| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 5 April 2015 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £478,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break | 
Mark Selby (
ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Mark Selby (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Gary Wilson (
ENG) |
| Score | 10–2 |
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The 2015 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2015 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2014–15 season. [1]
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, [2] but he lost 5–6 against Gary Wilson in the semi-finals. [3]
Mark Selby defeated Wilson 10–2 to win his sixth career ranking title, his second of the season, and his first China Open title after being twice runner-up (in 2011 and 2013). The tournament was Wilson's first ranking event final. [4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [5] [6]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 30 March 2015. [7] [8] [9]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |
Alex Davies (
ENG) |
0–5 | 
Zhao Xintong (
CHN)
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| WC2 | 
Robin Hull (
FIN) |
5–1 |
Yan Bingtao (
CHN)
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| WC3 |
Peter Lines (
ENG) |
5–3 |
Yuan Sijun (
CHN)
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| WC4 |
Zhou Yuelong (
CHN) |
5–2 |
Zhang Yong (
CHN)
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Brendan Moore. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2015. [9] | ||
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Gary Wilson
England
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2–10 |
Mark Selby
England
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| Afternoon: 39–74, 43–87 (51), 41–56, 91–1 (91), 36–70, 40–78 (54), 0–145 (145), 3–72, 0–86 Evening: 0–136 (136), 101–0 (101), 32–83 | ||
| 101 | Highest break | 145 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
These matches were held on 14 and 15 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames. [10] [11] [12]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record". BBC Sport. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open: Gary Wilson to play Mark Selby in final". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Mark Selby beats Gary Wilson in final". BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Snooker – Tournament Info: China Open 2015" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b "China Open 2015 draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b "China Open 2015 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Baic Motor China Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open 2015 Qualifiers draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open 2015 Qualifying Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open Qualifiers (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "China Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.