European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4

The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 (also known as the 2014 Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19–23 November 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

European Tour 2014/2015
Event 4

Tournament information
Dates	19–23 November 2014
Venue	RWE-Sporthalle
City	Mülheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€126,265
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (147)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy
Runner-up	Robert Milkins
Score	4–0
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Mark Allen was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 0–4 against Stuart Carrington in the last 32.[3]

Shaun Murphy won his fourth professional title of the calendar year by defeating Robert Milkins 4–0 in the final.[4][5] During the final Murphy made the 108th official maximum break, becoming the first player to make three maximums in a calendar year.[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[7]

	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
Maximum break[6]	€1,265
Total	€126,265

Main draw

[8][9][10]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Deitmar Juschka 0–4 Jake Nicholson Kevin Chan 0–4 Eden Sharav Michael Buchholz 0–4 Daan Leysen Marinus Teerling w/o–w/d Rhys Clark Gary Ryan 2–4 Joshua Baddeley Matthew Hulatt 2–4 Billy Brown Rolf Mahr 0–4 Matthew Day Conor McCormack 0–4 Joe O'Connor John Sutton 3–4 Kishan Hirani Michael Deutschmann 1–4 Kristof Vermeiren Paul Davison 4–0 Mitchell Travis Richard Beckham 4–0 Joerg Petersen Brandon Sargeant 4–1 Darryl Hill Aaron Cook 0–4 Daniel Wells Dennis Deroose 3–4 Karen Osipov Ashley Hugill 0–4 Sydney Wilson Jörg Schneidewindt 1–4 Thomas Dowling Joe Steele 4–2 Raymon Fabrie Marko Reijers 1–4 Adam Edge

Hans Blanckaert 3–4 Ben Jones Jeff Cundy 4–1 Martin O'Donnell Dessie Sheehan 4–1 Jayson Wholly Ejler Hame 0–4 Adam Duffy Luke Garland 4–3 Louis Heathcote Sigurdur Kristjansson 0–4 Sean O'Sullivan Matthew Glasby 4–0 Andreas Steinborn Jerom Meeus 0–4 Mark Dooley Francisco Domingues 4–0 Ferdous Bhuiyan Marc Davis 4–0 Miro Popovic Kemal Ueruen 0–4 Brian Cini Manon Melief 0–4 Ross Higgins Dirk Kunze 1–4 Alex Taubman Christopher Keogan 2–4 Phuntsok Jaegers Adam Bobat 4–2 Maris Volajs Markus Fischer 1–4 Aleksandr Kurgankov Richard Jones 4–1 Jeff Jacobs Andreas Ploner w/o–w/d Clayton Humphries

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Jake Nicholson 1–4 Eden Sharav Zack Richardson 4–0 Daan Leysen Marinus Teerling 0–4 Joshua Baddeley Billy Brown 2–4 Matthew Day Joe O'Connor 3–4 Kishan Hirani Kristof Vermeiren 0–4 Paul Davison Reanne Evans 3–4 Richard Beckham Diana Schuler 0–4 Brandon Sargeant Daniel Wells 4–1 Karen Osipov Sydney Wilson 4–2 Thomas Dowling Michael Williams 4–0 Joe Steele Adam Edge 1–4 Ben Jones Nico Elton 2–4 Jeff Cundy

Ashley Carty 4–0 Dessie Sheehan Sergiy Isayenko 0–4 Adam Duffy Luke Garland 4–3 Sean O'Sullivan Matthew Glasby 4–3 Mark Dooley Francisco Domingues 0–4 Marc Davis Kacper Filipiak 4–1 Brian Cini Andy Marriott 3–4 Ross Higgins Alex Taubman 3–4 Phuntsok Jaegers John Chapman 0–4 Adam Bobat Jack Bradford 4–0 Aleksandr Kurgankov Roel Laverman 0–4 Richard Jones Daniel Ward 0–4 Andreas Ploner

