2015 in sports

2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.

Calendar by month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Air sports

• February 13 – October 13: 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship February 13 & 14: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Open Master Class winner: United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme Open Challenger Class winner: Chile Cristian Bolton May 16 & 17: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba in Japan Chiba Open Master Class winner: United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme Open Challenger Class winner: Czech Republic Petr Kopfstein May 30 & 31: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj in Croatia Rovinj Open Master Class winner: Austria Hannes Arch Open Challenger Class winner: Sweden Daniel Ryfa July 4 & 5: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Budapest in Hungary Budapest Open Master Class winner: Austria Hannes Arch Open Challenger Class winner: Sweden Daniel Ryfa August 15 & 16: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot in United Kingdom Ascot Open Master Class winner: United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme Open Challenger Class winner: Czech Republic Petr Kopfstein September 5 & 6: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Spielberg in Austria Spielberg Open Master Class winner: Australia Matt Hall Open Challenger Class winner: France Mikaël Brageot September 26 & 27: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Fort Worth in United States Fort Worth Open Master Class winner: United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme Open Challenger Class winner: France Mikaël Brageot October 17 & 18: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas in United States Las Vegas Open Master Class winner: Australia Matt Hall Open Challenger Class winner: France Mikaël Brageot

World Championships

• January 13–24: AirSports FAI Paragliding World Championships 2015 in Colombia Roldanillo Open Individual Cross Country winner: France Honorin Hamard Women's Individual Cross-Country winner: France Seiko Fukuoka Naville Open Team Cross Country winners: Germany (Torsten Siegel, Marc Wensauer, Ulrich Prinz, Andreas "Pepe" Malecki, Yvonne Dathe)
• February 28 – March 13: AirSports FAI Hang Gliding Class 1 World Championships 2015 in Mexico Valle de Bravo Open Individual Hang Gliding winner: Italy Christian Ciech Open Team Hang Gliding winners: Italy (Christian Ciech, Filippo Oppici, Davide Guiducci, Suan Selenati, Tullio Gervasoni, Valentino Baù)
• June 27 – July 2: Air Sports FAI Paramotor Slalom World Championships 2015 in Poland Legnica Open Paraglider Control Foot Launched Flown Solo winner: France Jérémy Penone Open Team winners: Thailand Open Paraglider Control Landplane Flown Solo winner: Poland Wojtek Bógdał Mixed Paraglider Control Landplane Flown winners: Russia
• July 20–24: Air Sports FAI Precision Flying World Championships 2015 in Denmark Skive Open Individual winner: France Damien Vadon Open Individual Landing Trophy winner: Finland Mauri Hälinen Open Individual Navigation Trophy winner: Poland Marcin Skalik Open Team Trophy winners: Poland (Marcin Skalik, Bolesław Radomski, Michał Wieczorek) Open Team Landing Trophy winners: Czech Republic (Tomáš Rajdl, David Černý, Jiří Jakeš)
• August 2–13: Women's Air Sports FAI Gliding World Championships 2015 in Denmark Arnborg Women's 15 meters Class winner: France Anne Ducarouge Women's Club Class winner: Germany Sabrina Vogt Women's Standard Class winner: France Aude Grangeray
• August 2–15: Air Sports FAI 13.5m Class Gliding World Championships 2015 in Lithuania Pociūnai Airport Open 13.5m Class winner: Italy Stefano Ghiorzo
• August 5–15: Air Sports FAI Glider Aerobatic World Championships 2015 in Czech Republic Zbraslavice Airport Open Unlimited winner: Hungary Ferenc Tóth Open Team Unlimited winners: Czech Republic (Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Lucie Pešková) Open Advanced winner: Czech Republic Miroslav Černý Open Team Advanced winners: Poland (Sławomir Talowski, Katarzyna Żmudziński, Michał Andrzejewski)
• August 9–16: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in Switzerland Dübendorf Open F3A winner: France Christophe Paysant-Leroux Open Junior F3A winner: United States Joseph Szczur Open Team F3A winners: United States
• August 9–17: Air Sports FAI Paragliding Accuracy World Championships 2015 in Indonesia Puncak Men's Individual winner: Indonesia Dede Supratman
• August 13–16: Air Sports FAI Helicopter World Championships 2015 in Poland Przylep Open Helicopter winners: Russia (Maxim Sotnikov, Oleg Puajukas) Women's Helicopter winners: Russia (Liudmila Kosenkova, Elena Prokofyeva) Open Team winners: Russia
• August 20–29: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic World Championships 201 in France Châteauroux Men's Unlimited winner: France Alexandre Orlowski Women's Unlimited winner: France Aude Lemordant
• August 26–28: Air Sports FAI F1E For Free Flight Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in Serbia Zlatibor Open Junior Individual F1E winner: Slovakia Viktoria Drmlova Open Junior Team F1E winners: Italy Open Individual F1E winner Czech Republic Jaromir Orel Open Team F1E winners: Italy
• September 5–12: Air Sports FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Championships 2015 in Italy Varese Open Individual winner: France Maximilian Seis
• October 21–24: Air Sports FAI Indoor Skydiving World Championships 2015 in Czech Republic Prague Open Freestyle winners: Finland Open Junior Freestyle winners: Poland Open Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners: Belgium Women's Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners: United States Open Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: France
• December 1–12: Air Sports FAI Junior Gliding World Championships 2015 in Australia Narromine Open Club Class winner: United Kingdom Tom Arscott Open Standard Class winner: Australia Matthew Scutter
• December 1–12: FIA World Air Games 2015 in United Arab Emirates Dubai Gold and total medal winner: United States

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

• Super Bowl XLIX – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 28–24 over the Seattle Seahawks (NFC) Location: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 70,288 MVP: Tom Brady, QB (New England)

Aquatics

Archery

Indoor

• November 8, 2014 – February 8, 2015: 2014–15 WA Indoor Archery Calendar November 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #1 in Morocco Marrakesh France and Italy won 2 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally. December 6 & 7, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #2 in Thailand Bangkok South Korea and the United States won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally. January 23–25, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #3 in France Nîmes Hungary and South Korea won 2 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally. February 6 – 8, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #4 (final) in United States Las Vegas South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Other indoor archery championships

• December 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Para Archery World Cup in Thailand Bangkok Thailand and the United States won 1 gold medal each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
• February 24 – 28: European Indoor Archery Championships in Slovenia Koper Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, and Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Outdoor

• May 5 – October 25: 2015 WA Outdoor Archery Calendar May 5 – 10: Outdoor Archery World Cup #1 in China Shanghai South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies. May 26 – 31: Outdoor Archery World Cup #2 in Turkey Antalya South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies. August 11–16: Outdoor Archery World Cup #3 in Poland Wrocław The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies. September 8–13: Outdoor Archery World Cup #4 in Colombia Medellín South Korea won the gold medal tally. The United States won the overall medal tally. October 24 & 25: Outdoor Archery World Cup Final in Mexico Mexico City South Korea won the gold medal tally. South Korea and Mexico won 3 overall medals each.

