 Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2015/2016 season | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 May 2015 – 2 May 2016 |
| Tournaments | 28 (10 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Masters |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| World Championship | Mark Selby (ENG) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 7 May 2015 and 2 May 2016.
The World Grand Prix became a ranking event featuring the top 32 players on a one-year money list, having been a non-ranking event the previous season.[1]
New professional players
Countries:
The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2015 World Championship,[2] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season. 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 two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[3] and a further eight places were available through the 2015 Q School.[4] The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. Hossein Vafaei's two-year tour card will commence this season.[n 1] All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.
Calendar
The following tables outline the dates and results of all World Snooker Tour, World Ladies Billiards and Snooker, seniors, and other events.[18][19][20]
World Snooker Tour
| Ranking event |
| ‡ Minor-ranking event |
| † Non-ranking event |
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | 27 Sep | UK Ladies Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England |  Ng On-Yee (HKG)
|
5–1 | Reanne Evans (ENG)
|
[25] |
| 5 Dec | 6 Dec | Eden Ladies Masters | Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England | Reanne Evans (ENG)
|
5–0 |  Laura Evans (WAL)
|
[26] |
| 6 Feb | Connie Gough Trophy | Dunstable Snooker Club in Dunstable, England | Reanne Evans (ENG)
|
4–0 | Maria Catalano (ENG)
|
[27] | |
| 5 Mar | 6 Mar | Eden Classic | North East Derbyshire Snooker Club in Chesterfield, England | Reanne Evans (ENG)
|
5–1 | Ng On-Yee (HKG)
|
[28] |
| 2 Apr | 5 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | Reanne Evans (ENG)
|
6–4 | Ng On-Yee (HKG)
|
[29] |
Seniors events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | 31 Jan | World Seniors Championship | Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England | Mark Davis (ENG)
|
2–1 | Darren Morgan (WAL)
|
[30] |
Other events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | 10 May | Vienna Open | 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club in Vienna, Austria | Peter Ebdon (ENG)
|
5–3 | Mark King (ENG)
|
[31] |
| 15 Jul | 19 Jul | Pink Ribbon | The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
4–2 | Darryn Walker (ENG)
|
[32] |
| 11 Nov | 14 Nov | General Cup Qualifying Event | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China |  Zhang Anda (CHN)
|
5–4 | Cao Yupeng (CHN)
|
|
| 16 Nov | 21 Nov | General Cup | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China | Marco Fu (HKG)
|
7–3 | Mark Williams (WAL)
|
Points distribution
2015/2016 points distribution for World Snooker Tour ranking and minor-ranking events:[33]
| Tournament/Round→ | R144 | R128 | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Tour events | – | 0 | – | – | 400 | – | 800 | 1,300 | 1,750 | 3,500 | 6,500 | 13,500 |
| European Tour events | – | 0 | – | – | 525 | – | 900 | 1,725 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 9,000 | 18,750 |
| Players Championship Grand Finals | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,000 | 7,000 | 12,500 | 20,000 | 38,000 | 100,000 |
| Australian Goldfields Open | – | 0 | 250[n 10] | – | 500 | 1000[n 10] | 4,500[n 10] | 6,000 | 8,500 | 10,000 | 16,000 | 37,500 |
| Shanghai Masters | – | 0 | 500[n 10] | – | 2,000 | 3,000[n 10] | 6,000[n 10] | 8,000 | 12,000 | 19,500 | 35,000 | 85,000 |
| International Championship | – | 0 | – | – | 4,000 | – | 7,000 | 12,000 | 17,500 | 30,000 | 65,000 | 125,000 |
| UK Championship | – | 0 | – | – | 4,000 | – | 9,000 | 12,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 |
| German Masters | – | 0 | – | – | 1,500 | – | 3,000 | 3,750 | 7,500 | 15,000 | 26,250 | 60,000 |
| Welsh Open | – | 0 | – | – | 2,000 | – | 3,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| World Grand Prix | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 35,000 | 100,000 |
| China Open | – | 0 | – | – | 4,000 | – | 6,500 | 8,000 | 12,500 | 21,000 | 35,000 | 85,000 |
| World Championship | 0 | – | – | 6,600 | – | 9,900 | 13,250[n 10] | 22,000 | 33,000 | 66,000 | 137,500 | 330,000 |
Notes
- ^ Hossein Vafaei received special dispensation to play on the Main Tour last season, while awaiting a visa, which he received in February 2015.[5][6]
- ^ Tour card deferred by World Snooker to the start of the 2016/17 season.[8]
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Riga Open.
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic.
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open.
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Bulgarian Open.
- ^ Event also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open.
- ^ Event also known as the 2016 Gdynia Open.
- ^ a b c d e f g Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.
References
- ^ "Hearn announces new five-year plan". World Snooker. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Provisional End-of-Season Seedings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Amateur Order of Merit". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Entries Open For Q School 2015". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Tirapongpaiboon/Ayouri Tour Cards". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Iranian snooker player Vafaei gets visa". TeamIran.net. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Pathak, Vivek (29 November 2014). "Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Yan Bingtao Tour Card Deferred". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Tour Players 2015/2016" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Darryl Hill is Europe's man". ebsa.tv. European Billiards & Snooker Association. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan's Hamza lifts Asian Snooker Championship title". geo.tv. geo.tv. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ 泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主 (in Chinese). my147.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Acosta, Roberto (1 February 2015). "Brasil arrasó con los premios del Panamericano de Snooker" (in Spanish). Late!. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Oceania Men's Snooker Championship 2015". obsf.info. Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "European Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Calendar 2015" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Finals 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2015". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Rory Rules In Ruhr". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Robertson wins UK Championship final". BBC News. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Highlights: Selby wins second world title". BBC News. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "2015 Eden Ladies Masters - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "2016 Connie Gough Trophy - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "2016 Eden Classic - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "2016 Eden World Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Vienna Snooker Open 2015". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "O'SULLIVAN IN THE PINK". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2015/2016 season" (PDF). World Snooker. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
External links
- Snooker season 2015/2016 at Snooker.org
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