2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates24–28 March 2015 (2015-03-24 – 2015-03-28)
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (138)
Final
Champion Joe Perry (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score4–3
2014
2016

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 2–4 against Mark King in the last 32.[3]

Joe Perry won his first ranking event by defeating Mark Williams 4–3 in the final.[4][5]

Prize fund edit

The total prize money of the event was raised to £350,000 from the previous year's £300,000.[6][7] The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[8][9]

Prize fund
Winner£100,000
Runner-up£38,000
Semi-finalist£20,000
Quarter-finalist£12,500
Last 16£7,000
Last 32£4,000
Highest break£2,000
Total£350,000

Seeding list edit

The players competed in 9 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[10][11]

RankPlayerEuropean Tour[12][13]Asian Tour[14][15]Total points[16]
1  Shaun Murphy (ENG)48,249048,249
2  Mark Allen (NIR)31,833031,833
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO)29,33320029,533
4  Mark Selby (ENG)28,499028,499
5  Neil Robertson (AUS)27,249027,249
6  Judd Trump (ENG)26,916026,916
7  Joe Perry (ENG)9,16612,00021,166
8  Robert Milkins (ENG)17,7502,50020,250
9  Mark Williams (WAL)16,2502,90019,150
10  Matthew Selt (ENG)15,5002,90018 400
11  Stuart Bingham (ENG)6,33410,60016,934
12  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)10,0833,50013,583
13  Peter Ebdon (ENG)11,8331,50013,333
14  Mark Davis (ENG)12,41660013,016
15  Martin Gould (ENG)12,500012,500
16  Barry Hawkins (ENG)12,000012,000
17  Ding Junhui (CHN)011,50011,500
18  Oliver Lines (ENG)4,5006,00010,500
19  Rod Lawler (ENG)10,499010,499
20  Luca Brecel (BEL)9,83209,832
21  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)3,3326,2009,532
22  Ricky Walden (ENG)9,0832009,283
23  Alan McManus (SCO)9,08409,084
24  Michael Holt (ENG)3,5835,0008,583
25  Michael White (WAL)8,58308,583
26  Mark King (ENG)7,0001,4008,400
27  Marco Fu (HKG)7,4166008,016
28  Anthony McGill (SCO)8,00008,000
29  Ryan Day (WAL)3,7494,0007,749
30  Chris Wakelin (ENG)7,41607,416
31  John Higgins (SCO)6,5832006,783
32  Dominic Dale (WAL)6,58306,583

Tournament draw edit

[17][18][19]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
               
1  Shaun Murphy (ENG)4
19  Rod Lawler (ENG)2
1 Shaun Murphy2
15 Martin Gould4
15  Martin Gould (ENG)4
25  Michael White (WAL)3
15 Martin Gould2
6 Judd Trump4
16  Barry Hawkins (ENG)2
26  Mark King (ENG)4
26 Mark King2
6 Judd Trump4
6  Judd Trump (ENG)4
20  Luca Brecel (BEL)0
6 Judd Trump2
9 Mark Williams4
8  Robert Milkins (ENG)0
30  Chris Wakelin (ENG)4
30 Chris Wakelin2
10 Matthew Selt4
10  Matthew Selt (ENG)4
18  Oliver Lines (ENG)1
10 Matthew Selt3
9 Mark Williams4
9  Mark Williams (WAL)4
21  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)1
9 Mark Williams4
4 Mark Selby3
4  Mark Selby (ENG)4
32  Dominic Dale (WAL)0
9 Mark Williams3
7 Joe Perry4
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO)4
31  John Higgins (SCO)3
3 Stephen Maguire3
24 Michael Holt4
12  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)2
24  Michael Holt (ENG)4
24 Michael Holt1
7 Joe Perry4
13  Peter Ebdon (ENG)1
28  Anthony McGill (SCO)4
28 Anthony McGill3
7 Joe Perry4
7  Joe Perry (ENG)4
17  Ding Junhui (CHN)1
7 Joe Perry4
11 Stuart Bingham1
5  Neil Robertson (AUS)4
27  Marco Fu (HKG)3
5 Neil Robertson1
14 Mark Davis4
14  Mark Davis (ENG)4
22  Ricky Walden (ENG)2
14 Mark Davis1
11 Stuart Bingham4
11  Stuart Bingham (ENG)4
23  Alan McManus (SCO)1
11 Stuart Bingham4
2 Mark Allen2
2  Mark Allen (NIR)4
29  Ryan Day (WAL)3

Final edit

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015.[19]
Mark Williams (9)
 Wales
3–4Joe Perry (7)
 England
73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), 103–30 (103), 15–64, 0–68 (50), 21–59 (56), 7–78 (54)
103Highest break56
1Century breaks0
350+ breaks3

Century breaks edit

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