The 2015 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 October and 1 November 2015 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 25 October – 1 November 2015 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £657,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  Zhao Xintong (CHN) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  David Gilbert (ENG) |
| Score | 10–5 |
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Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Tian Pengfei in the qualifying round.
John Higgins won his 28th ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–5 in the final.
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]
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Wildcard round
editThese matches were played on 25 October 2015.
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
6–5 | Lin Shuai (CHN)
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| WC2 |  Daniel Wells (WAL) |
6–2 | Fang Xiongman (CHN)
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| WC3 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
6–2 | Chen Zifan (CHN)
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| WC4 |  Aditya Mehta (IND) |
4–6 | Wang Yuchen (CHN)
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 1 November 2015. | ||
| David Gilbert England
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5–10 | John Higgins Scotland
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| Afternoon: 64–53, 33–71 (56), 100–0 (100), 2–82 (66), 9–93 (69), 43–66, 83–9 (77), 75–0 (59), 0–108 (108) Evening: 8–135 (129), 0–88 (88), 98–4 (51), 54–88 (54, 88), 18–72 (52), 22–93 (56) | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 129 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
Qualifying
editThese matches took place between 30 September and 3 October 2015 in Barnsley, England. Matches involved Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham, were played on 25 October 2015 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.
Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
edit- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "International Championship - Alle Infos zum Turnier" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.