Snooker season 2015/2016

Snooker season 2015/2016
Details
Duration 7 May 2015 – 2 May 2016
Tournaments 28 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Australia Neil Robertson
Masters England Ronnie O'Sullivan
World Championship England Mark Selby

The 2015/2016 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played between 7 May 2015 and 2 May 2016.

The World Grand Prix became a ranking event featuring the top 32 players on a one-year money list, having been a non-ranking event the previous season.[1]

New professional players

Countries  Australia  Brazil
 China  Egypt  England
 Iran  Isle of Man  Pakistan
 Scotland  Thailand  Wales

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2015 World Championship,[2] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year will automatically qualify for the season. The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top four players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who have not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualify. Another two players will come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[3] and a further eight places will be available through the Q School.[4] The rest of the places on to the tour will come from amateur events and national governing body nominations. Hossein Vafaei's two-year tour card will commence this season.[n 1] All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[18][19]

Date[n 3] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score References
05–07 05–10  AUT P/A Vienna Snooker Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna England Peter Ebdon England Mark King 5–3 [20]
06–15 06–21  CHN NR World Cup Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi China China B Scotland Scotland 4–1
06–29 07–05  AUS WR Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium Bendigo Scotland John Higgins England Martin Gould 9–8 [21]
07–15 07–19  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon The Capital Venue Gloucester England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Darryn Walker 4–2 [22]
07–29 08–02  LAT PT European Tour – Event 1[n 4] Arena Riga Riga England Barry Hawkins England Tom Ford 4–1
08–26 08–30  GER PT European Tour – Event 2[n 5] Stadhalle Fürth England Ali Carter England Shaun Murphy 4–3
09–07 09–12  THA VE Six-red World Championship Fashion Island Shopping Mall Bangkok Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh China Liang Wenbo 8–2
09–14 09–20  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai England Kyren Wilson England Judd Trump 10–9
10–07 10–11  GER PT European Tour – Event 3[n 6] RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim England Rory McLeod China Tian Pengfei 4–2 [23]
10–19 10–23  CHN PT Asian Tour – Event 1[n 7] Haining Sports Center Haining China Ding Junhui England Ricky Walden 4–3
10–25 11–01  CHN WR International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing Scotland John Higgins England David Gilbert 10–5
11–04 11–08  BUL PT European Tour – Event 4[n 8] Universiada Hall Sofia Northern Ireland Mark Allen Wales Ryan Day 4–0
11–10 11–15  ENG NR Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry Australia Neil Robertson Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–5
11-11 11-14  HKG NR General Cup Qualifying Event General Snooker Club Hong Kong China Zhang Anda China Cao Yupeng 5-4
11–16 11–21  HKG NR General Cup General Snooker Club Hong Kong Hong Kong Marco Fu Wales Mark Williams 7–3
11–24 12–06  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Australia Neil Robertson China Liang Wenbo 10–5
12–09 12–13  GIB PT European Tour – Event 5[n 9] Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium Gibraltar Hong Kong Marco Fu Wales Michael White 4–1
01–10 01–17  ENG NR The Masters Alexandra Palace London England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Barry Hawkins 10–1
01–30 01–31  ENG NR World Seniors Championship Preston Guild Hall Preston England Mark Davis Wales Darren Morgan 2–1
02–03 02–07  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin England Martin Gould Belgium Luca Brecel 9–5
02–12 02–14  ENG VE Snooker Shoot-Out Hexagon Theatre Reading Finland Robin Hull Belgium Luca Brecel 1–0
02–15 02–21  WAL WR Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff England Ronnie O'Sullivan Australia Neil Robertson 9–5
02–23 02–28  POL PT European Tour – Event 6[n 10] Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia England Mark Selby England Martin Gould 4–1
01–04 03–03  ENG NR Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock England Judd Trump England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2
03–08 03–13  WAL WR World Grand Prix Venue Cymru Llandudno England Shaun Murphy England Stuart Bingham 10–9
03–22 03–27  ENG PT/WR Players Tour Championship – Finals EventCity Manchester Northern Ireland Mark Allen England Ricky Walden 10–6
03–28 04–03  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing England Judd Trump England Ricky Walden 10–4
04–16 05–02  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Mark Selby China Ding Junhui 18–14
WR = World ranking event
PT = Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 event
NR = Non-ranking event
VE = Variant event
P/A = Pro–am event

