Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3

Asian Tour 2014/2015
Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	20–24 January 2015
Venue	Xuzhou Olympic Center
City	Xuzhou
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (136)
Final
Champion	Joe Perry
Runner-up	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Score	4–1
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The Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 (also known as the 2015 Xuzhou Open^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–24 January 2015 at the Xuzhou Olympic Center in Xuzhou, China.^[2]

Joe Perry won his second minor-ranking event by defeating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1 in the final. The Xuzhou Open was Un-Nooh's first professional final.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:^[1]

	Prize fund
Winner	£10,000
Runner-up	£5,000
Semi-finalist	£2,500
Quarter-finalist	£1,500
Last 16	£1,000
Last 32	£600
Last 64	£200
Total	£50,000

Main draw

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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
						Matthew Selt		1
	Niu Zhuang		4			Niu Zhuang		4
	Meng Jing		0								Niu Zhuang		4
	Hu Hao		4								Cao Yupeng		3
	Wang Peng		0			Hu Hao		0
	Cao Yupeng		4			Cao Yupeng		4
	Liu Jiaming		3													Niu Zhuang		1
	Alfie Burden		4													Alfie Burden		4
	Wang Linkai		0			Alfie Burden		4
	Luo Honghao		4			Luo Honghao		1
	Fan Zhengyi		2								Alfie Burden		4
	Guan Zhen		4								Ben Woollaston		1
	Mai Hemuti		2			Guan Zhen		1
						Ben Woollaston		4

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
	Ju Reti		4
	Song Yang		2			Ju Reti		4
	Zhong Lin		4			Zhong Lin		3
	Gong Xiaoqing		0								Ju Reti		3
	Mei Xiwen		4								Tom Ford		4
	Li Weixue		0			Mei Xiwen		1
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		4
	Min Changqing		1													Tom Ford		4
	Cao Xinlong		4													Tian Pengfei		1
	Tang Li		1			Cao Xinlong		4
	Lin Shuai		4			Lin Shuai		3
	Qin Ge		2								Cao Xinlong		0
	Paruke Aierken		4								Tian Pengfei		4
	Feng Yu		0			Paruke Aierken		2
						Tian Pengfei		4

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
						Joe Perry		4
	Huang Jiahao		4			Huang Jiahao		0
	Sun Hongrui		3								Joe Perry		4
	Wang Zepeng		4								Wang Zepeng		2
	Zhou Fei		1			Wang Zepeng		4
	Luca Brecel		w/d			Ma Yinzhu		3
	Ma Yinzhu		w/o													Joe Perry		4
	Elliot Slessor		4													Elliot Slessor		0
	Lee Tszho		1			Elliot Slessor		4
	Tang Jun		4			Tang Jun		3
	A Bulajiang		2								Elliot Slessor		4
	Zhao Xintong		3								Graeme Dott		2
	Paul Davison		4			Paul Davison		1
						Graeme Dott		4

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
	Lu Ning		4
	Liu Genxiang		0			Lu Ning		4
	Ahmed Saif		4			Ahmed Saif		1
	Long Yun		0								Lu Ning		3
	Shan Xianshu		3								Rouzi Maimaiti		4
	Sun Peng		4			Sun Peng		2
	Rouzi Maimaiti		4			Rouzi Maimaiti		4
	Li Yan		1													Rouzi Maimaiti		4
	Gary Wilson		4													Sean O'Sullivan		2
	Li Jiahao		0			Gary Wilson		2
	Au Chi-wai		4			Au Chi-wai		4
	Dong Yong		2								Au Chi-wai		0
	Sean O'Sullivan		4								Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Wu Shengguang		0			Sean O'Sullivan		4
						Scott Donaldson		3

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
						Li Hang		3
	Wang Yuchen		4			Wang Yuchen		4
	Wang Shi		2								Wang Yuchen		2
	Xu Si		4								Craig Steadman		4
	Wong Yunshing		1			Xu Si		2
	Craig Steadman		4			Craig Steadman		4
	Qi Guoxiao		3													Craig Steadman		3
	Lu Chenwei		4													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Xu Yuan		3			Lu Chenwei		1
	Ma Bing		4			Ma Bing		4
	Li Yingdong		2								Ma Bing		2
	Cao Kaisheng		3								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Li Jianbing		4			Li Jianbing		2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Li Ningning		0

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
	Zhou Yuelong		4
	Corey Deuel		2			Zhou Yuelong		4
	Long Zehuang		0			Ji Zhijun		1
	Ji Zhijun		4								Zhou Yuelong		4
	Fang Xiongman		4								Fang Xiongman		1
	Zhang Yadong		0			Fang Xiongman		4
	Zhang Anda		4			Zhang Anda		1
	Li Zhen		3													Zhou Yuelong		4
	Barry Pinches		4													Barry Pinches		3
	Pang Junxu		2			Barry Pinches		4
	Chen Junhao		4			Chen Junhao		1
	Liu Yiqi		1								Barry Pinches		4
	He Guoqiang		4								Xiao Guodong		2
	Long Yong		1			He Guoqiang		0
						Xiao Guodong		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
						Ross Muir		4
	Yan Bingtao		2			Li Yujin		2
	Li Yujin		4								Ross Muir		2
	Chen Zifan		4								Chen Zifan		4
	Gao Le		0			Chen Zifan		4
	Noppon Saengkham		3			Geng Mingqi		3
	Geng Mingqi		4													Chen Zifan		1
	Mark Williams		4													Mark Williams		4
	Pan Weixing		1			Mark Williams		4
	Chen Zhe		4			Chen Zhe		3
	Feng Zeyuan		2								Mark Williams		4
	Chen Feilong		4								Yu Delu		1
	Cui Ming		0			Chen Feilong		2
	Yu Delu		4			Yu Delu		4
	Xiong Jun		0

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
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Ma Tingpeng		1			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Zhang Yong		4			Zhang Yong		4
	Ye Shaojun		0								Zhang Yong		4
	Cai Jianzhong		3								Li Yuan		1
	Li Yuan		4			Li Yuan		4
	Lyu Haotian		4			Lyu Haotian		3
	Chen Ruifu		1													Zhang Yong		4
	Mark King		4													Jimmy Robertson		3
	Tu Taojin		2			Mark King		4
	Wang Heng		3			Jin Long		2
	Jin Long		4								Mark King		2
	Cheng Sihong		4								Jimmy Robertson		4
	He Wenchong		1			Cheng Sihong		1
						Jimmy Robertson		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Alfie Burden		2
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		3
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		4
	Rouzi Maimaiti		1								Joe Perry		4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		1
	Zhou Yuelong		2			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Mark Williams		4			Mark Williams		1
	Zhang Yong		0

Century breaks

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• 136, 113, 107 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 134, 130, 119 Zhou Yuelong
• 120 Craig Steadman
• 119, 119 Sean O'Sullivan
• 119 Li Yujin
• 110 Alfie Burden
• 109 Noppon Saengkham
• 108 Graeme Dott
• 104 Mark Williams
• 104 Joe Perry
• 102 Fang Xiongman
• 101 Luo Honghao

References

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2. "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
3. "Perry Takes Xuzhou Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. "Xuzhou Open (AT3) Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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