2015 UK Championship

The 2015 UK Championship (officially the 2015 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 November and 6 December 2015 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

The 2014 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had not played in professional competition since April, decided not to defend his title. He made his debut as a pundit during the tournament, providing in-studio expert analysis for Eurosport alongside Jimmy White.

On the opening day of the tournament, amateur player Adam Duffy defeated world number 9 and two-time UK Champion Ding Junhui 6–2, a result that was described as "one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history". In the sixth frame of his third-round match against Neil Robertson, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh came close to achieving his first maximum break in professional competition, but missed the final black off the spot.

The final between Australia's Neil Robertson and China's Liang Wenbo marked the first time that a British player did not compete in the UK Championship final. In the sixth frame, Robertson made the 115th official maximum break in professional competition, and the first 147 break ever attained in a Triple Crown snooker final, for which he earned £44,000 (a rolling prize of £40,000 for a 147 break, plus the tournament's £4,000 highest break prize). It was the fourth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship. Robertson went on to defeat Liang 10–5 to claim his second UK Championship title, and the 11th ranking title of his career.

A record 104 centuries were made during the tournament, including nine from Robertson and eight from Liang.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £70,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-final: £20,000
Last 16: £12,000
Last 32: £9,000
Last 64: £4,000

Highest break: £4,000
Total: £732,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £40,000 (8 ranking events since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event)

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

1	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6

A	Jordan Brown (NIR)	1
			1	Stuart Bingham	6

			64	Anthony Hamilton	3
64	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6

65	Peter Lines (ENG)	4
						1	Stuart Bingham	3

						33	Peter Ebdon	6
32	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6

97	Michael Wild (ENG)	0
			32	Dominic Dale	5

			33	Peter Ebdon	6
33	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	6

96	Lyu Chenwei (CHN)	0
									33	Peter Ebdon	2

									80	David Grace	6
16	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6

113	Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)	0
			16	Robert Milkins	2

			80	David Grace	6
49	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	1

80	David Grace (ENG)	6
						80	David Grace	6

						48	Jack Lisowski	4
17	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6

112	Nigel Bond (ENG)	2
			17	Graeme Dott	5

			48	Jack Lisowski	6
48	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	6

81	Zak Surety (ENG)	4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

41	Gary Wilson (ENG)	6

88	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3
			41	Gary Wilson	4

			24	Martin Gould	6
24	Martin Gould (ENG)	6

105	Allan Taylor (ENG)	2
						24	Martin Gould	6

						9	Mark Allen	4
56	David Morris (IRL)	5

73	Michael Georgiou (ENG)	6
			73	Michael Georgiou	2

			9	Mark Allen	6
9	Mark Allen (NIR)	6

	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	2
									24	Martin Gould	6

									57	Joe Swail	3
40	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	5

89	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
			89	Chris Wakelin	2

			25	Michael Holt	6
25	Michael Holt (ENG)	6

104	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	4
						25	Michael Holt	1

						57	Joe Swail	6
57	Joe Swail (NIR)	6

72	Joel Walker (ENG)	0
			57	Joe Swail	6

				Adam Duffy	5
8	Ding Junhui (CHN)	2

A	Adam Duffy (ENG)	6

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

5	Judd Trump (ENG)	6

A	Hammad Miah (ENG)	1
			5	Judd Trump	6

			60	Stuart Carrington	3
60	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	6

69	Liam Highfield (ENG)	4
						5	Judd Trump	4

						28	Liang Wenbo	6
28	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6

101	Gareth Allen (WAL)	1
			28	Liang Wenbo	6

			37	Jimmy Robertson	2
37	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6

92	Lu Ning (CHN)	4
									28	Liang Wenbo	6

									53	Tom Ford	5
12	Mark Williams (WAL)	6

117	Hamza Akbar (PAK)	4
			12	Mark Williams	5

			53	Tom Ford	6
53	Tom Ford (ENG)	6

76	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	1
						53	Tom Ford	6

						21	Kyren Wilson	1
21	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6

108	Paul Davison (ENG)	3
			21	Kyren Wilson	6

			44	Mike Dunn	2
44	Mike Dunn (ENG)	6

85	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)	3

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

45	Gerard Greene (NIR)	6

84	Michael Leslie (SCO)	0
			45	Gerard Greene	5

			20	David Gilbert	6
20	David Gilbert (ENG)	6

109	Jason Weston (ENG)	1
						20	David Gilbert	3

						13	Marco Fu	6
52	Yu Delu (CHN)	6

77	Michael Wasley (ENG)	2
			52	Yu Delu	0

			13	Marco Fu	6
13	Marco Fu (HKG)	6

116	Hatem Yassen (EGY)	2
									13	Marco Fu	6

									4	Shaun Murphy	4
36	Mark King (ENG)	5

93	Ross Muir (SCO)	6
			93	Ross Muir	5

			29	Ben Woollaston	6
29	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6

100	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	1
						29	Ben Woollaston	2

						4	Shaun Murphy	6
61	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6

68	Craig Steadman (ENG)	3
			61	Zhou Yuelong	1

			4	Shaun Murphy	6
4	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6

A	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

3	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6

A	Alex Taubman (WAL)	3
			3	Neil Robertson	6

			62	Aditya Mehta	2
62	Aditya Mehta (IND)	6

67	Sam Baird (ENG)	5
						3	Neil Robertson	6

						35	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
30	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	6

99	Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)	5
			30	Fergal O'Brien	5

			35	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
35	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	6

