The 2014–15 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 8 May 2014 and 4 May 2015. The Riga Open was the first professional snooker tournament held in Latvia.[1] The season also saw the first professional tournament in Portugal as the Lisbon Open took place.[2]
![]() Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2014/2015 season | |
Details | |
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Duration | 8 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 |
Tournaments | 30 (11 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
World Championship | ![]() |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
In November, it was announced that the World Open would not be held this season after the contract with the promoter was not renewed and a new venue was not found in time. But the intention was to bring the event back for the next season.[3]
The structure of the World Championship was changed. The top 16 seeds still qualified automatically for the first round at the Crucible, but all non-seeded players had to start in the first of three qualifying rounds. The overall championship was increased from 128 to 144 players, with the additional places made available to former world champions and players from emerging countries.[4]
New professional players
Countries:
The 2014/2015 season was made up of 128 professional players.[n 1] The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2014 World Championship,[7] and the 33 players earning a two-year card the previous year[n 2] automatically qualified for the season.[10] The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top four players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who had not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualified. Another three players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[11] and a further eight places were available through the 2014 Q School.[12] The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players listed below, except Hossein Vafaei[n 3] received a tour card for two seasons.[14]
Calendar
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the World Snooker Tour, World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association, seniors and other events.[32][33][34]
World Snooker Tour
Ranking event |
‡ Minor-ranking event |
† Non-ranking event |
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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4 Oct | 5 Oct | Eden Classic | Cueball Derby in Derby, England | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | [61] |
31 Jan | 1 Feb | Eden Masters | Crucible Sports Club in Newbury, England | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | [62] |
28 Mar | Connie Gough Trophy | Dunstable Snooker Club in Dunstable, England | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | [63] | |
18 Apr | 21 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [64] |
Seniors events
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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2 Mar | 3 Mar | World Seniors Championship | Circus Arena in Blackpool, England | ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | [65] |
Other events
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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8 May | 11 May | Vienna Open | 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club in Vienna, Austria | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | [66] |
4 Jun | 8 Jun | Pink Ribbon | The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | [67][68] |
12 Oct | 18 Oct | General Cup | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China | ![]() | 7–6 | ![]() | [69] |
Points distribution
2014/2015 points distribution for World Snooker Tour ranking and minor-ranking events:[70]
Tournament\Round→ | R144 | R128 | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | W |
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Asian Tour events | – | 0 | – | – | 200 | – | 600 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
Wuxi Classic | – | 0 | – | – | 3,000 | – | 6,500 | 8,000 | 12,500 | 21,000 | 35,000 | 85,000 |
Australian Goldfields Open | – | 0 | 83[n 14] | – | 417 | 889[n 14] | 5,000[n 14] | 6,667 | 9,444 | 11,111 | 17,778 | 41,677 |
European Tour events | – | 0 | – | – | 583 | – | 1,000 | 1,917 | 3,333 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,883 |
Shanghai Masters | – | 0 | 400[n 14] | – | 1,750 | 2,500[n 14] | 6,000[n 14] | 8,000 | 12,000 | 19,500 | 35,000 | 85,000 |
International Championship | – | 0 | – | – | 3,000 | – | 7,000 | 12,000 | 17,500 | 30,000 | 65,000 | 125,000 |
UK Championship | – | 0 | – | – | 3,000 | – | 9,000 | 12,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 |
German Masters | – | 0 | – | – | 1,250 | – | 2,500 | 4,167 | 8,333 | 16,667 | 29,167 | 66,667 |
Welsh Open | – | 0 | – | – | 1,500 | – | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 |
Indian Open | – | 0 | – | – | 2,000 | – | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 13,500 | 25,000 | 50,000 |
Players Championship Grand Finals | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,000 | 7,000 | 12,500 | 20,000 | 38,000 | 100,000 |
China Open | – | 0 | – | – | 3,000 | – | 6,500 | 8,000 | 12,500 | 21,000 | 35,000 | 85,000 |
World Championship | 0 | – | – | 6,000 | – | 9,000 | 12,000[n 14] | 20,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 125,000 | 300,000 |