Other outdoor archery championships

• June 8–14: 2015 World Archery Youth Championships in United States Yankton, South Dakota South Korea won the gold medal tally. The United States won the overall medal tally.
• July 26 – August 2: 2015 World Archery Championships in Denmark Copenhagen South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 23–30: 2015 World Archery Para Championships in Germany Donaueschingen China won the gold medal tally. China and Great Britain won 10 overall medals each.
• September 1–5: 2015 World Archery 3D Championships in Italy Terni Italy and Spain won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
• September 15–22: Aquece Rio International Archery Challenge 2015 in Brazil (Olympic and Paralympic Test Event) South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 3 & 4: European Club Team Cup in France Riom Men's Team winners: France Archers Riomois (Paul Bonneau, Thomas Antoine, Lucas Daniel) Women's Team winners: France La Sentinelle Brienon (Josée Auboeuf, Bérengère Schuh, Laura Ruggieri)
• October 6–10: 2015 European Field Archery Championships in Poland Rzeszów Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 1–8: 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Thailand Bangkok South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 10–19: 2015 Asian Para Archery Championships in Thailand Bangkok China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Basketball

Beach soccer

• January 23 – December 20: 2015 Beach Soccer Worldwide Calendar of Events January 23–25: Copa Beach Soccer Viña del Mar 2015 in Chile Winner: Mexico February 1 – 8: 2015 Copa Sudamericana de Beach Soccer in Brazil Recife Brazil defeated Paraguay 12–2. Argentina took third place. March 6–8: 2015 Power Horse Beach Soccer African Trophy in South Africa Durban Senegal defeated Ivory Coast 5–4. Nigeria took third place. March 23–28: 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Qatar Doha Oman defeated Japan, 3–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first AFC Beach Soccer Championship title. Iran took third place. March 28 – April 4: 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in El Salvador San Salvador Mexico defeated Costa Rica, 4–0, to win their third CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship title. Host nation, El Salvador, took third place. April 14 – 19: 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship in Seychelles Roche Caiman Madagascar defeated Senegal, 2–1 in penalty shots and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Beach Soccer Championships title. Nigeria took third place. April 19 – 26: 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship in Ecuador Manta, Ecuador Brazil defeated Paraguay, 8–3, to win their fifth CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship title. Argentina took third place. May 1 – 3: Barcelona Beach Soccer Cup 2015 in Spain (debut event) Russia FC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Brazil CR Flamengo, 6–4, to win the inaugural Barcelona Beach Soccer Cup title. Spain FC Barcelona took third place. June 2–7: Euro Winners Cup 2015 in Italy Catania Russia BSC Kristall (KRS) defeated Italy DomusBet BS Catania (CTN), 6–2, to win their second consecutive Euro Winners Cup title. Ukraine FC Vybor (FCV) took third place. July 18 & 19: Euro Nationscup Linz 2015 in Austria The Czech Republic defeated Austria, 3–2 in penalty shots and after a 3–3 score in regular play, in the final. Slovakia took third place. July 24–26: Friendship Cup 2015 in Belarus Iran defeated Belarus, 3–2, in the final. Estonia took third place. August 14–16: BSWW Tour El Jadida 2015 in Morocco Winner: Morocco September 2–6: Mediterranean Beach Games Pescara 2015 in Italy Italy defeated Egypt, 5–1, in the final. Libya took third place. September 18–20: Istanbul Beach Soccer Cup 2015 in Turkey Winner: United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Club November 3–7: Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2015 in the United Arab Emirates Russia defeated Tahiti, 5–2, in the final. Iran took third place. December 9–13: IV Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer in Brazil Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro Spain FC Barcelona defeated Brazil CR Vasco da Gama, 3–2 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, in the final. United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli took third place. December 18–20: BSWW Tour Copa Lagos 2015 in Nigeria Winner: Ivory Coast

Euro Beach Soccer League

• June 12 – August 23: 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League June 12–14: #1 in Russia Moscow Group 1 winners: Russia Group 2 winners: Italy Note: With the group winners, France, Belarus, and Portugal all qualified to compete in the Super Final. August 7–9: #2 in Hungary Siófok Division A winners: Switzerland Division B Group 1 winners: Azerbaijan Division B Group 2 winners: Turkey Note 1: With the division winners, Spain and Ukraine qualify for the Super Final. Note 2: Hungary, England, Czech Republic, Romania, and Norway all qualified for the Promotional Final. August 20–23: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final Pärnu 2015 in Estonia Superfinal: Portugal defeated Ukraine, 5–4, in the final match. Russia took third place. Promotional Final: Romania defeated Estonia, 3–2 in penalties and after a 6–6 tie in regular play, in the final match. The Czech Republic took third place.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

• July 9–19: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal Espinho at the Praia da Baía Portugal defeated Tahiti, 5–3, to win their second FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title. Russia took third place.

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Boccia

• March 30 – April 5: 2015 Boccia European Continental Cup in Spain Sant Cugat del Vallès (debut event) Individual BC1 winner: Greece Panagiotis Soulanis Individual BC2 winner: United Kingdom Nigel Murray Individual BC3 winner: United Kingdom Jacob Thomas Individual BC4 winner: United Kingdom Keiran Steer Pairs BC3 winners: Greece Pairs BC4 winners: Slovakia BC1/BC2 Team winners: Great Britain
• April 29 – May 4: 2015 Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships in Canada Montreal Pairs BC3 winners: Brazil Pairs BC4 winners: Canada BC1/BC2 Team winners: Argentina
• June 10–14: 2015 Boccia Asia/Oceania Team & Pairs Championships in Hong Kong Pairs BC3 winners: South Korea Pairs BC4 winners: China BC1/BC2 Team winners: Thailand
• June 17–22: 2015 Boccia World Open #1 in Poland Poznań Individual BC1 winner: Netherlands Daniel Pérez Individual BC2 winner: Brazil Maciel Santos Individual BC3 winner: Greece Grigorios Polychronidis Individual BC4 winner: Portugal Domingos Vieira Pairs BC3 winners: Portugal Pairs BC4 winners: Portugal BC1/BC2 Team winners: Japan
• July 17–23: 2015 Boccia World Open #2 in South Korea Seoul Individual BC1 winner: Thailand Pattaya Tadtong Individual BC2 winner: Thailand Worawut Saengampa Individual BC3 winner: South Korea Jeong Ho-won Individual BC4 winner: Hong Kong Leung Yuk-wing Pairs BC3 winners: South Korea Pairs BC4 winners: China BC1/BC2 Team winners: Thailand
• July 25 & 26: 2015 Boccia European Team and Pairs Championships in United Kingdom Guildford Pairs BC3 winners: Belgium Pairs BC4 winners: Slovakia BC1/BC2 Team winners: Great Britain
• August 7–15: 2015 Boccia Americas Continental Cup in Canada Toronto (with the 2015 Parapan American Games) Individual BC1 winner: Brazil Jose Carlos Chagas Individual BC2 winner: Brazil Maciel de Souza Santos Individual BC3 winner: Brazil Richardson Santos Individual BC4 winner: Brazil Eliseu dos Santos Pairs BC3 winners: Canada Pairs BC4 winners: Brazil BC1/BC2 Team winners: Brazil
• October 28 – November 3: 2015 Boccia World Open #3 in Colombia Cali Individual BC1 winner: Netherlands Daniel Pérez Individual BC2 winner: China Yan Zhiqiang Individual BC3 winner: Portugal José Macedo Individual BC4 winner: Thailand Pornchok Larpyen Pairs BC3 winners: France Pairs BC4 winners: Hong Kong BC1/BC2 Team winners: Slovakia
• November 12–14: Aquece Rio International Boccia Tournament 2015 in Brazil (Paralympic Test Event) Individual BC1 winner: United Kingdom David Smith Individual BC2 winner: Brazil Maciel dos Santos Individual BC3 winner: Brazil Hygor Santos Pairs BC3 winners: Brazil BC1/BC2 Team winners: Brazil

Canadian football

• November 28 – 51st Vanier Cup in Quebec Quebec City The British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds defeated the Quebec Montreal Carabins, 26–23, to win their fourth Vanier Cup title.
• November 29 – 103rd Grey Cup in Manitoba Winnipeg The Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Ottawa Redblacks, 26–20, to win their 14th Grey Cup title.