94	Darryl Hill (IOM)	3
									3	Neil Robertson	6

									14	Stephen Maguire	1
14	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6

115	Jimmy White (ENG)	5
			14	Stephen Maguire	6

			78	Jamie Cope	0
51	Rory McLeod (ENG)	5

78	Jamie Cope (ENG)	6
						14	Stephen Maguire	6

						19	Mark Davis	4
19	Mark Davis (ENG)	6

110	Rhys Clark (SCO)	1
			19	Mark Davis	6

			46	Ken Doherty	3
46	Ken Doherty (IRL)	6

83	Tony Drago (MLT)	0

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

43	Jamie Burnett (SCO)	6

86	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	1
			43	Jamie Burnett	6

			22	Alan McManus	3
22	Alan McManus (SCO)	6

107	Eden Sharav (SCO)	5
						43	Jamie Burnett	6

						54	Li Hang	3
54	Li Hang (CHN)	6

75	Lee Walker (WAL)	5
			54	Li Hang	6

			11	Ricky Walden	5
11	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6

118	Itaro Santos (BRA)	1
									43	Jamie Burnett	4

									6	John Higgins	6
38	Rod Lawler (ENG)	4

91	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6
			91	Daniel Wells	3

			27	Ali Carter	6
27	Ali Carter (ENG)	6

102	Alfie Burden (ENG)	4
						27	Ali Carter	2

						6	John Higgins	6
59	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6

70	Ian Burns (ENG)	1
			59	Tian Pengfei	2

			6	John Higgins	6
6	John Higgins (SCO)	6

A	Leo Fernandez (IRL)	1

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

7	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6

A	Andy Hicks (ENG)	5
			7	Barry Hawkins	3

			58	Robin Hull	6
58	Robin Hull (FIN)	6

71	Zhang Anda (CHN)	4
						58	Robin Hull	2

						39	Luca Brecel	6
26	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6

103	James Cahill (ENG)	3
			26	Anthony McGill	4

			39	Luca Brecel	6
39	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6

90	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	1
									39	Luca Brecel	4

									23	Matthew Selt	6
10	Joe Perry (ENG)	6

119	James Wattana (THA)	1
			10	Joe Perry	3

			55	Robbie Williams	6
55	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6

74	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	3
						55	Robbie Williams	3

						23	Matthew Selt	6
23	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6

106	Zhang Yong (CHN)	5
			23	Matthew Selt	6

			87	Sean O'Sullivan	4
42	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	3

87	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	6

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

47	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	6

82	Chris Melling (ENG)	4
			47	Dechawat Poomjaeng	6

			18	Ryan Day	2
18	Ryan Day (WAL)	6

111	Duane Jones (WAL)	1
						47	Dechawat Poomjaeng	6

						50	Mark Joyce	5
50	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6

79	Barry Pinches (ENG)	4
			50	Mark Joyce	6

			114	Sydney Wilson	2
15	Michael White (WAL)	5

114	Sydney Wilson (ENG)	6
									47	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1

									2	Mark Selby	6
34	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6

95	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	5
			34	Xiao Guodong	1

			31	Jamie Jones	6
31	Jamie Jones (WAL)	6

98	Ian Glover (ENG)	4
						31	Jamie Jones	5

						2	Mark Selby	6
63	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	2

66	Oliver Lines (ENG)	6
			66	Oliver Lines	0

			2	Mark Selby	6
2	Mark Selby (ENG)	6

A	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	0

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

80	David Grace	6

24	Martin Gould	5
			80	David Grace	4

			28	Liang Wenbo	6
28	Liang Wenbo	6

13	Marco Fu	5
						28	Liang Wenbo	5

						3	Neil Robertson	10
3	Neil Robertson	6

6	John Higgins	5
			3	Neil Robertson	6

			2	Mark Selby	0
23	Matthew Selt	1

2	Mark Selby	6

Final

Century breaks

Source: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (worldsnookerdata.com)

147, 145, 126, 120, 114, 113, 106, 106, 101 – Neil Robertson
143, 126, 100 – Stuart Bingham
142, 128, 127 – Anthony McGill
141 – Gary Wilson
140, 116 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
138, 132, 122, 110, 110, 106, 104, 104 – Liang Wenbo
138 – Gerard Greene
137, 128 – Mark Davis
136 – David Morris
135, 109, 101 – Peter Ebdon
135 – Anthony Hamilton
135 – Liam Highfield
134, 134, 129, 119, 103, 102 – John Higgins
133, 113, 106 – Mark Selby
133, 111, 111, 110 – Jamie Jones
133 – Fergal O'Brien
132, 119 – Ken Doherty
131, 127, 125, 108 – Martin Gould
131, 107 – Xiao Guodong
129, 121 – Ben Woollaston
127, 125, 118 – Stephen Maguire
126, 100 – Chris Wakelin
125, 111 – Tom Ford
124, 106, 102, 100 – Shaun Murphy
123, 113 – Dechawat Poomjaeng

123 – Mark King
123 – Alex Taubman
118 – Jimmy Robertson
117 – Matthew Selt
116 – Tian Pengfei
115, 107, 102, 102 – Mark Allen
114, 103 – Li Hang
112, 101 – Judd Trump
112 – Sam Baird
111 – Jamie Burnett
110 – Mike Dunn
108, 102 – Michael Holt
108 – Stuart Carrington
105 – Mark Williams
105 – Barry Pinches
104, 103, 102 – Marco Fu
104 – Jimmy White
102 – Ali Carter
102 – Luca Brecel
101 – Graeme Dott
101 – Joe Perry
101 – Oliver Lines
100 – David Grace
100 – Dominic Dale

References

External links

Betway UK Championship at World Snooker