2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[2]

2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates24–28 March 2015
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (138)
Final
Champion Joe Perry
Runner-up Mark Williams
Score4–3
← ET6
Last →

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 2–4 against Mark King in the last 32.[4]

Joe Perry won his first ranking event by defeating Mark Williams 4–3 in the final.[5][6]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £350,000 from the previous year's £300,000.[7][8] The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[9][10]

Prize fund
Winner£100,000
Runner-up£38,000
Semi-finalist£20,000
Quarter-finalist£12,500
Last 16£7,000
Last 32£4,000
Highest break£2,000
Total£350,000

Seeding list

The players competed in 9 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[11][12]

Rank Player European Tour[13][14] Asian Tour[15][16] Total[17]
01 Shaun Murphy 48,249 0 48,249
02 Mark Allen 31,833 0 31,833
03 Stephen Maguire 29,333 200 29,533
04 Mark Selby 28,499 0 28,499
05 Neil Robertson 27,249 0 27,249
06 Judd Trump 26,916 0 26,916
07 Joe Perry 9,166 12,000 21,166
08 Robert Milkins 17,750 2,500 20,250
09 Mark Williams 16,250 2,900 19,150
10 Matthew Selt 15,500 2,900 18 400
11 Stuart Bingham 6,334 10,600 16,934
12 Jimmy Robertson 10,083 3,500 13,583
13 Peter Ebdon 11,833 1,500 13,333
14 Mark Davis 12,416 600 13,016
15 Martin Gould 12,500 0 12,500
16 Barry Hawkins 12,000 0 12,000
17 Ding Junhui 0 11,500 11,500
18 Oliver Lines 4,500 6,000 10,500
19 Rod Lawler 10,499 0 10,499
20 Luca Brecel 9,832 0 9,832
21 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3,332 6,200 9,532
22 Ricky Walden 9,083 200 9,283
23 Alan McManus 9,084 0 9,084
24 Michael Holt 3,583 5,000 8,583
25 Michael White 8,583 0 8,583
26 Mark King 7,000 1,400 8,400
27 Marco Fu 7,416 600 8,016
28 Anthony McGill 8,000 0 8,000
29 Ryan Day 3,749 4,000 7,749
30 Chris Wakelin 7,416 0 7,416
31 John Higgins 6,583 200 6,783
32 Dominic Dale 6,583 0 6,583

Main draw

[18][19][20]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 7 frames
               
1 Shaun Murphy 4
19 Rod Lawler 2
1 Shaun Murphy 2
15 Martin Gould 4
15 Martin Gould 4
25 Michael White 3
15 Martin Gould 2
6 Judd Trump 4
16 Barry Hawkins 2
26 Mark King 4
26 Mark King 2
6 Judd Trump 4
6 Judd Trump 4
20 Luca Brecel 0
6 Judd Trump 2
9 Mark Williams 4
8 Robert Milkins 0
30 Chris Wakelin 4
30 Chris Wakelin 2
10 Matthew Selt 4
10 Matthew Selt 4
18 Oliver Lines 1
10 Matthew Selt 3
9 Mark Williams 4
9 Mark Williams 4
21 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
9 Mark Williams 4
4 Mark Selby 3
4 Mark Selby 4
32 Dominic Dale 0
9 Mark Williams 3
7 Joe Perry 4
3 Stephen Maguire 4
31 John Higgins 3
3 Stephen Maguire 3
24 Michael Holt 4
12 Jimmy Robertson 2
24 Michael Holt 4
24 Michael Holt 1
7 Joe Perry 4
13 Peter Ebdon 1
28 Anthony McGill 4
28 Anthony McGill 3
7 Joe Perry 4
7 Joe Perry 4
17 Ding Junhui 1
7 Joe Perry 4
11 Stuart Bingham 1
5 Neil Robertson 4
27 Marco Fu 3
5 Neil Robertson 1
14 Mark Davis 4
14 Mark Davis 4
22 Ricky Walden 2
14 Mark Davis 1
11 Stuart Bingham 4
11 Stuart Bingham 4
23 Alan McManus 1
11 Stuart Bingham 4
2 Mark Allen 2
2 Mark Allen 4
29 Ryan Day 3

Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015.[20]
Mark Williams (9)
 Wales		 3–4 Joe Perry (7)
 England
73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), 103–30 (103), 15–64, 0–68 (50), 21–59 (56), 7–78 (54)
103 Highest break 56
1 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

[21]

References
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