Canoeing

Chess

• February 14 – December 20: 2015 FIDE (World Chess Federation) Calendar

Majors

• October 1, 2014 – May 27, 2015: FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 October 1–15, 2014: #1 FIDE Grand Prix in Azerbaijan Baku Winners: Italy Fabiano Caruana 6.5/11 (+4=5–2) and Israel Boris Gelfand 6.5/11 (+3=7–1). October 20 – November 3, 2014: #2 FIDE Grand Prix in Uzbekistan Tashkent Winner: Russia Dmitry Andreikin 7/11 (+3=8–0) February 14–28, 2015: #3 FIDE Grand Prix in Georgia (country) Tbilisi Winner: Russia Evgeny Tomashevsky 8/11 (+5=6–0) May 13–27: #4 FIDE Grand Prix (final) in Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Winners: Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Fabiano Caruana (ITA) and Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 6.5/11
• February 24 – March 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 2015 in Germany Dresden (50+) W: Slovakia (65+) W: Russia (Women's) W: Germany Women 1
• March 16 – April 7: Women's World Chess Championship 2015 in Russia Sochi In the final Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk defeated Russia Natalia Pogonina 2½ – 1½.
• April 13–22: World Amateur Chess Championship 2015 in Greece Chalkidiki Men's winner: Turkey Mire Deniz Dogan Women's winner: Moldova Paula-Alexandra Gitu
• April 18–28: Men's World Team Chess Championship in Armenia Tsaghkadzor Winners: China (Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Bu Xiangzhi, Wei Yi, Wang Chen)
• April 18–29: Women's World Team Championship 2015 in China Chengdu Winners: Georgia (Bela Khotenashvili, Lela Javakhishvili, Meri Arabidze, Nino Batsiashvili, Salome Melia)
• May 6–15: World Schools Individual Championships 2015 in Thailand Pattaya China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 1–16: World Junior U20 Championships 2015 in Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Men's winner: Russia Mikhail Antipov Women's winner: Ukraine Nataliya Buksa
• September 10 – October 4: Chess World Cup 2015 in Azerbaijan Baku Winner: Russia Sergey Karjakin
• October 2–16: Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2015–16 #1 stage in Monaco Monte Carlo Winner: China Hou Yifan
• October 9–15: World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in Germany Berlin Rapid Winner: Norway Magnus Carlsen Blitz Winner: Russia Alexander Grischuk
• October 24 – November 5: World Youth and Cadets Championships 2015 in Greece India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 9–22: World Senior Chess Championship 2015 in Italy Acqui Terme Men's 65+ winner: France Vladimir Okhotnik Women's 65+ winner: Georgia (country) Nona Gaprindashvili Men's 50+ winner: Bosnia and Herzegovina Predrag Nikolić Women's 50+ winner: Russia Galina Strutinskaia

European Events

• February 23 – March 9: 2015 European Individual Chess Championship in Israel Jerusalem Winner: Russia Evgeniy Najer
• April 18–26: European Small Nations Team Chess Championship 2015 in Guernsey St. Peter Port Winners: Luxembourg
• April 28 – May 8: European Senior Chess Championship 2015 in Greece Eretria Seniors +50: Georgia (country) Zurab Sturua Seniors +65: Belgium Jan Rooze Women's Seniors +50: Russia Svetlana Mednikova Women's Seniors +65: Georgia (country) Nona Gaprindashvili
• May 18–31: European Women's Championship 2015 in Georgia (country) Chakvi Winner: Ukraine Natalia Zhukova
• June 24 – July 3: European Schools Championship 2015 in Turkey Konya Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 12–20: European Senior Team Championship 2015 in Austria Vienna Winner: Saint Petersburg
• July 13–19: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2015 in Poland Karpacz Winner: Germany
• July 31 – August 6: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in Serbia Novi Sad Belarus won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 8–16: European Amateur Championship 2015 in Lithuania Kaunas Men's winner: Lithuania Lukas Jonkus Women's winner: Lithuania Marina Malisauskiene Blitz tournament winner: Lithuania Laurynas Miknevicius
• September 20 – October 1: European Youth U8 – U18 Championship 2015 in Croatia Poreč Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 6–10: European Universities Chess Championship 2015 in Armenia Yerevan Men's winner: Russia Sanan Sjugirov Women's winner: Russia Daria Pustovoitova
• October 17–25: European Club Cup 2015 in North Macedonia Skopje Winner: Russia Siberia
• October 17–25: European Club Cup for Women 2015 in North Macedonia Skopje Winner: Georgia (country) Nona
• November 12–22: European Team Chess Championship 2015 in Iceland Reykjavík Men's winners: Russia Women's winners: Russia
• December 17–20: European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in Belarus Minsk Rapid winner: Russia Ivan Popov Blitz winner: Azerbaijan Rauf Mamedov

American Zonals

• March 31 – April 13: American Zonal 2.1 Open & Women in Missouri St. Louis Winners: United States Hikaru Nakamura (m) / United States Irina Krush (f)
• March 31 – April 6: American Zonal 2.3 Open in Ecuador Santa Elena Winner: Cuba Lázaro Bruzón
• April 20–27: American Zonal 2.4 in Peru Lima Winner: Peru Jorge Cori
• April 27 – May 3: American Zonal 2.5 in Paraguay Asunción Winner: Argentina Sandro Mareco
• July 9–16: American Zonal 2.2 in Canada Guelph Winner: Canada Tomas Krnan
• November 5–13: American Zonal 2.5 Women in Argentina Villa Martelli Winner: Argentina Carolina Lujan

American Events

• April 2–7: CARIFTA Games in Barbados Christ Church
• April 22–28: South American Junior U20 Championship 2015 in Colombia Santander Boys' winner: Argentina Julio Benedetti Girls' winner: Venezuela Jorcerys Montilla Reyes
• May 15–24: American Continental Chess Championship 2015 in Uruguay Montevideo Men's winner: Argentina Sandro Mareco
• June 27 – July 4: Panamerican Youth Festival & Blitz in Colombia Bogotá : Peru (131 points) : United States (112 p.) : Colombia (101 p.)
• July 25–30: North American Junior U20 Championship 2015 in Canada Kitchener Men's winner: United States Kesav Viswanadha Women's winner: United States Agata Bykovtsev
• July 28–30: Central American & Caribbean Team Chess Championship 2015 in Nicaragua Managua Winner: Guatemala Women's winner: Nicaragua Blitz winner: Guatemala Women's Blitz winner: Guatemala
• August 6–12: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2015 in Costa Rica (TBD)
• August 14–19: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 19–26: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championships 2015 in Bolivia Chuquisaca
• August 21–29: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2015 in Venezuela Porlamar Men's winner: Cuba Augusto César Campos Jiménez Women's winner: Venezuela Rovira Contreras Tairu Manuel
• August 21–29: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2015 in Venezuela Porlamar Men's +50 winner: Canada David H. Cummings Men's +65 winner: Venezuela Anibal Gamboa Gonzalez
• August 31 – September 7: Panamerican Junior U20 Championship 2015 in El Salvador San Salvador Boys' winner: Peru Kevin Cori Quispe Girls' winner: United States Ashritha Eswaran
• December 2–7: South American Youth Festival 2015 in Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra Brazil won both the gold. Peru overall medal tallies.

