In today's world, 2015 World Seniors Championship has become a topic of great relevance and interest to countless people. Whether it's its impact on society, its influence on culture, or its importance in history, 2015 World Seniors Championship has captured the attention of scholars, experts, and enthusiasts alike. Its relevance transcends borders and covers different areas, making it a topic of deep analysis and debate. In this article, we will explore the different facets of 2015 World Seniors Championship and its impact on the contemporary world, analyzing its historical relevance, its current influence and its possible implications in the future.
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Dates | 2–3 March 2015 |
Venue | Circus Arena |
City | Blackpool |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Seniors event |
Total prize fund | £50,000 |
Winner's share | £18,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 2–1 |
← 2013 2016 → |
The 2015 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the Betway World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 2–3 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England.
The Circus Arena played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.
The age limit of the event was reduced from 45 to 40 years, allowing players such as Mark Williams, Peter Ebdon, Dominic Dale and Fergal O'Brien to enter. Players had to be aged 40 or above at the end of the 2015 World Championship (4 May 2015).
Steve Davis was the defending champion, but he lost 0–2 against Fergal O'Brien in the quarter-finals. Mark Williams won his 26th professional title by defeating Fergal O'Brien 2–1 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The draw for the last 16 was made on 3 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York during the UK Championship. All former World Seniors Champions and World Snooker Champions, who registered for the event, were seeded through to the final stages in Blackpool. There were three century breaks during the tournament. Mark Williams made a 140 break against Darryn Walker and Fergal O'Brien made a 110 and 105 break against Peter Ebdon.
Last 16 Best of 3 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 |
Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 3 March 2015.[citation needed] | ||
Mark Williams ![]() |
2–1 | Fergal O'Brien ![]() |
30–41, 87–4 (73), 94–0 | ||
73 | Highest break | 39 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
These matches were played on 20 and 21 December 2014 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England. There were two century breaks during the qualifying. Dominic Dale made a 129 break against Peter Delaney and Rory McLeod made a 104 break against Andrew Milliard.
Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 |
Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 |
Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/d | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 |
Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
![]() | n/s | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 |
Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 |