2015 World Pool Masters

The 2015 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXIII, was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Manchester, England, between 14–16 August 2015. It was the 23rd edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.[2]

World Pool Masters XXIII

Tournament information
Dates	14–16 August 2015
Venue	Victoria Warehouse[1]
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Invitational event
Total prize fund	$70,000
Winner's share	$20,000
Final
Champion	Shane Van Boening
Runner-up	Darren Appleton
Score	8–2
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The event was won by Shane Van Boening, who defeated Darren Appleton in the final 8–2, to win his second Pool Masters title.[3][4] This was Van Boening's second straight championship, having won the title before in 2014.[5][6]

Event prize money

	Prize money[7][8]
Winner	20.000 US$
Runner-up	9.000 US$
Semi-finalist	4.500 US$
Quarter-finalist	3.000 US$
Last 16	2.500 US$
Total	70.000 US$

Tournament bracket

[9][10][11]

	Round 1 14–15 August					Quarter-final 15–16 August					Semi-final 16 August					Final 16 August
	1	Shane Van Boening	8
		John Morra	6
						1	Shane Van Boening	8
						8	Waleed Majid	5
	8	Waleed Majid	8
		Jayson Shaw	4
											1	Shane Van Boening	8
											5	Liu Haitao	0
	4	Niels Feijen	8
		Marcus Chamat	6
						4	Niels Feijen	6
						5	Liu Haitao	8
	5	Liu Haitao	8
		Karl Boyes	7
																1	Shane Van Boening	8
																3	Darren Appleton	2
	3	Darren Appleton	8
		Mateusz Śniegocki	4
						3	Darren Appleton	8
						6	Johnny Archer	5
	6	Johnny Archer	8
		James Georgiadis	2
											3	Darren Appleton	8
												Mark Gray	4
	7	Nikos Ekonomopoulos	2
		Ralf Souquet	8
						Ralf Souquet		6
						Mark Gray		8
	2	Ko Pin-yi	5
		Mark Gray	8

References

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2. "Masters Draw and Schedule Announced - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
3. "Shane is a two-time Master". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
4. "Shane VAN BOENING - The South Dakota Kid - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
5. "Down to the last four in Manchester". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. "Super Shane crowned Masters King". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
7. "PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2015". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
8. "2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters". sixpockets.de (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
9. "World Pool Masters 2015 - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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External links

• 2015 World Pool Masters at azbilliards.com