European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3

European Tour 2014/2015
Event 3
Tournament information
Dates 1–5 October 2014
Venue Universiada Hall
City Sofia
Country Bulgaria
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund €125,000
Winner's share €25,000
Highest break Wales Dominic Dale (139)
Final
Champion England Shaun Murphy
Runner-up England Martin Gould
Score 4–2
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The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 (also known as the 2014 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 October 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]

The tournament was meant to be Ali Carter's first since his lung cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment,[2] but he was forced to withdraw due to acute pain in his left arm following his radiofrequency ablation surgery.[3]

John Higgins was the defending champion,[4] but he lost 1–4 against Judd Trump in the last 64.[5]

Shaun Murphy won his fifteenth professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–2 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[8]

Prize fund
Winner€25,000
Runner-up€12,000
Semi-finalist€6,000
Quarter-finalist€4,000
Last 16€2,300
Last 32€1,200
Last 64€700
Total€125,000

Main draw

[9][10][11]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby 4  
England Barry Pinches 3     England Mark Selby 4  
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4     Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2  
Belgium Jeff Jacobs 1       England Mark Selby 4  
England Nigel Bond 4       Scotland Fraser Patrick 3  
England Peter Lines 0     England Nigel Bond 3  
Scotland Fraser Patrick 4     Scotland Fraser Patrick 4  
Wales Alex Taubman 0       England Mark Selby 4
England Matthew Selt 4       England Robbie Williams 2
England Sam Harvey 2     England Matthew Selt 4  
England David Gilbert 3     England Mitchell Mann 0  
England Mitchell Mann 4       England Matthew Selt 2  
England Robbie Williams 4       England Robbie Williams 4  
England Hammad Miah 3     England Robbie Williams 4      
England Robert Milkins 4     England Robert Milkins 3      
England Christopher Keogan 2  
Section 2
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Scotland Stephen Maguire w/o  
England Dave Harold w/d     Scotland Stephen Maguire 4  
England Kyren Wilson 4     England Kyren Wilson 0  
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 1       Scotland Stephen Maguire 2  
Malta Tony Drago w/d       England Shaun Murphy 4  
England Stuart Carrington w/o     England Stuart Carrington 0  
England Shaun Murphy 4     England Shaun Murphy 4  
England Joel Walker 1       England Shaun Murphy 4
England James Cahill w/o       England Jimmy White 0
Finland Robin Hull w/d     England James Cahill 4  
Scotland Michael Leslie 1     England Zak Surety 1  
England Zak Surety 4       England James Cahill 2  
England Jimmy White 4       England Jimmy White 4  
England Sydney Wilson 1     England Jimmy White 4      
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4     Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 2      
England Matthew Day 0  
Section 3
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
England Rod Lawler w/o  
England Ali Carter w/d     England Rod Lawler 1  
England Ben Woollaston 3     Wales Andrew Pagett 4  
Wales Andrew Pagett 4       Wales Andrew Pagett 2  
England Anthony Hamilton 4       Wales Michael White 4  
England Rory McLeod 3     England Anthony Hamilton 2  
Wales Michael White 4     Wales Michael White 4  
England Ian Burns 1       Wales Michael White 4
England Jamie Cope 4       England Jimmy Robertson 3
Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling 0     England Jamie Cope 2  
England Michael Holt 4     England Michael Holt 4  
Belgium Tomasz Skalski 2       England Michael Holt 0  
England Jimmy Robertson 4       England Jimmy Robertson 4  
England Alex Davies 2     England Jimmy Robertson 4      
India Aditya Mehta 3     England Mitchell Travis 2      
England Mitchell Travis 4  
Section 4
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4  
Qatar Ahmed Saif 2     Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2  
England Mark Joyce 4     England Mark Joyce 4  
England Ryan Clark 0       England Mark Joyce 1  
England Sam Baird 4       Belgium Luca Brecel 4  
England Ashley Hugill 1     England Sam Baird 2  
Belgium Luca Brecel 4     Belgium Luca Brecel 4  
England Craig Steadman 2       Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Liam Highfield 4       England Mark King 1
England Adam Duffy 1     England Liam Highfield 1  
England Mark King 4     England Mark King 4  
Malta Alex Borg 2       England Mark King 4  
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3       Scotland Anthony McGill 2  
Norway Kurt Maflin 4     Norway Kurt Maflin 1      
Scotland Anthony McGill 4     Scotland Anthony McGill 4      
Wales Lee Walker 2  

