European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3

The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3 (also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–11 October 2015 in Mülheim, Germany.^[1]

European Tour 2015/2016
Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 October 2015 (2015-10-07 – 2015-10-11)
Venue	RWE-Sporthalle
City	Mülheim
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Stuart Carrington (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion	Rory McLeod (ENG)
Runner-up	Tian Pengfei (CHN)
Score	4–2
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Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 1–4 to Tian Pengfei in the last 16.

Barry Pinches and Alan McManus played what was, at the time, snooker's longest ever official frame. In the sixth frame of their first round meeting they battled for 100 minutes and 24 seconds.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:^[4]

	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
Total	€125,000

Main draw

^[5][6]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Daniel Schneider 1–4 Ben Jones Chris Jones 4–1 Arsen Balishyan Alain Van Der Steen 4–3 Daan Leysen Sascha Lippe 4–2 Hans Blanckaert Fozan Masood 4–1 Jean Luca Nüßgen Daniel O’Regan 0–4 Kacper Filipiak Michael Collumb 4–0 Joerg Petersen Aleksandr Kurgankov 0–4 Andreas Ploner Özyurt Aksoy 1–4 Thomas Hein James Silverwood 4–0 Maxim Maximov Damian Wilks 4–2 Adam King Fabian Tost 0–4 Ryan Causton Thomas Barton 3–4 Jurian Heusdens Johny Moermans 4–0 Sebastian Zittermann Umar Ali Shaikh 1–4 Miro Popovic Lukas Kleckers 1–4 Brandon Sargeant Nico Elton 4–0 Conor McCormack Alex Borg 4–0 Adam Longley Albert Pronk 0–4 Mateusz Baranowski Patrick Whelan 4–0 Pedro Chacon Joshua Baddeley 4–1 Julian Maschmeier Steve Lambrechts 0–4 Hammad Miah Nick Jennings 4–2 Lewis Gillen Joe Steele 1–4 Dean Sheridan Charlie Walters w/o–w/d Krzysztof Drazkiewicz Luke Garland w/d–w/o Elliot Slessor Maris Volajs 4–0 Dirk Oppenhoff

Tomasz Skalski 1–4 Ashley Hugill Dirk Lycops 0–4 Frans Veling Dessie Sheehan 0–4 Gary Thomson Alexander van den Doel 0–4 Sam Craigie Deitmar Juschka 0–4 Adam Edge Sam Thistlewhite 4–0 Markus Fischer Kevin Chan 1–4 Joe O'Connor Mark Vincent 3–4 Mohammed Rangzib Daniel Salis 1–4 Habib Shalchian Richard Beckham 4–2 Ismail Türker Julian Mills 4–0 Julia Litschke Manon Melief 0–4 Brendan O'Donoghue Christopher Keogan 4–1 Matthew Glasby Robin Otto 4–2 Joe Roberts Zack Richardson 3–4 Adam Duffy Felix Frede 4–0 Rolf Mahr Andrej Burdel 0–4 Michael Schnabel Ashley Carty 4–0 Kemal Ueruen Jamie Clarke w/o–w/d Zhao Xintong Paul Schopf 3–4 Gary Lees Michael Heeger 4–0 Pascal Fischer Christopher Harrison 4–3 Lee Brookes Mark Owens 4–1 Jan Eisenstein Ross Higgins 4–0 Oktay Yildiz Krzysztof Kubicki 1–4 Josh Boileau Lieven Vanthournout 2–4 Phuntsok Jaegers Robert Czupryniak w/o–w/d Bartosz Olchowka

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Ben Jones 4–2 Chris Jones Michael Williams 3–4 Alain Vandersteen Thomas Rees 0–4 Sascha Lippe Luc Blancke 1–4 Fozan Masood Joshua Cooper 0–4 Kacper Filipiak Michael Collumb 4–0 Andreas Ploner Callum Lloyd 4–0 Thomas Hein James Silverwood 0–4 Damian Wilks Kishan Hirani 4–0 Ryan Causton Jurian Heusdens 4–1 Johny Moermans Dennis Deroose 4–1 Miro Popovic Alexander Ursenbacher 4–2 Brandon Sargeant Jake Nicholson 1–4 Nico Elton Marvin Losi 1–4 Alex Borg Mateusz Baranowski 4–0 Patrick Whelan Simon Lichtenberg 3–4 Joshua Baddeley Hammad Miah 4–2 Nick Jennings Wan Chooi Tan 1–4 Dean Sheridan Charlie Walters 2–4 Elliot Slessor

