2015 China Open (snooker)

The 2015 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2015 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2014–15 season.^[1]

BAIC Motor China Open

Tournament information
Dates	30 March – 5 April 2015 (2015-03-30 – 2015-04-05)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£478,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Gary Wilson (ENG)
Score	10–2
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 5–6 against Gary Wilson in the semi-finals.^[3]

Mark Selby defeated Wilson 10–2 to win his sixth career ranking title, his second of the season, and his first China Open title after being twice runner-up (in 2011 and 2013). The tournament was Wilson's first ranking event final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5][6]

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £21,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,500 Last 64: £3,000

Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £478,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 30 March 2015.^[7][8][9]

Match		Score
WC1	Alex Davies (ENG)	0–5	Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC2	Robin Hull (FIN)	5–1	Yan Bingtao (CHN)
WC3	Peter Lines (ENG)	5–3	Yuan Sijun (CHN)
WC4	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	5–2	Zhang Yong (CHN)

Main draw

^[7][8][9]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					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 19 frames
	Ding Junhui		5
	Marcus Campbell		1
						Ding Junhui		5
						Mark Davis		1
	Kyren Wilson		3
	Mark Davis		5
											Ding Junhui		5
											Mark Williams		2
	Mark Williams		5
	Zhao Xintong		2
						Mark Williams		5
						Michael Leslie		0
	Joe O'Connor		1
	Michael Leslie		5
																Ding Junhui		5
																John Higgins		4
	John Higgins		5
	Yu Delu		3
						John Higgins		5
						Graeme Dott		2
	Daniel Wells		3
	Graeme Dott		5
											John Higgins		5
											Judd Trump		4
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Zhang Anda		4
						Peter Ebdon		1
						Judd Trump		5
	Andrew Higginson		3
	Judd Trump		5
																					Ding Junhui		5
																					Gary Wilson		6
	Barry Hawkins		5
	Gerard Greene		2
						Barry Hawkins		5
						Dominic Dale		2
	Jimmy Robertson		3
	Dominic Dale		5
											Barry Hawkins		5
											Stephen Maguire		3
	Ryan Day		5
	Liam Highfield		1
						Ryan Day		4
						Stephen Maguire		5
	David Morris		1
	Stephen Maguire		5
																Barry Hawkins		3
																Gary Wilson		5
	Ricky Walden		5
	Cao Yupeng		0
						Ricky Walden		2
						Gary Wilson		5
	Gary Wilson		5
	Liang Wenbo		3
											Gary Wilson		5
											Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Alan McManus		4
	Jack Lisowski		5
						Jack Lisowski		0
						Dechawat Poomjaeng		5
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		5
	Neil Robertson		4
																										Gary Wilson		2
																										Mark Selby		10
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		w/d
	Robin Hull		w/o
						Robin Hull		5
						Mark King		4
	Jamie Burnett		3
	Mark King		5
											Robin Hull		1
											Kurt Maflin		5
	Fergal O'Brien		3
	Mike Dunn		5
						Mike Dunn		3
						Kurt Maflin		5
	Kurt Maflin		5
	Ali Carter		4
																Kurt Maflin		5
																Shaun Murphy		4
	Marco Fu		5
	Ashley Carty		0
						Marco Fu		4
						Jamie Jones		5
	Jamie Jones		5
	Matthew Stevens		3
											Jamie Jones		3
											Shaun Murphy		5
	Anthony McGill		5
	Alfie Burden		1
						Anthony McGill		4
						Shaun Murphy		5
	Jamie Cope		1
	Shaun Murphy		5
																					Kurt Maflin		3
																					Mark Selby		6
	Stuart Bingham		5
	Peter Lines		1
						Stuart Bingham		4
						Michael White		5
	Ken Doherty		4
	Michael White		5
											Michael White		1
											Robert Milkins		5
	Joe Swail		4
	Zak Surety		5
						Zak Surety		4
						Robert Milkins		5
	Nigel Bond		3
	Robert Milkins		5
																Robert Milkins		4
																Mark Selby		5
	Joe Perry		3
	David Gilbert		5
						David Gilbert		5
						Zhou Yuelong		2
	Anthony Hamilton		1
	Zhou Yuelong		5
											David Gilbert		2
											Mark Selby		5
	Elliot Slessor		5
	Matthew Selt		3
						Elliot Slessor		0
						Mark Selby		5
	Mark Joyce		3
	Mark Selby		5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2015.[9]
Gary Wilson  England	2–10	Mark Selby  England
Afternoon: 39–74, 43–87 (51), 41–56, 91–1 (91), 36–70, 40–78 (54), 0–145 (145), 3–72, 0–86 Evening: 0–136 (136), 101–0 (101), 32–83
101	Highest break	145
1	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	4

