European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2

European Tour 2014/2015
Event 2

Tournament information
Dates	20–24 August 2014
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€126,877
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	147
Final
Champion	Mark Allen
Runner-up	Judd Trump
Score	4–2
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The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 (also known as the 2014 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–24 August 2014 in Fürth, Germany.^[1]

Aditya Mehta made the 106th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Stephen Maguire. Mehta became the first Indian player to compile an official 147.^[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 2–4 against Tian Pengfei in the last 16.

Mark Allen won his seventh professional title by defeating Judd Trump 4–2 in the final.^[4][5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:^[6]

	Prize fund
Winner	€25,000
Runner-up	€12,000
Semi-finalist	€6,000
Quarter-finalist	€4,000
Last 16	€2,300
Last 32	€1,200
Last 64	€700
Maximum break[2]	€1,877
Total	€126,877

Main draw

^[7][8][9]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Josh Boileau 4–1 Brian Cini Luke Garland 4–0 Jerom Meeus Billy Brown 3–4 Wan Chooi Tan Ali Masoudi Alavi 0–4 Duane Jones Kishan Hirani 4–0 Thomas Kiesewetter Anton Woywod 0–4 Reanne Evans Jan Leichs 0–4 Kobi Mates Eden Sharav 4–0 Adam Bobat Norbert Hofheinz 0–4 Ryan Causton Chris Jones 1–4 Daniel Wells Matthew Glasby 0–4 Adam Duffy Gerry Egger 0–4 Luca Kaufmann Sanjin Kusan 0–4 Stephane Ochoiski Hans Blanckaert 4–1 Fabian Tost Kevin Chan 1–4 Mitchell Travis Zack Richardson w/o–n/s Filipe Cardoso Ashley Carty 4–0 Matthias Porn Simon Dent 4–0 Manon Melief Jurian Heusdens 4–3 Kristof Vermeiren Thomas Dowling 4–1 Steve Lambrechts Carl Rosenberger w/o–w/d Nils Hartung

Jack Bradford 4–0 Stefan Gerst Christopher Keogan 4–1 Jeff Jacobs Nicole Breitenstein 0–4 Gareth Allen Joe Steele 4–2 Simon Lichtenberg Michael Williams 4–0 Rick Kraaijeveld Sydney Wilson 3–4 Paul Davison Vyacheslav Nikiforov 3–4 Stefan Schenk Shachar Ruberg 0–4 John Sutton Andreas Ploner 4–0 Ralf Günzel Ralph Müller 0–4 Martin O'Donnell Thomas Broeckx 0–4 Marc Davis Raymon Fabrie 2–4 Jordan Brown Diana Schuler 0–4 Michael Collumb William Lemons 4–0 Jayson Wholey Umar Ali Shaikh 0–4 Ross Higgins Tomasz Skalski 4–1 Manuel Pomwenger Mark Owens 1–4 Jamie Rhys Clarke Ben Jones 4–2 Matthew Day Alex Taubman 4–0 Robert Drahn Corina Maracine 0–4 Dylan Craig

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Wendy Jans 0–4 Josh Boileau Luke Garland 4–3 Wan Chooi Tan Daniel Schneider 0–4 Duane Jones Phil Barnes 0–4 Kishan Hirani Prasit Buttakham 1–4 Reanne Evans Sanderson Lam 4–0 Kobi Mates Ali Kirim 0–4 Eden Sharav Lukas Kleckers 2–4 Ryan Causton Joe O'Connor 4–3 Daniel Wells Jamie Bodle 1–4 Adam Duffy Luca Kaufmann 4–1 Stephane Ochoiski Andreas Hartung 2–4 Hans Blanckaert Oliver Brown 2–4 Mitchell Travis Declan Brennan 2–4 Zack Richardson Sean O'Sullivan 3–4 Ashley Carty Jeff Cundy 4–1 Simon Dent Jurian Heusdens 0–4 Thomas Dowling

