2015 UK Championship

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2015 Betway UK Championship
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Tournament information
Dates24 November – 6 December 2015 (2015-11-24 2015-12-06)
Venue Barbican Centre
City York
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £732,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest breakFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-upFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)
Score10–5
2014
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The 2015 UK Championship (officially the 2015 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 November and 6 December 2015 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. [1]

Contents

The 2014 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had not played in professional competition since April, decided not to defend his title. [2] He made his debut as a pundit during the tournament, providing in-studio expert analysis for Eurosport alongside Jimmy White. [3]

On the opening day of the tournament, amateur player Adam Duffy defeated world number 9 and two-time UK Champion Ding Junhui 6–2, a result that was described as "one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history". [4] In the sixth frame of his third-round match against Neil Robertson, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh came close to achieving his first maximum break in professional competition, but missed the final black off the spot. [5]

The final between Australia's Neil Robertson and China's Liang Wenbo marked the first time that a British player did not compete in the UK Championship final. [6] In the sixth frame, Robertson made the 115th official maximum break in professional competition, and the first 147 break ever attained in a Triple Crown snooker final, for which he earned £44,000 (a rolling prize of £40,000 for a 147 break, plus the tournament's £4,000 highest break prize). [7] It was the fourth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship. Robertson went on to defeat Liang 10–5 to claim his second UK Championship title, and the 11th ranking title of his career. [8]

A record 104 centuries were made during the tournament, including nine from Robertson and eight from Liang. [7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £40,000 (8 ranking events since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event)

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)6
A Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)1
1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 6
64 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3
64 Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)6
65 Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)4
1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 3
33 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 6
32 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)6
97 Flag of England.svg  Michael Wild  (ENG)0
32 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
33 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 6
33 Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)6
96 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Chenwei  (CHN)0
33 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 2
80 Flag of England.svg David Grace 6
16 Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)6
113 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Vinnie Calabrese  (AUS)0
16 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
80 Flag of England.svg David Grace 6
49 Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)1
80 Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)6
80 Flag of England.svg David Grace 6
48 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4
17 Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)6
112 Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)2
17 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
48 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 6
48 Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)6
81 Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG)4

Section 2

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41 Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)6
88 Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)3
41 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 4
24 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 6
24 Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)6
105 Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)2
24 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 6
9 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
56 Flag of Ireland.svg  David Morris  (IRL)5
73 Flag of England.svg  Michael Georgiou  (ENG)6
73 Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 2
9 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 6
9 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)2
24 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 6
57 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 3
40 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)5
89 Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)6
89 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 2
25 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 6
25 Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)6
104 Flag of Scotland.svg  Fraser Patrick  (SCO)4
25 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 1
57 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 6
57 Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)6
72 Flag of England.svg  Joel Walker  (ENG)0
57 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 6
Flag of England.svg Adam Duffy 5
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)2
A Flag of England.svg  Adam Duffy  (ENG)6

Section 3

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5 Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)6
A Flag of England.svg  Hammad Miah  (ENG)1
5 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
60 Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 3
60 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)6
69 Flag of England.svg  Liam Highfield  (ENG)4
5 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)6
101 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Gareth Allen  (WAL)1
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
37 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 2
37 Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)6
92 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Ning  (CHN)4
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
53 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 5
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)6
117 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Hamza Akbar  (PAK)4
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
53 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 6
53 Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)6
76 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)1
53 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 6
21 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 1
21 Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)6
108 Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG)3
21 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
44 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 2
44 Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)6
85 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon  (THA)3

Section 4

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45 Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)6
84 Flag of Scotland.svg  Michael Leslie  (SCO)0
45 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
20 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 6
20 Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)6
109 Flag of England.svg  Jason Weston  (ENG)1
20 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
52 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Delu  (CHN)6
77 Flag of England.svg  Michael Wasley  (ENG)2
52 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Delu 0
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)6
116 Flag of Egypt.svg  Hatem Yassen  (EGY)2
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
36 Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)5
93 Flag of Scotland.svg  Ross Muir  (SCO)6
93 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Muir 5
29 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 6
29 Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)6
100 Flag of England.svg  Steven Hallworth  (ENG)1
29 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 2
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 6
61 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)6
68 Flag of England.svg  Craig Steadman  (ENG)3
61 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 1
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 6
4 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)6
A Flag of England.svg  Ashley Hugill  (ENG)1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)6
A Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Alex Taubman  (WAL)3
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
62 Flag of India.svg Aditya Mehta 2
62 Flag of India.svg  Aditya Mehta  (IND)6
67 Flag of England.svg  Sam Baird  (ENG)5
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
35 Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
30 Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)6
99 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Thor Chuan Leong  (MYS)5
30 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
35 Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
35 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)6
94 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Darryl Hill  (IOM)3
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 1
14 Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)6
115 Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)5
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 6
78 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 0
51 Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)5
78 Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)6
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 6
19 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
19 Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)6
110 Flag of Scotland.svg  Rhys Clark  (SCO)1
19 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 6
46 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 3
46 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)6
83 Flag of Malta.svg  Tony Drago  (MLT)0