Qualifying

These matches were held on 14 and 15 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[10][11][12]

Ding Junhui 5–1 Ross Muir Marcus Campbell 5–2 Lu Chenwei Kyren Wilson 5–3 Matthew Day Mark Davis 5–3 Mitchell Mann Mark Williams 5–1 Lee Walker Tom Ford 3–5 Alex Davies Ben Woollaston 2–5 Joe O'Connor Mark Allen 1–5 Michael Leslie John Higgins 5–2 Oliver Lines Yu Delu 5–3 Chris Norbury Robbie Williams 3–5 Daniel Wells Graeme Dott 5–1 Sean O'Sullivan Peter Ebdon 5–3 Sam Baird Aditya Mehta 2–5 Zhang Anda Andrew Higginson 5–0 Hammad Miah Judd Trump 5–0 Eden Sharav Barry Hawkins 5–1 Noppon Saengkham Gerard Greene 5–1 Chris Wakelin Jimmy Robertson 5–3 Steven Hallworth Dominic Dale 5–2 Ian Glover Ryan Day 5–0 Sydney Wilson Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1–5 Liam Highfield David Morris 5–1 Jamie Clarke Stephen Maguire 5–2 Lee Page Ricky Walden 5–2 David Grace Cao Yupeng 5–2 Adam Bobat Gary Wilson 5–3 Jak Jones Liang Wenbo 5–2 Joel Walker Alan McManus 5–3 Tian Pengfei Jack Lisowski 5–0 Ahmed Saif Dechawat Poomjaeng 5–1 James Cahill Neil Robertson 5–3 Lyu Haotian

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Luca Brecel Rory McLeod 3–5 Robin Hull Jamie Burnett 5–3 Ian Burns Mark King 5–2 Lu Ning Fergal O'Brien 5–2 George Pragnall Mike Dunn 5–3 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Kurt Maflin 5–3 Cao Xinlong Ali Carter 5–1 Martin McCrudden Marco Fu 5–2 Michael Georgiou Jimmy White 4–5 Ashley Carty Jamie Jones 5–2 Michael Tomlinson Matthew Stevens 5–0 Mark Owens Anthony McGill 5–3 Alexander Ursenbacher Alfie Burden 5–4 Allan Taylor Jamie Cope 5–3 Thor Chuan Leong Shaun Murphy 5–1 Igor Figueiredo Stuart Bingham 5–0 Scott Donaldson Peter Lines 5–4 Chris Melling Ken Doherty 5–4 Dave Harold Michael White 5–2 James Wattana Rod Lawler 2–5 Joe Swail Li Hang 4–5 Zak Surety Nigel Bond 5–2 Craig Steadman Robert Milkins 5–0 Stuart Carrington Joe Perry 5–2 Oliver Brown David Gilbert 5–2 Adam Duffy Anthony Hamilton 5–0 Michael Wasley Michael Holt 1–5 Zhou Yuelong Xiao Guodong 4–5 Elliot Slessor Matthew Selt 5–0 John Astley Mark Joyce 5–2 Fraser Patrick Mark Selby 5–1 Barry Pinches

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[13]

134 – Robert Milkins 132, 111 – Dechawat Poomjaeng 128 – Zhou Yuelong 128 – Dave Harold 125 – Mark Williams 124 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 123 – Stuart Bingham 122 – Barry Pinches 120, 108 – Liang Wenbo 120 – Jimmy Robertson 117 – Luca Brecel

115 – David Grace 112 – John Higgins 111 – Alfie Burden 111 – Judd Trump 110 – Chris Wakelin 109 – Fergal O'Brien 104 – Stephen Maguire 101 – Liam Highfield 100 – Joe Swail 100 – Ryan Day

Televised stage centuries

^[14]

145, 136, 131, 126, 106 – Mark Selby 143, 113 – Shaun Murphy 138, 124 – Barry Hawkins 133 – Marco Fu 132, 112 – Robin Hull 132 – Daniel Wells 129, 128, 113, 106, 103, 101 – Kurt Maflin 128 – Robert Milkins 127, 101, 100 – Judd Trump 123 – Matthew Selt

120 – Mark Davis 116 – David Morris 114, 101 – Gary Wilson 114 – John Higgins 112 – Graeme Dott 106 – Andrew Higginson 105, 103 – Ding Junhui 105 – Michael White 103 – Dominic Dale 102, 100 – Jamie Jones