European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3

The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3 (also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–11 October 2015 in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

European Tour 2015/2016
Event 3
Tournament information
Dates7–11 October 2015
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
CityMülheim
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund€125,000
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Stuart Carrington (141)
Final
Champion Rory McLeod
Runner-up Tian Pengfei
Score4–2
← ET2
AT1 →

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 1–4 to Tian Pengfei in the last 16.

Barry Pinches and Alan McManus played what was, at the time, snooker's longest ever official frame. In the sixth frame of their first round meeting they battled for 100 minutes and 24 seconds.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[4]

Prize fund
Winner€25,000
Runner-up€12,000
Semi-finalist€6,000
Quarter-finalist€4,000
Last 16€2,300
Last 32€1,200
Last 64€700
Total€125,000

Main draw

[5][6]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Section 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
Ali Carter w/o  
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh w/d     Ali Carter 4  
Marco Fu w/o     Marco Fu 3  
Lu Ning w/d       Ali Carter 2  
Stuart Bingham 3       Mark Davis 4  
Fergal O'Brien 4     Fergal O'Brien 3  
Mark Davis 4     Mark Davis 4  
Alain Vandersteen 0       Mark Davis 4
Luca Brecel 4       Luca Brecel 2
Ian Glover 1     Luca Brecel 4  
Joel Walker w/d     Jason Weston 0  
Jason Weston w/o       Luca Brecel 4  
Zak Surety 2       Zhang Anda 1  
Zhang Anda 4     Zhang Anda 4      
Liang Wenbo w/d     Sascha Lippe 1      
Sascha Lippe w/o  
Section 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
Ben Woollaston 4  
Michael Collumb 1     Ben Woollaston 4  
Chris Wakelin 4     Chris Wakelin 3  
Tony Drago 0       Ben Woollaston 4  
Lee Walker 4       Lee Walker 2  
Joe Swail 1     Lee Walker 4  
Thor Chuan Leong 4     Thor Chuan Leong 2  
Damian Wilks 1       Ben Woollaston 1
Rory McLeod 4       Rory McLeod 4
Craig Steadman 2     Rory McLeod 4  
Jamie Jones 4     Jamie Jones 3  
Michael Georgiou 0       Rory McLeod 4  
Alfie Burden 4       Mark King 3  
Paul Davison 0     Alfie Burden 3      
Mark King w/o     Mark King 4      
Chris Melling w/d  
Section 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
Mark Williams 4  
Kishan Hirani 0     Mark Williams 4  
Rod Lawler 4     Rod Lawler 3  
Alexander Ursenbacher 3       Mark Williams 4  
Aditya Mehta 4       Aditya Mehta 1  
Alex Borg 1     Aditya Mehta 4  
Kyren Wilson 4     Kyren Wilson 2  
Xiao Guodong 2       Mark Williams 4
Robbie Williams 4       Mark Selby 3
Liam Highfield 3     Robbie Williams 3  
Mark Selby 4     Mark Selby 4  
Michael Wasley 1       Mark Selby 4  
Anthony McGill 4       Anthony McGill 3  
Mateusz Baranowski 3     Anthony McGill 4      
Matthew Selt 4     Matthew Selt 2      
Eden Sharav 2  
Section 4
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Judd Trump 3  
Hammad Miah 4     Hammad Miah 4  
Daniel Wells 4     Daniel Wells 1  
Elliot Slessor 3       Hammad Miah 1  
Mike Dunn 4       Mike Dunn 4  
Nigel Bond 2     Mike Dunn 4  
Sean O'Sullivan 4     Sean O'Sullivan 0  
Vinnie Calabrese 2       Mike Dunn 4
Jimmy Robertson 4       Andrew Higginson 1
Mark Joyce 1     Jimmy Robertson 3  
Andrew Higginson 4     Andrew Higginson 4  
Darryl Hill 0       Andrew Higginson 4  
Robert Milkins 4       Robert Milkins 2  