Saqib Nasir 4–0 Carl Rosenberger Sam Harvey 2–4 Jack Bradford Gerhard Engelschalk 0–4 Christopher Keogan Bernd Strnad 0–4 Gareth Allen Sascha Lippe 4–0 Joe Steele Benjamin Buser 0–4 Michael Williams Paul Davison 4–0 Stefan Schenk John Sutton 2–4 Andreas Ploner Sebastian Thron 0–4 Martin O'Donnell Patrick Einsle 3–4 Marc Davis Jordan Brown 3–4 Michael Collumb Jamie O'Neill w/d–w/o William Lemons Markus Pfistermüller 1–4 Ross Higgins Tomasz Skalski 2–4 Jamie Rhys Clarke Ashley Hugill 1–4 Ben Jones Rhys Clark 3–4 Alex Taubman Matthew Hulatt 0–4 Dylan Craig

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Josh Boileau 2–4 Luke Garland Duane Jones 3–4 Kishan Hirani Reanne Evans 0–4 Sanderson Lam Eden Sharav 4–2 Ryan Causton Joe O'Connor 1–4 Adam Duffy Luca Kaufmann 2–4 Hans Blanckaert Mitchell Travis 4–0 Zack Richardson Ashley Carty 0–4 Jeff Cundy Thomas Dowling 4–2 Saqib Nasir

Jack Bradford 4–2 Christopher Keogan Gareth Allen 4–3 Sascha Lippe Michael Williams 1–4 Paul Davison Andreas Ploner 3–4 Martin O'Donnell Marc Davis 3–4 Michael Collumb William Lemons 4–1 Ross Higgins Jamie Rhys Clarke 4–1 Ben Jones Alex Taubman 4–1 Dylan Craig

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby		4
	Alexander Ursenbacher		0			Mark Selby		4
	Dominic Dale		4			Dominic Dale		0
	Oliver Lines		1								Mark Selby		4
	Shaun Murphy		4								Shaun Murphy		3
	Luke Garland		1			Shaun Murphy		4
	Mark Joyce		4			Mark Joyce		1
	Lu Ning		0													Mark Selby		4
	Jak Jones		4													Liang Wenbo		1
	Kishan Hirani		3			Jak Jones		2
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		4
	Cao Xinlong		0								Liam Highfield		2
	Andrew Higginson		2								Liang Wenbo		4
	Liang Wenbo		4			Liang Wenbo		4
	Mark Davis		4			Mark Davis		3
	Sanderson Lam		0

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Chris Wakelin		4
	Eden Sharav		1			Chris Wakelin		4
	Michael Wasley		4			Michael Wasley		2
	David Grace		1								Chris Wakelin		3
	Allan Taylor		4								Ricky Walden		4
	Tom Ford		2			Allan Taylor		1
	Ricky Walden		4			Ricky Walden		4
	Andrew Pagett		2													Ricky Walden		4
	Ryan Day		3													Fergal O'Brien		2
	Adam Duffy		4			Adam Duffy		4
	Gerard Greene		4			Gerard Greene		3
	Peter Lines		2								Adam Duffy		0
	Fergal O'Brien		4								Fergal O'Brien		4
	David Morris		2			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Marco Fu		4			Marco Fu		2
	Hans Blanckaert		0

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Judd Trump		w/o
	Zhou Yuelong		w/d			Judd Trump		4
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		0
	Steven Hallworth		2								Judd Trump		4
	Tony Drago		4								Mitchell Travis		3
	Lee Page		0			Tony Drago		1
	Nigel Bond		0			Mitchell Travis		4
	Mitchell Travis		4													Judd Trump		4
	Jimmy White		4													Stephen Maguire		2
	Ahmed Saif		0			Jimmy White		1
	Stephen Maguire		4			Stephen Maguire		4
	Hammad Miah		1								Stephen Maguire		4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4								Aditya Mehta		2
	Steve Mifsud		0			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		3
	Aditya Mehta		4			Aditya Mehta		4
	Jeff Cundy		3

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Matthew Selt		4
	Alfie Burden		1			Matthew Selt		1
	Michael Georgiou		3			Tian Pengfei		4
	Tian Pengfei		4								Tian Pengfei		4
	Chris Melling		4								Mike Dunn		3
	Cao Yupeng		2			Chris Melling		0
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		4
	Ian Burns		1													Tian Pengfei		4
	Noppon Saengkham		0													Ronnie O'Sullivan		2
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4			Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Robbie Williams		4			Robbie Williams		0
	Thomas Dowling		1								Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Michael Leslie		4								Barry Hawkins		1
	Jack Bradford		2			Michael Leslie		2
	Barry Hawkins		4			Barry Hawkins		4
	Gareth Allen		1

