2015 World Seniors Championship Explained

Tournament Name:2015 World Seniors Championship
Venue:Circus Arena
Location:Blackpool
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Seniors event
Total Prize Fund:£50,000
Winners Share:£18,000
Highest Break: Mark Williams (140)
Winner: Mark Williams
Runner Up: Fergal O'Brien
Score:2–1
Previous:2013
Next:2016

The 2015 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the Betway World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 2–3 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England.[1]

The Circus Arena played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.[2]

The age limit of the event was reduced from 45 to 40 years, allowing players such as Mark Williams, Peter Ebdon, Dominic Dale and Fergal O'Brien to enter. Players had to be aged 40 or above at the end of the 2015 World Championship (4 May 2015).[2]

Steve Davis was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 0–2 against Fergal O'Brien in the quarter-finals. Mark Williams won his 26th professional title by defeating Fergal O'Brien 2–1 in the final.[4] [5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6] [7]

Main draw

The draw for the last 16 was made on 3 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York during the UK Championship. All former World Seniors Champions and World Snooker Champions, who registered for the event, were seeded through to the final stages in Blackpool.[2] There were three century breaks during the tournament. Mark Williams made a 140 break against Darryn Walker and Fergal O'Brien made a 110 and 105 break against Peter Ebdon.[8]

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio.
Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 3 March 2015.
Mark Williams
2–1Fergal O'Brien
30–41, 87–4 (73), 94–0
73Highest break39
0Century breaks0
150+ breaks0

Qualifying

These matches were played on 20 and 21 December 2014 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England.[9] [10] [11] There were two century breaks during the qualifying. Dominic Dale made a 129 break against Peter Delaney and Rory McLeod made a 104 break against Andrew Milliard.[12]

Centuries

Main stage centuries

[13]

Qualifying stage centuries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 21 December 2014. 25 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625091256/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014#current. live.
  2. Web site: New Criteria For World Seniors. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 September 2014. 18 January 2016. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180337/http://www.worldsnooker.com/new-criteria-for-world-seniors/. live.
  3. Web site: World Seniors Championship: Steve Davis beats Nigel Bond 2-1 in Portsmouth final. Sky Sports. 21 October 2013. 21 December 2014. 21 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190504/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8983211/world-seniors-championship-steve-davis-beats-nigel-bond-2-1-in-portsmouth-final. live.
  4. Web site: Williams Wins Senior Crown. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 March 2015. 3 March 2015. 6 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150306173408/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4533290,00.html. live.
  5. Web site: Mark Williams wins the World Seniors Championship. Sky Sports. 3 March 2015. 4 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114813/http://www1.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/9742641/mark-williams-wins-the-world-seniors-championship. live.
  6. Web site: Shaw. Jamie. World Seniors Championship 2015 live scores and tournament schedule. snooker-news.com. 2 March 2015. 3 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094854/http://www.snooker-news.com/category/invitational-events/world-seniors-championship-2015-tournament-schedule-201503020002/. 2 April 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Betway World Seniors Championship (2015). Snooker.org. 21 December 2014. 17 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217031958/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=370. live.
  8. Web site: World Seniors Championship: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 3 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150303130911/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13783 . 3 March 2015 . live . dmy .
  9. Web site: World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw & Results . . 21 December 2014 . 22 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163253/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/eaacfc9d-8cc7-48d9-a7f0-83a7aacecb7f.pdf . 22 December 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: World Seniors Snooker Championship 2015 Qualifiers Provisional Format . worldsnooker.com . . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221200042/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ef/c4/0,,13165~181487,00.pdf . 21 December 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2014). Snooker.org. 21 December 2014. 22 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122101134/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=387. live.
  12. Web site: World Seniors Championship qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225015209/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13791 . 25 December 2014 . live . dmy .
  13. Web site: 888casino.com World Seniors Championship (2015) - snooker.org . 21 December 2014 . 17 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217031958/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=370 . dead .

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