Section 6

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43 Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)6
86 Flag of England.svg  Sanderson Lam  (ENG)1
43 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 6
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 3
22 Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)6
107 Flag of Scotland.svg  Eden Sharav  (SCO)5
43 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 6
54 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 3
54 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)6
75 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Lee Walker  (WAL)5
54 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 6
11 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5
11 Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)6
118 Flag of Brazil.svg  Itaro Santos  (BRA)1
43 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 4
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
38 Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)4
91 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Daniel Wells  (WAL)6
91 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daniel Wells 3
27 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 6
27 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)6
102 Flag of England.svg  Alfie Burden  (ENG)4
27 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 2
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
59 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)6
70 Flag of England.svg  Ian Burns  (ENG)1
59 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 2
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
6 Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)6
A Flag of Ireland.svg  Leo Fernandez  (IRL)1

Section 7

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7 Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)6
A Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)5
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
58 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 6
58 Flag of Finland.svg  Robin Hull  (FIN)6
71 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Anda  (CHN)4
58 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 2
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 6
26 Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)6
103 Flag of England.svg  James Cahill  (ENG)3
26 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 6
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)6
90 Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)1
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 4
23 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 6
10 Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)6
119 Flag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)1
10 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
55 Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 6
55 Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)6
74 Flag of England.svg  Mitchell Mann  (ENG)3
55 Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 3
23 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 6
23 Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)6
106 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Yong  (CHN)5
23 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 6
87 Flag of England.svg Sean O'Sullivan 4
42 Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)3
87 Flag of England.svg  Sean O'Sullivan  (ENG)6

Section 8

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47 Flag of Thailand.svg  Dechawat Poomjaeng  (THA)6
82 Flag of England.svg  Chris Melling  (ENG)4
47 Flag of Thailand.svg Dechawat Poomjaeng 6
18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 2
18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)6
111 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)1
47 Flag of Thailand.svg Dechawat Poomjaeng 6
50 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
50 Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)6
79 Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)4
50 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 6
114 Flag of England.svg Sydney Wilson 2
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael White  (WAL)5
114 Flag of England.svg  Sydney Wilson  (ENG)6
47 Flag of Thailand.svg Dechawat Poomjaeng 1
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
34 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)6
95 Flag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA)5
34 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 1
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 6
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)6
98 Flag of England.svg  Ian Glover  (ENG)4
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
63 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cao Yupeng  (CHN)2
66 Flag of England.svg  Oliver Lines  (ENG)6
66 Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 0
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
2 Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)6
A Flag of England.svg  Joe O'Connor  (ENG)0

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
80 Flag of England.svg David Grace 6
24 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
80 Flag of England.svg David Grace 4
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 5
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 10
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 0
23 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 1
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 6 December 2015.
Liang Wenbo (28)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
5–10 Neil Robertson (3)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Afternoon: 40–71, 16–69 (60), 110–0 (110), 6–106 (106), 62–59, 0–151 (147), 33–69 (69), 86–0 (86)
Evening:90–27 (82), 47–78 (78), 15–74, 78–1 (78), 35–70 (56), 55–59, 9–62
110Highest break 147
1Century breaks2
450+ breaks6

Century breaks

Source: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (worldsnookerdata.com) [9]

References

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  2. "Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend UK Snooker Championship". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. "Ronnie O'Sullivan to make full punditry debut live on Eurosport for UK Championship". EuroSport. 29 October 2015.
  4. "UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. "Thepchaiya Un-Nooh misses black off spot for a 147". The Irish Times. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. "Robertson sets up final date with Liang at UK Championship". RTÉ Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Robertson Wins UK and Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. "UK Championship: century breaks". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.