2015 World Seniors Championship

2015 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates	2–3 March 2015
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Seniors event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£18,000
Highest break	Wales Mark Williams (140)
Final
Champion	Wales Mark Williams
Runner-up	Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
Score	2–1
	← 2013 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]

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]

Last 16 Best of 3 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames		Semi-finals Best of 3 frames		Final Best of 3 frames

Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2

England Peter Ebdon	0
		Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2

		England Steve Davis	0
England Steve Davis	2

England Rory McLeod	1
				Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2

				Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	2

England Jimmy White	0
		Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	2

		Wales Darren Morgan	0
Wales Darren Morgan	2

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor	0
						Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	1

						Wales Mark Williams	2
England John Parrott	2

Canada Cliff Thorburn	0
		England John Parrott	2

		Scotland Paul McPhillips	0
Scotland Paul McPhillips	2

England Joe Johnson	1
				England John Parrott	0

				Wales Mark Williams	2
Wales Dominic Dale	2

England Nigel Bond	0
		Wales Dominic Dale	0

		Wales Mark Williams	2
Wales Mark Williams	2

England Darryn Walker	0

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 3 March 2015.^{[citation needed]}
Mark Williams File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	2–1	Fergal O'Brien File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
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]

Round 1 Best of 3 frames		Round 2 Best of 3 frames		Round 3 Best of 3 frames		Round 4 Best of 3 frames

Malta Tony Drago	1

England Rory McLeod	2
		England Rory McLeod	2

		England Andrew Milliard	0
England Andrew Milliard	2

England Tony Taylor	1
				England Rory McLeod	2

				England Jamie Bodle	1



		England Alan Edmonds	w/d

		England Jamie Bodle	w/o
India David Singh	w/d

England Jamie Bodle	w/o
						England Rory McLeod	2

						England Ian Brumby	0
England Ian Brumby	2

England Ashley Beal	0
		England Ian Brumby	2

		Republic of Ireland John Leahy	1
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan	1

Republic of Ireland John Leahy	2
				England Ian Brumby	2

				Scotland Alan McManus	0
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene	2

England Balvinder Sembi	0
		Northern Ireland Gerard Greene	0

		Scotland Alan McManus	2
Scotland Alan McManus	2

England Steve Meakin	1

Round 1 Best of 3 frames		Round 2 Best of 3 frames		Round 3 Best of 3 frames		Round 4 Best of 3 frames

Wales Dominic Dale	2

England Peter Delaney	0
		Wales Dominic Dale	2

		England Geoff Williams	1
England Geoff Williams	2

England Stuart Parnell	1
				Wales Dominic Dale	2

				England Andrew Alexandrou	0
England Mike Dunn	w/d

England Peter Bardsley	w/o
		England Peter Bardsley	1

		England Andrew Alexandrou	2
England Joe Perry	w/d

England Andrew Alexandrou	w/o
						Wales Dominic Dale	2

						Wales Tony Chappel	0



		Wales Anthony Davies	1

		Wales Tony Chappel	2
Mauritius Richard Somauroo	0

Wales Tony Chappel	2
				Wales Tony Chappel	2

				England Dave Harold	0
Scotland Scott MacFarlane	2

England Paul Davison	1
		Scotland Scott MacFarlane	0

		England Dave Harold	2
England Dave Harold	2

Netherlands Raymon Fabrie	0

Round 1 Best of 3 frames		Round 2 Best of 3 frames		Round 3 Best of 3 frames		Round 4 Best of 3 frames

England Anthony Harris	2

England Shane Haines	0
		England Anthony Harris	0

		England Darryn Walker	2
England Darryn Walker	2

England Jamie Home	0
				England Darryn Walker	2

				Wales Darren Thompson	1



		England Paul Stockwell	0

		Wales Darren Thompson	2
Wales Darren Thompson	w/o

England Anthony Hamilton	w/d
						England Darryn Walker	2

						England Johnathan Bagley	0
England Andy Hicks	0

England Peter Lines	2
		England Peter Lines	0

		England Johnathan Bagley	2
England Johnathan Bagley	w/o

Malta Alex Borg	w/d
				England Johnathan Bagley	2

				Finland Robin Hull	1
England Jamie Rous	2

England Tony Knowles	1
		England Jamie Rous	0

		Finland Robin Hull	2
Scotland David McLellan	1

Finland Robin Hull	2

Round 1 Best of 3 frames		Round 2 Best of 3 frames		Round 3 Best of 3 frames		Round 4 Best of 3 frames

		England Dean Reynolds	0

		Scotland Marcus Campbell	2
Scotland Marcus Campbell	w/o

England Nigel Gilbert	n/s
				Scotland Marcus Campbell	1

				Scotland Paul McPhillips	2



		Scotland Paul McPhillips	2

		England Gary Filtness	0
England Mike Hallett	0

England Gary Filtness	2
						Scotland Paul McPhillips	2

						Scotland Craig MacGillivray	1
England Karl Townsend	2

England Craig Barber	1
		England Karl Townsend	2

		England Ian Barry Stark	1
England Ian Barry Stark	2

England Rod Lawler	0
				England Karl Townsend	0

				Scotland Craig MacGillivray	2
Scotland Craig MacGillivray	2

England Hassan Vaizie	0
		Scotland Craig MacGillivray	2

		Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan	0
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan	2

Jamaica Paul Moss	0

Round 1 Best of 3 frames		Round 2 Best of 3 frames		Round 3 Best of 3 frames		Round 4 Best of 3 frames

		England Gary Miller	0

		Northern Ireland Joe Swail	2
England David Roe	0

Northern Ireland Joe Swail	2
				Northern Ireland Joe Swail	0

				Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2



		England Mark Davis	0

		Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2
England Jimmy O'Shea	0

Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2
						Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	2

						England Gary Wilkinson	1



		England Gary Wilkinson	2

		England Mark King	0
England Mark King	2

England Barry Pinches	0
				England Gary Wilkinson	2

				England John Welsh	1
England Les Dodd	0

England John Welsh	2
		England John Welsh	2

		England Adrian Rosa	0
England Alex Peart	0

England Adrian Rosa	2

Centuries

Main stage centuries

140 – Mark Williams
110, 105 – Fergal O'Brien

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Qualifying stage centuries

129 – Dominic Dale

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2015 World Seniors Championship

Contents

Prize fund

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

Centuries

Main stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

References

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Tournament information
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	Wales Mark Williams (140)
Final
Champion	Wales Mark Williams
Runner-up	Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
Score	2–1
← 2013 2016 →

2015 World Seniors Championship

Prize fund

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

Centuries

Main stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

References

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