2015 World Seniors Championship
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Dates | 2–3 March 2015 (2015-03-02 – 2015-03-03) |
Venue | Circus Arena |
City | Blackpool |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Seniors event |
Total prize fund | £50,000 |
Winner's share | £18,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 2–1 |
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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]
- Winner: £18,000
- Runner-up: £8,000
- Semi-finalist: £4,000
- Quarter-finalist: £2,000
- Last 16: £1,000
- Total: £50,000
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]
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Final
Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 3 March 2015.[citation needed] | ||
Mark Williams ![]() | 2–1 | Fergal O'Brien ![]() |
30–41, 87–4 (73), 94–0 | ||
73 | Highest break | 39 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
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]
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Centuries
Main stage centuries
- 140 – Mark Williams
- 110, 105 – Fergal O'Brien
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Qualifying stage centuries
- 129 – Dominic Dale
References
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- ^ "World Seniors Championship: Steve Davis beats Nigel Bond 2-1 in Portsmouth final". Sky Sports. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Williams Wins Senior Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Mark Williams wins the World Seniors Championship". Sky Sports. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (2 March 2015). "World Seniors Championship 2015 live scores and tournament schedule". snooker-news.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Betway World Seniors Championship (2015)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "World Seniors Snooker Championship 2015 Qualifiers Provisional Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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