The Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 is a series of snooker tournaments which starts on 29 July 2015 and ends on 26 March 2016, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events form the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. This season there were seven regular minor-ranking events down from nine the previous season concluding with the finals which held full Ranking event status.
Date [n 1] | Tournament Name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner–up | Score [1] [2] [3] | References | ||
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07–29 | 08–02 | European Tour – Event 1 [n 2] | Arena Riga | Riga | 4–1 | [4] | |||
08–26 | 08–30 | European Tour – Event 2 [n 3] | Stadthalle | Fürth | 4–3 | [5] | |||
10–07 | 10–11 | European Tour – Event 3 [n 4] | RWE-Sporthalle | Mülheim | 4–2 | [6] | |||
10–19 | 10–23 | Asian Tour – Event 1 [n 5] | Haining Sports Center | Haining | 4–3 | [7] | |||
11–04 | 11–08 | European Tour – Event 4 [n 6] | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4–0 | [8] | |||
12–09 | 12–13 | European Tour – Event 5 [n 7] | Tercentenary Sports Hall | Gibraltar | 4–1 | [9] | |||
02–23 | 02–28 | European Tour – Event 6 [n 8] | Gdynia Sports Arena | Gdynia | 4–1 | [10] | |||
03–22 | 03–27 | Players Championship Finals | EventCity | Manchester | 10–6 | [11] |
The prize money collected at each PTC tournament is summed up to obtain the European and Asian Tour Order of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour Order of Merit, the top 2 from the Asian Tour Order of Merit plus six more from a combination of both lists will qualify for the PTC finals in Manchester. [12]
After 6 out of 6 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 26,625 | 6 | |
2 | 25,275 | 4 | |
3 | 23,175 | 4 | |
4 | 22,200 | 4 | |
5 | 22,200 | 6 | |
6 | 20,550 | 3 | |
7 | 15,975 | 6 | |
8 | 14,475 | 6 | |
9 | 13,200 | 6 | |
10 | 13,200 | 6 | |
11 | 13,050 | 6 | |
12 | 12,225 | 6 | |
13 | 11,700 | 5 | |
14 | 10,425 | 4 | |
15 | 10,275 | 6 | |
16 | 9,975 | 6 | |
17 | 9,900 | 6 | |
18 | 9,750 | 6 | |
19 | 8,700 | 6 | |
20 | 8,550 | 6 | |
21 | 8,250 | 6 | |
22 | 8,025 | 6 | |
23 | 7,950 | 6 | |
24 | 7,350 | 6 |
After 1 out of 1 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13,500 | 1 | |
2 | 6,500 | 1 |
After 7 out of 7 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 8,000 | 7 | |
2 | 7,275 | 6 | |
3 | 6,675 | 6 | |
4 | 6,450 | 5 | |
5 | 6,200 | 7 | |
6 | 6,150 | 5 |
(Top 6 players of all 7 PTC events who haven't already qualified)
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