Asian Zonals

• March 6–16: Asian Zonal 3.3 in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Winners: Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm (m) / Vietnam Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên (f)
• March 26 – April 2: Asian Zonal 3.2 in Nepal Kathmandu Winners: Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman (m) / Bangladesh Akter Liza Shamima (f)
• May 16–25: Asian Zonal 3.1 in Oman Muscat Winners: Iran Pouya Idani (m) / Qatar Zhu Chen (f)
• June 3–12: Asian Zonal 3.4 in Tajikistan Dushanbe Winners: Kazakhstan Rinat Jumabayev (m) / Kazakhstan Dinara Saduakassova (f)
• June 30 – July 6: Asian Zonal 3.5 Women in China Zhongshan Winner: China Tan Zhongyi
• July 4–10: Asian Zonal 3.6 in Australia Sydney Winners: Australia Max Illingworth (m) / Australia Emma Guo (f)

Asian Events

• May 30 – June 8: 11th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2015 in Singapore Winners: The Philippines won both the gold. India won overall medal tallies.
• June 8–17: ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2015 in Singapore Winners: Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 21–28: Asian Cities Team Championships 2015 in Sri Lanka Colombo Winner: India Bangalore
• August 1–13: Asian Continental Championships 2015 in United Arab Emirates Al Ain Men's winner: United Arab Emirates Salem A.R. Saleh Women's winner: Iran Mitra Hejazipour Men's Rapid winner: Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Women's Rapid Winner: China Tan Zhongyi Men's Blitz winner: United Arab Emirates Salem A.R. Saleh Women's Blitz winner: Qatar Zhu Chen
• September 6–13: Asian Amateur Championship 2015 in Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Winner: India T. Shyam Sundar Blitz winner: Uzbekistan Shahzod Akhidov
• September 24 – October 2: Asian Seniors Championship 2015 in Iran Larestan Men's +50 winner: Pakistan Mahmood Lodhi Men's +65 winner: India Wazeer Ahmad Khan Women's +50 winner: New Zealand Helen Milligan Women's +65 winner: Kazakhstan Bakhyt Badamshina
• October 3–10: Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championship 2015 in Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Boys' winner: Iran Masoud Mosadeghpour Girls' winner: Uzbekistan Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
• November 23 – December 5: Asian Youth U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2015 in South Korea Seoul India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

African Zonals

• March 13–22: African Zonal 4.4 in Togo Lomé Winner: Nigeria Bomo Kigigha (m) / Nigeria Omolabake Coker (f)
• March 25 – April 1: African Zonal 4.1 in Tunisia Hammamet Winners: Algeria Mohamed Amine Haddouche (m) / Algeria Amina Mezioud (f)
• April 17–26: African Zonal 4.3 in Malawi Blantyre Winners: Zambia Daniel Jere (m) / Zambia Lorita Mwango (f)
• April 17–26: African Zonal 4.2 in Uganda Kampala Winners: Egypt Essam El-Gindy (m) / Egypt Eman Elansary (f)

African Events

• May 1–13: African Individual Championships 2015 in Egypt Cairo Men's winner: Egypt Bassem Amin Women's winner: Egypt Mona Khaled
• July 31 – August 10: African Amateur Championships 2015 in Mozambique Maputo Open Category winner: Botswana Thuso Mosutha Women Section winner: Zambia Phylis Namasiku Mwilola
• August 14–23: African Schools Individual Championships 2015 in Tanzania Dar es Salaam South Africa won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 4–14: African Youth Championships 2015 in Zambia Livingstone Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 27, 2015 – 6 January 2016: African Junior Championships 2015 in Seychelles Mahé Boys' winner: Angola David Silva Girls' winner: Egypt Shahenda Wafa

Cricket

• February 14 – March 29: 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (the final will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground) Australia defeated New Zealand, by seven wickets, to win their fifth Cricket World Cup title.
• July 8 – August 24: 2015 Ashes series between England and Australia July 8–12: First test at the SWALEC Stadium in Wales Cardiff England won over Australia by 169 runs. July 16–20: Second test at the Lord's Cricket Ground in England London Australia won over England by 405 runs. July 29 – August 2: Third test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in England Birmingham England won over Australia by 8 wickets. August 6–10: Fourth test at Trent Bridge in England Nottingham England won over Australia by 1 innings and 78 runs. August 20–24: Fifth and final test at The Oval in England London Australia won over England by 1 innings and 46 runs.

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross biking

Darts

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

FIH Hockey World League

• June 21, 2014 – December 13, 2015: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League (final will be held in Argentina Rosario) Argentina defeated New Zealand, 5–1, to win their first Women's FIH Hockey World League title. Germany took third place.
• July 1, 2014 – December 6, 2015: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League (final will be held in India Raipur) Australia defeated Belgium, 2–1, to win their first Men's FIH Hockey World League title. India took third place.

Indoor Hockey World Cup

• February 4 – 8: 2015 Indoor Hockey World Cup for Men and Women in Germany Leipzig Men: The Netherlands defeated Austria, 3–2, to win their first Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. Germany took third place. Women: The Netherlands defeated Germany, 1–0 in a penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. The Czech Republic took third place.

2016 Summer Olympics

• November 24–28: Aquece Rio International Hockey Championship 2015 in Brazil (Olympic Test Event) Men's team winners: Brazil Women's team winners: Barbados

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

• January 16 – August 30: EHF's Eurohockey 2015 Season
• January 16–18: EHF Junior Indoor European Championship 2015 in Poland Toruń Austria defeated Poland, 2–1, in a shoot-out and after a 2–2 score in regular play. Russia took third place.
• January 16–18: EHF Junior Indoor European Championship II 2015 in Croatia Sveti Ivan Zelina Winner: Czech Republic (16 points, with a GD of 57) Second: Croatia (16 points, with a GD of 33) Third: Slovakia (12 points)
• January 23–25: Women's EHF Junior Indoor European Championship 2015 in Czech Republic Prague Russia defeated Poland, with the score of 5–3 in the final. Austria took third place.
• February 13 – 15: 2015 MWB EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Germany Mülheim Germany HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim defeated Austria SV Arminen, 5–4, in the final. Spain C.H. SPV Complutense took third place.
• February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Denmark Kongens Lyngby Poland WKS Grunwald Poznań and Czech Republic HC Bohemians Prague are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup 2016. Denmark Orient Lyngby and Croatia HAHK Mladost are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Challenge I 2016.
• February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands HC Rotterdam and Portugal A.D. Lousada are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy 2016. Slovenia HC Lipovci and Hungary Soroksari HC are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Challenge II 2016.
• February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II in Bulgaria Varna Bulgaria HC NSA Sofia and Finland HC Kilppari are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I 2016.
• February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Lithuania Šiauliai Germany UHC Hamburg defeated Spain Club de Campo, 8–0, in the final. Ukraine MSC Sumchanka took third place.
• February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Austria Vienna Winner: Austria SV Arminen (26 points, with a GD of 14) Second: Belarus HC Ritm-Azot Grodno (26 points, with a GD of 11) Third: Switzerland HC Rotweiss Wettingen (22 points)
• February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Turkey Ankara Winner: Denmark Slagelse HC (25 points) Second: Turkey Keçiören Bağlum SK (21 points) Third: Bulgaria HC NSA Sofia (16 points)
• April 1 – 6: EuroHockey League 2014–2015 KO16 and Final Four in Netherlands Bloemendaal Netherlands MHC Oranje Zwart defeated Germany UHC Hamburg, 6–5, in a shoot-out and after a score of 2–2 in regular play, to claim their first EuroHockey League title. Netherlands HC Bloemendaal took third place.
• April 3 – 6: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in Netherlands Bilthoven Netherlands SCHC defeated fellow Dutch team, HC 's-Hertogenbosch, 3–2 in a shoot-out and after a score of 2–2 in regular play, in the final. Spain Club de Campo took third place.
• May 21 – 24: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Belarus Minsk Germany UHC Hamburg defeated Belgium Royal Wellington THC, 10–1, in the final. Belarus HC Minsk took third place.
• May 22 – 25: 2015 Men's EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Republic of Ireland Dublin Belarus SC Stroitel Brest defeated Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha, 3–1, in the final. Azerbaijan Atasport took third place.
• July 19–25: 2015 EuroHockey U18 Championships for Boys and Girls in Spain Santander Boys: Germany defeated the Netherlands, 7–1, in the final. Spain took third place. Girls: The Netherlands defeated Germany, 6–1, in the final. England took third place.
• August 21–30: 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship for Men and Women in United Kingdom London Men: The Netherlands defeated Germany, 6–1, to win their fourth Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship title. Ireland took third place. Women: England defeated the Netherlands, 3–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their second Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship title. Germany took third place.

