2015BetVictorWelsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	16–22 February 2015 (2015-02-16 –2015-02-22)
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£300,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Luca Brecel (BEL) (140)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Ben Woollaston (ENG)
Score	9–3
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The2015 Welsh Open (officially the2015 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at theMotorpoint Arena inCardiff from 16 to 22 February 2015. The tournament was staged in Cardiff for the first time since 2004, having moved fromNewport.^[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 3–4 againstMatthew Stevens in the last 32.^[3]

The best-performing Welsh player wasMark Williams, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in 12 years.^[4] He lost 5–6 toBen Woollaston, who reached the first ranking final of his professional career.^[5]

John Higgins defeated Woollaston 9–3 in the final to win the Welsh Open for a record fourth time and claim his first ranking title in two and a half years.^[6]

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

128 players started the tournament, with the first four rounds played over the best of 7 frames. The quarter finals were played over 9 frames with the semi-finals over the best of 11. The final was over 17 frames.^[8][9]

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	Vinnie Calabrese	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
					Rory McLeod	2
	Rory McLeod	4
	Andrew Pagett	2
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
									Matthew Stevens	4
	Ken Doherty	4
	Zhou Yuelong	3
					Ken Doherty	3
					Matthew Stevens	4
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Oliver Lines	3
													Matthew Stevens	2
													Marco Fu	4
	Michael Holt	2
	Ashley Carty	4
					Ashley Carty	4
					Alfie Burden	0
	Alfie Burden	4
	Andrew Norman	1
									Ashley Carty	2
									Marco Fu	4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Allan Taylor	3
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
					Marco Fu	4
	Marco Fu	4
	Ian Glover	2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Shaun Murphy	4
	Steven Hallworth	3
					Shaun Murphy	3
					Jamie Jones	4
	Jamie Jones	4
	Chris Norbury	0
									Jamie Jones	2
									Mark Williams	4
	Jimmy White	3
	Barry Pinches	4
					Barry Pinches	2
					Mark Williams	4
	Mark Williams	4
	Lyu Haotian	0
													Mark Williams	4
													Judd Trump	1
	Dominic Dale	3
	Michael Wasley	4
					Michael Wasley	4
					Li Hang	2
	Jack Lisowski	3
	Li Hang	4
									Michael Wasley	2
									Judd Trump	4
	Mark Joyce	4
	Joel Walker	2
					Mark Joyce	0
					Judd Trump	4
	Judd Trump	4
	James Wattana	2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Allen	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	1
					Mark Allen	4
					Cao Yupeng	3
	Cao Yupeng	4
	Craig Steadman	2
									Mark Allen	3
									Ben Woollaston	4
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	2
					Ben Woollaston	4
					Mark Davis	1
	Mark Davis	4
	Lyu Chenwei	3
													Ben Woollaston	4
													Ali Carter	2
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Joe Swail	1
					Xiao Guodong	1
					Matthew Selt	4
	Matthew Selt	4
	Ian Burns	1
									Matthew Selt	3
									Ali Carter	4
	Mark King	4
	Eden Sharav	0
					Mark King	0
					Ali Carter	4
	Ali Carter	4
	Fraser Patrick	1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Joe Perry	4
	Lee Page	3
					Joe Perry	4
					Yu Delu	0
	Yu Delu	w/o
	John Sutton	w/d
									Joe Perry	2
									Gary Wilson	4
	Gary Wilson	4
	Zhang Anda	0
					Gary Wilson	4
					John Astley	3
	David Gilbert	1
	John Astley	4
													Gary Wilson	4
													Neil Robertson	2
	Anthony McGill	4
	David Grace	3
					Anthony McGill	2
					Jamie Cope	4
	Jamie Cope	4
	Elliot Slessor	3
									Jamie Cope	3
									Neil Robertson	4
	David Morris	4
	Joe O'Connor	0
					David Morris	0
					Neil Robertson	4
	Neil Robertson	4
	James Cahill	0