Bottom half

Section 5
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
England Ricky Walden 4  
Wales Gareth Allen 2     England Ricky Walden 4  
Wales Ryan Day w/o     Wales Ryan Day 3  
Scotland Jamie Burnett w/d       England Ricky Walden 4  
England Jack Lisowski 4       England Oliver Lines 3  
England Jeff Cundy 2     England Jack Lisowski 1  
Wales Mark Williams 1     England Oliver Lines 4  
England Oliver Lines 4       England Ricky Walden 1
England Stuart Bingham 3       England Martin Gould 4
England David Grace 4     England David Grace 1  
England Martin Gould 4     England Martin Gould 4  
Scotland Ross Muir 1       England Martin Gould 4  
Wales Jamie Jones 4       Wales Jamie Jones 1  
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 2     Wales Jamie Jones 4      
China Tian Pengfei 3     England Andrew Higginson 3      
England Andrew Higginson 4  
Section 6
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
England Chris Wakelin 4  
England Nico Elton 2     England Chris Wakelin 3  
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 1     England Elliot Slessor 4  
England Elliot Slessor 4       England Elliot Slessor 1  
Wales Dominic Dale 4       England Mark Davis 4  
Australia Vinnie Calabrese 3     Wales Dominic Dale 3  
England Mark Davis 4     England Mark Davis 4  
England Michael Georgiou 3       England Mark Davis 4
England Mike Dunn 4       Scotland Alan McManus 1
England Tom Ford 3     England Mike Dunn 4  
England Gary Wilson 4     England Gary Wilson 3  
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2       England Mike Dunn 2  
Wales Jak Jones 3       Scotland Alan McManus 4  
England Alfie Burden 4     England Alfie Burden 3      
Scotland Alan McManus 4     Scotland Alan McManus 4      
Poland Kacper Filipiak 3  
Section 7
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
England Barry Hawkins 4  
England Sanderson Lam 0     England Barry Hawkins 4  
Wales Matthew Stevens 4     Wales Matthew Stevens 0  
Wales Ben Jones 1       England Barry Hawkins 3  
Scotland Scott Donaldson w/o       England Joe Perry 4  
Australia Steve Mifsud w/d     Scotland Scott Donaldson 3  
China Xiao Guodong 3     England Joe Perry 4  
England Joe Perry 4       England Joe Perry 2
Australia Neil Robertson 4       England Peter Ebdon 4
England Steven Hallworth 1     Australia Neil Robertson 1  
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4     Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4  
Scotland Eden Sharav 3       Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 1  
England Chris Melling 4       England Peter Ebdon 4  
Poland Grzegorz Biernadski 2     England Chris Melling 1      
England Peter Ebdon 4     England Peter Ebdon 4      
England Paul Davison 1  
Section 8
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3  
England Chris Norbury 4     England Chris Norbury 3  
England Michael Wasley 4     England Michael Wasley 4  
England John Astley 0       England Michael Wasley 4  
England Allan Taylor 4       China Liang Wenbo 2  
England Lee Page 3     England Allan Taylor 2  
China Liang Wenbo 4     China Liang Wenbo 4  
China Lyu Haotian 2       England Michael Wasley 4
Scotland Graeme Dott 4       England Judd Trump 3
England Brandon Sargeant 2     Scotland Graeme Dott 4  
England Ian Glover 4     England Ian Glover 1  
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 2       Scotland Graeme Dott 3  
Scotland John Higgins 4       England Judd Trump 4  
England Michael Williams 0     Scotland John Higgins 1      
England Judd Trump 4     England Judd Trump 4      
England Ashley Carty 0  

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Final
Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby 2  
England Shaun Murphy 4     England Shaun Murphy 4  
Wales Michael White 4     Wales Michael White 0  
Belgium Luca Brecel 2       England Shaun Murphy 4
England Martin Gould 4       England Martin Gould 2
England Mark Davis 2     England Martin Gould 4
England Peter Ebdon 4     England Peter Ebdon 2    
England Michael Wasley 1  

Century breaks

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ali Carter set for return after winning 'biggest battle' with cancer". BBC Sport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Nunns, Hector (24 September 2014). "Carter forced to pull out of comeback event". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "John Higgins wins Bulgarian Open and O'Sullivan reaches semi-finals". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Тръмп се измъкна срещу Дот, ясни са 1/8-финалите на PTC Bulgaria Open" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Hendon, Dave (5 October 2014). "Sofia so good for Murphy". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Three and easy for Murphy". Sporting Life. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Bulgarian Open 2014 – Sofia, Bulgaria (ET3)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bulgarian Open 2014 (ET3) draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "European Tour 3 – Victoria Bulgarian Open 2014 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "European Tour Event Three (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bulgarian Open (ET3): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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