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Anthony McGill		4
	Mitchell Mann		1			Anthony McGill		4
	David Gilbert		4			David Gilbert		2
	Craig Steadman		2								Anthony McGill		3
	Neil Robertson		4								Neil Robertson		4
	Elliot Slessor		3			Neil Robertson		4
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		0
	Vinnie Calabrese		3													Neil Robertson		2
	Kyren Wilson		3													Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Paul Davison		4			Paul Davison		3
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4			Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Lu Chenwei		2								Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Jack Lisowski		4								Graeme Dott		1
	Stuart Carrington		2			Jack Lisowski		3
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		4
	Martin O'Donnell		1

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Williams		3
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		4
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		2
	Yu Delu		1								Rod Lawler		4
	James Cahill		4								James Cahill		3
	Dave Harold		1			James Cahill		4
	John Higgins		4			John Higgins		2
	Zak Surety		2													Rod Lawler		4
	Mark King		4													Fraser Patrick		0
	Michael Collumb		2			Mark King		1
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		4
	Lyu Haotian		1								Jamie Jones		1
	Ross Muir		3								Fraser Patrick		4
	Matthew Stevens		4			Matthew Stevens		3
	Stuart Bingham		0			Fraser Patrick		4
	Fraser Patrick		4

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Alan McManus		4
	William Lemons		1			Alan McManus		4
	Gary Wilson		4			Gary Wilson		2
	Steve Davis		2								Alan McManus		4
	Kurt Maflin		0								Scott Donaldson		1
	Li Hang		4			Li Hang		3
	Joe Swail		2			Scott Donaldson		4
	Scott Donaldson		4													Alan McManus		4
	Michael Holt		0													Xiao Guodong		2
	Xiao Guodong		4			Xiao Guodong		4
	Alex Davies		0			Joel Walker		0
	Joel Walker		4								Xiao Guodong		4
	Jamie Cope		4								Jamie Cope		3
	Barry Pinches		3			Jamie Cope		4
	Ben Woollaston		2			Jamie Rhys Clarke		2
	Jamie Rhys Clarke		4

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Robert Milkins		4
	Chris Norbury		1			Robert Milkins		4
	John Astley		1			Alex Taubman		0
	Alex Taubman		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Martin Gould		4								Michael White		3
	Ryan Clark		0			Martin Gould		1
	Michael White		w/o			Michael White		4
	Marcus Campbell		w/d													Robert Milkins		1
	Ian Glover		0													Mark Allen		4
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		4			Ratchayothin Yotharuck		0
	Luca Brecel		w/o			Luca Brecel		4
	Ken Doherty		w/d								Luca Brecel		2
	Rory McLeod		1								Mark Allen		4
	Alex Borg		4			Alex Borg		1
	Mark Allen		4			Mark Allen		4
	Lee Walker		1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby		3
	Ricky Walden		4			Ricky Walden		1
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		4
	Tian Pengfei		3								Judd Trump		2
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		2								Mark Allen		4
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		3
	Alan McManus		3			Mark Allen		4
	Mark Allen		4

Century breaks

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147 Aditya Mehta 143, 111, 108, 106, 104 Judd Trump 141, 132, 107 Stephen Maguire 139, 102 Mark Allen 132 Paul Davison 131, 113 Ricky Walden 130 Mark Joyce 129, 101 Li Hang 124, 106, 102 Anthony McGill 123 Xiao Guodong 122 Neil Robertson 121, 107 Mark Selby 121 Andrew Higginson

120, 112 Tian Pengfei 118 David Gilbert 116 Jimmy White 114, 105, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan 114 Marco Fu 109 Robert Milkins 108 Martin O'Donnell 105 Reanne Evans 104 Martin Gould 103 Daniel Wells 102 Jamie Cope 101 Graeme Dott 100 Mike Dunn

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