2015 International Championship

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.

2015 International Championship

Tournament information
Dates	25 October – 1 November 2015 (2015-10-25 – 2015-11-01)
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 →

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

1. "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.
2. "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.