2015 UK Championship

2015 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	24 November – 6 December 2015
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£732,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Score	10–5
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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.^[1]

The 2014 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had not played in professional competition since April, decided not to defend his title.^[2] He made his debut as a pundit during the tournament, providing in-studio expert analysis for Eurosport alongside Jimmy White.^[3]

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".^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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).^[7] 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.^[8]

A record 104 centuries were made during the tournament, including nine from Robertson and eight from Liang.^[7]

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

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Barbican Centre, York, England, 6 December 2015.
Liang Wenbo (28) China	5–10	Neil Robertson (3) Australia
Afternoon: 40–71, 16–69 (60), 110–0 (110), 6–106 (106), 62–59, 0–151 (147), 33–69 (69), 86–0 (86) Evening: 90–27 (82), 47–78 (78), 15–74, 78–1 (78), 35–70 (56), 55–59, 9–62
110	Highest break	147
1	Century breaks	2
4	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

Source: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (worldsnookerdata.com)^[9]

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

^ "Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend UK Snooker Championship". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan to make full punditry debut live on Eurosport for UK Championship". EuroSport. 29 October 2015.
^ "UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^ "Thepchaiya Un-Nooh misses black off spot for a 147". The Irish Times. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "Robertson sets up final date with Liang at UK Championship". RTÉ Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Robertson Wins UK and Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "UK Championship: century breaks". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

External links

Betway UK Championship at World Snooker

[1] "Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[2] "Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend UK Snooker Championship". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[3] "Ronnie O'Sullivan to make full punditry debut live on Eurosport for UK Championship". EuroSport. 29 October 2015.

[4] "UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

[5] "Thepchaiya Un-Nooh misses black off spot for a 147". The Irish Times. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[6] "Robertson sets up final date with Liang at UK Championship". RTÉ Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[ws-7] "Robertson Wins UK and Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[8] "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[9] "UK Championship: century breaks". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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Tournament information

Dates	24 November – 6 December 2015 (2015-11-24 – 2015-12-06)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£732,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Score	10–5
← 2014 2016 →