Official rankings

Seeding revision 1

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 760,382
2 Rise8 England Stuart Bingham 608,028
3 Rise1 Australia Neil Robertson 602,693
4 Fall1 China Ding Junhui 592,100
5 Fall3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 465,866
6 Rise2 England Shaun Murphy 457,499
7 Fall1 England Judd Trump 395,832
8 Fall3 England Barry Hawkins 381,433
9 Steady England Joe Perry 358,723
10 Fall3 England Ricky Walden 318,171
11 Steady Hong Kong Marco Fu 315,566
12 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 314,500
13 Steady Scotland John Higgins 284,000
14 Steady Wales Mark Williams 246,233
15 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 200,966
16 Rise1 England Robert Milkins 187,660

Seeding revision 2

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 748,882
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 595,278
3 Rise1 China Ding Junhui 584,600
4 Fall1 Australia Neil Robertson 503,943
5 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 465,866
6 Steady England Shaun Murphy 451,249
7 Steady England Judd Trump 401,332
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 368,683
9 Steady England Joe Perry 336,348
10 Steady England Ricky Walden 318,827
11 Rise1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 311,500
12 Rise1 Scotland John Higgins 285,900
13 Fall2 Hong Kong Marco Fu 265,116
14 Steady Wales Mark Williams 238,233
15 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 210,966
16 Rise1 Wales Michael White 177,832

Seeding revision 3

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 729,307
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 608,745
3 Steady China Ding Junhui 511,600
4 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 482,943
5 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 459,766
6 Steady England Shaun Murphy 454,974
7 Steady England Judd Trump 436,474
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 363,458
9 Steady England Joe Perry 330,232
10 Rise1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 327,225
11 Fall1 England Ricky Walden 295,727
12 Steady Scotland John Higgins 263,450
13 Steady Hong Kong Marco Fu 248,516
14 Steady Wales Mark Williams 227,142
15 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 203,558
16 Steady Wales Michael White 178,349

Seeding revision 4

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 735,332
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 591,212
3 Rise1 Australia Neil Robertson 479,443
4 Rise2 England Shaun Murphy 465,116
5 Rise2 England Judd Trump 432,474
6 Fall1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 431,933
7 Rise5 Scotland John Higgins 376,150
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 363,875
9 Fall6 China Ding Junhui 356,500
10 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 331,450
11 Fall2 England Joe Perry 312,632
12 Fall1 England Ricky Walden 297,310
13 Rise1 Wales Mark Williams 224,142
14 Fall1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 198,841
15 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 187,958
16 Steady Wales Michael White 175,541

Seeding revision 5

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 697,232
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 567,720
3 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 475,943
4 Steady England Shaun Murphy 468,116
5 Steady England Judd Trump 419,141
6 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 410,250
7 Steady Scotland John Higgins 385,875
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 345,358
9 Steady China Ding Junhui 334,500
10 Rise1 England Joe Perry 304,932
11 Fall1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 298,367
12 Steady England Ricky Walden 271,027
13 Steady Wales Mark Williams 221,542
14 Steady Hong Kong Marco Fu 217,241
15 Rise14 China Liang Wenbo 178,851
16 Fall1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 174,358

Seeding revision 6

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 678,124
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 570,303
3 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 475,943
4 Steady England Shaun Murphy 467,533
5 Steady England Judd Trump 418,666
6 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 400,250
7 Steady Scotland John Higgins 385,817
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 344,775
9 Steady China Ding Junhui 331,692
10 Steady England Joe Perry 301,599
11 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 296,450
12 Steady England Ricky Walden 271,752
13 Rise1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 234,074
14 Fall1 Wales Mark Williams 219,625
15 Steady China Liang Wenbo 183,351
16 Rise1 Wales Michael White 179,883

Seeding revision 7

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 679,374
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 572,803
3 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 473,443
4 Steady England Shaun Murphy 466,366
5 Rise1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 401,750
6 Fall1 England Judd Trump 396,999
7 Steady Scotland John Higgins 384,817
8 Steady England Barry Hawkins 346,025
9 Rise2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 298,200
10 Steady England Joe Perry 294,766
11 Rise1 England Ricky Walden 271,752
12 Fall3 China Ding Junhui 266,525
13 Steady Hong Kong Marco Fu 235,824
14 Steady Wales Mark Williams 220,125
15 Rise5 England Martin Gould 208,259
16 Fall1 China Liang Wenbo 182,184

