3

98

Alex Borg

4th

98

Alex Borg

0

15th

John Higgins

4th

15th

John Higgins

4th

113

Michael Leslie

1

Lower half 2

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	12	Stephen Maguire	4th
	A.	Duane Jones	0
						12	Stephen Maguire	4th
						80	Liam Highfield	2
	33	Kurt Maflin	1
	80	Liam Highfield	4th
											12	Stephen Maguire	4th
											73	Sam Baird	2
	57	Robbie Williams	1
	70	Dave Harold	4th
						70	Dave Harold	0
						73	Sam Baird	4th
	28	Fergal O'Brien	3
	73	Sam Baird	4th
																12	Stephen Maguire	4th
																24	Alan McManus	0
	24	Alan McManus	4th
	A.	Jamie Rhys Clarke	2
						24	Alan McManus	4th
						116	Ahmed Saif	0
	49	Anthony Hamilton	0
	116	Ahmed Saif	4th
											24	Alan McManus	4th
											53	Aditya Mehta	0
	53	Aditya Mehta	4th
	A.	Sydney Wilson	0
						53	Aditya Mehta	4th
						5	Barry Hawkins	2
	5	Barry Hawkins	4th
	84	Scott Donaldson	3

Lower half 3

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	8th	Stuart Bingham	4th
	117	Thor Chuan Leong	3
						8th	Stuart Bingham	4th
						71	Robin Hull	2
	60	Kyren Wilson	0
	71	Robin Hull	4th
											8th	Stuart Bingham	4th
											26th	Michael White	1
	56	Nigel Bond	3
	89	Chris Melling	4th
						89	Chris Melling	0
						26th	Michael White	4th
	26th	Michael White	4th
	100	Ross Muir	1
																8th	Stuart Bingham	2
																9	Ricky Walden	4th
	27	Martin Gould	4th
	110	Jak Jones	0
						27	Martin Gould	4th
						34	Rod Lawler	1
	34	Rod Lawler	4th
	87	Hammad Miah	1
											27	Martin Gould	2
											9	Ricky Walden	4th
	62	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th
	95	Mitchell Mann	2
						62	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
						9	Ricky Walden	4th
	9	Ricky Walden	4th
	114	Lu Ning	0

Lower half 4

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	16	Robert Milkins	0
	66	Luca Brecel	4th
						66	Luca Brecel	4th
						97	Tian Pengfei	1
	43	Tom Ford	2
	97	Tian Pengfei	4th
											66	Luca Brecel	4th
											A.	Oliver Brown	0
	48	Mike Dunn	3
	A.	Oliver Brown	4th
						A.	Oliver Brown	4th
						22nd	Ryan Day	1
	22nd	Ryan Day	4th
	69	Noppon Saengkham	1
																66	Luca Brecel	4th
																2	Mark Selby	3
	31	Peter Ebdon	4th
	90	Tony Drago	0
						31	Peter Ebdon	4th
						46	Jimmy Robertson	1
	46	Jimmy Robertson	4th
	93	Igor Figueiredo	3
											31	Peter Ebdon	3
											2	Mark Selby	4th
	50	Marcus Campbell	4th
	68	Stuart Carrington	0
						50	Marcus Campbell	2
						2	Mark Selby	4th
	2	Mark Selby	4th
	77	Alex Davies	0

A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2014/15 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
ITC = Invitational Tour Card

Quarter-finals to finals

	Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	10	Marco Fu	1
	18th	Mark Williams	5
						18th	Mark Williams	5
						36	Ben Woollaston	6th
	36	Ben Woollaston	5
	64	Gary Wilson	2
											36	Ben Woollaston	3
											15th	John Higgins	9
	15th	John Higgins	5
	12	Stephen Maguire	1
						15th	John Higgins	6th
						66	Luca Brecel	4th
	9	Ricky Walden	3
	66	Luca Brecel	5

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Marcel Eckardt Motorpoint Arena,  Cardiff , Wales , February 22nd, 2015
Ben Woollaston	3: 9	John Higgins
Afternoon games: 4: 120 (84), 71 : 51 (58), 17: 101 (63), 0: 105 (105), 74 : 23 (54), 0: 84 (66), 62 : 19, 59: 72 (59 Woollaston) evening games: 5: 97 , 34: 69 , 9: 88 , 8: 130 (83)
59	Highest break	105
-	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	6th

Century breaks

Luca Brecel scored the highest break of the tournament with a 140 in his game against Tian Pengfei . Of the 128 participants, 34 scored a break of 100 or more points. A total of 58 Century Breaks were played during the tournament.

Neil Robertson played three century breaks in a row in his 4-0 win over James Cahill . This makes the Australian, after Ronnie O'Sullivan , Stephen Hendry and John Higgins, the fourth snooker player to have made more than 400 Century Breaks in his professional career.

Luca Brecel 140, 101 John Higgins 137, 135 134, 105, 103, 101 Matthew Stevens 136 Mark Selby 135, 131, 120, 114 Mark Allen 133, 101 Joe Perry 132 Neil Robertson 131, 116, 113, 103 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 130 Matthew Selt 125, 106, 101 Peter Ebdon 122 Alex Borg 119 Shaun Murphy 117, 106, 102 Stephen Maguire 116, 101 Marco Fu 115, 107, 105 Ding Junhui 112 Judd Trump 110, 104 Anthony McGill 109

Ricky Walden 108 Mark Williams 108, 105, 103 Ben Woollaston 108, 103 Chris Wakelin 107 Ronnie O'Sullivan 106 Dechawat Poomjaeng 104 Elliot Slessor 104 Jimmy White 104 Ali Carter 103 Gerard Greene 103 Mark Joyce 103 Jamie Jones 102 Fergal O'Brien 102 Rod Lawler 101 Jamie Cope 100 Ken Doherty 100 Alan McManus 100

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1. ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season (PDF; 93.9 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
2. ↑ Welsh Open Draw (PDF; 424 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved on December 21, 2014.
3. ↑ Welsh Open 2015 Format (PDF; 131 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
4. ↑ BetVictor Welsh Open (2015) . Snooker.org. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
5. ↑ 2015 Welsh Open. Centuries. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed August 9, 2015 . 
6. ^ Rolf Kalb : Welsh Open - O'Sullivan with a stuttering engine. (No longer available online.) In: de.sports.yahoo.com. February 16, 2015, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 9, 2015 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.