Players Tour Championship 2015/2016
The Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 is a series of snooker tournaments which starts on 29 July 2015 and ends on 26 March 2016, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events form the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. This season there are eight regular minor-ranking events down from nine the previous season concluding with the finals.
Schedule
Date[n 1] | Tournament Name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner–up | Score[1][2][3] | References | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07–29 | 08–02 | LAT | European Tour – Event 1[n 2] | Arena Riga | Riga | Barry Hawkins | Tom Ford | 4–1 | [4] |
08–26 | 08–30 | GER | European Tour – Event 2[n 3] | Stadthalle | Fürth | Ali Carter | Shaun Murphy | 4–3 | [5] |
10–07 | 10–11 | GER | European Tour – Event 3[n 4] | RWE-Sporthalle | Mülheim | Rory McLeod | Tian Pengfei | 4–2 | [6] |
10–19 | 10–23 | CHN | Asian Tour – Event 1[n 5] | Haining Sports Center | Haining | Ding Junhui | Ricky Walden | 4–3 | [7] |
11–04 | 11–08 | BUL | European Tour – Event 4[n 6] | Universiada Hall | Sofia | Mark Allen | Ryan Day | 4–0 | [8] |
12–09 | 12–13 | GIB | European Tour – Event 5[n 7] | Tercentenary Sports Hall | Gibraltar | Marco Fu | Michael White | 4–1 | [9] |
02–23 | 02–28 | POL | European Tour – Event 6[n 8] | Gdynia Sports Arena | Gdynia | Mark Selby | Martin Gould | 4–1 | [10] |
03–22 | 03–27 | ENG | Players Tour Championship – Finals | EventCity | Manchester | Mark Allen | Ricky Walden | 10–6 | [11] |
Order of Merit
The prize money collected at each PTC tournament is summed up to obtain the European and Asian Tour Order of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour Order of Merit, the top 2 from the Asian Tour Order of Merit plus six more from a combination of both lists will qualify for the PTC finals in Manchester.[12]
European Tour
After 6 out of 6 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Selby | 26,625 | 6 |
2 | Barry Hawkins | 25,275 | 4 |
3 | Marco Fu | 23,175 | 4 |
4 | Mark Allen | 22,200 | 4 |
5 | Rory McLeod | 22,200 | 6 |
6 | Ali Carter | 20,550 | 3 |
7 | Shaun Murphy | 15,975 | 6 |
8 | Ryan Day | 14,475 | 6 |
9 | Mark King | 13,200 | 6 |
10 | Michael White | 13,200 | 6 |
11 | Tom Ford | 13,050 | 6 |
12 | Mark Williams | 12,225 | 6 |
13 | Tian Pengfei | 11,700 | 5 |
14 | Martin Gould | 10,425 | 4 |
15 | Andrew Higginson | 10,275 | 6 |
16 | Mike Dunn | 9,975 | 6 |
17 | Kyren Wilson | 9,900 | 6 |
18 | Ben Woollaston | 9,750 | 6 |
19 | Michael Holt | 8,700 | 6 |
20 | Liang Wenbo | 8,550 | 6 |
21 | Judd Trump | 8,250 | 6 |
22 | Dominic Dale | 8,025 | 6 |
23 | Alan McManus | 7,950 | 6 |
24 | David Gilbert | 7,350 | 6 |
Asian Tour
After 1 out of 1 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ding Junhui | 13,500 | 1 |
2 | Ricky Walden | 6,500 | 1 |
Both
After 7 out of 7 events:
Rank | Player | Total Points | Events Played |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Robertson | 8,000 | 7 |
2 | Sam Baird | 7,275 | 6 |
3 | Luca Brecel | 6,675 | 6 |
4 | Graeme Dott | 6,450 | 5 |
5 | Robert Milkins | 6,200 | 7 |
6 | Mark Davis | 6,150 | 5 |
(Top 6 players of all 7 PTC events who haven't already qualified)
Notes
- ↑ Dates use the month day format
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Riga Open.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Bulgarian Open.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open.
- ↑ Event also known as the 2015 Gdynia Open.
References
- ↑ "2015/16 Calendar". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Calendar 2015/2016". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Finals 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event One". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event Two". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event Three". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Asian Tour". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event Four". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event Five". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event Six". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Players Championship Grand Final". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bingham Targets Gdynia Success". World Snooker. Retrieved 2016-02-27.