2015 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 16 to 22 February 2015. The tournament was staged in Cardiff for the first time since 2004, having moved from Newport.[1]

BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates16–22 February 2015
VenueMotorpoint Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Luca Brecel (140)
Final
Champion John Higgins
Runner-up Ben Woollaston
Score9–3
2014
2016

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–4 against Matthew Stevens in the last 32.[3]

The best-performing Welsh player was Mark Williams, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in 12 years.[4] He lost 5–6 to Ben Woollaston, who reached the first ranking final of his professional career.[5]

John Higgins defeated Woollaston 9–3 in the final to win the Welsh Open for a record fourth time and claim his first ranking title in two and a half years.[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

Main draw

128 players started the tournament, with the first four rounds played over the best of 7 frames. The quarter finals were played over 9 frames with the semi finals over the best of 11. The final was over 17 frames.[8][9]

Top half

First Quarter

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan4
 
 
 
Vinnie Calabrese1
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan4
 
 
 
Rory McLeod2
 
Rory McLeod4
 
 
 
Andrew Pagett2
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan3
 
 
 
Matthew Stevens4
 
Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
Zhou Yuelong3
 
Ken Doherty3
 
 
 
Matthew Stevens4
 
Matthew Stevens4
 
 
 
Oliver Lines3
 
Matthew Stevens2
 
 
 
Marco Fu4
 
Michael Holt2
 
 
 
Ashley Carty4
 
Ashley Carty4
 
 
 
Alfie Burden0
 
Alfie Burden4
 
 
 
Andrew Norman1
 
Ashley Carty2
 
 
 
Marco Fu4
 
Dechawat Poomjaeng4
 
 
 
Allan Taylor3
 
Dechawat Poomjaeng2
 
 
 
Marco Fu4
 
Marco Fu4
 
 
 
Ian Glover2
 
Marco Fu1
 
 
 
Mark Williams5
 
Shaun Murphy4
 
 
 
Steven Hallworth3
 
Shaun Murphy3
 
 
 
Jamie Jones4
 
Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
Chris Norbury0
 
Jamie Jones2
 
 
 
Mark Williams4
 
Jimmy White3
 
 
 
Barry Pinches4
 
Barry Pinches2
 
 
 
Mark Williams4
 
Mark Williams4
 
 
 
Lyu Haotian0
 
Mark Williams4
 
 
 
Judd Trump1
 
Dominic Dale3
 
 
 
Michael Wasley4
 
Michael Wasley4
 
 
 
Li Hang2
 
Jack Lisowski3
 
 
 
Li Hang4
 
Michael Wasley2
 
 
 
Judd Trump4
 
Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
Joel Walker2
 
Mark Joyce0
 
 
 
Judd Trump4
 
Judd Trump4
 
 
James Wattana2
 

Second Quarter

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Mark Allen4
 
 
 
Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
Mark Allen4
 
 
 
Cao Yupeng3
 
Cao Yupeng4
 
 
 
Craig Steadman2
 
Mark Allen3
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon2
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Mark Davis1
 
Mark Davis4
 
 
 
Lyu Chenwei3
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Ali Carter2
 
Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
Joe Swail1
 
Xiao Guodong1
 
 
 
Matthew Selt4
 
Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
Ian Burns1
 
Matthew Selt3
 
 
 
Ali Carter4
 
Mark King4
 
 
 
Eden Sharav0
 
Mark King0
 
 
 
Ali Carter4
 
Ali Carter4
 
 
 
Fraser Patrick1
 
Ben Woollaston5
 
 
 
Gary Wilson2
 
Joe Perry4
 
 
 
Lee Page3
 
Joe Perry4
 
 
 
Yu Delu0
 
Yu Delu w/o
 
 
 
John Suttonw/d
 
Joe Perry2
 
 
 
Gary Wilson4
 
Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
Zhang Anda0
 
Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
John Astley3
 
David Gilbert1
 
 
 
John Astley4
 
Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
Neil Robertson2
 
Anthony McGill4
 
 
 
David Grace3
 
Anthony McGill2
 
 
 
Jamie Cope4
 
Jamie Cope4
 
 
 
Elliot Slessor3
 
Jamie Cope3
 
 
 
Neil Robertson4
 
David Morris4
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor0
 
David Morris0
 
 
 
Neil Robertson4
 
Neil Robertson4
 
 
James Cahill0
 

Bottom half

Third Quarter

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Ding Junhui1
 
 
 
Lee Walker4
 
Lee Walker2
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
Peter Lines1
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
Graeme Dott3
 
