Players Tour Championship 2014/2015

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]

Schedule

Date[n 1] Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up Score[2][3][4] References
06–17 06–21  CHN Asian Tour – Event 1[n 2] Yixing Sports Centre Yixing China Ding Junhui England Michael Holt 4–2 [5]
08–07 08–10  LAT European Tour – Event 1[n 3] Arena Riga Riga England Mark Selby Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4–3 [6]
08–20 08–24  GER European Tour – Event 2[n 4] Stadthalle Fürth Northern Ireland Mark Allen England Judd Trump 4–2 [7]
10–01 10–05  BUL European Tour – Event 3[n 5] Universiada Hall Sofia England Shaun Murphy England Martin Gould 4–2 [8]
10–20 10–24  CHN Asian Tour – Event 2[n 6] Haining Sports Center Haining England Stuart Bingham England Oliver Lines 4–0 [9]
11–19 11–23  GER European Tour – Event 4[n 7] RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim England Shaun Murphy England Robert Milkins 4–0 [10]
12–11 12–14  PRT European Tour – Event 5[n 8] Casal Vistoso Sports Centre Lisbon Scotland Stephen Maguire England Matthew Selt 4–2 [11]
01–20 01–24  CHN Asian Tour – Event 3[n 9] Xuzhou Olympic Center Xuzhou England Joe Perry Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1 [12]
02–25 03–01  POL European Tour – Event 6[n 10] Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia Australia Neil Robertson Wales Mark Williams 4–0 [13]
03–24 03–28  THA Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 11] Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok England Joe Perry Wales 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]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
1 England Shaun Murphy 48,249 6
2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 31,833 3
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 29,333 6
4 England Mark Selby 28,499 4
5 Australia Neil Robertson 27,249 5
6 England Judd Trump 26,916 6
7 England Robert Milkins 17,750 6
8 Wales Mark Williams 16,250 6
9 England Matthew Selt 15,500 6
10 England Martin Gould 12,500 4
11 England Mark Davis 12,416 6
12 England Barry Hawkins 12,000 5
13 England Peter Ebdon 11,833 5
14 England Rod Lawler 10,499 6
15 England Jimmy Robertson 10,083 6
16 Belgium Luca Brecel 9,832 6
17 England Joe Perry 9,166 5
18 Scotland Alan McManus 9,084 5
19 England Ricky Walden 9,083 5
20 Wales Michael White 8,583 6
21 Scotland Anthony McGill 8,000 6
22 Hong Kong Marco Fu 7,416 6
23 England Chris Wakelin 7,416 6
24 England Mark King 7,000 6
25 Wales Dominic Dale 6,583 6
26 Scotland John Higgins 6,583 6

(Top 26 players out of 395)

Asian Tour

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

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
1 England Joe Perry 12,000 3
2 China Ding Junhui 11,500 2
3 England Stuart Bingham 10,600 2
4 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6,200 3
5 England Oliver Lines 6,000 2
6 England Michael Holt 5,000 1
7 Wales Ryan Day 4,000 2
8 England Jimmy Robertson 3,500 2

(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 precedent 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)
 Wales		 3–4 Joe Perry (7)
 England
73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), 103–30 (103), 15–64, 0–68 (50), 21–59 (56), 7–78 (54)
103 Highest break 56
1 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 3

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Kreativ Dental To Sponsor European Tour". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014/15 Calendar". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Finals 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Asian Tour Event One (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "European Tour Event One (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "European Tour Event Two (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "European Tour Event Three (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Asian Tour Event Two (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "European Tour Event Four (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kreativ Dental European Tour Event Five (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Asian Tour Event Three (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Kreativ Dental European Tour Event Six (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Players Championship Grand Final (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Order of Merit after the Kreativ Dental Gdynia Open (ET6) 2015" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Players Championship Grand Finals Line-up Confirmed". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "European Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Asian Tour Order Of Merit (after APTC-3)". my147.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "2014-2015 APTC Ranking (截止徐州公开赛）Asian Tour Order Of Merit(after APTC-3)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Players Championship Grand Final 2014/2015 Season Qualifying Criteria". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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