Asian Hockey Federation (AsHF)

• May 11 – 17: 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup in Kazakhstan Taldykorgan Iran defeated Kazakhstan, 9–2, to win their sixth consecutive Men's Indoor Asia Cup title. Uzbekistan took third place.
• August 10–16: 2015 Women's Indoor Asia Cup in Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima Kazakhstan defeated Thailand, 4–2, to win their fourth consecutive Women's Indoor Asia Cup title. Uzbekistan took third place.
• September 5–13: 2015 Women's Junior Asia Cup in China Changzhou China defeated Japan, 3–1 in a shoot-out and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third Women's Junior Asia Cup title. South Korea took third place.
• November 14–22: 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup in Malaysia Kuantan India defeated Pakistan, 6–2, to win their third Men's Junior Asia Cup title. South Korea took third place.
• December 1–6: 2015 Girls U18 AHF Cup in Thailand Bangkok (debut event) Thailand defeated Chinese Taipei in the final. Cambodia took third place.
• December 13–19: 2015 Men's Asian Challenge in Myanmar Yangon Winner: China (9 points) (first Men's Asian Challenge title) Second: Chinese Taipei (6 points) Third: Myanmar (3 points)
• December 21–28: 2015 Women's Asian Challenge in Thailand Bangkok Thailand defeated North Korea, 2–0, in the final. Hong Kong took the bronze medal.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

• October 3–11: Pan American Challenge 2015 for Men and Women in Peru Chiclayo Men: Brazil defeated Venezuela, 1–0, in the final. Uruguay took third place. Women: Brazil defeated Barbados, 3–1, in the final. Peru took third place.

Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF)

• October 17–25: 2015 Oceania Cup for Men and Women in New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand Men: Australia defeated New Zealand, 3–2, to win their nine straight Men's Oceania Cup title. Fiji took the bronze medal. Women: Australia defeated New Zealand, 2–1 in a shootout and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Women's Oceania Cup title. Samoa took the bronze medal.

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

• October 24 – November 1: 2015 Hockey African Cup for Nations for Men and Women in South Africa Johannesburg Men: South Africa defeated Egypt, 4–2, to win their seventh consecutive Hockey African Cup for Nations title. Kenya took third place. First (women): South Africa (sixth consecutive Women's Hockey African Cup for Nations title) Second (women): Ghana Third (women): Kenya

Figure skating

Floorball

• Women's World Floorball Championships Champion: Sweden
• Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships Champion: Finland
• Champions Cup Men's champion: Sweden IBF Falun Women's champion: Sweden KAIS Mora IF

Freestyle skiing

Goalball

• July 5–12: 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Men & Women (A Division) in Lithuania Kaunas Men: Turkey defeated Finland, 9–8, in the men's final match. Lithuania won the bronze medal. Women: Turkey defeated Russia, 5–0, in the women's final match. Ukraine won the bronze medal.
• July 26 – August 1: 2015 IBSA World Youth Games Goalball Championships in United States Colorado Springs, Colorado Boys: Germany defeated Sweden, 12–2, in the boys' final match. The United States won the bronze medal. Girls: Canada defeated the United States, 4–3, in the girls' final match. China won the bronze medal.
• November 5–13: 2015 IBSA Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships in China Hangzhou Men: China defeated Iran, 8–4, in the final. South Korea took the bronze medal. Women: Japan defeated China, 1–0, in the final. Australia took the bronze medal.

Golf

Men's major golf championships

• April 9 – 12: 2015 Masters Tournament Winner: United States Jordan Spieth (first Major title; 3rd PGA Tour win)
• June 18–21: 2015 U.S. Open Winner: United States Jordan Spieth (second Major title; 4th PGA Tour win)
• July 16–20: 2015 Open Championship Winner: United States Zach Johnson (first Open Championship title; second Major title; 12th PGA Tour win)
• August 13–16: 2015 PGA Championship Winner: Australia Jason Day (first Major title; 5th PGA Tour win)

WGC

• March 5–8, 2015: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Winner: United States Dustin Johnson (second WGC title; first WGC-Cadillac Championship title; 10th PGA Tour win)
• April 29 – May 3, 2015: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Winner: Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (second WGC championship; first WGC-Match Play championship; 10th PGA Tour win)
• August 6–9, 2015: 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry (first WGC championship and PGA Tour win)
• November 5–8, 2015: 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions Winner: Scotland Russell Knox (first WGC championship, and PGA Tour and European Tour win)

Other men's golf events

• May 21 – 24: 2015 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour) Winner: South Korea An Byeong-hun (second Professional win; first European Tour title)
• August 27 – September 27: 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs August 27–30: The Barclays Winner: Australia Jason Day September 4–7: Deutsche Bank Championship Winner: United States Rickie Fowler September 17–20: BMW Championship Winner: Australia Jason Day September 24–27: The Tour Championship Winner: United States Jordan Spieth
• October 8–11: 2015 Presidents Cup in South Korea Incheon Team United States defeated Team International, 15½ to 14½ points, to win their sixth consecutive and ninth overall Presidents Cup title.

Women's major golf championships

• April 2 – 5: 2015 ANA Inspiration (renamed from Kraft Nabisco Championship) Winner: United States Brittany Lincicome (second ANA Inspiration and major titles wins; sixth LPGA Tour win)
• June 11–14: 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (renamed from Wegmans LPGA Championship) Winner: South Korea Inbee Park (third straight Women's PGA Championship title win; sixth major win; 15th LPGA Tour win)
• July 9–12: 2015 U.S. Women's Open Winner: South Korea Chun In-gee (first major, U.S. Women's Open title, and first LPGA Tour win)
• July 30 – August 2: 2015 Women's British Open Winner: South Korea Inbee Park (first Women's British Open title; seventh major win; 16th LPGA Tour win)
• September 10–13: 2015 Evian Championship Winner: New Zealand Lydia Ko (first major title; 9th LPGA Tour win)

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball championships

• January 15 – February 1: 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar France defeated Qatar, 25–22, to win their fifth World Men's Handball Championship title. Poland took the bronze medal.
• June 20–26: 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Kosovo Pristina and Gjakova (debut event) The Faroe Islands defeated Latvia, 27–24, to win the inaugural IHF Emerging Nations Championship title. Kosovo took third place.
• July 19 – August 1: 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Brazil France defeated Denmark, 26–24, to win their first Men's Junior World Handball Championship title. Germany took the bronze medal.
• August 8–20: 2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Russia France defeated Slovenia, 33–26, to win their first Men's Youth World Handball Championship title. Iceland took the bronze medal.
• December 5–20: 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark Norway defeated the Netherlands, 31–23, to win their third World Women's Handball Championship title. Romania took the bronze medal.