Andrew Higginson2
 
 
 
Chris Wakelin4
 
Chris Wakelin1
 
 
 
Graeme Dott4
 
Graeme Dott4
 
 
 
Zak Surety1
 
Michael Georgiou2
 
 
 
John Higgins4
 
Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
Cao Xinlong0
 
Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
Gerard Greene0
 
Gerard Greene4
 
 
 
Daniel Wells2
 
Liang Wenbo0
 
 
 
John Higgins4
 
Jamie Burnett3
 
 
 
Alex Borg4
 
Alex Borg0
 
 
 
John Higgins4
 
John Higgins4
 
 
 
Michael Leslie1
 
John Higgins5
 
 
 
Stephen Maguire1
 
Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Duane Jones0
 
Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Liam Highfield2
 
Kurt Maflin1
 
 
 
Liam Highfield4
 
Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Sam Baird2
 
Robbie Williams1
 
 
 
Dave Harold4
 
Dave Harold0
 
 
 
Sam Baird4
 
Fergal O'Brien3
 
 
 
Sam Baird4
 
Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Alan McManus0
 
Alan McManus4
 
 
 
Jamie Clarke2
 
Alan McManus4
 
 
 
Ahmed Saif0
 
Anthony Hamilton0
 
 
 
Ahmed Saif4
 
Alan McManus4
 
 
 
Aditya Mehta0
 
Aditya Mehta4
 
 
 
Sydney Wilson0
 
Aditya Mehta4
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins2
 
Barry Hawkins4
 
 
Scott Donaldson3
 

Fourth Quarter

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham4
 
 
 
Thor Chuan Leong3
 
Stuart Bingham4
 
 
 
Robin Hull2
 
Kyren Wilson0
 
 
 
Robin Hull4
 
Stuart Bingham4
 
 
 
Michael White1
 
Nigel Bond3
 
 
 
Chris Melling4
 
Chris Melling0
 
 
 
Michael White4
 
Michael White4
 
 
 
Ross Muir1
 
Stuart Bingham2
 
 
 
Ricky Walden4
 
Martin Gould4
 
 
 
Jak Jones0
 
Martin Gould4
 
 
 
Rod Lawler1
 
Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
Hammad Miah1
 
Martin Gould2
 
 
 
Ricky Walden4
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
Mitchell Mann2
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
 
 
 
Ricky Walden4
 
Ricky Walden4
 
 
 
Lu Ning0
 
Ricky Walden3
 
 
 
Luca Brecel5
 
Robert Milkins0
 
 
 
Luca Brecel4
 
Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
Tian Pengfei1
 
Tom Ford2
 
 
 
Tian Pengfei4
 
Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
Oliver Brown0
 
Mike Dunn3
 
 
 
Oliver Brown4
 
Oliver Brown4
 
 
 
Ryan Day1
 
Ryan Day4
 
 
 
Noppon Saengkham1
 
Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
Mark Selby3
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Tony Drago0
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Jimmy Robertson1
 
Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
Igor Figueiredo3
 
Peter Ebdon3
 
 
 
Mark Selby4
 
Marcus Campbell4
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington3
 
Marcus Campbell2
 
 
 
Mark Selby4
 
Mark Selby4
 
 
Alex Davies0
 

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
         
Marco Fu 1
Mark Williams 5
Mark Williams 5
Ben Woollaston 6
Ben Woollaston 5
Gary Wilson 2
Ben Woollaston 3
John Higgins 9
John Higgins 5
Stephen Maguire 1
John Higgins 6
Luca Brecel 4
Ricky Walden 3
Luca Brecel 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 22 February 2015.[10]
Ben Woollaston
 England
3–9 John Higgins
 Scotland
Afternoon: 4–120 (84), 71–51 (58), 17–101 (63), 0–105 (105), 74–23 (54), 0–84 (66), 62–19, 59–72 (Woollaston 59)
Evening: 5–97, 34–69, 9–88 (68), 8–130 (83)
59 Highest break 105
0 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 6

Century breaks

[11]

References

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  2. Hafez, Shamoon (2 March 2014). "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui in Welsh Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. "Welsh Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Matthew Stevens". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. "Mark Williams breezes through to the Welsh Open semi-finals". WalesOnline. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. "Welsh Open: Woollaston beats Williams to set up Higgins final". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. "John Higgins beats Ben Woollaston to win Welsh Open". BBC Sport. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 season" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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  9. http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7b/c5/0,,13165~181627,00.pdf
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  11. "Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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