2015 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates 29 June–5 July 2015
Venue Bendigo Stadium
City Bendigo
Country Australia
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund $539,600
Winner's share $75,000
Highest break England Ricky Walden (142)
Final
Champion Scotland John Higgins
Runner-up England Martin Gould
Score 9–8
2014
2016

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]

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]

  • Winner: $75,000
  • Runner-up: $32,000
  • Semi-final: $20,000
  • Quarter-final: $17,000
  • Last 16: $12,000
  • Last 32: $9,000
  • Last 48: $2,000
  • Last 64: $1000
  • Last 96: $500

  • Non-televised highest break: $100
  • Televised highest break: $2,500
  • Total: $539,600

Wildcard round

Match Score
WC1 England Matthew Selt 5–0 Australia Ben Judge
WC2 England Ben Woollaston 3–5 Australia Adrian Ridley

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 England Judd Trump 5
England Jack Lisowski 0
1 England Judd Trump 5
England Ian Burns 2
15 China Xiao Guodong 3
England Ian Burns 5
1 England Judd Trump 1
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Joel Walker 0
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
7 England Ricky Walden 4
7 England Ricky Walden 5
England Andrew Higginson 3
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Martin Gould 6
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
England Martin Gould 5
England Martin Gould 5
16 England Michael Holt 3
16 England Michael Holt 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
England Martin Gould 5
England Matthew Selt 1
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
England Mark Joyce 5
England Mark Joyce 4
England Matthew Selt 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 4
England Matthew Selt 5
England Martin Gould 8
10 Scotland John Higgins 9
3 England Mark Selby 5
England Mark King 1
3 England Mark Selby 1
Wales Jamie Jones 5
14 England Mark Davis 4
Wales Jamie Jones 5
Wales Jamie Jones 5
13 Wales Michael White 4
13 Wales Michael White 5
Iran Hossein Vafaei 3
13 Wales Michael White 5
England Ali Carter 4
5 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Ali Carter 5
Wales Jamie Jones 4
10 Scotland John Higgins 6
6 England Joe Perry 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
6 England Joe Perry 5
12 England Robert Milkins 3
12 England Robert Milkins 5
Australia Adrian Ridley 1
6 England Joe Perry 3
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Michael Georgiou 2
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
2 England Stuart Bingham 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015.
Martin Gould
 England
8–9 John Higgins (10)
 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)
138 Highest Break 112
2 Century Breaks 1
6 50+ Breaks 5