European Handball Federation (EHF)

• September 5, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Cup Germany Füchse Berlin defeated fellow German team, HSV Hamburg, 30–27, to win their first EHF Cup title. Denmark Skjern Håndbold took third place.
• September 5, 2014 – May 31, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Champions League Spain Barcelona defeated Hungary MKB Veszprém, 28–23, to win their ninth EHF Champions League title. Poland Vive Targi Kielce took third place.
• September 20, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League Montenegro Budućnost defeated Norway Larvik HK, 26–22, to win their second Women's EHF Champions League title. North Macedonia Vardar took third place.
• October 17, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro defeated Russia Rostov-Don, 55–53, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title.
• October 18, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup Denmark Midtjylland defeated France Fleury Loiret HB, 46–42, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title.
• November 14, 2014 – May 13, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup France Mios Biganos defeated Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin, 49–44, to win their second Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
• November 21, 2014 – May 24, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup Romania HC Odorheiu Secuiesc defeated Portugal ABC Braga, 60–57 on aggregate, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
• June 26 – July 5: 2015 European Beach Handball Championship in Spain Lloret de Mar Men: Croatia defeated Spain, 2–1, to win their fourth consecutive European Beach Handball Championship title. Ukraine took third place. Women: Hungary defeated Norway, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Women's European Beach Handball Championship. Italy took third place.
• July 27 – August 2: 2015 European Women's Junior Handball Championship in Spain Denmark defeated Russia, 29–26, to win their fourth European Women's Junior Handball Championship title. Sweden took third place.
• August 13–23: 2015 European Women's Youth Handball Championship in North Macedonia Skopje Denmark defeated Russia, 25–24, to win their third European Women's Youth Handball Championship title. Hungary took third place.

Asian Handball Federation (AHF)

• March 14–23: 2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Indonesia Jakarta South Korea defeated Japan, 36–22, to win their 12th Asian Women's Handball Championship title. China took third place.
• May 1 – 7: 2015 Asian Men's and Women's Beach Handball Championship in Oman Muscat, Oman Men's team winners: Qatar (4 wins) (Third consecutive Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship title) Women's team winners: Thailand (4 wins) (Second consecutive Asian Women's Beach Handball Championship title)
• August 6–14: 2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship in Kazakhstan Almaty South Korea defeated Japan, 30–29, to win their 13th consecutive Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship title. Kazakhstan took third place.
• August 27 – September 4: 2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship in India New Delhi South Korea defeated Japan, 27–22, to win their sixth consecutive Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship title. China took third place.
• December 12–22: 2015 Asian Handball Club League Championship (location TBA)

African Handball Confederation (CAHB)

• May 14: 2015 African Handball Super Cup in Gabon Libreville Tunisia Club Africain defeated fellow Tunisian handball team, the Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 26–22.
• May 14 – 25: 2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Gabon Libreville Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeated Egypt Al Ahly SC, 27–26, to win their second consecutive and third overall African Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. Tunisia Club Africain Handball Team took third place.
• May 15: 2015 African Women's Handball Super Cup in Gabon Libreville Angola C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated fellow Angolan team, the Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, 32–28.
• May 15–24: 2015 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Gabon Libreville Angola C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated Ivory Coast Africa Sports, 36–22, to win their first African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. Republic of the Congo ABO Sport took third place.
• July 1–9: 2015 African Women's Youth Handball Championship in Kenya Nairobi Egypt defeated Angola, 32–26, to win their first African Women's Youth Handball Championship title. The Democratic Republic of the Congo took third place.
• July 11–18: 2015 African Women's Junior Handball Championship in Kenya Nairobi First place: Angola (11 points; GD: +74) (eighth African Women's Junior Handball Championship title) Second place: Tunisia (11 points; GD: +72) Third place: Egypt (6 points)
• October 21–30: 2015 African Handball Champions League for Men and Women in Morocco Nador Men: Egypt Zamalek SC defeated Tunisia Club Africain, 35–22, to win their ninth African Handball Champions League title. Egypt Alexandria Sporting Club took third place. Women: Angola C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated fellow Angolan team, the Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, 23–21, to win their second consecutive African Women's Handball Champions League title. Cameroon FAP Yaoundé took third place.

Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)

• March 24–28: 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship in Brazil Foz do Iguaçu Brazil defeated Argentina, 34–23, to win their fifth Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship title. Chile took third place.
• March 30 – April 5: Women's Handball PATHF North American Championship 2015 in Puerto Rico Salinas Cuba defeated Mexico, 34–25, in the final. United States took third place.
• April 21 – 25: 2015 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in Venezuela San Cristóbal Brazil defeated Argentina, 30–20, to win their fifth Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship title. Chile took third place.
• May 20– 24: 2015 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Brazil Taubaté Brazil Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, the EC Pinheiros, 26–20, to win their third Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title. Argentina River Plate took third place.
• May 21 – 28: 2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship in Cuba Havana Brazil defeated Cuba, 26–22, to win their ninth Pan American Women's Handball Championship title. Argentina took third place.

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)

• June 6–8: 2015 Oceania Handball Champions Cup in Australia Sydney Australia Sydney University HC defeated fellow Australian team, St Kilda HC, 23–16, to win their fourth consecutive Oceania Handball Champions Cup title. New Caledonia AS Dumbea took third place.

IHF Super Globe

• September 7–10: 2015 IHF Super Globe in Qatar Doha Germany Füchse Berlin defeated Hungary MKB Veszprém, 28–27 at extra time, to win their first IHF Super Globe title. Spain FC Barcelona took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Luge

Mixed martial arts

• January 3: UFC 182: Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier in United States Las Vegas
• January 31: UFC 183: Brazil Anderson Silva defeated Nick Diaz in United States Las Vegas
• February 28: UFC 184: Ronda Rousey defeated Cat Zingano in United States Los Angeles
• March 14: UFC 185: Brazil Rafael dos Anjos defeated Anthony Pettis in United States Dallas
• April 25: UFC 186: Demetrious Johnson defeated Japan Kyoji Horiguchi in Canada Montreal
• May 23: UFC 187: Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson in United States Las Vegas
• June 13: UFC 188: Brazil Fabrício Werdum vs Cain Velasquez in Mexico Mexico City
• July 11: UFC 189: Brazil José Aldo vs Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor in United States Las Vegas
• August 1: UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs Brazil Bethe Correia in Brazil Rio de Janeiro

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Mountain bike racing

Multi-sport events

• January 31 – February 8: 2015 Winter World Masters Games in Canada Quebec City For results, click
• February 4–14: 2015 Winter Universiade in Slovakia Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie and Spain Granada
• Note: Four sports would be contested in Slovakia from January 24 – February 1, due to little confidence by the FISU about Granada hosting these events. Slovakia Štrbské Pleso / Osrblie venue: Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies. Spain Granada venue: Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 28 – April 5: 2015 Winter Deaflympics in Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Host nation, Russia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 8–18: 2015 IBSA World Championships and Games in South Korea Seoul Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 1–6: 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe in Iceland Reykjavík Host nation, Iceland, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 5–16: 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore Thailand won the gold medal tally. Host nation, Singapore, won the overall medal tally.
• June 12–28: 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan Baku (debut event) Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 26 – July 5: 2015 World Police and Fire Games in United States Fairfax County, Virginia The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 27 – July 3: 2015 Island Games in Jersey Host island, Jersey, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 2–8: 2015 IWAS World Junior Games in Netherlands Stadskanaal For results, click
• July 3–14: 2015 Summer Universiade in South Korea Gwangju South Korea won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
• July 4–18: 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Papua New Guinea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 10–26: 2015 Pan American Games in Canada Toronto The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 25 – August 2: 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in United States Los Angeles For results, click
• August 1–9: 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games in France Saint-Denis, Réunion France Réunion won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 7–15: 2015 Parapan American Games in Canada Toronto Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 7–16: 2015 CPISRA World Games in England Nottingham England won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 28 – September 6: 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games in Italy Pescara (debut event) Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 4–19: 2015 All-Africa Games in Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 5–11: 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa Apia Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 26 – October 3: 2015 IWAS World Games in Russia Sochi Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 1–10: 2015 European Masters Games in France Nice For results, click
• October 2–11: 2015 Military World Games in South Korea Mungyeong Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 3–9: 2015 ASEAN Para Games in Singapore Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Netball

