2015 Australian Goldfields Open

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Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates29 June – 5 July 2015 (2015-06-29 2015-07-05)
Venue Bendigo Stadium
City Bendigo
CountryAustralia
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund $539,600
Winner's share$75,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG) (142)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)
Score9–8
2014
last

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]

Contents

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]

Wildcard round

MatchScore
WC1Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)5–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben Judge  (AUS)
WC2Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)3–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 0
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 2
15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 3
Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 5
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 1
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of England.svg Joel Walker 0
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
7 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 4
7 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 3
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 6
8 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 4
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
16 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
16 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 0
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 1
9 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 2
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 4
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 5
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 8
10 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of England.svg Mark King 1
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
14 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 4
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 5
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 3
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 5
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 4
5 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 4
10 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
6 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
6 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
12 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
12 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Ridley 1
6 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
10 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 2
10 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 1
2 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015.
Martin Gould
Flag of England.svg  England
8–9 John Higgins (10)
Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
138Highest Break112
2Century Breaks1
650+ Breaks5

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
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5
Flag of England.svg Sam Craigie 4 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 4 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 1
Flag of England.svg Sydney Wilson 5 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 5 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 5 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 5
Flag of England.svg Oliver Brown 2 Flag of England.svg Sydney Wilson 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vinnie Calabrese 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Wasley 5
Flag of England.svg Billy Joe Castle 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vinnie Calabrese 1 Flag of England.svg Michael Wasley 2 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 4 Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 5 Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 5 Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 5
Flag of England.svg Saqib Nasir5 Flag of England.svg Saqib Nasir1
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Joel Walker 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Macfarlane2 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 2 Flag of England.svg Joel Walker 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 3
Flag of England.svg Adam Duffy 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson 1 Flag of England.svg Adam Duffy 3 Flag of England.svg Joel Walker 5
Flag of England.svg Ashley Carty 4 Flag of England.svg Adam Duffy 5
Flag of England.svg Jason Weston 2 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of England.svg Hammad Miah 5 Flag of England.svg Hammad Miah 1 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 3
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5
Flag of England.svg Sam Harvey1 Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 2
Flag of England.svg James Cahill 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Leslie 5
Flag of England.svg Jeff Cundy 2 Flag of England.svg James Cahill 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Leslie 5 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Duane Jones 5 Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 5 Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 0 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Leslie 1
Flag of England.svg Samuel Thistlewhite1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Duane Jones 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 5 Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 5
Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 2 Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 5 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Patrick 5 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Patrick 3 Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 0
Flag of England.svg Michael Williams0 Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Patrick 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Chenwei 1 Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 5
Flag of England.svg Nick Jennings5 Flag of England.svg Nick Jennings2 Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Eden Sharav 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of England.svg Andrew Milliard3 Flag of Scotland.svg Eden Sharav 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 2
Flag of England.svg Kuldesh Johal 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 3 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daniel Wells 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 1
Flag of England.svg Jamie Curtis-Barrett 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daniel Wells 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Rhys Clark 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 5
Flag of England.svg Grant Miles1 Flag of Scotland.svg Rhys Clark 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 4 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 4 Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 5 Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 4
Flag of England.svg Simon Dent2 Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 5
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 5 Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alex Taubman1 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 5 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yong 1 Flag of England.svg Liam Highfield 5 Flag of England.svg Liam Highfield 2 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 3
Flag of England.svg Ashley Hugill 5 Flag of England.svg Ashley Hugill 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao w/d Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zhe w/o Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zhe 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 5 Flag of England.svg Zak Surety 3 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 5 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 5
Flag of England.svg Charlie Walters3 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 5
Flag of England.svg Sanderson Lam 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Day3 Flag of England.svg Sanderson Lam 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
Flag of England.svg Ian Glover 5 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 5 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 5 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Higgins0 Flag of England.svg Ian Glover 3
Flag of England.svg Steven Hallworth 5 Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 5
Flag of England.svg Jake Nicholson0 Flag of England.svg Steven Hallworth 3 Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 2 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Allen 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5
Flag of England.svg Adam Edge3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Allen 1
Flag of England.svg Martin O'Donnell 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 3 Flag of England.svg Martin O'Donnell 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 5 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 5
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 1 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 5 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David John 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David John 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Muir 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 5
Flag of England.svg Callum Downing4 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Muir 0 Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 5 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 4
Flag of England.svg Sean O'Sullivan 5 Flag of India.svg Aditya Mehta 5 Flag of India.svg Aditya Mehta 4 Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 5
Flag of England.svg Brandon Sargeant 2 Flag of England.svg Sean O'Sullivan 4
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Darryl Hill 3 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Dylan Craig5 Flag of Scotland.svg Dylan Craig0 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
Flag of England.svg David Grace 5 Flag of England.svg Mitchell Mann 5 Flag of England.svg Mitchell Mann 3 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
Flag of England.svg Christopher Keogan 4 Flag of England.svg David Grace 4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[7]

Televised stage centuries

[8]

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