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
	Mark Allen		4
	Hammad Miah		3			Mark Allen		4
	Mark Joyce		4			Mark Joyce		2
	Eden Sharav		3								Mark Allen		0
	Anthony Hamilton		4								Stuart Carrington		4
	Zak Surety		2			Anthony Hamilton		3
	James Cahill		2			Stuart Carrington		4
	Stuart Carrington		4													Stuart Carrington		3
	Robbie Williams		4													Rod Lawler		4
	Zack Richardson		3			Robbie Williams		3
	Gary Wilson		2			Lee Page		4
	Lee Page		4								Lee Page		1
	Elliot Slessor		4								Rod Lawler		4
	Joshua Baddeley		1			Elliot Slessor		0
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		4
	Matthew Day		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
	Robert Milkins		4
	Cao Xinlong		1			Robert Milkins		4
	Ben Woollaston		4			Ben Woollaston		2
	Ross Muir		2								Robert Milkins		4
	Jack Lisowski		3								Peter Lines		3
	Peter Lines		4			Peter Lines		4
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		2
	Alexander Ursenbacher		0													Robert Milkins		4
	Aditya Mehta		4													Andrew Higginson		2
	Kishan Hirani		2			Aditya Mehta		3
	Dominic Dale		4			Dominic Dale		4
	Paul Davison		2								Dominic Dale		1
	Andrew Higginson		4								Andrew Higginson		4
	Richard Beckham		0			Andrew Higginson		4
	Anthony McGill		0			Zhang Anda		1
	Zhang Anda		4

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
	Barry Hawkins		1
	Craig Steadman		4			Craig Steadman		4
	Andrew Pagett		2			David Grace		1
	David Grace		4								Craig Steadman		2
	Jak Jones		4								Neil Robertson		4
	Lyu Haotian		2			Jak Jones		0
	Neil Robertson		4			Neil Robertson		4
	Noppon Saengkham		2													Neil Robertson		4
	Liang Wenbo		4													Liang Wenbo		3
	Alfie Burden		1			Liang Wenbo		4
	Oliver Lines		4			Oliver Lines		1
	Brandon Sargeant		2								Liang Wenbo		4
	Ryan Day		4								Jimmy Robertson		3
	Michael Leslie		1			Ryan Day		3
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		4
	Daniel Wells		1

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
	Luca Brecel		4
	Sydney Wilson		0			Luca Brecel		4
	Kurt Maflin		0			Cao Yupeng		2
	Cao Yupeng		4								Luca Brecel		3
	Stuart Bingham		4								Stuart Bingham		4
	Joel Walker		3			Stuart Bingham		4
	Graeme Dott		3			Ken Doherty		0
	Ken Doherty		4													Stuart Bingham		1
	Stephen Maguire		4													Stephen Maguire		4
	Mitchell Mann		2			Stephen Maguire		4
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		3
	Alex Davies		0								Stephen Maguire		4
	Chris Melling		4								Chris Melling		2
	Ahmed Saif		0			Chris Melling		4
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		2
	Michael Williams		0

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
	Judd Trump		4
	Rory McLeod		0			Judd Trump		4
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		2
	Yu Delu		0								Judd Trump		4
	Kyren Wilson		4								Matthew Selt		2
	Ben Jones		0			Kyren Wilson		0
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		4
	Alex Borg		2													Judd Trump		4
	Fraser Patrick		4													Marco Fu		3
	Jeff Cundy		2			Fraser Patrick		4
	Scott Donaldson		4			Scott Donaldson		2
	Li Hang		1								Fraser Patrick		3
	John Higgins		4								Marco Fu		4
	Vinnie Calabrese		2			John Higgins		0
	Marco Fu		w/o			Marco Fu		4
	Barry Pinches		w/d

