European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 2

European Tour 2015/2016
Event 2
Tournament information
Dates	26–30 August 2015
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Dechawat Poomjaeng (142)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	4–3
← ET Event 1 ← 2014 PHC ET Event 3→ 2016 PHC →

The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 2 (also known as the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26–30 August 2015 in Fürth, Germany.^[1]

Mark Allen was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 3–4 to Sanderson Lam in the round of 128.

Ali Carter won his seventh professional title, beating Shaun Murphy 4–3 in the final.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:^[4]

	Prize fund
Winner	€25,000
Runner-up	€12,000
Semi-finalist	€6,000
Quarter-finalist	€4,000
Last 16	€2,300
Last 32	€1,200
Last 64	€700
Total	€125,000

Main draw

^[5]^[6]^[7]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames


Michael Collumb	4–0	Rolf Mahr
Ben Jones	4–0	Benjamin Buser
Freddie Blunden	0–4	Adam Longley
Stefan Gerst	w/d–w/o	Adam King
Luca Kaufmann	4–0	Daniel O'Regan
Robert Drahn	0–4	Brian Cini
Jeff Jacobs	4–0	Gery De Mol
Sam Thistlewhite	4–0	Richard Wienold
Paul Liebstreich	2–4	Scott Lyons
Manon Melief	0–4	Daniel Schneider
Mark Vincent	w/d–w/o	Ryan Causton
Christopher Keogan	4–2	Manuel Pomwenger
Charlie Sweeney	4–2	Kilian Baur-Pantoulier
Alexander Ursenbacher	4–0	Stefan Caspers
Dana Amir	0–4	Gerry Egger
Robin Otto	3–4	Joshua Cooper
Sascha Breuer	1–4	Saqib Nasir
Aaron Cook	0–4	Alex Borg
Kacper Filipiak	4–1	Loris Lehmann
Patrick Einsle	4–0	Rick Kraaijeveld
Thomas Blang	0–4	Tony Corrigan
Chris Norbury	4–1	Tomasz Skalski
Jack Bradford	w/d–w/o	Nick Jennings
Jürgen Kesseler	2–4	Charlie Walters
Jamie Rhys Clarke	4–1	Andreas Ploner
Kevin Chan	4–0	Imran Nisar
Adam Edge	4–0	Felix Frede
Ralph Müller	0–4	Sam Craigie


Ashley Carty	4–0	Stefan Schneider
Joe O'Connor	4–0	Shachar Ruberg
Thomas Barton	4–2	Matthais Porn
Dennis Furrer	4–2	Chris Lloyd
Luke Garland	4–0	Corina Maracine
Oliver Brown	2–4	Marc J Davis
Simon Lichtenberg	4–0	Miro Popovic
Josh Boileau	4–0	Michael Schnabel
Markus Fisher	0–4	Andrew Doherty
Thomas Hein	4–1	Matthew Hudson
Adam Duffy	4–1	Hans Blanckaert
Phil O'Kane	4–0	Tanja Ender
Steve Lambrechts	0–4	Julian Mills
Ronny Pawlitza	0–4	Mateusz Baranowski
Stephane Ochoiski	4–1	Sascha Lippe
Carl Rosenberger	1–4	Conor McCormack
Stefan Dohr	0–4	Brandon Sargeant
Wan Chooi Tan	4–1	Thomas Kiesewetter
Laurin Winters	1–4	Marvin Losi
Thomas Frank	w/o–w/d	Ejler Hame
Markus Hertle	1–4	Paul Schopf
Jurian Heusdens	2–4	Thomas Rees
Michael Heeger	4–1	Pedro Chacon
Ralf Günzel	w/o–w/d	Norbert Hofheinz
Oktay Yildiz	1–4	Ashley Hugill
Robbie Purdham	0–4	Lukas Kleckers
Matthew Glasby	0–4	Michael Williams

Round 2

Best of 7 frames


Stefan Schenk	0–4	Michael Collumb
Ben Mertens	0–4	Ben Jones
Adam Longley	4–3	Adamn King
Luca Kaufmann	0–4	Brian Cini
Kishan Hirani	4–0	Jeff Jacobs
Zack Richardson	3–4	Sam Thistlewhite
Scott Lyons	2–4	Daniel Schneider
Callum Lloyd	0–4	Ryan Causton
Christopher Keogan	4–0	Charlie Sweeney
Soner Sari	2–4	Alexander Ursenbacher
Joe Steele	4–1	Gerry Egger
Sebastian Stein	0–4	Joshua Cooper
Saqib Nasir	0–4	Alex Borg
Phuntsok Jaegers	0–4	Kacper Filipiak
Diana Schuler	0–4	Patrick Einsle
Tony Corrigan	1–4	Chris Norbury
Alex Taubman	4–0	Nick Jennings
Damian Wilks	3–4	Charlie Walters
Jamie Rhys Clarke	4–0	Kevin Chan
Adam Edge	1–4	Sam Craigie