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ding Junhui	1
	Lee Walker	4
					Lee Walker	2
					Michael Georgiou	4
	Peter Lines	1
	Michael Georgiou	4
									Michael Georgiou	4
									Graeme Dott	3
	Andrew Higginson	2
	Chris Wakelin	4
					Chris Wakelin	1
					Graeme Dott	4
	Graeme Dott	4
	Zak Surety	1
													Michael Georgiou	2
													John Higgins	4
	Liang Wenbo	4
	Cao Xinlong	0
					Liang Wenbo	4
					Gerard Greene	0
	Gerard Greene	4
	Daniel Wells	2
									Liang Wenbo	0
									John Higgins	4
	Jamie Burnett	3
	Alex Borg	4
					Alex Borg	0
					John Higgins	4
	John Higgins	4
	Michael Leslie	1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Stephen Maguire	4
	Duane Jones	0
					Stephen Maguire	4
					Liam Highfield	2
	Kurt Maflin	1
	Liam Highfield	4
									Stephen Maguire	4
									Sam Baird	2
	Robbie Williams	1
	Dave Harold	4
					Dave Harold	0
					Sam Baird	4
	Fergal O'Brien	3
	Sam Baird	4
													Stephen Maguire	4
													Alan McManus	0
	Alan McManus	4
	Jamie Clarke	2
					Alan McManus	4
					Ahmed Saif	0
	Anthony Hamilton	0
	Ahmed Saif	4
									Alan McManus	4
									Aditya Mehta	0
	Aditya Mehta	4
	Sydney Wilson	0
					Aditya Mehta	4
					Barry Hawkins	2
	Barry Hawkins	4
	Scott Donaldson	3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Stuart Bingham	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	3
					Stuart Bingham	4
					Robin Hull	2
	Kyren Wilson	0
	Robin Hull	4
									Stuart Bingham	4
									Michael White	1
	Nigel Bond	3
	Chris Melling	4
					Chris Melling	0
					Michael White	4
	Michael White	4
	Ross Muir	1
													Stuart Bingham	2
													Ricky Walden	4
	Martin Gould	4
	Jak Jones	0
					Martin Gould	4
					Rod Lawler	1
	Rod Lawler	4
	Hammad Miah	1
									Martin Gould	2
									Ricky Walden	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Mitchell Mann	2
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
					Ricky Walden	4
	Ricky Walden	4
	Lu Ning	0

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Robert Milkins	0
	Luca Brecel	4
					Luca Brecel	4
					Tian Pengfei	1
	Tom Ford	2
	Tian Pengfei	4
									Luca Brecel	4
									Oliver Brown	0
	Mike Dunn	3
	Oliver Brown	4
					Oliver Brown	4
					Ryan Day	1
	Ryan Day	4
	Noppon Saengkham	1
													Luca Brecel	4
													Mark Selby	3
	Peter Ebdon	4
	Tony Drago	0
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Jimmy Robertson	1
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Igor Figueiredo	3
									Peter Ebdon	3
									Mark Selby	4
	Marcus Campbell	4
	Stuart Carrington	3
					Marcus Campbell	2
					Mark Selby	4
	Mark Selby	4
	Alex Davies	0

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Marco Fu	1
	Mark Williams	5
					Mark Williams	5
					Ben Woollaston	6
	Ben Woollaston	5
	Gary Wilson	2
									Ben Woollaston	3
									John Higgins	9
	John Higgins	5
	Stephen Maguire	1
					John Higgins	6
					Luca Brecel	4
	Ricky Walden	3
	Luca Brecel	5

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:Marcel Eckardt Motorpoint Arena,Cardiff,Wales, 22 February 2015.[10]
Ben Woollaston  England	3–9	John Higgins  Scotland
Afternoon: 4–120 (84),71–51 (58),17–101 (63),0–105 (105),74–23 (54),0–84 (66),62–19,59–72 (Woollaston 59) Evening: 5–97, 34–69,9–88 (68),8–130 (83)
59	Highest break	105
0	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	6

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