Rafal Szymanek 0–4 Maris Volajs Jeff Jacobs 0–4 Ashley Hugill Charlie Sweeney 4–2 Frans Veling Oliver Brown 4–1 Gary Thomson Sam Craigie 4–0 Adam Edge Alex Taubman 1–4 Sam Thistlewhite Inge Vermeulen 0–4 Joe O'Connor Mohammed Rangzib 4–0 Habib Shalchian Richard Beckham 2–4 Julian Mills Stephane Ochoiski 0–4 Brendan O'Donoghue Brian Cini 4–1 Christopher Keogan Robin Otto 2–4 Adam Duffy Felix Frede 4–3 Michael Schnabel Ashley Carty 4–0 Jamie Clarke Gary Lees 4–1 Michael Heeger Phil O'Kane 4–2 Christopher Harrison Mark Owens 2–4 Ross Higgins Josh Boileau 4–1 Phuntsok Jaegers Volker Grigo w/d–w/o Robert Czupryniak

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Ben Jones 2–4 Alain Vandersteen Sascha Lippe 4–1 Fozan Masood Kacper Filipiak 3–4 Michael Collumb Callum Lloyd 2–4 Damian Wilks Kishan Hirani 4–3 Jurian Heusdens Dennis Deroose 0–4 Alexander Ursenbacher Nico Elton 1–4 Alex Borg Mateusz Baranowski 4–3 Joshua Baddeley Hammad Miah 4–0 Dean Sheridan Elliot Slessor 4–0 Maris Volajs

Ashley Hugill 4–2 Charlie Sweeney Oliver Brown 1–4 Sam Craigie Sam Thistlewhite 4–3 Joe O'Connor Mohammed Rangzib 4–2 Julian Mills Brendan O'Donoghue 4–2 Brian Cini Adam Duffy 4–1 Felix Frede Ashley Carty 4–0 Gary Lees Phil O'Kane 3–4 Ross Higgins Josh Boileau 4–1 Robert Czupryniak

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

Ali Carter

w/o

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

w/d

Ali Carter

4

Marco Fu

w/o

Marco Fu

3

Lu Ning

w/d

Ali Carter

2

Stuart Bingham

3

Mark Davis

4

Fergal O'Brien

4

Fergal O'Brien

3

Mark Davis

4

Mark Davis

4

Alain Vandersteen

0

Mark Davis

4

Luca Brecel

4

Luca Brecel

2

Ian Glover

1

Luca Brecel

4

Joel Walker

w/d

Jason Weston

0

Jason Weston

w/o

Luca Brecel

4

Zak Surety

2

Zhang Anda

1

Zhang Anda

4

Zhang Anda

4

Liang Wenbo

w/d

Sascha Lippe

1

Sascha Lippe

w/o

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
	Ben Woollaston		4
	Michael Collumb		1			Ben Woollaston		4
	Chris Wakelin		4			Chris Wakelin		3
	Tony Drago		0								Ben Woollaston		4
	Lee Walker		4								Lee Walker		2
	Joe Swail		1			Lee Walker		4
	Thor Chuan Leong		4			Thor Chuan Leong		2
	Damian Wilks		1													Ben Woollaston		1
	Rory McLeod		4													Rory McLeod		4
	Craig Steadman		2			Rory McLeod		4
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		3
	Michael Georgiou		0								Rory McLeod		4
	Alfie Burden		4								Mark King		3
	Paul Davison		0			Alfie Burden		3
	Mark King		w/o			Mark King		4
	Chris Melling		w/d

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
	Mark Williams		4
	Kishan Hirani		0			Mark Williams		4
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		3
	Alexander Ursenbacher		3								Mark Williams		4
	Aditya Mehta		4								Aditya Mehta		1
	Alex Borg		1			Aditya Mehta		4
	Kyren Wilson		4			Kyren Wilson		2
	Xiao Guodong		2													Mark Williams		4
	Robbie Williams		4													Mark Selby		3
	Liam Highfield		3			Robbie Williams		3
	Mark Selby		4			Mark Selby		4
	Michael Wasley		1								Mark Selby		4
	Anthony McGill		4								Anthony McGill		3
	Mateusz Baranowski		3			Anthony McGill		4
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		2
	Eden Sharav		2

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
	Judd Trump		3
	Hammad Miah		4			Hammad Miah		4
	Daniel Wells		4			Daniel Wells		1
	Elliot Slessor		3								Hammad Miah		1
	Mike Dunn		4								Mike Dunn		4
	Nigel Bond		2			Mike Dunn		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		4			Sean O'Sullivan		0
	Vinnie Calabrese		2													Mike Dunn		4
	Jimmy Robertson		4													Andrew Higginson		1
	Mark Joyce		1			Jimmy Robertson		3
	Andrew Higginson		4			Andrew Higginson		4
	Darryl Hill		0								Andrew Higginson		4
	Robert Milkins		4								Robert Milkins		2
	Ashley Hugill		0			Robert Milkins		4
	Tom Ford		w/o			Tom Ford		1
	James Wattana		w/d

