2015 UK Championship

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]

2015 Betway UK Championship

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
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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

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.
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.

External links

• Betway UK Championship at World Snooker