International tournaments

Major leagues

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Racquetball

Road cycling

Roller sport

• May 28 & 29: 2015 Inline Hockey World Masters Cup in Germany Düsseldorf Winners: Czech Republic
• June 20 & 21: 2015 Inline Downhill World Championships in Italy Cisterna d'Asti Men's time trial winner: Italy Angelo Vecchi Women's time trial winner: France Séverine Christ Thomas Men's Cross winner: Switzerland Christian Montavon Women's Cross winner: Germany Annalena Rettenberger
• June 7–13: Men's Inline Hockey FIRS Junior World Championship 2015 in Argentina Rosario Men's winners: Czech Republic Women's winners: Czech Republic Men's Junior winners: Czech Republic
• June 20–27: 2015 Rink Hockey "A" World Championship in France La Roche-sur-Yon In final Spain defeated Argentina 6–1. Portugal took third place.
• August 21–23: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 Tournament in United States Cleveland, Ohio Hosts: Burning River Roller Derby Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Demolition City Dynamite Dames, United States Kansas City Roller Warriors.
• August 28–30: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 Tournament in United States Detroit, Michigan Hosts: Detroit Derby Girls Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Sacred City Sacrificers, United States Music City All-Stars.
• September 4–6: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in United States Tucson, Arizona Hosts: Tucson Roller Derby Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Arch Rival All-Stars, United States Bay Area All-Stars, Australia Victorian Roller Derby League.
• September 11–13: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in United States Dallas, Texas Hosts: Dallas Derby Devils Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Rat City All-Stars, United States Texas Texecutioners, United States Rose City Wheels of Justice.
• September 17–26: Roller Skating FIRS Artistic World Championships 2015 in Colombia Cali Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 18–20: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in United States Jacksonville, Florida Hosts: Jacksonville Rollergirls Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Denver Roller Derby Mile-High Club, United States New Jax City All-Stars, United Kingdom London Brawling.
• September 19–26: 2015 Rink Hockey "U20" World Championship in Spain Vilanova i la Geltrú In the final Portugal defeated Spain 4–3. France took third place.
• October 2–4: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in United States Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Omaha Rollergirls Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota Qualifying to advance: United States Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars, United States Angel City Hollywood Scarlets, United States Gotham Girls All-Stars.
• October 26–30: 2015 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Italy Turin China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 6–8: 2015 Women's Flat Track Derby Association International Championships in United States Saint Paul, Minnesota Hosts: Minnesota RollerGirls Division 2 results: Bronze: United States Demolition City Dynamite Dames, Evansville, Indiana Silver: United States Music City All-Stars, Nashville, Tennessee Gold: United States Sacred City Sacrificers, Sacramento, California Division 1 results: Bronze: Australia Victorian Roller Derby League, Melbourne, Victoria Silver: United States Gotham Girls All-Stars, New York City Gold: United States Rose City Wheels of Justice, Portland, Oregon Tournament MVP: Scald Eagle of the Rose City Rollers
• November 13–22: 2015 Roller Speed Skating World Championships in Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Rowing

Rugby union

• October 10, 2014 – April 3, 2015: 2014–15 British and Irish Cup England Worcester Warriors defeated England Doncaster R.F.C. 35–5 to win first British and Irish Cup title.
• October 11, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 Sevens World Series Fiji winning the Sevens World Series for the 2nd time beating South Africa by 10 points in the overall standings. New Zealand came in third.
• October 17, 2014 – May 2, 2015: 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup (final at the England Twickenham Stadium) France Toulon defeated fellow French team, Clermont, 24–18, to win a third consecutive European club title.
• December 4, 2014 – May 23, 2015: 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series New Zealand winning the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series for the third time beating Canada by 12 points in the overall standings. Australia came in third.
• February 5 – March 20: 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship Winner: England (8 points); Second: France (6 points and PF of 145); Third: Scotland (6 points and PF of 115)
• February 6 – March 21: 2015 Six Nations Championship Champions: Ireland (13th title) Calcutta Cup winner: England Millennium Trophy winner: Ireland Centenary Quaich winner: Ireland Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy winner: France
• February 6 – March 22: 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship Champions: Ireland (second title) Triple Crown winner: Ireland
• February 12 – July 4: 2015 Super Rugby season The New Zealand Highlanders defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Hurricanes, 21–14, to win their first Super Rugby title.
• March 9–23: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge (renamed from IRB Nations Cup) Argentina Pampas XV defeated the Fiji Fiji Warriors, 17–9, at the final match. Canada Canada A took third place.
• May 12 – 24: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in Portugal (renamed from the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy) Georgia defeated Canada, 49–24, to win their first World Rugby Under 20 Trophy title. Uruguay took third place.
• June 2–20: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy (renamed from the IRB Junior World Championship) New Zealand defeated England, 21–16, to win their fifth World Rugby Under 20 Championship title. South Africa took third place.
• July 17 – August 8: 2015 Rugby Championship Champions: Australia (fourth title overall, first in Rugby Championship era) Bledisloe Cup winner: New Zealand Freedom Cup winner: New Zealand Mandela Challenge Plate winner: Australia Puma Trophy winner: Australia Also notable is that Argentina finished in third place, marking the first time they had finished above the bottom of the table since entering the competition in 2012.
• July 18 – August 3: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Fiji defeated Samoa, 39–29, to win their third World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup title. Tonga took third place.
• August 7–14: 2015 IWRF Americas Championship (Part of the 2015 Parapan American Games) Canada defeated the United States, 57–54, in the gold medal match. Colombia took the bronze medal.
• September 15–19: 2015 IWRF European Championship in Finland Pajulahti Great Britain defeated Sweden, 49–48, to win their fifth IWRF European Championship title. Denmark took the bronze medal.
• September 18 – October 31: 2015 Rugby World Cup in England (final at Twickenham Stadium) New Zealand defeated Australia, 34–17, to win their second consecutive and third overall Rugby World Cup title. South Africa took the bronze medal.
• October 12–16: 2015 World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge in United Kingdom London Canada defeated the United States, 54–50, in the final. Australia took the bronze medal.
• October 26 – November 1: 2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship in Japan Chiba Japan defeated Australia, 56–51, to win their first IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship title. New Zealand took the bronze medal.

