2015 Australian Goldfields Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 June – 5 July 2015 |
| Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
| City | Bendigo |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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]
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–0 |  Ben Judge (AUS) |
| WC2 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3–5 | Adrian Ridley (AUS) |
Main draw
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 |
