2015 International Championship

2015 International Championship
Tournament information
Dates	25 October – 1 November 2015
Venue	Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre
City	Daqing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£657,000
Winner's share	£125,000
Highest break	Zhao Xintong (CHN) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	David Gilbert (ENG)
Score	10–5
	← 2014 2016 →

2015 International Championship
Tournament information
Dates	25 October – 1 November 2015
Venue	Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre
City	Daqing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£657,000
Winner's share	£125,000
Highest break	Zhao Xintong (CHN) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	David Gilbert (ENG)
Score	10–5
	← 2014 2016 →

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2015 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 October and 1 November 2015 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Tian Pengfei in the qualifying round.

John Higgins won his 28th ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–5 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]^[2]

Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £65,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-final: £17,500
Last 16: £12,000
Last 32: £7,000
Last 64: £4,000

Televised highest break: £1,000
Total: £657,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played on 25 October 2015.

Match		Score
WC1	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6–5	Lin Shuai (CHN)
WC2	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6–2	Fang Xiongman (CHN)
WC3	Ken Doherty (IRL)	6–2	Chen Zifan (CHN)
WC4	Aditya Mehta (IND)	4–6	Wang Yuchen (CHN)

Main draw

Last 64 Best of 11 frames		Last 32 Best of 11 frames		Last 16 Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames		Final Best of 19 frames

Tian Pengfei	6

Cao Yupeng	2
		Tian Pengfei	6

		Liang Wenbo	3
Andrew Higginson	4

Liang Wenbo	6
				Tian Pengfei	1

				Mark Allen	6
Kyren Wilson	6

Jamie Cope	4
		Kyren Wilson	3

		Mark Allen	6
Joe Swail	4

Mark Allen	6
						Mark Allen	5

						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
Mark Williams	6

Ian Burns	3
		Mark Williams	5

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6

Ross Muir	5
				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6

				Zhou Yuelong	5
Martin Gould	2

Zhou Yuelong	6
		Zhou Yuelong	6

		Sanderson Lam	0
Sanderson Lam	6

Michael Wild	0
								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5

								David Gilbert	9
Barry Hawkins	6

Chris Wakelin	4
		Barry Hawkins	4

		Jimmy Robertson	6
Jimmy Robertson	6

Darryl Hill	2
				Jimmy Robertson	3

				Marco Fu	6
Ali Carter	5

Jack Lisowski	6
		Jack Lisowski	3

		Marco Fu	6
Matthew Stevens	2

Marco Fu	6
						Marco Fu	5

						David Gilbert	6
Noppon Saengkham	4

Oliver Lines	6
		Oliver Lines	4

		David Gilbert	6
David Gilbert	6

Xiao Guodong	5
				David Gilbert	6

				Ryan Day	4
Ryan Day	6

Mark Joyce	3
		Ryan Day	6

		Ding Junhui	5
Craig Steadman	2

Ding Junhui	6
										David Gilbert	5

										John Higgins	10
Mark Selby	6

Mike Dunn	3
		Mark Selby	6

		Anthony McGill	1
Sean O'Sullivan	0

Anthony McGill	6
				Mark Selby	6

				Michael White	3
Lee Walker	6

Daniel Wells	4
		Lee Walker	3

		Michael White	6
Dechawat Poomjaeng	5

Michael White	6
						Mark Selby	6

						Neil Robertson	4
Graeme Dott	6

Jamie Burnett	2
		Graeme Dott	6

		Peter Ebdon	3
Ken Doherty	0

Peter Ebdon	6
				Graeme Dott	1

				Neil Robertson	6
Fergal O'Brien	6

Tom Ford	3
		Fergal O'Brien	3

		Neil Robertson	6
Martin O'Donnell	2

Neil Robertson	6
								Mark Selby	4

								John Higgins	9
Shaun Murphy	6

Luca Brecel	2
		Shaun Murphy	6

		Jamie Jones	2
Kurt Maflin	2

Jamie Jones	6
				Shaun Murphy	0

				John Higgins	6
Michael Holt	6

Rod Lawler	4
		Michael Holt	3

		John Higgins	6
Zhao Xintong	2

John Higgins	6
						John Higgins	6

						Joe Perry	3
Joe Perry	6

Wang Yuchen	1
		Joe Perry	6

		Dominic Dale	3
Dominic Dale	6

Matthew Selt	1
				Joe Perry	6

				Ben Woollaston	5
Ben Woollaston	6

Robbie Williams	5
		Ben Woollaston	6

		Yu Delu	5
Yu Delu	6

Stuart Bingham	2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 1 November 2015.
David Gilbert England	5–10	John Higgins Scotland
Afternoon: 64–53, 33–71 (56), 100–0 (100), 2–82 (66), 9–93 (69), 43–66, 83–9 (77), 75–0 (59), 0–108 (108) Evening: 8–135 (129), 0–88 (88), 98–4 (51), 54–88 (54, 88), 18–72 (52), 22–93 (56)
100	Highest break	129
1	Century breaks	2
5	50+ breaks	9

Qualifying

These matches took place between 30 September and 3 October 2015 in Barnsley, England. Matches involved Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham, were played on 25 October 2015 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.