Seeding revision 8

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 650,041
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 592,720
3 Rise1 England Shaun Murphy 475,058
4 Fall1 Australia Neil Robertson 461,360
5 Rise1 England Judd Trump 456,166
6 Fall1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 399,250
7 Rise2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 386,700
8 Fall1 Scotland John Higgins 373,925
9 Rise2 England Ricky Walden 318,752
10 Steady England Joe Perry 306,083
11 Fall3 England Barry Hawkins 250,025
12 Rise3 England Martin Gould 229,759
13 Rise1 Wales Mark Williams 208,625
14 Fall1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 203,241
15 Rise2 Wales Michael White 190,033
16 Rise2 Scotland Stephen Maguire 187,450

Seeding revision 9

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 680,041
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 586,720
3 Rise2 England Judd Trump 453,166
4 Fall1 England Shaun Murphy 450,058
5 Fall1 Australia Neil Robertson 406,360
6 Rise2 Scotland John Higgins 400,925
7 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 392,700
8 Rise1 England Ricky Walden 324,752
9 Rise8 China Ding Junhui 314,925
10 Fall4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 296,250
11 Fall1 England Joe Perry 290,083
12 Rise2 Hong Kong Marco Fu 253,241
13 Steady Wales Mark Williams 237,375
14 Fall3 England Barry Hawkins 228,025
15 Fall3 England Martin Gould 217,759
16 Rise3 England Kyren Wilson 195,899

World ranking points

Points distribution

2015/2016 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events:[24]

Tournament/Round→ R144 R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Asian Tour events – 0 – – 400 – 800 1,300 1,750 3,500 6,500 13,500
European Tour events – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Players Championship Grand Finals – – – – – – 4,000 7,000 12,500 20,000 38,000 100,000
Australian Goldfields Open – 0 250[n 11] – 500 1000[n 11] 4,500[n 11] 6,000 8,500 10,000 16,000 37,500
Shanghai Masters – 0 500[n 11] – 2,000 3,000[n 11] 6,000[n 11] 8,000 12,000 19,500 35,000 85,000
International Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 7,000 12,000 17,500 30,000 65,000 125,000
UK Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 9,000 12,000 20,000 30,000 70,000 150,000
German Masters – 0 – – 1,500 – 3,000 3,750 7,500 15,000 26,250 60,000
Welsh Open – 0 – – 2,000 – 3,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 60,000
World Grand Prix – – – – – – 2,500 5,000 10,000 20,000 35,000 100,000
China Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 35,000 85,000
World Championship 0 – – 6,600 – 9,900 13,250[n 11] 22,000 33,000 66,000 137,500 330,000

Notes

  1. ↑ Hossein Vafaei received special dispensation to play on the Main Tour last season, while awaiting a visa, which he received in February 2015.[5][6]
  2. ↑ Tour card deferred by World Snooker to the start of the 2016/17 season.[8]
  3. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  4. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Riga Open.
  5. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic.
  6. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open.
  7. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.
  8. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Bulgarian Open.
  9. ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open.
  10. ↑ Event also known as the 2016 Gdynia Open.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldsnooker.com/hearn-announces-new-five-year-plan/
  2. ↑ "Provisional End-of-Season Seedings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Amateur Order of Merit". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Entries Open For Q School 2015". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tirapongpaiboon/Ayouri Tour Cards". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Iranian snooker player Vafaei gets visa". TeamIran.net. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Pathak, Vivek (29 November 2014). "Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Yan Bingtao Tour Card Deferred". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Tour Players 2015/2016" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Darryl Hill is Europe's man". ebsa.tv. European Billiards & Snooker Association. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan's Hamza lifts Asian Snooker Championship title". geo.tv. geo.tv. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ↑ 泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主 (in Chinese). my147.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Acosta, Roberto (1 February 2015). "Brasil arrasó con los premios del Panamericano de Snooker" (in Spanish). Late!. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Oceania Men's Snooker Championship 2015". obsf.info. Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "European Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Calendar 2015" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Vienna Snooker Open 2015". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2015". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "O'SULLIVAN IN THE PINK". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Rory Rules In Ruhr". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  24. ↑ http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Click-here-for-the-schedule.pdf
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