The 2015 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 5 January to 12 February 2015 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.[2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5 January – 12 February 2015 |
Venue | Crondon Park Golf Club |
City | Stock |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £180,100[1] |
Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
Highest break | Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147) David Gilbert (ENG) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
Runner-up | Mark Davis (ENG) |
Score | 3–2 |
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Judd Trump was the defending champion,[3] but he was eliminated at the end of group three.
Barry Hawkins made the 111th official maximum break during his league stage match against Stephen Maguire in group one. This was Hawkins second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2014/2015 season. It was also the second maximum break in the history of the tournament.[4] David Gilbert made the 114th maximum break and ninth of the season during group 7.[5]
Stuart Bingham won in the final 3–2 against Mark Davis, and earned a place at the 2015 Champion of Champions.[6]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Group one was played on 5 and 6 January 2015. Shaun Murphy was to take part in this group, but he was replaced by Mark King due to a bacterial chest infection.[7] Barry Hawkins was the first player to qualify for the winners group.[4]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
3 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
4 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | Marco Fu (HKG)[a] | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||
Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Group two was played on 7 and 8 January 2015. The group was won by Matthew Selt, who was a late replacement for Neil Robertson.[9][10]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | |
3 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | |
5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | Robert Milkins (ENG)[a] | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Marco Fu (HKG) | 0 | |||||
Group three was played on 19 and 20 January 2015. Ricky Walden was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Peter Ebdon, who scheduled to play in group six before.[12] Ali Carter won the group.[13]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
3 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Mark Davis (ENG)[a] | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
5 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 0 | |||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Group four was played on 21 and 22 January 2015. Martin Gould was to play in this group, but he moved to group six and was replaced by David Gilbert.[15] Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.[16]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
3 | Michael White (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Michael White (WAL) | 0 | |||||
Group five was played on 26 and 27 January 2015. This round of group play was won by Mark Davis.[18]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
3 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
5 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Advances into Group 6 |
6 | Michael White (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2 | |||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Group six was played on 28 and 29 January 2015. Martin Gould was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Rod Lawler.[20] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Ben Woollaston, who went on to win the group.[21]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
3 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
4 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
5 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 0 | |||||
Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | |||||
Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Group seven was played on 9 and 10 February 2015. Xiao Guodong was the last player to qualify for the winners group.[5]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
3 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
4 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Williams (WAL) | 1 | |||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | 0 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 0 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
The winners' group was played on 11 and 12 February 2015. Stuart Bingham won his first Championship League title.
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to the Winners' group play-off |
2 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
3 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
4 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
5 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | |
7 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Total: 79
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
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1 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 4,700 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 6,200 | 14,000 | 28,500 | |||
2 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4,400 | 4,750 | 6,400 | 9,100 | 24,650 | ||||
3 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6,200 | 7,100 | 13,300 | ||||||
4 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5,900 | 6,400 | 12,300 | ||||||
5 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3,700 | 6,100 | 2,200 | 12,000 | |||||
6 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 1,100 | 2,600 | 2,700 | 5,100 | 11,500 | ||||
7 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 1,450 | 2,800 | 1,100 | 4,200 | 1,200 | 10,750 | |||
8 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 2,900 | 5,000 | 1,550 | 9,450 | |||||
9 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6,800 | 2,000 | 8,800 | ||||||
10 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6,300 | 1,800 | 8,100 | ||||||
11 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2,700 | 1,100 | 2,600 | 6,400 | |||||
12 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 5,200 | 5,200 | |||||||
13 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 1,100 | 2,400 | 900 | 4,400 | |||||
14 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 2,800 | 1,000 | 3,800 | ||||||
15 | Michael White (WAL) | 2,300 | 1,400 | 3,700 | ||||||
16 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3,100 | 400 | 3,500 | ||||||
17 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 2,800 | 2,800 | |||||||
18 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 2,600 | 2,600 | |||||||
19 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 1,350 | 1,350 | |||||||
20 | Mark King (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | John Higgins (SCO) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
23 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
24 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
= | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
= | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
27 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 700 | 700 | |||||||
Total prize money | 20,100 | 20,400 | 19,600 | 19,500 | 20,200 | 18,500 | 19,200 | 42,600 | 180,100 |
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.