Ricky Walden	4–6	Tian Pengfei
Cao Yupeng	6–2	Liam Highfield
Andrew Higginson	6–3	Zhang Yong
Liang Wenbo	6–3	Alex Taubman
Kyren Wilson	6–1	Thor Chuan Leong
Anthony Hamilton	2–6	Jamie Cope
Joe Swail	6–5	Allan Taylor
Mark Allen	6–5	Scott Donaldson
Mark Williams	6–3	Nigel Bond
Mark King	2–6	Ian Burns
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6–5	Hammad Miah
Alan McManus	5–6	Ross Muir
Martin Gould	6–4	Gareth Allen
Sam Baird	4–6	Zhou Yuelong
David Morris	3–6	Sanderson Lam
Judd Trump	0–6	Michael Wild
Barry Hawkins	6–0	Rhys Clark
Peter Lines	4–6	Chris Wakelin
Jimmy Robertson	6–1	Lu Ning
Robert Milkins	4–6	Darryl Hill
Ali Carter	6–0	Luke Simmonds
Jack Lisowski	6–3	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Matthew Stevens	6–0	Fraser Patrick
Marco Fu	6–2	Paul Davison
Stephen Maguire	2–6	Noppon Saengkham
Gary Wilson	3–6	Oliver Lines
David Gilbert	6–2	Barry Pinches
Xiao Guodong	6–0	Jason Weston
Ryan Day	6–1	Zhang Anda
Mark Joyce	6–2	Hamza Akbar
Li Hang	2–6	Craig Steadman
Ding Junhui	6–4	Sam Craigie


Mark Selby	6–1	Eden Sharav
Mike Dunn	6–3	Mitchell Mann
Robin Hull	3–6	Sean O'Sullivan
Anthony McGill	6–3	James Wattana
Mark Davis	5–6	Lee Walker
Rory McLeod	1–6	Daniel Wells
Dechawat Poomjaeng	6–4	Michael Georgiou
Michael White	6–5	Alfie Burden
Graeme Dott	6–3	Andy Hicks
Jamie Burnett	6–2	James Cahill
Ken Doherty	6–3	Vinnie Calabrese
Peter Ebdon	6–1	Zak Surety
Fergal O'Brien	6–2	Hatem Yassen
Tom Ford	6–1	Michael Leslie
Gerard Greene	4–6	Martin O'Donnell
Neil Robertson	6–3	Kuldesh Johal
Shaun Murphy	6–2	Lü Chenwei
Luca Brecel	6–1	David Grace
Kurt Maflin	6–2	Joe O'Connor
Jamie Jones	6–4	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Michael Holt	6–1	Jake Nicholson
Rod Lawler	6–3	Jimmy White
Stuart Carrington	0–6	Zhao Xintong
John Higgins	6–1	Ashley Hugill
Joe Perry	6–1	Michael Wasley
Aditya Mehta	6–1	Ian Glover
Dominic Dale	6–2	Sydney Wilson
Matthew Selt	6–2	Adam Duffy
Ben Woollaston	6–3	Leo Fernandez
Robbie Williams	6–2	Joel Walker
Yu Delu	6–1	Chris Melling
Stuart Bingham	6–1	Steven Hallworth

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

142 – Mark Allen
136, 111 – Liam Highfield
134 – Shaun Murphy
133, 106 – Marco Fu
133 – Matthew Selt
132, 121 – Luca Brecel
131 – Ben Woollaston
131 – Mark Joyce
129, 125 – Jack Lisowski
128 – Sanderson Lam
122 – Michael Holt
120 – Rod Lawler

120 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
118 – Mark Selby
110 – Allan Taylor
105 – Adam Duffy
105 – Ryan Day
104 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
104 – Peter Ebdon
103 – Yu Delu
103 – Lee Walker
102 – Anthony McGill
102 – Cao Yupeng
100 – Ali Carter

Televised stage centuries

142 – Zhao Xintong
141, 108 – Jimmy Robertson
138, 129, 113, 108, 106, 103, 101 – John Higgins
138, 115 – Zhou Yuelong
138 – Cao Yupeng
137, 106, 105, 101, 100 – Marco Fu
137 – Ben Woollaston
130, 112, 112, 105, 100 – David Gilbert
127, 127, 104 – Neil Robertson
126, 118, 100 – Mark Allen
124 – Xiao Guodong
121, 101 – Liang Wenbo
121 – Graeme Dott

118 – Ross Muir
115, 100 – Mark Selby
112, 111, 108 – Ryan Day
112 – Barry Hawkins
110, 106 – Tian Pengfei
110 – Dominic Dale
110 – Peter Ebdon
108 – Fang Xiongman
105 – Martin O'Donnell
103 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
100 – Jack Lisowski
100 – Fergal O'Brien
100 – Sam Craigie

References

^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ "International Championship - Alle Infos zum Turnier" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.