2015 Australian Goldfields Open

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]

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates29 June–5 July 2015
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund$539,600
Winner's share$75,000
Highest break Ricky Walden (142)
Final
Champion John Higgins
Runner-up Martin Gould
Score9–8
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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]

Wildcard round
Match Score
WC1 Matthew Selt 5–0 Ben Judge
WC2 Ben Woollaston 3–5 Adrian Ridley

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: Olivier Marteel.
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     Allister 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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Televised stage centuries

[8]

References
  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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