2015 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open

Tournament information
Dates	29 June – 5 July 2015 (2015-06-29 – 2015-07-05)
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$521,600
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Ricky Walden  (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-up	Martin Gould  (ENG)
Score	9–8
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The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 June and 5 July 2015 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. ^[1]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, ^[2] but he lost 1–5 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8 in the final to win the 27th ranking title of his career. ^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[4]

Winner: $75,000 Runner-up: $32,000 Semi-final: $20,000 Quarter-final: $17,000 Last 16: $12,000 Last 32: $9,000 Last 48: $2,000 Last 64: $1000 Last 96: $500

Non-televised highest break: $100 Televised highest break: $2,500 Total: $521,600

Wildcard round

Match		Score
WC1	Matthew Selt  (ENG)	5–0	Ben Judge  (AUS)
WC2	Ben Woollaston  (ENG)	3–5	Adrian Ridley (AUS)

Main draw

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Judd Trump	5
		Jack Lisowski	0
						1	Judd Trump	5
							Ian Burns	2
	15	Xiao Guodong	3
		Ian Burns	5
											1	Judd Trump	1
											11	Stephen Maguire	5
	11	Stephen Maguire	5
		Joel Walker	0
						11	Stephen Maguire	5
						7	Ricky Walden	4
	7	Ricky Walden	5
		Andrew Higginson	3
																11	Stephen Maguire	1
																	Martin Gould	6
	8	Marco Fu	4
		Martin Gould	5
							Martin Gould	5
						16	Michael Holt	3
	16	Michael Holt	5
		Gerard Greene	0
											Martin Gould		5
											Matthew Selt		1
	9	Mark Allen	2
		Mark Joyce	5
						Mark Joyce		4
						Matthew Selt		5
	4	Neil Robertson	4
		Matthew Selt	5
																						Martin Gould	8
																					10	John Higgins	9
	3	Mark Selby	5
		Mark King	1
						3	Mark Selby	1
							Jamie Jones	5
	14	Mark Davis	4
		Jamie Jones	5
												Jamie Jones	5
											13	Michael White	4
	13	Michael White	5
		Hossein Vafaei	3
						13	Michael White	5
							Ali Carter	4
	5	Shaun Murphy	4
		Ali Carter	5
																	Jamie Jones	4
																10	John Higgins	6
	6	Joe Perry	5
		Jamie Burnett	3
						6	Joe Perry	5
						12	Robert Milkins	3
	12	Robert Milkins	5
		Adrian Ridley	1
											6	Joe Perry	3
											10	John Higgins	5
	10	John Higgins	5
		Michael Georgiou	2
						10	John Higgins	5
							Fergal O'Brien	1
	2	Stuart Bingham	4
		Fergal O'Brien	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015.
Martin Gould   England	8–9	John Higgins (10)   Scotland
Afternoon: 8–90 (90), 57–58, 101–13 (101), 101–25 (86), 67–32, 89–5 (89), 0–126 (112), 12–66 Evening: 25–74, 13–82, 138–0 (138), 40–68 (68), 70–45 (55), 100–1 (58), 33–92 (60), 68–54, 8–89 (89)
138	Highest Break	112
2	Century Breaks	1
6	50+ Breaks	5

Qualifying stages

The qualifying stages for this event took place at K2 in Crawley, England between 1–5 June 2015. ^{[5] [6]}