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
	Michael Wasley		4
	Ashley Carty		3			Michael Wasley		4
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		1
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		3								Michael Wasley		0
	Allan Taylor		1								Fergal O'Brien		4
	Adam Duffy		4			Adam Duffy		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Luke Garland		1													Fergal O'Brien		2
	Chris Wakelin		4													Chris Wakelin		4
	Matthew Glasby		3			Chris Wakelin		4
	Matthew Stevens		4			Matthew Stevens		1
	David Morris		1								Chris Wakelin		4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		3
	John Astley		1			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Michael White		w/o			Michael White		0
	Rouzi Maimaiti		n/s

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
	Mark Davis		4
	Ian Burns		1			Mark Davis		4
	Nigel Bond		4			Nigel Bond		1
	Marc Davis		1								Mark Davis		3
	Mark Williams		4								Mark Williams		4
	Tom Ford		3			Mark Williams		4
	Gerard Greene		2			Kacper Filipiak		1
	Kacper Filipiak		4													Mark Williams		4
	Jimmy White		1													Mark King		3
	Zhou Yuelong		4			Zhou Yuelong		4
	Ian Glover		4			Ian Glover		0
	Ross Higgins		2								Zhou Yuelong		1
	Tony Drago		1								Mark King		4
	Michael Georgiou		4			Michael Georgiou		3
	Mark King		4			Mark King		4
	Chris Norbury		2

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
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Steven Hallworth		3			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Jamie Cope		4			Jamie Cope		4
	Phuntsok Jaegers		1								Jamie Cope		1
	Joe Swail		4								Joe Swail		4
	Adam Bobat		0			Joe Swail		4
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		3
	Jack Bradford		0													Joe Swail		3
	Tian Pengfei		4													Shaun Murphy		4
	Richard Jones		0			Tian Pengfei		3
	David Gilbert		4			David Gilbert		4
	Lu Chenwei		1								David Gilbert		1
	Michael Holt		4								Shaun Murphy		4
	Andreas Ploner		1			Michael Holt		2
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Lu Ning		2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Rod Lawler		3
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		4
	Neil Robertson		2			Stephen Maguire		1
	Stephen Maguire		4								Robert Milkins		0
	Judd Trump		4								Shaun Murphy		4
	Chris Wakelin		1			Judd Trump		3
	Mark Williams		2			Shaun Murphy		4
	Shaun Murphy		4

Century breaks

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147, 138, 129, 127, 122, 109, 105, 102 Shaun Murphy 141, 109 Marco Fu 140, 102, 102, 100 Neil Robertson 137 Chris Melling 136 John Higgins 135 Joe Perry 129 Lu Ning 128 Craig Steadman 125 Robbie Williams 124 Matthew Stevens 116 Sean O'Sullivan 116 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 114 Liang Wenbo 113 Andrew Higginson 112 Mark Allen 112 Fergal O'Brien

112 Chris Wakelin 111, 103 Judd Trump 108 Robert Milkins 108 Matthew Selt 106 Marc Davis 106 Zack Richardson 106 Zhou Yuelong 104 Mark Joyce 104 David Grace 103 Stuart Bingham 102, 101 Stephen Maguire 102 Jimmy Robertson 102 Cao Yupeng 102 Stuart Carrington 101 Daniel Wells 101 Luke Garland

References

1. "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. "Mark Allen collects Ruhr Open title in Germany". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
3. Kalb, Rolf (21 November 2014). "Snooker – Ruhr Open: Robertson am Sontag dabei" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. Hendon, Dave (23 November 2014). "Murphy's law rules in Mulheim". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
5. "Murphy makes 147 on way to Ruhr title". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
6. "Murphy Wins In Mulheim – And Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
7. "European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2014 – Mülheim, Germany (ET4)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
8. "Ruhr Open 2014 (ET4) draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
9. "European Tour 4 – Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2014 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
10. "European Tour Event Four (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
11. "Ruhr Open (ET4): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
12. "2014 European Tour – Event 4 – Tournament Ranking". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

External links

• 2014 Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook