2015 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates	29 June – 5 July 2015
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$539,600
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Ricky Walden (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Martin Gould (ENG)
Score	9–8
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The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 June and 5 July 2015 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.^[1]

Judd Trump was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 1–5 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8 in the final to win the 27th ranking title of his career.^[3]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

Winner: $75,000
Runner-up: $32,000
Semi-final: $20,000
Quarter-final: $17,000
Last 16: $12,000
Last 32: $9,000
Last 48: $2,000
Last 64: $1000
Last 96: $500

Non-televised highest break: $100
Televised highest break: $2,500
Total: $521,600

Wildcard round[]

Match		Score
WC1	Matthew Selt (ENG)	5–0	Ben Judge (AUS)
WC2	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	3–5	Adrian Ridley (AUS)

Main draw[]

Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 17 frames

1	Judd Trump	5

	Jack Lisowski	0
			1	Judd Trump	5

				Ian Burns	2
15	Xiao Guodong	3

	Ian Burns	5
						1	Judd Trump	1

						11	Stephen Maguire	5
11	Stephen Maguire	5

	Joel Walker	0
			11	Stephen Maguire	5

			7	Ricky Walden	4
7	Ricky Walden	5

	Andrew Higginson	3
									11	Stephen Maguire	1

										Martin Gould	6
8	Marco Fu	4

	Martin Gould	5
				Martin Gould	5

			16	Michael Holt	3
16	Michael Holt	5

	Gerard Greene	0
						Martin Gould		5

						Matthew Selt		1
9	Mark Allen	2

	Mark Joyce	5
			Mark Joyce		4

			Matthew Selt		5
4	Neil Robertson	4

	Matthew Selt	5
													Martin Gould	8

												10	John Higgins	9
3	Mark Selby	5

	Mark King	1
			3	Mark Selby	1

				Jamie Jones	5
14	Mark Davis	4

	Jamie Jones	5
							Jamie Jones	5

						13	Michael White	4
13	Michael White	5

	Hossein Vafaei	3
			13	Michael White	5

				Ali Carter	4
5	Shaun Murphy	4

	Ali Carter	5
										Jamie Jones	4

									10	John Higgins	6
6	Joe Perry	5

	Jamie Burnett	3
			6	Joe Perry	5

			12	Robert Milkins	3
12	Robert Milkins	5

	Adrian Ridley	1
						6	Joe Perry	3

						10	John Higgins	5
10	John Higgins	5

	Michael Georgiou	2
			10	John Higgins	5

				Fergal O'Brien	1
2	Stuart Bingham	4

	Fergal O'Brien	5

Final[]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: . Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015.
Martin Gould England	8–9	John Higgins (10) Scotland
Afternoon: 8–90 (90), 57–58, 101–13 (101), 101–25 (86), 67–32, 89–5 (89), 0–126 (112), 12–66 Evening: 25–74, 13–82, 138–0 (138), 40–68 (68), 70–45 (55), 100–1 (58), 33–92 (60), 68–54, 8–89 (89)
138	Highest Break	112
2	Century Breaks	1
6	50+ Breaks	5

Qualifying stages[]

The qualifying stages for this event took place at K2 in Crawley, England between 1–5 June 2015.^[5]^[6]

Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames

Nigel Bond	5	Rory McLeod	5
Sam Craigie	4	Nigel Bond	2	Rory McLeod	4	Jimmy Robertson	1
Sydney Wilson	5	Jack Lisowski	5	Jack Lisowski	5	Jack Lisowski	5
Oliver Brown	2	Sydney Wilson	2

Vinnie Calabrese	5	Michael Wasley	5
Billy Joe Castle	2	Vinnie Calabrese	1	Michael Wasley	2	Rod Lawler	4
Jimmy White	4	Ian Burns	5	Ian Burns	5	Ian Burns	5
Saqib Nasir	5	Saqib Nasir	1

Jamie Cope	5	Joel Walker	5
Scott Macfarlane	2	Jamie Cope	2	Joel Walker	5	Gary Wilson	3
Adam Duffy	5	Scott Donaldson	1	Adam Duffy	3	Joel Walker	5
Ashley Carty	4	Adam Duffy	5

Jason Weston	2	Anthony Hamilton	5
Hammad Miah	5	Hammad Miah	1	Anthony Hamilton	3	Mike Dunn	3
Paul Davison	5	Andrew Higginson	5	Andrew Higginson	5	Andrew Higginson	5
Sam Harvey	1	Paul Davison	2

James Cahill	5	Michael Leslie	5
Jeff Cundy	2	James Cahill	3	Michael Leslie	5	Martin Gould	5
Duane Jones	5	Sam Baird	5	Sam Baird	0	Michael Leslie	1
Samuel Thistlewhite	1	Duane Jones	1

Lu Ning	5	David Morris	5
Joe O'Connor	4	Lu Ning	2	David Morris	5	Gerard Greene	5
Fraser Patrick	5	Tom Ford	1	Fraser Patrick	3	David Morris	0
Michael Williams	0	Fraser Patrick	5

Lu Chenwei	1	Robbie Williams	5
Nick Jennings	5	Nick Jennings	2	Robbie Williams	1	Luca Brecel	4
Eden Sharav	5	Mark Joyce	5	Mark Joyce	5	Mark Joyce	5
Andrew Milliard	3	Eden Sharav	1

Zhao Xintong	5	Barry Pinches	2
Kuldesh Johal	1	Zhao Xintong	5	Zhao Xintong	3	Matthew Selt	5
Daniel Wells	5	Zhang Anda	5	Zhang Anda	5	Zhang Anda	1
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	3	Daniel Wells	2

Rhys Clark	5	Li Hang	5
Grant Miles	1	Rhys Clark	1	Li Hang	4	Mark King	5
Allan Taylor	5	Stuart Carrington	4	Allan Taylor	5	Allan Taylor	4
Simon Dent	2	Allan Taylor	5

Chris Wakelin	5	Craig Steadman	0
Alex Taubman	1	Chris Wakelin	5	Chris Wakelin	5	Jamie Jones	5
Zhang Yong	1	Liam Highfield	5	Liam Highfield	2	Chris Wakelin	3
Ashley Hugill	5	Ashley Hugill	0

Yan Bingtao	w/d	Lee Walker	5
Chen Zhe	w/o	Chen Zhe	2	Lee Walker	4	Dominic Dale	3
Hossein Vafaei	5	Zak Surety	3	Hossein Vafaei	5	Hossein Vafaei	5
Charlie Walters	3	Hossein Vafaei	5

Sanderson Lam	5	Ken Doherty	5
Matthew Day	3	Sanderson Lam	1	Ken Doherty	4	Ali Carter	5
Ian Glover	5	Kyren Wilson	5	Kyren Wilson	5	Kyren Wilson	1
Ross Higgins	0	Ian Glover	3

Steven Hallworth	5	Oliver Lines	5
Jake Nicholson	0	Steven Hallworth	3	Oliver Lines	2	Peter Ebdon	4
Gareth Allen	5	Jamie Burnett	5	Jamie Burnett	5	Jamie Burnett	5
Adam Edge	3	Gareth Allen	1

Martin O'Donnell	5	Zhou Yuelong	5
Leo Fernandez	3	Martin O'Donnell	3	Zhou Yuelong	5	Ben Woollaston	5
Alfie Burden	1	Peter Lines	5	Peter Lines	3	Zhou Yuelong	2
David John	5	David John	1

Ross Muir	5	Michael Georgiou	5
Callum Downing	4	Ross Muir	0	Michael Georgiou	5	David Gilbert	4
Sean O'Sullivan	5	Aditya Mehta	5	Aditya Mehta	4	Michael Georgiou	5
Brandon Sargeant	2	Sean O'Sullivan	4

Darryl Hill	3	Joe Swail	5
Dylan Craig	5	Dylan Craig	0	Joe Swail	5	Fergal O'Brien	5
David Grace	5	Mitchell Mann	5	Mitchell Mann	3	Joe Swail	2
Christopher Keogan	4	David Grace	4

Century breaks[]

Qualifying stage centuries[]

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133 – Michael Wasley
132, 127 – Zhang Anda
132 – Allan Taylor
130 – Andrew Higginson
130 – David Morris
127 – David Grace
122 – Ian Glover
118, 104, 101 – Chris Wakelin
115, 100 – Kyren Wilson
113 – Zhao Xintong
110, 100 – Barry Pinches
109 – James Cahill
108 – Ken Doherty
107, 102 – Rory McLeod

106 – Chen Zhe
106 – Peter Ebdon
105 – Andrew Higginson
105 – Peter Lines
104 – Daniel Wells
104 – Mike Dunn
102 – David Gilbert
101 – Michael Leslie
101 – Ian Burns
100 – Rhys Clark
100 – Jamie Cope
100 – Hammad Miah
100 – Jamie Burnett

Televised stage centuries[]

^[8]

142 – Ricky Walden
141 – Mark Selby
138, 122, 109, 101, 100 – Martin Gould
137 – Joe Perry
136 – Robert Milkins
134, 133, 112 – John Higgins
132 – Jamie Jones
128 – Fergal O'Brien
114, 111, 102 – Judd Trump
114 – Ali Carter
106 – Mark Joyce

References[]

^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/16". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "Judd Trump wins 2014 Australian Goldfields Open". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "Australian Open: John Higgins beats Martin Gould to take title". BBC Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (Website). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "Australian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "Australian Open Qualifiers Live Scores". worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Tournament Calendar 2015/16". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[2] "Judd Trump wins 2014 Australian Goldfields Open". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[3] "Australian Open: John Higgins beats Martin Gould to take title". BBC Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

[4] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (Website). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[5] "Australian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[6] "Australian Open Qualifiers Live Scores". worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Tournament information
Dates	29 June – 5 July 2015 (2015-06-29 – 2015-07-05)
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$539,600
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Ricky Walden (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Martin Gould (ENG)
Score	9–8
← 2014 last →