The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 (also known as the 2014 Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 23 November 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.

Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he lost 0–4 against Stuart Carrington in the last 32.

Shaun Murphy won his fourth professional title of the calendar year by defeating Robert Milkins 4–0 in the final. During the final Murphy made the 108th official maximum break, becoming the first player to make three maximums in a calendar year.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:

Prize fund
Winner25,000
Runner-up€12,000
Semi-finalist€6,000
Quarter-finalist€4,000
Last 16€2,300
Last 32€1,200
Last 64€700
Maximum break€1,265
Total€126,265

Main draw

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Germany Deitmar Juschka 0–4 England Jake Nicholson Netherlands Kevin Chan 0–4 Scotland Eden Sharav Germany Michael Buchholz 0–4 Belgium Daan Leysen Netherlands Marinus Teerling w/o–w/d Scotland Rhys Clark Republic of Ireland Gary Ryan 2–4 England Joshua Baddeley England Matthew Hulatt 2–4 Northern Ireland Billy Brown Germany Rolf Mahr 0–4 England Matthew Day Northern Ireland Conor McCormack 0–4 England Joe O'Connor Republic of Ireland John Sutton 3–4 Wales Kishan Hirani Germany Michael Deutschmann 1–4 Belgium Kristof Vermeiren England Paul Davison 4–0 England Mitchell Travis England Richard Beckham 4–0 Germany Joerg Petersen England Brandon Sargeant 4–1 Isle of Man Darryl Hill England Aaron Cook 0–4 Wales Daniel Wells Belgium Dennis Deroose 3–4 Russia Karen Osipov England Ashley Hugill 0–4 England Sydney Wilson Germany Jörg Schneidewindt 1–4 Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling England Joe Steele 4–2 Netherlands Raymon Fabrie Netherlands Marko Reijers 1–4 England Adam EdgeBelgium Hans Blanckaert 3–4 Wales Ben Jones England Jeff Cundy 4–1 England Martin O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 4–1 England Jayson Wholly Denmark Ejler Hame 0–4 England Adam Duffy England Luke Garland 4–3 England Louis Heathcote Iceland Sigurdur Kristjansson 0–4 England Sean O'Sullivan England Matthew Glasby 4–0 Germany Andreas Steinborn Netherlands Jerom Meeus 0–4 Republic of Ireland Mark Dooley Portugal Francisco Domingues 4–0 Bangladesh Ferdous Bhuiyan Scotland Marc Davis 4–0 Germany Miro Popovic Germany Kemal Ueruen 0–4 Malta Brian Cini Netherlands Manon Melief 0–4 Scotland Ross Higgins Germany Dirk Kunze 1–4 Wales Alex Taubman England Christopher Keogan 2–4 Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers England Adam Bobat 4–2 Latvia Maris Volajs Germany Markus Fischer 1–4 Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov England Richard Jones 4–1 Belgium Jeff Jacobs Austria Andreas Ploner w/o–w/d England Clayton Humphries
Germany Deitmar Juschka0–4England Jake Nicholson
Netherlands Kevin Chan0–4Scotland Eden Sharav
Germany Michael Buchholz0–4Belgium Daan Leysen
Netherlands Marinus Teerlingw/o–w/dScotland Rhys Clark
Republic of Ireland Gary Ryan2–4England Joshua Baddeley
England Matthew Hulatt2–4Northern Ireland Billy Brown
Germany Rolf Mahr0–4England Matthew Day
Northern Ireland Conor McCormack0–4England Joe O'Connor
Republic of Ireland John Sutton3–4Wales Kishan Hirani
Germany Michael Deutschmann1–4Belgium Kristof Vermeiren
England Paul Davison4–0England Mitchell Travis
England Richard Beckham4–0Germany Joerg Petersen
England Brandon Sargeant4–1Isle of Man Darryl Hill
England Aaron Cook0–4Wales Daniel Wells
Belgium Dennis Deroose3–4Russia Karen Osipov
England Ashley Hugill0–4England Sydney Wilson
Germany Jörg Schneidewindt1–4Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling
England Joe Steele4–2Netherlands Raymon Fabrie
Netherlands Marko Reijers1–4England Adam Edge
Belgium Hans Blanckaert3–4Wales Ben Jones
England Jeff Cundy4–1England Martin O'Donnell
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan4–1England Jayson Wholly
Denmark Ejler Hame0–4England Adam Duffy
England Luke Garland4–3England Louis Heathcote
Iceland Sigurdur Kristjansson0–4England Sean O'Sullivan
England Matthew Glasby4–0Germany Andreas Steinborn
Netherlands Jerom Meeus0–4Republic of Ireland Mark Dooley
Portugal Francisco Domingues4–0Bangladesh Ferdous Bhuiyan
Scotland Marc Davis4–0Germany Miro Popovic
Germany Kemal Ueruen0–4Malta Brian Cini
Netherlands Manon Melief0–4Scotland Ross Higgins
Germany Dirk Kunze1–4Wales Alex Taubman
England Christopher Keogan2–4Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers
England Adam Bobat4–2Latvia Maris Volajs
Germany Markus Fischer1–4Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov
England Richard Jones4–1Belgium Jeff Jacobs
Austria Andreas Plonerw/o–w/dEngland Clayton Humphries

