Players Tour Championship 2014/2015

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The Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 17 June 2014 and ended on 28 March 2015, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The nine regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals. Both event five and event six of the European Tour were sponsored by Kreativ Dental. [1]

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Schedule

Date [n 1] Tournament NameVenueCityWinnerRunner–upScore [2] [3] [4] References
06–1706–21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Asian Tour – Event 1 [n 2] Yixing Sports Centre Yixing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 4–2 [5]
08–0708–10Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT European Tour – Event 1 [n 3] Arena Riga Riga Flag of England.svg Mark Selby Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4–3 [6]
08–2008–24Flag of Germany.svg  GER European Tour – Event 2 [n 4] Stadthalle Fürth Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4–2 [7]
10–0110–05Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL European Tour – Event 3 [n 5] Universiada Hall Sofia Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4–2 [8]
10–2010–24Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Asian Tour – Event 2 [n 6] Haining Sports Center Haining Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 4–0 [9]
11–1911–23Flag of Germany.svg  GER European Tour – Event 4 [n 7] RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4–0 [10]
12–1112–14Flag of Portugal.svg  PRT European Tour – Event 5 [n 8] Casal Vistoso Sports Centre Lisbon Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 4–2 [11]
01–2001–24Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Asian Tour – Event 3 [n 9] Xuzhou Olympic Center Xuzhou Flag of England.svg Joe Perry Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1 [12]
02–2503–01Flag of Poland.svg  POL European Tour – Event 6 [n 10] Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4–0 [13]
03–2403–28Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Players Tour Championship – Finals [n 11] Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Flag of England.svg Joe Perry Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4–3 [14]

Order of Merit

European Tour

Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit

After 6 out of 6 events: [15] [16] [17]

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 48,2496
2 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 31,8333
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 29,3336
4 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 28,4994
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 27,2495
6 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 26,9166
7 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 17,7506
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 16,2506
9 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 15,5006
10 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 12,5004
11 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 12,4166
12 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 12,0005
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 11,8335
14 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 10,4996
15 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 10,0836
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 9,8326
17 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 9,1665
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9,0845
19 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 9,0835
20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 8,5836
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 8,0006
22 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 7,4166
23 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 7,4166
24 Flag of England.svg Mark King 7,0006
25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 6,5836
26 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6,5836

(Top 26 players out of 395)

Asian Tour

After 3 out of 3 events: [18] [19] [16] [20]

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
1 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 12,0003
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 11,5002
3 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 10,6002
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6,2003
5 Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 6,0002
6 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5,0001
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4,0002
8 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 3,5002

(Top 8 players out of 219)

Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit. If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits. [21]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015. [14]
Mark Williams (9)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
3–4 Joe Perry (7)
Flag of England.svg  England
73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), 103–30 (103), 15–64, 0–68 (50), 21–59 (56), 7–78 (54)
103Highest break56
1Century breaks0
350+ breaks3

Notes

  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2014 Yixing Open.
  3. Event also known as the 2014 Riga Open.
  4. Event also known as the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic.
  5. Event also known as the 2014 Bulgarian Open.
  6. Event also known as the 2014 Haining Open.
  7. Event also known as the 2014 Ruhr Open.
  8. Event also known as the 2014 Lisbon Open.
  9. Event also known as the 2015 Xuzhou Open.
  10. Event also known as the 2015 Gdynia Open.
  11. Event also known as the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final.

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