2015_Players_Tour_Championship_Grand_Final
2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Snooker tournament
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]
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–28 March 2015 (2015-03-24 – 2015-03-28) |
| Venue | Montien Riverside Hotel |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 4–3 |
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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]
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]
More information Prize fund ...
| 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 |
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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]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | European Tour[12][13] | Asian Tour[14][15] | Total points[16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
48,249 | 0 | 48,249 |
| 2 |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
31,833 | 0 | 31,833 |
| 3 |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
29,333 | 200 | 29,533 |
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
28,499 | 0 | 28,499 |
| 5 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
27,249 | 0 | 27,249 |
| 6 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
26,916 | 0 | 26,916 |
| 7 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
9,166 | 12,000 | 21,166 |
| 8 | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
17,750 | 2,500 | 20,250 |
| 9 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
16,250 | 2,900 | 19,150 |
| 10 | Matthew Selt (ENG) |
15,500 | 2,900 | 18 400 |
| 11 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
6,334 | 10,600 | 16,934 |
| 12 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) |
10,083 | 3,500 | 13,583 |
| 13 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
11,833 | 1,500 | 13,333 |
| 14 | Mark Davis (ENG) |
12,416 | 600 | 13,016 |
| 15 | Martin Gould (ENG) |
12,500 | 0 | 12,500 |
| 16 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
12,000 | 0 | 12,000 |
| 17 |  Ding Junhui (CHN) |
0 | 11,500 | 11,500 |
| 18 | Oliver Lines (ENG) |
4,500 | 6,000 | 10,500 |
| 19 | Rod Lawler (ENG) |
10,499 | 0 | 10,499 |
| 20 |  Luca Brecel (BEL) |
9,832 | 0 | 9,832 |
| 21 |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |
3,332 | 6,200 | 9,532 |
| 22 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
9,083 | 200 | 9,283 |
| 23 | Alan McManus (SCO) |
9,084 | 0 | 9,084 |
| 24 | Michael Holt (ENG) |
3,583 | 5,000 | 8,583 |
| 25 | Michael White (WAL) |
8,583 | 0 | 8,583 |
| 26 | Mark King (ENG) |
7,000 | 1,400 | 8,400 |
| 27 |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
7,416 | 600 | 8,016 |
| 28 | Anthony McGill (SCO) |
8,000 | 0 | 8,000 |
| 29 | Ryan Day (WAL) |
3,749 | 4,000 | 7,749 |
| 30 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) |
7,416 | 0 | 7,416 |
| 31 | John Higgins (SCO) |
6,583 | 200 | 6,783 |
| 32 | Dominic Dale (WAL) |
6,583 | 0 | 6,583 |
Close
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015.[19] | ||
| Mark Williams (9) Wales |
3–4 | Joe Perry (7) England |
| 73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), 103–30 (103), 15–64, 0–68 (50), 21–59 (56), 7–78 (54) | ||
| 103 | Highest break | 56 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
- 138 – Neil Robertson
- 119 – Peter Ebdon
- 118, 106, 103 – Mark Williams
- 115 – Stephen Maguire
- 102 – Judd Trump
- 101 – Mark Allen
- 101 – Stuart Bingham
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