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Nigel Bond		5			Rory McLeod		5
	Sam Craigie		4			Nigel Bond		2			Rory McLeod		4			Jimmy Robertson		1
	Sydney Wilson		5			Jack Lisowski		5			Jack Lisowski		5			Jack Lisowski		5
	Oliver Brown		2			Sydney Wilson		2
	Vinnie Calabrese		5			Michael Wasley		5
	Billy Joe Castle		2			Vinnie Calabrese		1			Michael Wasley		2			Rod Lawler		4
	Jimmy White		4			Ian Burns		5			Ian Burns		5			Ian Burns		5
	Saqib Nasir		5			Saqib Nasir		1
	Jamie Cope		5			Joel Walker		5
	Scott Macfarlane		2			Jamie Cope		2			Joel Walker		5			Gary Wilson		3
	Adam Duffy		5			Scott Donaldson		1			Adam Duffy		3			Joel Walker		5
	Ashley Carty		4			Adam Duffy		5
	Jason Weston		2			Anthony Hamilton		5
	Hammad Miah		5			Hammad Miah		1			Anthony Hamilton		3			Mike Dunn		3
	Paul Davison		5			Andrew Higginson		5			Andrew Higginson		5			Andrew Higginson		5
	Sam Harvey		1			Paul Davison		2
	James Cahill		5			Michael Leslie		5
	Jeff Cundy		2			James Cahill		3			Michael Leslie		5			Martin Gould		5
	Duane Jones		5			Sam Baird		5			Sam Baird		0			Michael Leslie		1
	Samuel Thistlewhite		1			Duane Jones		1
	Lu Ning		5			David Morris		5
	Joe O'Connor		4			Lu Ning		2			David Morris		5			Gerard Greene		5
	Fraser Patrick		5			Tom Ford		1			Fraser Patrick		3			David Morris		0
	Michael Williams		0			Fraser Patrick		5
	Lu Chenwei		1			Robbie Williams		5
	Nick Jennings		5			Nick Jennings		2			Robbie Williams		1			Luca Brecel		4
	Eden Sharav		5			Mark Joyce		5			Mark Joyce		5			Mark Joyce		5
	Andrew Milliard		3			Eden Sharav		1
	Zhao Xintong		5			Barry Pinches		2
	Kuldesh Johal		1			Zhao Xintong		5			Zhao Xintong		3			Matthew Selt		5
	Daniel Wells		5			Zhang Anda		5			Zhang Anda		5			Zhang Anda		1
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett		3			Daniel Wells		2
	Rhys Clark		5			Li Hang		5
	Grant Miles		1			Rhys Clark		1			Li Hang		4			Mark King		5
	Allan Taylor		5			Stuart Carrington		4			Allan Taylor		5			Allan Taylor		4
	Simon Dent		2			Allan Taylor		5
	Chris Wakelin		5			Craig Steadman		0
	Alex Taubman		1			Chris Wakelin		5			Chris Wakelin		5			Jamie Jones		5
	Zhang Yong		1			Liam Highfield		5			Liam Highfield		2			Chris Wakelin		3
	Ashley Hugill		5			Ashley Hugill		0
	Yan Bingtao		w/d			Lee Walker		5
	Chen Zhe		w/o			Chen Zhe		2			Lee Walker		4			Dominic Dale		3
	Hossein Vafaei		5			Zak Surety		3			Hossein Vafaei		5			Hossein Vafaei		5
	Charlie Walters		3			Hossein Vafaei		5
	Sanderson Lam		5			Ken Doherty		5
	Matthew Day		3			Sanderson Lam		1			Ken Doherty		4			Ali Carter		5
	Ian Glover		5			Kyren Wilson		5			Kyren Wilson		5			Kyren Wilson		1
	Ross Higgins		0			Ian Glover		3
	Steven Hallworth		5			Oliver Lines		5
	Jake Nicholson		0			Steven Hallworth		3			Oliver Lines		2			Peter Ebdon		4
	Gareth Allen		5			Jamie Burnett		5			Jamie Burnett		5			Jamie Burnett		5
	Adam Edge		3			Gareth Allen		1
	Martin O'Donnell		5			Zhou Yuelong		5
	Leo Fernandez		3			Martin O'Donnell		3			Zhou Yuelong		5			Ben Woollaston		5
	Alfie Burden		1			Peter Lines		5			Peter Lines		3			Zhou Yuelong		2
	David John		5			David John		1
	Ross Muir		5			Michael Georgiou		5
	Callum Downing		4			Ross Muir		0			Michael Georgiou		5			David Gilbert		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		5			Aditya Mehta		5			Aditya Mehta		4			Michael Georgiou		5
	Brandon Sargeant		2			Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Darryl Hill		3			Joe Swail		5
	Dylan Craig		5			Dylan Craig		0			Joe Swail		5			Fergal O'Brien		5
	David Grace		5			Mitchell Mann		5			Mitchell Mann		3			Joe Swail		2
	Christopher Keogan		4			David Grace		4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[7]

133 – Michael Wasley 132, 127 – Zhang Anda 132 – Allan Taylor 130 – Andrew Higginson 130 – David Morris 127 – David Grace 122 – Ian Glover 118, 104, 101 – Chris Wakelin 115, 100 – Kyren Wilson 113 – Zhao Xintong 110, 100 – Barry Pinches 109 – James Cahill 108 – Ken Doherty 107, 102 – Rory McLeod

106 – Chen Zhe 106 – Peter Ebdon 105 – Andrew Higginson 105 – Peter Lines 104 – Daniel Wells 104 – Mike Dunn 102 – David Gilbert 101 – Michael Leslie 101 – Ian Burns 100 – Rhys Clark 100 – Jamie Cope 100 – Hammad Miah 100 – Jamie Burnett

Televised stage centuries

^[8]

• 142 – Ricky Walden
• 141 – Mark Selby
• 138, 122, 109, 101, 100 – Martin Gould
• 137 – Joe Perry
• 136 – Robert Milkins
• 134, 133, 112 – John Higgins
• 132 – Jamie Jones
• 128 – Fergal O'Brien
• 114, 111, 102 – Judd Trump
• 114 – Ali Carter
• 106 – Mark Joyce

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