Sailing

Shooting

• January 2 – December 6: 2015 ISSF Shooting Calendar

ISSF World Cup

• February 28 – March 10: World Cup #1 for the Shotgun only in Mexico Acapulco Men's Trap winner: Italy Massimo Fabbrizi Men's Double Trap winner: United States Jeffrey Holguín Men's Skeet winner: United States Vincent Hancock Women's Trap winner: United States Corey Cogdell Women's Skeet winner: United States Kim Rhode
• March 19–29: World Cup #2 for the Shotgun only in United Arab Emirates Al Ain Men's Trap winner: Czech Republic David Kostelecký Men's Double Trap winner: Russia Vasily Mosin Men's Skeet winner: France Anthony Terras Women's Trap winner: Italy Silvana Stanco Women's Skeet winner: Italy Diana Bacosi
• April 8 – 16: World Cup #1 for the Rifle and Pistol in South Korea Changwon Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: South Korea Jin Jong-oh Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Hungary Péter Sidi Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: France Jean Quiquampoix Men's 50m Pistol winner: China ZHANG Bowen Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: China HUI Zicheng Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: United States Matthew Emmons Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Russia Liubov Yaskevich Women's 10 m Air Rifle winner: Croatia Snježana Pejčić Women's 25m Pistol winner: Mongolia Otryadyn Gündegmaa Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Croatia Snježana Pejčić
• April 24 – May 4: World Cup #3 for the Shotgun only in Cyprus Larnaca Men's Trap winner: Czech Republic David Kostelecký Men's Double Trap winner: Italy Antonino Barilla Men's Skeet winner: United Arab Emirates Saif Bin Futtais Women's Trap winner: Finland Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Women's Skeet winner: Italy Diana Bacosi
• May 11–19: World Cup #2 for the Rifle and Pistol in United States Fort Benning Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: South Korea Jin Jong-oh Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Serbia Milutin Stefanović Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Germany Oliver Geis Men's 50m Pistol winner: Serbia Damir Mikec Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Kazakhstan Yuriy Yurkov Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: United States Michael McPhail Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Bulgaria Antoaneta Boneva Women's 10 m Air Rifle winner: Serbia Andrea Arsović Women's 25m Pistol winner: Mongolia Otryadyn Gündegmaa Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: China CHANG Jing
• May 26 – June 2: World Cup #3 for the Rifle and Pistol in Germany Munich #1 Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Portugal João Costa Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: China Zhu Qinan Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Germany Christian Reitz Men's 50m Pistol winner: Portugal João Costa Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Germany Andre Link Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: United States Michael McPhail Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Bulgaria Antoaneta Boneva Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: China Yi Siling Women's 25m Pistol winner: China ZHANG Jingjing Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Germany Barbara Engleder
• August 6–16: World Cup for all Three Guns in Azerbaijan Gabala Men's 50m Pistol winner: China Mai Jiajie Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: China Hui Zicheng Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: China Cao Yifei Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: South Korea Kim Cheong-yong Men's Skeet winner: United States Vincent Hancock Men's Double Trap winner: United States Walton Eller Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Russia Kirill Grigoryan Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: China Hu Haozhe Men's Trap winner: Russia Alexey Alipov Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Iran Elaheh Ahmadi Women's 25m Pistol winner: China Cao Lijia Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Serbia Zorana Arunović Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: China Chen Dongqi Women's Skeet winner: Italy Katiuscia Spada Women's Trap winner: Japan Yukie Nakayama
• September 1–7: World Cup #4 for the Rifle and Pistol (final) in Germany Munich #2 Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Russia Vladimir Isakov Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: China Yang Haoran Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: France Jean Quiquampoix Men's 50m Pistol winner: China ZHANG Bowen Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: United States Michael McPhail Men's 50m Rifle Three Positions winner: United States Matthew Emmons Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Serbia Zorana Arunović Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Iran Elaheh Ahmadi Women's 25m Pistol winner: China ZHANG Jingjing Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions winner: Germany Selina Gschwandtner
• October 15–21: World Cup #4 for the Shotgun only (final) in Cyprus Nicosia Men's Skeet winner: Italy Gabriele Rossetti Women's Skeet winner: United Kingdom Amber Hill Men's Trap winner: Croatia Giovanni Cernogoraz Women's Trap winner: San Marino Alessandra Perilli Men's Double Trap winner: United Kingdom Steven Scott

IPC Shooting World Cup

• March 30 – November 7: 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup March 30 – April 1: World Cup #1 in United Kingdom Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies. April 18 – 21: World Cup #2 in Poland Szczecin Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies. May 12 – 15: World Cup #3 in Turkey Antalya Great Britain and Slovakia won 6 gold medals each. Great Britain won the overall medal tally. July 10–14: World Cup #4 in Croatia Osijek China won both the gold and overall medal tallies. September 15–19: World Cup #5 in Australia Sydney South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies. November 3–7: World Cup #6 (final) in United States Fort Benning Great Britain and South Korea won 3 gold medals each. Great Britain and Ukraine won 6 overall medals each.

Other shooting championships

• March 2–8: 2015 European 10 m Events Championships in Netherlands Arnhem Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 25 – July 2: 2015 ISSF Junior Cup in Germany Suhl Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 19 – August 2: 2015 European Shooting Championships in Slovenia Maribor Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 9–18: 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Italy Lonato Italy, Russia, and the United States won 4 gold medals each. Italy and the United States won 12 overall medals each.
• September 25 – October 1: 2015 Asian 10 m Events Championships in India New Delhi India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 1–12: 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait Kuwait City
• Note: This event was stripped of the Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification status, per orders from the IOC. South Korea and China won 16 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• November 25 – December 3: 2015 Oceania Shooting Championships in Australia Sydney Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 28 – December 7: 2015 African Shooting Championships in Egypt Cairo Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

• June 17, 2014 – March 28, 2015: Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 June 17–21: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 in China Yixing China Ding Junhui defeated England Michael Holt 4–2. August 7–10: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 in Latvia Riga England Mark Selby defeated Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4–3. August 20–24: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 in Germany Fürth Northern Ireland Mark Allen defeated England Judd Trump 4–2. October 1–5: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 in Bulgaria Sofia England Shaun Murphy defeated England Martin Gould 4–2. October 20–24: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 in China Haining England Stuart Bingham defeated England Oliver Lines 4–0. November 11–23: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 in Germany Mülheim England Shaun Murphy defeated England Robert Milkins 4–0. December 11–14: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 5 in Portugal Lisbon Scotland Stephen Maguire defeated England Matthew Selt 4–2. January 20–24: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 in China Xuzhou England Joe Perry defeated Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1. February 25 – March 1: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6 in Poland Gdynia Australia Neil Robertson defeated Wales Mark Williams 4–0. March 24–28: Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals in Thailand Bangkok England Joe Perry defeated Wales Mark Williams 4–3.

Snooker season

• May 10, 2014 – May 4, 2015: Snooker season 2014/2015 May 8–11: 2014 Vienna Snooker Open in Austria Vienna England Mark King defeated England Nigel Bond 5–2. June 4–8: 2014 Pink Ribbon in England Gloucester England Peter Lines defeated Wales Lee Walker 4–1. June 23–29: 2014 Wuxi Classic in China Wuxi Australia Neil Robertson defeated England Joe Perry 10–9. June 30 – July 6: 2014 Australian Goldfields Open in Australia Bendigo England Judd Trump defeated Australia Neil Robertson 9–5. September 1–6: 2014 Six-red World Championship in Thailand Bangkok Scotland Stephen Maguire defeated England Ricky Walden 8–7. September 8–14: 2014 Shanghai Masters in China Shanghai England Stuart Bingham defeated Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–3. October 10–18: 2014 General Cup in Hong Kong Hong Kong England Ali Carter defeated England Shaun Murphy 7–6. October 26 – November 2: 2014 International Championship in China Chengdu England Ricky Walden defeated Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–7. November 3–9: 2014 Champion of Champions in England Coventry England Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated England Judd Trump 10–7. November 25 – December 7: 2014 UK Championship in England York England Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated England Judd Trump 10–9. January 11–18: 2015 Masters in England London England Shaun Murphy defeated Australia Neil Robertson 10–2. February 4–8: 2015 German Masters in Germany Berlin England Mark Selby defeated England Shaun Murphy 9–7. January 5 – February 12: 2015 Championship League in England Stock England Stuart Bingham defeated England Mark Davis 3–2. February 16–22: 2015 Welsh Open in Wales Cardiff Scotland John Higgins defeated England Ben Woollaston 9–3. March 2–3: 2015 World Seniors Championship in England Blackpool Wales Mark Williams defeated Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2–1. March 4–6: 2015 Snooker Shoot-Out in England Blackpool Wales Michael White defeated China Xiao Guodong 1–0. March 10–14: 2015 Indian Open in India Mumbai Wales Michael White defeated England Ricky Walden 5–0. March 16–22: 2015 World Grand Prix in Wales Llandudno England Judd Trump defeated England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. March 30 – April 5: 2015 China Open in China Beijing England Mark Selby defeated England Gary Wilson 10–2. April 18 – May 4: 2015 World Snooker Championship in England Sheffield England Stuart Bingham defeated England Shaun Murphy 18–15.