2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates24–28 March 2015 (2015-03-24 – 2015-03-28)
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (138)
Final
Champion Joe Perry (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score4–3
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The 2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final 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.[1]

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

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

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £350,000 from the previous year's £300,000.[6][7] The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[8][9]

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.[10][11]

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

Tournament draw

[17][18][19]

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 (ENG) 4
19  Rod Lawler (ENG) 2
1 England Shaun Murphy 2
15 England Martin Gould 4
15  Martin Gould (ENG) 4
25  Michael White (WAL) 3
15 England Martin Gould 2
6 England Judd Trump 4
16  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 2
26  Mark King (ENG) 4
26 England Mark King 2
6 England Judd Trump 4
6  Judd Trump (ENG) 4
20  Luca Brecel (BEL) 0
6 England Judd Trump 2
9 Wales Mark Williams 4
8  Robert Milkins (ENG) 0
30  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 4
30 England Chris Wakelin 2
10 England Matthew Selt 4
10  Matthew Selt (ENG) 4
18  Oliver Lines (ENG) 1
10 England Matthew Selt 3
9 Wales Mark Williams 4
9  Mark Williams (WAL) 4
21  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 1
9 Wales Mark Williams 4
4 England Mark Selby 3
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 4
32  Dominic Dale (WAL) 0
9 Wales Mark Williams 3
7 England Joe Perry 4
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 4
31  John Higgins (SCO) 3
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
24 England Michael Holt 4
12  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 2
24  Michael Holt (ENG) 4
24 England Michael Holt 1
7 England Joe Perry 4
13  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 1
28  Anthony McGill (SCO) 4
28 Scotland Anthony McGill 3
7 England Joe Perry 4
7  Joe Perry (ENG) 4
17  Ding Junhui (CHN) 1
7 England Joe Perry 4
11 England Stuart Bingham 1
5  Neil Robertson (AUS) 4
27  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
5 Australia Neil Robertson 1
14 England Mark Davis 4
14  Mark Davis (ENG) 4
22  Ricky Walden (ENG) 2
14 England Mark Davis 1
11 England Stuart Bingham 4
11  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4
23  Alan McManus (SCO) 1
11 England Stuart Bingham 4
2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 4
29  Ryan Day (WAL) 3

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015.[19]
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

[20]

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