2015 Championship League

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Dates5 January – 12 February 2015 (2015-01-05 – 2015-02-12)
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
CityStock
CountryEngland
Championship League
Tournament information
Dates5 January – 12 February 2015 (2015-01-05 – 2015-02-12)
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£180,100[1]
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147)
 David Gilbert (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Davis (ENG)
Score3–2
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The 2015 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 5 January to 12 February 2015 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.[2]

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[3] but he was eliminated at the end of group three.

Barry Hawkins made the 111th official maximum break during his league stage match against Stephen Maguire in group one. This was Hawkins second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2014/2015 season. It was also the second maximum break in the history of the tournament.[4] David Gilbert made the 114th maximum break and ninth of the season during group 7.[5]

Stuart Bingham won in the final 3–2 against Mark Davis, and earned a place at the 2015 Champion of Champions.[6]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Group 1–7
    • Winner: £3,000
    • Runner-up: £2,000
    • Semi-final: £1,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £100
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
    • Highest break: £500
  • Winners' group
    • Winner: £10,000
    • Runner-up: £5,000
    • Semi-final: £3,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £200
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
    • Highest break: £1,000
  • Tournament total: £180,100[1]

Group one

Group two

Group three

Group four

Group four was played on 21 and 22 January 2015. Martin Gould was to play in this group, but he moved to group six and was replaced by David Gilbert.[15] Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.[16]

Matches

  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Stuart Bingham 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Michael White 0–3 Mark Davis
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 David Gilbert
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Michael White
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • David Gilbert 1–3 Michael White
  • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Michael White
  • Matthew Stevens 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Ryan Day 0–3 David Gilbert
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Michael White
  • Stuart Bingham 3–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Michael White
  • Mark Davis 1–3 David Gilbert
  • Stuart Bingham 3–1 David Gilbert
  • Ryan Day 3–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Peter Ebdon

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 4 2 15 7 +8 Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 4 2 14 12 +2
3  Michael White (WAL) 6 4 2 13 13 0
4  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 3 3 13 13 0
5  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 3 3 11 12 −1 Advances into Group 5
6  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 2 4 10 14 −4 Eliminated from the competition
7  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6 1 5 11 16 −5
Source: [17]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)3
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG)3
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG)3
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)0
 

Group five

Group five was played on 26 and 27 January 2015. This round of group play was won by Mark Davis.[18]

  • Michael White 2–3 David Gilbert
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Liang Wenbo
  • Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Peter Ebdon 0–3 Michael White
  • David Gilbert 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Michael White
  • Liang Wenbo 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
  • Michael White 0–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 David Gilbert
  • Liang Wenbo 0–3 David Gilbert
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Liang Wenbo
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Michael White 3–2 Liang Wenbo
  • David Gilbert 2–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Michael White 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Fergal O'Brien
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Davis 3-2 David Gilbert

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6 5 1 17 6 +11 Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 5 1 16 8 +8
3  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 3 3 13 13 0
4  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6 3 3 11 12 −1
5  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 2 4 11 15 −4 Advances into Group 6
6  Michael White (WAL) 6 2 4 9 14 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6 1 5 8 17 −9
Source: [19]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)3
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)3
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)1
 

Group six

Group six was played on 28 and 29 January 2015. Martin Gould was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Rod Lawler.[20] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Ben Woollaston, who went on to win the group.[21]

Matches

  • Ben Woollaston 0–3 David Gilbert
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Kurt Maflin 0–3 Ben Woollaston
  • Dominic Dale 3–0 Rod Lawler
  • David Gilbert 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 Dominic Dale
  • Ben Woollaston 0–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Rod Lawler 0–3 Kurt Maflin
  • David Gilbert 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Dominic Dale 3–1 Kurt Maflin
  • Rod Lawler 2–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Kurt Maflin
  • Ben Woollaston 3–0 Rod Lawler
  • David Gilbert 3–1 Dominic Dale
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Kurt Maflin
  • Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Rod Lawler
  • Ben Woollaston 2–3 Dominic Dale
  • Fergal O'Brien 0–3 Dominic Dale
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Kurt Maflin
  • David Gilbert 1–3 Rod Lawler
  • Ben Woollaston 3–0 Peter Ebdon

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 4 2 14 9 +5 Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2  Dominic Dale (WAL) 6 4 2 13 9 +4
3  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 4 2 13 10 +3
4  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6 3 3 11 9 +2
5  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6 3 3 11 10 +1 Advances into Group 7
6  Rod Lawler (ENG) 6 2 4 8 15 −7 Eliminated from the competition
7  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 6 1 5 7 15 −8
Source: [22]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)3
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)0
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)1
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)3
 

Group seven

Group seven was played on 9 and 10 February 2015. Xiao Guodong was the last player to qualify for the winners group.[5]

Matches

  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 David Gilbert
  • Dominic Dale 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Peter Ebdon
  • John Higgins 2–3 Xiao Guodong
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Dominic Dale
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–2 John Higgins
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Dominic Dale
  • Xiao Guodong 3–1 Mark Williams
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Fergal O'Brien
  • John Higgins 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Xiao Guodong 2–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Dominic Dale 0–3 Mark Williams
  • David Gilbert 3–0 John Higgins
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Xiao Guodong
  • Dominic Dale 0–3 Xiao Guodong
  • Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 John Higgins
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Dominic Dale 0–3 John Higgins
  • David Gilbert 2–3 Xiao Guodong
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Fergal O'Brien

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 5 1 17 10 +7 Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6 4 2 16 13 +3
3  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 4 2 15 11 +4
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 3 3 13 11 +2
5  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 3 3 12 11 +1 Eliminated from the competition
6  John Higgins (SCO) 6 2 4 10 13 −3
7  Dominic Dale (WAL) 6 0 6 4 18 −14
Source: [23]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL)1
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)3
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)0
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)3
 

Winners' group

The winners' group was played on 11 and 12 February 2015. Stuart Bingham won his first Championship League title.

Matches

  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Matthew Selt
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Stuart Bingham
  • Xiao Guodong 3–1 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ben Woollaston
  • Matthew Selt 3–2 Ali Carter
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Ben Woollaston 3–2 Xiao Guodong
  • Matthew Selt 1–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Xiao Guodong
  • Ben Woollaston 1–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Xiao Guodong
  • Barry Hawkins 3–2 Ben Woollaston
  • Matthew Selt 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Ben Woollaston
  • Stuart Bingham 0–3 Xiao Guodong
  • Matthew Selt 3–0 Xiao Guodong
  • Barry Hawkins 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Matthew Selt 3–2 Ben Woollaston
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Stuart Bingham

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 4 2 14 10 +4 Qualification to the Winners' group play-off
2  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 4 2 13 10 +3
3  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6 3 3 14 13 +1
4  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 3 3 11 11 0
5  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 3 3 10 11 −1 Eliminated from the competition
6  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 2 4 11 14 −3
7  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 2 4 9 13 −4
Source: [24]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG)3
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)2
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)3
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)2
 

Century breaks

Winnings

References

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