World Pool Masters 2015

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World Pool Masters 2015
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Tournament type Invitation tournament
venue Victoria Warehouse, Manchester , England
opening August 14, 2015
Endgame August 16, 2015
discipline 9-ball
winner United StatesUnited States Shane van Boening
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The Party Poker World Pool Masters 2015 was a snooker tournament in the discipline 9-Ball , which from 14 to 16 August 2015 in Victoria Warehouse in Manchester took place. It was the 23rd edition of the invitation tournament hosted by Matchroom Sport .

Defending champion Shane van Boening won the tournament by beating England's Darren Appleton 8-2 in the final , making him the only player who managed to win the World Pool Masters twice in a row.

With last year's finalist Nikos Ekonomopoulos and the reigning 10-ball world champion Ko Pin-yi, two seeded players were eliminated in the first round. Niels Feijen , the then 9-ball world champion , lost to the Chinese Liu Haitao in the quarter-finals . Record winner Ralf Souquet lost the quarterfinals against Mark Gray , who had previously defeated Ko Pin-yi.

Prize money

Prize money
winner US $ 20,000
finalist US $ 9,000
Semi-finalist US $ 4,500
Quarter finalist US $ 3,000
Round of 16 US $ 2,500
total US $ 70,000

Tournament schedule

  Round of 16
14. – 15. August
  Quarter-finals
15-16 August
  Semi-finals
August 16
  Final
August 16th
                                     
1 United StatesUnited States Shane van Boening 8th                  
CanadaCanada John Morra 6th  
1 United StatesUnited States Shane van Boening 8th
  8th QatarQatar Waleed Majid 5  
8th QatarQatar Waleed Majid 8th
 
ScotlandScotland Jayson Shaw 4th  
1 United StatesUnited States Shane van Boening 8th
  5 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Liu Haitao 0  
4th NetherlandsNetherlands Niels Feijen 8th      
 
SwedenSweden Marcus Chamat 6th  
4th NetherlandsNetherlands Niels Feijen 6th
  5 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Liu Haitao 8th  
5 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Liu Haitao 8th
 
EnglandEngland Karl Boyes 7th  
1 United StatesUnited States Shane van Boening 8th
  3 EnglandEngland Darren Appleton 2
3 EnglandEngland Darren Appleton 8th            
 
PolandPoland Mateusz Śniegocki 4th  
3 EnglandEngland Darren Appleton 8th
  6th United StatesUnited States Johnny Archer 5  
6th United StatesUnited States Johnny Archer 8th
 
AustraliaAustralia James Georgiadis 2  
3 EnglandEngland Darren Appleton 8th
  EnglandEngland Mark Gray 4th  
7th GreeceGreece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 2      
 
GermanyGermany Ralf Souquet 8th  
GermanyGermany Ralf Souquet 6th
  EnglandEngland Mark Gray 8th  
2 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 5
 
EnglandEngland Mark Gray 8th  

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Victoria Warehouse set to host Masters. In: matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport , April 23, 2015, accessed April 25, 2015 .
  2. ^ Masters Draw and Schedule Announced. In: matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport , June 23, 2015, archived from the original on June 30, 2015 ; accessed on June 23, 2015 .
  3. World Pool Masters 2015 - Draw. In: matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport, archived from the original on August 31, 2015 ; Retrieved August 5, 2015 .
  4. World Pool Masters 2015 - Fixtures / Results. In: matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport, accessed August 20, 2015 .
  5. PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2015 - Tournament Brackets. In: azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved August 20, 2015 .