Ashley Hugill 0     Robert Milkins 4      
Tom Ford w/o     Tom Ford 1      
James Wattana w/d  
Section 5
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  
David Grace 2     Shaun Murphy 4  
Peter Lines 0     Sam Craigie 2  
Sam Craigie 4       Shaun Murphy 4  
Ricky Walden 3       Gerard Greene 1  
Gerard Greene 4     Gerard Greene 4  
Ken Doherty 3     Yu Delu 0  
Yu Delu 4       Shaun Murphy 1
Jamie Cope 0       Tian Pengfei 4
Rhys Clark 4     Rhys Clark 1  
Li Hang 4     Li Hang 4  
Sam Thistlewhite 0       Li Hang 2  
Tian Pengfei 4       Tian Pengfei 4  
Sydney Wilson 0     Tian Pengfei 4      
Ian Burns 2     Gary Wilson 1      
Gary Wilson 4  
Section 6
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Alan McManus 4  
Barry Pinches 3     Alan McManus 4  
Matthew Stevens 2     Sam Baird 1  
Sam Baird 4       Alan McManus 4  
Stephen Maguire 4       Stephen Maguire 3  
Cao Yupeng 0     Stephen Maguire 4  
Michael White 4     Michael White 3  
Gareth Allen 0       Alan McManus 4
Martin O'Donnell 2       Dominic Dale 0
Zhang Yong 4     Zhang Yong 4  
Duane Jones w/d     Mohammed Rangzib 1  
Mohammed Rangzib w/o       Zhang Yong 2  
Dominic Dale 4       Dominic Dale 4  
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 0     Dominic Dale 4      
Graeme Dott 4     Graeme Dott 2      
Brendan O'Donoghue 1  
Section 7
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Michael Holt 4  
Allan Taylor 3     Michael Holt 3  
Mitchell Mann w/o     Mitchell Mann 4  
Hossein Vafaei w/d       Mitchell Mann 1  
James Cahill 4       David Gilbert 4  
Neil Robertson 3     James Cahill 0  
David Gilbert 4     David Gilbert 4  
Noppon Saengkham 3       David Gilbert 4
Oliver Lines 4       Peter Ebdon 2
Steven Hallworth 0     Oliver Lines 2  
Peter Ebdon 4     Peter Ebdon 4  
Anthony Hamilton 3       Peter Ebdon 4  
Kurt Maflin 4       Kurt Maflin 2  
Adam Duffy 1     Kurt Maflin 4      
Ryan Day 4     Ryan Day 2      
Ashley Carty 2  
Section 8
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 Carrington 4  
Ross Higgins 1     Stuart Carrington 3  
Joe Perry 4     Joe Perry 4  
David Morris 1       Joe Perry 3  
Jack Lisowski 4       Mark Allen 4  
Ross Muir 3     Jack Lisowski 2  
Mark Allen 4     Mark Allen 4  
Josh Boileau 2       Mark Allen 1
Scott Donaldson 3       Barry Hawkins 4
Lü Chenwei 4     Lü Chenwei 3  
Dechawat Poomjaeng 3     Michael Leslie 4  
Michael Leslie 4       Michael Leslie 1  
Fraser Patrick 0       Barry Hawkins 4  
Sanderson Lam 4     Sanderson Lam 0      
Barry Hawkins 4     Barry Hawkins 4      
Jimmy White 3  

Finals
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Final
Best of 7 frames
Mark Davis 3  
Rory McLeod 4     Rory McLeod 4  
Mark Williams 1     Mike Dunn 1  
Mike Dunn 4       Rory McLeod 4
Tian Pengfei 4       Tian Pengfei 2
Alan McManus 3     Tian Pengfei 4
David Gilbert 4     David Gilbert 3    
Barry Hawkins 2  

Century breaks

References
  1. "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org.
  2. "Murphy makes 147 on way to Ruhr title". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. The longest frame Archived February 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "European Tour 2015/2016 Entry Form for Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 – Mülheim, Germany (ET3)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. "ET3– Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. "European Tour Event Three (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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