2015 Championship League
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]
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5 January–12 February 2015 |
| Venue | Crondon Park Golf Club |
| City | Stock |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £180,100[1] |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  Barry Hawkins (147) David Gilbert (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stuart Bingham |
| Runner-up | Mark Davis |
| Score | 3–2 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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- Tournament total: £180,100[1]
Group one
Group one was played on 5 and 6 January 2015. Shaun Murphy was to take part in this group, but he was replaced by Mark King due to a bacterial chest infection.[7] Barry Hawkins was the first player to qualify for the winners group.[4]
Matches
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Stuart Bingham (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
| 2 | Neil Robertson (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 3 | Barry Hawkins (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
| 4 | Judd Trump (Q) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | Marco Fu[lower-alpha 1] (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Advances into Group 2 |
| 6 | Mark King (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Stephen Maguire (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [8]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- Fu finishes ahead of King due to winning more frames
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Judd Trump | 2 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 1 | |||||
| Barry Hawkins | 3 | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson | 1 | |||||
| Barry Hawkins | 3 | |||||
Group two
Group two was played on 7 and 8 January 2015. The group was won by Matthew Selt, who was a late replacement for Neil Robertson.[9][10]
Matches
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Ali Carter (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
| 2 | Judd Trump (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | |
| 3 | Marco Fu (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
| 4 | Matthew Selt (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | |
| 5 | Stuart Bingham (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | Advances into Group 3 |
| 6 | Robert Milkins[lower-alpha 1] (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Michael Holt (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [11]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- Milkins finishes ahead of Holt due to defeating him 3–2
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Ali Carter | 2 | |||||
| Matthew Selt | 3 | |||||
| Matthew Selt | 3 | |||||
| Judd Trump | 2 | |||||
| Judd Trump | 3 | |||||
 Marco Fu | 0 | |||||
Group three
Group three was played on 19 and 20 January 2015. Ricky Walden was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Peter Ebdon, who scheduled to play in group six before.[12] Ali Carter won the group.[13]
Matches
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Ryan Day (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
| 2 | Stuart Bingham (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 3 | Ali Carter (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mark Davis[lower-alpha 1] (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
| 5 | Peter Ebdon (A) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | Advances into Group 4 |
| 6 | Judd Trump (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Marco Fu (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [14]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- Davis finishes ahead of Ebdon due to defeating him 3–1
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ryan Day | 1 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 3 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 1 | |||||
| Ali Carter | 3 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 0 | |||||
| Ali Carter | 3 | |||||
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
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Peter Ebdon (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
| 2 | Stuart Bingham (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 3 | Michael White (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mark Davis (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | David Gilbert (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Advances into Group 5 |
| 6 | Ryan Day (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Matthew Stevens (E) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [17]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Peter Ebdon | 1 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 3 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 1 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Michael White | 0 | |||||
Group five
Group five was played on 26 and 27 January 2015. This round of group play was won by Mark Davis.[18]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
| 2 | Mark Davis (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
| 3 | David Gilbert (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Fergal O'Brien (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
| 5 | Peter Ebdon (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Advances into Group 6 |
| 6 | Michael White (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Liang Wenbo (E) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [19]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||
 Fergal O'Brien | 2 | |||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 3 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 3 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 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
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | David Gilbert (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
| 2 | Dominic Dale (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 3 | Peter Ebdon (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| 4 | Ben Woollaston (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 5 | Fergal O'Brien (A) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | Advances into Group 7 |
| 6 | Rod Lawler (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Kurt Maflin (E) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [22]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| David Gilbert | 1 | |||||
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | |||||
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | |||||
| Peter Ebdon | 0 | |||||
| Dominic Dale | 1 | |||||
| Peter Ebdon | 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
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | David Gilbert (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
| 2 | Xiao Guodong (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
| 3 | Fergal O'Brien (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 4 | Mark Williams (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
| 5 | Peter Ebdon (E) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 6 | John Higgins (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 7 | Dominic Dale (E) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [23]
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 0 | |||||
 Xiao Guodong | 3 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 0 | |||||
| Xiao Guodong | 3 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||
| Mark Williams | 1 | |||||
Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 11 and 12 February 2015. Stuart Bingham won his first Championship League title.
