2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final Explained

Tournament Name:2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Venue:Montien Riverside Hotel
Location:Bangkok
Country:Thailand
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£350,000
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (138)
Score:4–3
Previous:2014
Next:2016

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]

width=110px!width=110px align="right"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]

RankPlayerEuropean Tour[12] [13] Asian Tour[14] [15] Total points[16]
148,249048,249
231,833031,833
329,33320029,533
428,499028,499
527,249027,249
626,916026,916
79,16612,00021,166
817,7502,50020,250
916,2502,90019,150
1015,5002,90018 400
116,33410,60016,934
1210,0833,50013,583
1311,8331,50013,333
1412,41660013,016
1512,500012,500
1612,000012,000
17011,50011,500
184,5006,00010,500
1910,499010,499
209,83209,832
213,3326,2009,532
229,0832009,283
239,08409,084
243,5835,0008,583
258,58308,583
267,0001,4008,400
277,4166008,016
288,00008,000
293,7494,0007,749
307,41607,416
316,5832006,783
326,58306,583

Tournament draw

[17] [18] [19]

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015.
Mark Williams (9)
3–4Joe Perry (7)
73–22 (64), 80–0 (57),,,,,
103Highest break56
1Century breaks0
350+ breaks3

Century breaks

[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 8 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Hawkins breezes past Greene for Preston title. ESPN. 29 March 2014. 29 March 2014.
  3. News: Hassan. Hanif. King upsets Hawkins at Players Championship. Bangkok Post. Kowit Sanandang. 25 March 2015. 25 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Players' Championship: Joe Perry beats Mark Williams for first title. BBC Sport. 28 March 2015. 28 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Nunns. Hector. Hendon. Dave. Life begins at 40 for Joe Perry. Inside Snooker. 28 March 2015. 28 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Perry Wins Maiden Title. worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 28 March 2015. 29 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14. 1 May 2013. worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 14 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194469,00.html. 12 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 12 May 2014. 7 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517140043/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/a5/c1/0,,13165~180645,00.pdf. dead. 17 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Snooker – Turnier-Info: Players Championship 2015. Eurosport Deutschland. 23 March 2015. 25 March 2015. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180348/https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-turnier-info-players-championship-2015-131042961--spt.html. dead. 2 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Players Championship Grand Final 2014/2015 Season Qualifying Criteria. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165304/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7b/c2/0,,13165~180859,00.pdf. dead. 2 April 2015.
  11. Web site: Players Championship Grand Finals Line-up Confirmed. wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 March 2015. 1 March 2015.
  12. Web site: Order of Merit after the Kreativ Dental Gdynia Open (ET6) 2015. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 6 March 2015. 6 March 2015.
  13. Web site: European Order of Merit 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 2 March 2015.
  14. Web site: 2014-2015 APTC Ranking (截止徐州公开赛）Asian Tour Order Of Merit(after APTC-3). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 10 February 2015.
  15. Web site: Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 24 January 2015.
  16. Web site: Combined Order of Merit 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 8 March 2015.
  17. Web site: Players Championship Draw. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 March 2015. 5 March 2015.
  18. Web site: Players Championship 2015 Provisional Format. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 March 2015.
  19. Web site: Players Championship Grand Final (2015). Snooker.org. 8 March 2015.
  20. Web site: Players Championship: century breaks. worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328012039/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13816. dead. 28 March 2015.

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