Ashley Carty	4–1	Joe O'Connor
Tom Zimmermann	0–4	Thomas Barton
Peter Brehm	1–4	Dennis Furrer
Nico Elton	4–3	Luke Garland
Marc J Davis	4–0	Simon Lichtenberg
Josh Boileau	4–1	Andrew Doherty
Richard Beckham	4–0	Thomas Hein
Jamie Bodle	2–4	Adam Duffy
Heiko Mutz	0–4	Phil O'Kane
Julian Mills	1–4	Mateusz Baranowski
Ron Florax	0–4	Stephane Ochoiski
Vamsikrishna Yanamandra	0–4	Conor McCormack
Elliot Slessor	4–0	Brandon Sargeant
Wan Chooi Tan	4–2	Marvin Losi
Andreas Hartung	4–1	Thomas Frank
Paul Schopf	3–4	Thomas Rees
Anton Woywod	0–4	Michael Heeger
Jake Nicholson	4–0	Ralf Günzel
Ashley Hugill	4–3	Lukas Kleckers
Michael Williams	4–0	Dessie Sheehan

Round 3

Best of 7 frames


Michael Collumb	3–4	Ben Jones
Adam Longley	1–4	Brian Cini
Kishan Hirani	2–4	Sam Thistlewhite
Daniel Schneider	1–4	Ryan Causton
Christopher Keogan	4–2	Alexander Ursenbacher
Joe Steele	3–4	Joshua Cooper
Alex Borg	3–4	Kacper Filipiak
Patrick Einsle	4–1	Chris Norbury
Alex Taubman	4–3	Charlie Walters
Jamie Rhys Clarke	1–4	Sam Craigie


Ashley Carty	4–2	Thomas Barton
Dennis Furrer	0–4	Nico Elton
Marc J Davis	4–3	Josh Boileau
Richard Beckham	4–1	Adam Duffy
Phil O'Kane	2–4	Mateusz Baranowski
Stephane Ochoiski	4–3	Conor McCormack
Elliot Slessor	4–1	Wan Chooi Tan
Andreas Hartung	0–4	Thomas Rees
Michael Heeger	0–4	Jake Nicholson
Ashley Hugill	4–1	Michael Williams

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Barry Hawkins	4
Zhang Yong	2	Barry Hawkins	3
Kyren Wilson	4	Kyren Wilson	4
Ben Jones	0			Kyren Wilson	4
Gary Wilson	3			John Higgins	1
Anthony Hamilton	4	Anthony Hamilton	0
Stuart Bingham	3	John Higgins	4
John Higgins	4					Kyren Wilson	1
Mark King	4					Mark King	4
Brian Cini	0	Mark King	4
Jamie Jones	4	Jamie Jones	0
Sam Thistlewhite	1			Mark King	4
Lee Walker	4			Lee Walker	0
Sydney Wilson	3	Lee Walker	4
Rory McLeod	3	Kurt Maflin	3
Kurt Maflin	4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Allen	3
Sanderson Lam	4	Sanderson Lam	0
Ian Burns	4	Ian Burns	4
Ryan Causton	3			Ian Burns	4
Duane Jones	4			Martin O'Donnell	2
Steven Hallworth	3	Duane Jones	3
Martin O'Donnell	4	Martin O'Donnell	4
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon	2					Ian Burns	4
Peter Lines	1					Thor Chuan Leong	3
Rod Lawler	4	Rod Lawler	4
Jack Lisowski	4	Jack Lisowski	3
Lyu Chenwei	1			Rod Lawler	1
Thor Chuan Leong	4			Thor Chuan Leong	4
Christopher Keogan	1	Thor Chuan Leong	4
Liang Wenbo	4	Liang Wenbo	0
Noppon Saengkham	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Alan McManus	4
Joshua Cooper	0	Alan McManus	2
Mark Davis	4	Mark Davis	4
Paul Davison	3			Mark Davis	4
Eden Sharav	2			David Gilbert	2
Mitchell Mann	4	Mitchell Mann	1
David Gilbert	4	David Gilbert	4
Kacper Filipiak	0					Mark Davis	3
Mike Dunn	4					Stuart Carrington	4
Ross Muir	1	Mike Dunn	2
Tony Drago	2	Stuart Carrington	4
Stuart Carrington	4			Stuart Carrington	4
Matthew Stevens	4			Matthew Stevens	1
Patrick Einsle	1	Matthew Stevens	4
Michael White	w/o	Michael White	1
Chris Melling	w/d