Matches
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Matthew Selt (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to the Winners' group play-off |
| 2 | Mark Davis (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| 3 | Ben Woollaston (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 4 | Stuart Bingham (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 5 | Barry Hawkins (E) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 6 | Ali Carter (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | |
| 7 | Xiao Guodong (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Matthew Selt | 1 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 2 | |||||
| Mark Davis | 3 | |||||
| Ben Woollaston | 2 | |||||
Century breaks
Total: 79
- 147 (1), 118, 110, 109, 105 Barry Hawkins
- 147 (7), 113, 107, 103, 100, 100 David Gilbert
- 139 (W), 124, 116, 108, 105 Matthew Selt
- 139 (5), 101 Michael White
- 138 (2), 129, 110, 103, 102 Ali Carter
- 137 (3), 136, 125, 105, 104, 103, 100, 100 Judd Trump
- 137 (3), 127, 123, 120, 108, 105, 103, 101 Peter Ebdon
- 136, 121
John Higgins - 134, 134, 130, 108, 101 Marco Fu
- 134, 134, 126, 120, 118, 115, 110, 108, 103, 101 Stuart Bingham
- 132 (6), 125, 103 Dominic Dale
- 131 (4), 128, 118, 117, 103 Mark Davis
- 131 (4), 105 Matthew Stevens
- 128, 126, 101, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 127, 123, 111, 105 Fergal O'Brien
- 123, 100 Neil Robertson
- 112 Liang Wenbo
- 101 Ben Woollaston
- 100 Ryan Day
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Winnings
| No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Bingham |
4700 | 1200 | 2400 | 6200 | 14000 | 28500 | |||
| 2 | Mark Davis |
4400 | 4750 | 6400 | 9100 | 24650 | ||||
| 3 | Matthew Selt |
6200 | 7200 | 13400 | ||||||
| 4 | Ben Woollaston |
5900 | 6400 | 12300 | ||||||
| 5 | Ali Carter |
3700 | 6100 | 2200 | 12000 | |||||
| 6 | David Gilbert |
1100 | 2600 | 2700 | 5100 | 11500 | ||||
| 7 | Peter Ebdon |
1450 | 2800 | 1100 | 4200 | 1200 | 10750 | |||
| 8 | Judd Trump |
2900 | 5000 | 1550 | 9450 | |||||
| 9 | Barry Hawkins |
6800 | 2000 | 8800 | ||||||
| 10 | Xiao Guodong |
6400 | 1800 | 8200 | ||||||
| 11 | Fergal O'Brien |
2700 | 1100 | 2500 | 6300 | |||||
| 12 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
5200 | 5200 | |||||||
| 13 | Marco Fu |
1100 | 2400 | 900 | 4400 | |||||
| 14 | Ryan Day |
2800 | 1000 | 3800 | ||||||
| 15 | Michael White |
2300 | 1400 | 3700 | ||||||
| 16 | Dominic Dale |
3100 | 400 | 3500 | ||||||
| 17 | Neil Robertson |
2800 | 2800 | |||||||
| 18 | Mark Williams |
2600 | 2600 | |||||||
| 19 | Matthew Stevens |
1350 | 1350 | |||||||
| 20 | Mark King |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| = | Robert Milkins |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| = | John Higgins |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| 23 | Michael Holt |
900 | 900 | |||||||
| 24 | Stephen Maguire |
800 | 800 | |||||||
| = | Liang Wenbo |
800 | 800 | |||||||
| = | Rod Lawler |
800 | 800 | |||||||
| 27 |  Kurt Maflin |
700 | 700 |
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
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