2015 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates29 June – 5 July 2015 (2015-06-29 – 2015-07-05)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund$521,600
Winner's share$75,000
Highest break Ricky Walden (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Martin Gould (ENG)
Score9–8
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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]

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 England Judd Trump 5
England Jack Lisowski 0
1 England Judd Trump 5
England Ian Burns 2
15 China Xiao Guodong 3
England Ian Burns 5
1 England Judd Trump 1
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Joel Walker 0
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
7 England Ricky Walden 4
7 England Ricky Walden 5
England Andrew Higginson 3
11 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Martin Gould 6
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
England Martin Gould 5
England Martin Gould 5
16 England Michael Holt 3
16 England Michael Holt 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
England Martin Gould 5
England Matthew Selt 1
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
England Mark Joyce 5
England Mark Joyce 4
England Matthew Selt 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 4
England Matthew Selt 5
England Martin Gould 8
10 Scotland John Higgins 9
3 England Mark Selby 5
England Mark King 1
3 England Mark Selby 1
Wales Jamie Jones 5
14 England Mark Davis 4
Wales Jamie Jones 5
Wales Jamie Jones 5
13 Wales Michael White 4
13 Wales Michael White 5
Iran Hossein Vafaei 3
13 Wales Michael White 5
England Ali Carter 4
5 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Ali Carter 5
Wales Jamie Jones 4
10 Scotland John Higgins 6
6 England Joe Perry 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
6 England Joe Perry 5
12 England Robert Milkins 3
12 England Robert Milkins 5
Australia Adrian Ridley 1
6 England Joe Perry 3
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Michael Georgiou 2
10 Scotland John Higgins 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
2 England Stuart Bingham 4
Republic of Ireland 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
England Nigel Bond5England Rory McLeod5
England Sam Craigie4England Nigel Bond2England Rory McLeod4England Jimmy Robertson1
England Sydney Wilson5England Jack Lisowski5England Jack Lisowski5England Jack Lisowski5
England Oliver Brown2England Sydney Wilson2
Australia Vinnie Calabrese5England Michael Wasley5
England Billy Joe Castle2Australia Vinnie Calabrese1England Michael Wasley2England Rod Lawler4
England Jimmy White4England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns5
England Saqib Nasir5England Saqib Nasir1
England Jamie Cope5England Joel Walker5
Scotland Scott Macfarlane2England Jamie Cope2England Joel Walker5England Gary Wilson3
England Adam Duffy5Scotland Scott Donaldson1England Adam Duffy3England Joel Walker5
England Ashley Carty4England Adam Duffy5
England Jason Weston2England Anthony Hamilton5
England Hammad Miah5England Hammad Miah1England Anthony Hamilton3England Mike Dunn3
England Paul Davison5England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson5
England Sam Harvey1England Paul Davison2
England James Cahill5Scotland Michael Leslie5
England Jeff Cundy2England James Cahill3Scotland Michael Leslie5England Martin Gould5
Wales Duane Jones5England Sam Baird5England Sam Baird0Scotland Michael Leslie1
England Samuel Thistlewhite1Wales Duane Jones1
China Lu Ning5Republic of Ireland David Morris5
England Joe O'Connor4China Lu Ning2Republic of Ireland David Morris5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Scotland Fraser Patrick5England Tom Ford1Scotland Fraser Patrick3Republic of Ireland David Morris0
England Michael Williams0Scotland Fraser Patrick5
China Lu Chenwei1England Robbie Williams5
England Nick Jennings5England Nick Jennings2England Robbie Williams1Belgium Luca Brecel4
Scotland Eden Sharav5England Mark Joyce5England Mark Joyce5England Mark Joyce5
England Andrew Milliard3Scotland Eden Sharav1
China Zhao Xintong5England Barry Pinches2
England Kuldesh Johal1China Zhao Xintong5China Zhao Xintong3England Matthew Selt5
Wales Daniel Wells5China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda1
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett3Wales Daniel Wells2
Scotland Rhys Clark5China Li Hang5
England Grant Miles1Scotland Rhys Clark1China Li Hang4England Mark King5
England Allan Taylor5England Stuart Carrington4England Allan Taylor5England Allan Taylor4
England Simon Dent2England Allan Taylor5
England Chris Wakelin5England Craig Steadman0
Wales Alex Taubman1England Chris Wakelin5England Chris Wakelin5Wales Jamie Jones5
China Zhang Yong1England Liam Highfield5England Liam Highfield2England Chris Wakelin3
England Ashley Hugill5England Ashley Hugill0
China Yan Bingtaow/dWales Lee Walker5
China Chen Zhew/oChina Chen Zhe2Wales Lee Walker4Wales Dominic Dale3
Iran Hossein Vafaei5England Zak Surety3Iran Hossein Vafaei5Iran Hossein Vafaei5
England Charlie Walters3Iran Hossein Vafaei5
England Sanderson Lam5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Matthew Day3England Sanderson Lam1Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4England Ali Carter5
England Ian Glover5England Kyren Wilson5England Kyren Wilson5England Kyren Wilson1
Scotland Ross Higgins0England Ian Glover3
England Steven Hallworth5England Oliver Lines5
England Jake Nicholson0England Steven Hallworth3England Oliver Lines2England Peter Ebdon4
Wales Gareth Allen5Scotland Jamie Burnett5Scotland Jamie Burnett5Scotland Jamie Burnett5
England Adam Edge3Wales Gareth Allen1
England Martin O'Donnell5China Zhou Yuelong5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3England Martin O'Donnell3China Zhou Yuelong5England Ben Woollaston5
England Alfie Burden1England Peter Lines5England Peter Lines3China Zhou Yuelong2
Wales David John5Wales David John1
Scotland Ross Muir5England Michael Georgiou5
England Callum Downing4Scotland Ross Muir0England Michael Georgiou5England David Gilbert4
England Sean O'Sullivan5India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta4England Michael Georgiou5
England Brandon Sargeant2England Sean O'Sullivan4
Isle of Man Darryl Hill3Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
Scotland Dylan Craig5Scotland Dylan Craig0Northern Ireland Joe Swail5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England David Grace5England Mitchell Mann5England Mitchell Mann3Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
England Christopher Keogan4England David Grace4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[7]

Televised stage centuries

[8]

References

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