2015 China Open (snooker)
The 2015 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2015 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March–5 April 2015 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £478,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 10–2 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 5–6 against Gary Wilson in the semi-finals.[3]
Mark Selby defeated Wilson 10–2 to win his sixth career ranking title, second of the season and first China Open after two final losses. The tournament was Wilson's first ranking event final.[4][5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]
|
|
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 30 March 2015.[8][9][10]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | |
0–5 |  |
| WC2 |  |
5–1 | |
| WC3 | |
5–3 | |
| WC4 | |
5–2 | |
Main draw
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2015.[10] | ||
| Gary Wilson |
2–10 | Mark Selby |
| Afternoon: 39–74, 43–87 (51), 41–56, 91–1 (91), 36–70, 40–78 (54), 0–145 (145), 3–72, 0–86 Evening: 0–136 (136), 101–0 (101), 32–83 | ||
| 101 | Highest break | 145 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
These matches were held on 14 and 15 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[11][12][13]
.svg.png){kind=small}
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
|
|
Televised stage centuries
|
|
gollark: ·······
gollark: It looks like a train. It has rails and such.
gollark: Ah.
gollark: bees/cm²?
gollark: 628 what? Nanometres?
References
- "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record". BBC Sport. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open: Gary Wilson to play Mark Selby in final". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- "Mark Selby thrashes Gary Wilson to win Baic Motor China Open in Beijing". Daily Mail. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Mark Selby beats Gary Wilson in final". BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "Snooker – Tournament Info: China Open 2015" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "China Open 2015 draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open 2015 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "Baic Motor China Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open 2015 Qualifiers draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open 2015 Qualifying Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open Qualifiers (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "China Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.