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
                                     
England  Nigel Bond 5   England  Rory McLeod 5
England  Sam Craigie 4   England  Nigel Bond 2     England  Rory McLeod 4     England  Jimmy Robertson 1
England  Sydney Wilson 5   England  Jack Lisowski 5   England  Jack Lisowski 5     England  Jack Lisowski 5
England  Oliver Brown 2   England  Sydney Wilson 2
Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 5   England  Michael Wasley 5
England  Billy Castle 2   Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 1     England  Michael Wasley 2     England  Rod Lawler 4
England  Jimmy White 4   England  Ian Burns 5   England  Ian Burns 5     England  Ian Burns 5
England  Saqib Nasir 5   England  Saqib Nasir 1
England  Jamie Cope 5   England  Joel Walker 5
Scotland  Scott Macfarlane 2   England  Jamie Cope 2     England  Joel Walker 5     England  Gary Wilson 3
England  Adam Duffy 5   Scotland  Scott Donaldson 1   England  Adam Duffy 3     England  Joel Walker 5
England  Ashley Carty 4   England  Adam Duffy 5
England  Jason Weston 2   England  Anthony Hamilton 5
England  Hammad Miah 5   England  Hammad Miah 1     England  Anthony Hamilton 3     England  Mike Dunn 3
England  Paul Davison 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5     England  Andrew Higginson 5
England  Sam Harvey 1   England  Paul Davison 2
England  James Cahill 5   Scotland  Michael Leslie 5
England  Jeff Cundy 2   England  James Cahill 3     Scotland  Michael Leslie 5     England  Martin Gould 5
Wales  Duane Jones 5   England  Sam Baird 5   England  Sam Baird 0     Scotland  Michael Leslie 1
England  Samuel Thistlewhite 1   Wales  Duane Jones 1
China  Lu Ning 5   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5
England  Joe O'Connor 4   China  Lu Ning 2     Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5     Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5
Scotland  Fraser Patrick 5   England  Tom Ford 1   Scotland  Fraser Patrick 3     Republic of Ireland  David Morris 0
England  Michael Williams 0   Scotland  Fraser Patrick 5
China  Lu Chenwei 1   England  Robbie Williams 5
England  Nick Jennings 5   England  Nick Jennings 2     England  Robbie Williams 1     Belgium  Luca Brecel 4
Scotland  Eden Sharav 5   England  Mark Joyce 5   England  Mark Joyce 5     England  Mark Joyce 5
England  Andrew Milliard 3   Scotland  Eden Sharav 1
China  Zhao Xintong 5   England  Barry Pinches 2
England  Kuldesh Johal 1   China  Zhao Xintong 5     China  Zhao Xintong 3     England  Matthew Selt 5
Wales  Daniel Wells 5   China  Zhang Anda 5   China  Zhang Anda 5     China  Zhang Anda 1
England  Jamie Barrett 3   Wales  Daniel Wells 2
Scotland  Rhys Clark 5   China  Li Hang 5
England  Grant Miles 1   Scotland  Rhys Clark 1     China  Li Hang 4     England  Mark King 5
England  Allan Taylor 5   England  Stuart Carrington 4   England  Allan Taylor 5     England  Allan Taylor 4
England  Simon Dent 2   England  Allan Taylor 5
England  Chris Wakelin 5   England  Craig Steadman 0
Wales  Alex Taubman 1   England  Chris Wakelin 5     England  Chris Wakelin 5     Wales  Jamie Jones 5
China  Zhang Yong 1   England  Liam Highfield 5   England  Liam Highfield 2     England  Chris Wakelin 3
England  Ashley Hugill 5   England  Ashley Hugill 0
China  Yan Bingtao w/d   Wales  Lee Walker 5
China  Chen Zhe w/o   China  Chen Zhe 2     Wales  Lee Walker 4     Wales  Dominic Dale 3
Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5   England  Zak Surety 3   Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5     Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5
England  Charlie Walters 3   Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5
England  Sanderson Lam 5   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5
England  Matthew Day 3   England  Sanderson Lam 1     Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 4     England  Allister Carter 5
England  Ian Glover 5   England  Kyren Wilson 5   England  Kyren Wilson 5     England  Kyren Wilson 1
Scotland  Ross Higgins 0   England  Ian Glover 3
England  Steven Hallworth 5   England  Oliver Lines 5
England  Jake Nicholson 0   England  Steven Hallworth 3     England  Oliver Lines 2     England  Peter Ebdon 4
Wales  Gareth Allen 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5     Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5
England  Adam Edge 3   Wales  Gareth Allen 1
England  Martin O'Donnell 5   China  Zhou Yuelong 5
Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 3   England  Martin O'Donnell 3     China  Zhou Yuelong 5     England  Ben Woollaston 5
England  Alfie Burden 1   England  Peter Lines 5   England  Peter Lines 3     China  Zhou Yuelong 2
Wales  David John 5   Wales  David John 1
Scotland  Ross Muir 5   England  Michael Georgiou 5
England  Callum Downing 4   Scotland  Ross Muir 0     England  Michael Georgiou 5     England  David Gilbert 4
England  Sean O'Sullivan 5   India  Aditya Mehta 5   India  Aditya Mehta 4     England  Michael Georgiou 5
England  Brandon Sargeant 2   England  Sean O'Sullivan 4
Isle of Man  Darryl Hill 3   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5
Scotland  Dylan Craig 5   Scotland  Dylan Craig 0     Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5     Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 5
England  David Grace 5   England  Mitchell Mann 5   England  Mitchell Mann 3     Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 2
England  Christopher Keogan 4   England  David Grace 4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[7]

Televised stage centuries

[8]

References

  1. "Tournament Calendar 2015/16". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. "Judd Trump wins 2014 Australian Goldfields Open". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "Australian Open: John Higgins beats Martin Gould to take title". BBC Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (Website). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. "Australian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. "Australian Open Qualifiers Live Scores". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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