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Jake Nicholson 1–4 Scotland Eden Sharav England Zack Richardson 4–0 Belgium Daan Leysen Netherlands Marinus Teerling 0–4 England Joshua Baddeley Northern Ireland Billy Brown 2–4 England Matthew Day England Joe O'Connor 3–4 Wales Kishan Hirani Belgium Kristof Vermeiren 0–4 England Paul Davison England Reanne Evans 3–4 England Richard Beckham Germany Diana Schuler 0–4 England Brandon Sargeant Wales Daniel Wells 4–1 Russia Karen Osipov England Sydney Wilson 4–2 Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling England Michael Williams 4–0 England Joe Steele England Adam Edge 1–4 Wales Ben Jones England Nico Elton 2–4 England Jeff CundyEngland Ashley Carty 4–0 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan Ukraine Sergiy Isayenko 0–4 England Adam Duffy England Luke Garland 4–3 England Sean O'Sullivan England Matthew Glasby 4–3 Republic of Ireland Mark Dooley Portugal Francisco Domingues 0–4 Scotland Marc Davis Poland Kacper Filipiak 4–1 Malta Brian Cini England Andy Marriott 3–4 Scotland Ross Higgins Wales Alex Taubman 3–4 Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers England John Chapman 0–4 England Adam Bobat Wales Jack Bradford 4–0 Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov Netherlands Roel Laverman 0–4 England Richard Jones England Daniel Ward 0–4 Austria Andreas Ploner
England Jake Nicholson1–4Scotland Eden Sharav
England Zack Richardson4–0Belgium Daan Leysen
Netherlands Marinus Teerling0–4England Joshua Baddeley
Northern Ireland Billy Brown2–4England Matthew Day
England Joe O'Connor3–4Wales Kishan Hirani
Belgium Kristof Vermeiren0–4England Paul Davison
England Reanne Evans3–4England Richard Beckham
Germany Diana Schuler0–4England Brandon Sargeant
Wales Daniel Wells4–1Russia Karen Osipov
England Sydney Wilson4–2Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling
England Michael Williams4–0England Joe Steele
England Adam Edge1–4Wales Ben Jones
England Nico Elton2–4England Jeff Cundy
England Ashley Carty4–0Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan
Ukraine Sergiy Isayenko0–4England Adam Duffy
England Luke Garland4–3England Sean O'Sullivan
England Matthew Glasby4–3Republic of Ireland Mark Dooley
Portugal Francisco Domingues0–4Scotland Marc Davis
Poland Kacper Filipiak4–1Malta Brian Cini
England Andy Marriott3–4Scotland Ross Higgins
Wales Alex Taubman3–4Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers
England John Chapman0–4England Adam Bobat
Wales Jack Bradford4–0Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov
Netherlands Roel Laverman0–4England Richard Jones
England Daniel Ward0–4Austria Andreas Ploner