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Shaun Murphy	4
Barry Pinches	0	Shaun Murphy	4
Zak Surety	4	Zak Surety	0
Zhang Anda	0			Shaun Murphy	4
Craig Steadman	2			Luca Brecel	2
Fraser Patrick	4	Fraser Patrick	1
Luca Brecel	4	Luca Brecel	4
Gareth Allen	3					Shaun Murphy	4
Peter Ebdon	4					Robbie Williams	1
Rhys Clark	0	Peter Ebdon	2
Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	4
Alex Taubman	0			Alfie Burden	2
Robbie Williams	4			Robbie Williams	4
Sam Craigie	0	Robbie Williams	4
Ben Woollaston	3	Jamie Burnett	3
Jamie Burnett	4

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Graeme Dott	w/o
Vinnie Calabrese	w/d	Graeme Dott	4
Dominic Dale	4	Dominic Dale	0
Yu Delu	1			Graeme Dott	3
Jamie Cope	4			Jamie Cope	4
Ashley Carty	3	Jamie Cope	4
Robert Milkins	2	Nico Elton	2
Nico Elton	4					Jamie Cope	3
Anthony McGill	0					Judd Trump	4
Daniel Wells	4	Daniel Wells	4
Fergal O'Brien	0	Xiao Guodong	0
Xiao Guodong	4			Daniel Wells	1
Joe Perry	4			Judd Trump	4
Michael Wasley	0	Joe Perry	2
Judd Trump	4	Judd Trump	4
Marc J Davis	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ken Doherty	3
Tian Pengfei	4	Tian Pengfei	4
Michael Georgiou	2	Zhou Yuelong	3
Zhou Yuelong	4			Tian Pengfei	2
Michael Leslie	1			Sean O'Sullivan	4
Joe Swail	4	Joe Swail	0
Sean O'Sullivan	4	Sean O'Sullivan	4
Allan Taylor	0					Sean O'Sullivan	0
Michael Holt	4					Michael Holt	4
Richard Beckham	0	Michael Holt	4
Robin Hull	w/d	Mateusz Baranowski	1
Mateusz Baranowski	w/o			Michael Holt	4
Andrew Higginson	4			Andrew Higginson	2
Sam Baird	2	Andrew Higginson	4
Matthew Selt	4	Matthew Selt	1
Lu Ning	3

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ryan Day	4
Liam Highfield	2	Ryan Day	2
David Morris	1	Marco Fu	4
Marco Fu	4			Marco Fu	2
Gerard Greene	0			Jimmy Robertson	4
Jimmy Robertson	4	Jimmy Robertson	4
Stephen Maguire	4	Stephen Maguire	3
Stephane Ochoiski	1					Jimmy Robertson	2
Ali Carter	4					Ali Carter	4
Elliot Slessor	0	Ali Carter	4
Aditya Mehta	4	Aditya Mehta	1
Ian Glover	2			Ali Carter	4
Jason Weston	w/d			Li Hang	0
Cao Yupeng	w/o	Cao Yupeng	0
Oliver Lines	1	Li Hang	4
Li Hang	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Williams	4
Thomas Rees	0	Mark Williams	4
Chris Wakelin	4	Chris Wakelin	2
David Grace	1			Mark Williams	4
Joel Walker	w/o			Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	w/d	Joel Walker	1
Ricky Walden	3	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4					Mark Williams	4
Mark Selby	4					Scott Donaldson	1
Jake Nicholson	1	Mark Selby	2
Scott Donaldson	4	Scott Donaldson	4
Ashley Hugill	1			Scott Donaldson	4
Darryl Hill	0			Martin Gould	2
Martin Gould	4	Martin Gould	4
Tom Ford	2	James Cahill	1
James Cahill	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Mark King	4
Ian Burns	0	Mark King	3
Stuart Carrington	2	Shaun Murphy	4
Shaun Murphy	4			Shaun Murphy	3
Judd Trump	1			Ali Carter	4
Michael Holt	4	Michael Holt	2
Ali Carter	4	Ali Carter	4
Mark Williams	2

Century breaks

^[8]

142 Dechawat Poomjaeng
140 Liang Wenbo
136 Michael Williams
131 Kurt Maflin
130, 106, 102 Judd Trump
130 Stuart Carrington
129, 111 Ashley Carty
128 Peter Ebdon
126 Josh Boileau
125, 110 John Higgins
125 Ashley Hugill
124 Brian Cini
123, 123 Mark King
123 Shaun Murphy

References

↑ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "Allen beats Trump to win Paul Hunter Classic". Eurosport UK. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "Carter wins Paul Hunter Classic". World Snooker. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "European Tour 2014/2015 Entry Pack for Paul Hunter Classic 2015 – Furth, Germany (ET2)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "Paul Hunter Classic 2015 (ET2) Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "ET2 – The Paul Hunter Classic 2015 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ "European Tour Event Two (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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