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
	Shaun Murphy		4
	David Grace		2			Shaun Murphy		4
	Peter Lines		0			Sam Craigie		2
	Sam Craigie		4								Shaun Murphy		4
	Ricky Walden		3								Gerard Greene		1
	Gerard Greene		4			Gerard Greene		4
	Ken Doherty		3			Yu Delu		0
	Yu Delu		4													Shaun Murphy		1
	Jamie Cope		0													Tian Pengfei		4
	Rhys Clark		4			Rhys Clark		1
	Li Hang		4			Li Hang		4
	Sam Thistlewhite		0								Li Hang		2
	Tian Pengfei		4								Tian Pengfei		4
	Sydney Wilson		0			Tian Pengfei		4
	Ian Burns		2			Gary Wilson		1
	Gary Wilson		4

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
	Alan McManus		4
	Barry Pinches		3			Alan McManus		4
	Matthew Stevens		2			Sam Baird		1
	Sam Baird		4								Alan McManus		4
	Stephen Maguire		4								Stephen Maguire		3
	Cao Yupeng		0			Stephen Maguire		4
	Michael White		4			Michael White		3
	Gareth Allen		0													Alan McManus		4
	Martin O'Donnell		2													Dominic Dale		0
	Zhang Yong		4			Zhang Yong		4
	Duane Jones		w/d			Mohammed Rangzib		1
	Mohammed Rangzib		w/o								Zhang Yong		2
	Dominic Dale		4								Dominic Dale		4
	Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon		0			Dominic Dale		4
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		2
	Brendan O'Donoghue		1

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
	Michael Holt		4
	Allan Taylor		3			Michael Holt		3
	Mitchell Mann		w/o			Mitchell Mann		4
	Hossein Vafaei		w/d								Mitchell Mann		1
	James Cahill		4								David Gilbert		4
	Neil Robertson		3			James Cahill		0
	David Gilbert		4			David Gilbert		4
	Noppon Saengkham		3													David Gilbert		4
	Oliver Lines		4													Peter Ebdon		2
	Steven Hallworth		0			Oliver Lines		2
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		4
	Anthony Hamilton		3								Peter Ebdon		4
	Kurt Maflin		4								Kurt Maflin		2
	Adam Duffy		1			Kurt Maflin		4
	Ryan Day		4			Ryan Day		2
	Ashley Carty		2

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
	Stuart Carrington		4
	Ross Higgins		1			Stuart Carrington		3
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		4
	David Morris		1								Joe Perry		3
	Jack Lisowski		4								Mark Allen		4
	Ross Muir		3			Jack Lisowski		2
	Mark Allen		4			Mark Allen		4
	Josh Boileau		2													Mark Allen		1
	Scott Donaldson		3													Barry Hawkins		4
	Lü Chenwei		4			Lü Chenwei		3
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		3			Michael Leslie		4
	Michael Leslie		4								Michael Leslie		1
	Fraser Patrick		0								Barry Hawkins		4
	Sanderson Lam		4			Sanderson Lam		0
	Barry Hawkins		4			Barry Hawkins		4
	Jimmy White		3

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Mark Davis		3
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		4
	Mark Williams		1			Mike Dunn		1
	Mike Dunn		4								Rory McLeod		4
	Tian Pengfei		4								Tian Pengfei		2
	Alan McManus		3			Tian Pengfei		4
	David Gilbert		4			David Gilbert		3
	Barry Hawkins		2

Century breaks

141, 111 – Stuart Carrington 140, 135 – Luca Brecel 140 – Ross Muir 136, 134, 112 – Mike Dunn 135, 130, 104, 100 – Robert Milkins 134 – Kyren Wilson 133, 129, 100 – David Gilbert 133, 103 – Kishan Hirani 133 – James Cahill 132, 130 – Mark Davis 131 – Stephen Maguire 130 – Mitchell Mann 128, 115, 106 – Tian Pengfei 126 – Graeme Dott 124 – Ashley Carty 123, 109 – Anthony McGill 122, 121 – Dominic Dale 121, 104 – Mark Allen 120 – Ben Woollaston

120 – Ashley Hugill 116 – Rod Lawler 112 – Hammad Miah 112 – Josh Boileau 109 – Neil Robertson 108 – Shaun Murphy 108 – Gerard Greene 108 – Kurt Maflin 107 – David Grace 106 – Ali Carter 106 – Chris Wakelin 105 – Barry Hawkins 104 – Mark Selby 104 – Li Hang 104 – Scott Donaldson 103 – Alan McManus 102 – Andrew Higginson 101 – Joe Perry