The Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 17 June 2014 and ended on 28 March 2015, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The nine regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals. Both event five and event six of the European Tour were sponsored by Kreativ Dental.
Schedule DateDates use the month day format Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up References 06–17 06–21 Asian Tour – Event 1Event also known as the 2014 Yixing Open. Yixing Michael Holt 4–2 08–07 08–10 European Tour – Event 1Event also known as the 2014 Riga Open. Arena Riga Riga Mark Selby Mark Allen 4–3 08–20 08–24 European Tour – Event 2Event also known as the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic. Stadthalle Fürth Mark Allen Judd Trump 4–2 10–01 10–05 European Tour – Event 3Event also known as the 2014 Bulgarian Open. Universiada Hall Sofia Martin Gould 4–2 10–20 10–24 Asian Tour – Event 2Event also known as the 2014 Haining Open. Haining Oliver Lines 4–0 11–19 11–23 European Tour – Event 4Event also known as the 2014 Ruhr Open. RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim Shaun Murphy Robert Milkins 4–0 12–11 12–14 European Tour – Event 5Event also known as the 2014 Lisbon Open. Lisbon Matthew Selt 4–2 01–20 01–24 Asian Tour – Event 3Event also known as the 2015 Xuzhou Open. Xuzhou Olympic Center Xuzhou Joe Perry 4–1 02–25 03–01 European Tour – Event 6Event also known as the 2015 Gdynia Open. Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia Mark Williams 4–0 Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Joe Perry Mark Williams 4–3
Order of Merit
European Tour Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit
After 6 out of 6 events:
Rank Player Total Points Events Played1 Shaun Murphy48,24962 Mark Allen31,83333 Stephen Maguire29,33364 Mark Selby28,49945 Neil Robertson27,24956 Judd Trump26,91667 Robert Milkins17,75068 Mark Williams16,25069 Matthew Selt15,500610 Martin Gould12,500411 Mark Davis12,416612 Barry Hawkins12,000513 Peter Ebdon11,833514 Rod Lawler10,499615 Jimmy Robertson10,083616 Luca Brecel9,832617 Joe Perry9,166518 Alan McManus9,084519 Ricky Walden9,083520 Michael White8,583621 Anthony McGill8,000622 Marco Fu7,416623 Chris Wakelin7,416624 Mark King7,000625 Dominic Dale6,583626 John Higgins6,5836(Top 26 players out of 395)
Asian Tour After 3 out of 3 events: Rank Player Total Points Events Played1 Joe Perry12,00032 Ding Junhui11,50023 Stuart Bingham 10,60024 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6,20035 Oliver Lines6,00026 Michael Holt5,00017 Ryan Day4,00028 Jimmy Robertson3,5002(Top 8 players out of 219)
Finals
The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit. If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2015. Mark Williams (9) 3–4 Joe Perry (7) 73–22 (64), 80–0 (57), , , , , 103 Highest break 56 1 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 3
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