2015 Welsh Open (snooker)


The 2015 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 16 to 22 February 2015. The tournament was staged in Cardiff for the first time since 2004, having moved from Newport.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Matthew Stevens in the last 32.
The best-performing Welsh player was Mark Williams, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in 12 years. He lost 5–6 to Ben Woollaston, who reached the first ranking final of his professional career.
John Higgins defeated Woollaston 9–3 in the final to win the Welsh Open for a record fourth time and claim his first ranking title in two and a half years.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  • Winner: £60,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-finals: £20,000
  • Quarter-finals: £10,000
  • Last 16: £5,000
  • Last 32: £2,500
  • Last 64: £1,500
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £300,000

Main draw

128 players started the tournament, with the first four rounds played over the best of 7 frames. The quarter finals were played over 9 frames with the semi-finals over the best of 11. The final was over 17 frames.

Century breaks