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
England Hammad Miah3Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
England Mark Joyce4England Mark Joyce2
Scotland Eden Sharav3Northern Ireland Mark Allen0
England Anthony Hamilton4England Stuart Carrington4
England Zak Surety2England Anthony Hamilton3
England James Cahill2England Stuart Carrington4
England Stuart Carrington4England Stuart Carrington3
England Robbie Williams4England Rod Lawler4
England Zack Richardson3England Robbie Williams3
England Gary Wilson2England Lee Page4
England Lee Page4England Lee Page1
England Elliot Slessor4England Rod Lawler4
England Joshua Baddeley1England Elliot Slessor0
England Rod Lawler4England Rod Lawler4
England Matthew Day2

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Robert Milkins4
China Cao Xinlong1England Robert Milkins4
England Ben Woollaston4England Ben Woollaston2
Scotland Ross Muir2England Robert Milkins4
England Jack Lisowski3England Peter Lines3
England Peter Lines4England Peter Lines4
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones2
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher0England Robert Milkins4
India Aditya Mehta4England Andrew Higginson2
Wales Kishan Hirani2India Aditya Mehta3
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale4
England Paul Davison2Wales Dominic Dale1
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
England Richard Beckham0England Andrew Higginson4
Scotland Anthony McGill0China Zhang Anda1
China Zhang Anda4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Barry Hawkins1
England Craig Steadman4England Craig Steadman4
Wales Andrew Pagett2England David Grace1
England David Grace4England Craig Steadman2
Wales Jak Jones4Australia Neil Robertson4
China Lyu Haotian2Wales Jak Jones0
Australia Neil Robertson4Australia Neil Robertson4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham2Australia Neil Robertson4
China Liang Wenbo4China Liang Wenbo3
England Alfie Burden1China Liang Wenbo4
England Oliver Lines4England Oliver Lines1
England Brandon Sargeant2China Liang Wenbo4
Wales Ryan Day4England Jimmy Robertson3
Scotland Michael Leslie1Wales Ryan Day3
England Jimmy Robertson4England Jimmy Robertson4
Wales Daniel Wells1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Belgium Luca Brecel4
England Sydney Wilson0Belgium Luca Brecel4
Norway Kurt Maflin0China Cao Yupeng2
China Cao Yupeng4Belgium Luca Brecel3
England Stuart Bingham4England Stuart Bingham4
England Joel Walker3England Stuart Bingham4
Scotland Graeme Dott3Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4England Stuart Bingham1
Scotland Stephen Maguire4Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Mitchell Mann2Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Liam Highfield4England Liam Highfield3
England Alex Davies0Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Chris Melling4England Chris Melling2
Qatar Ahmed Saif0England Chris Melling4
England Peter Ebdon4England Peter Ebdon2
England Michael Williams0

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Judd Trump4
England Rory McLeod0England Judd Trump4
England Sam Baird4England Sam Baird2
China Yu Delu0England Judd Trump4
England Kyren Wilson4England Matthew Selt2
Wales Ben Jones0England Kyren Wilson0
England Matthew Selt4England Matthew Selt4
Malta Alex Borg2England Judd Trump4
Scotland Fraser Patrick4Hong Kong Marco Fu3
England Jeff Cundy2Scotland Fraser Patrick4
Scotland Scott Donaldson4Scotland Scott Donaldson2
China Li Hang1Scotland Fraser Patrick3
Scotland John Higgins4Hong Kong Marco Fu4
Australia Vinnie Calabrese2Scotland John Higgins0
Hong Kong Marco Fuw/oHong Kong Marco Fu4
England Barry Pinchesw/d

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Michael Wasley4
England Ashley Carty3England Michael Wasley4
England Joe Perry4England Joe Perry1
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck3England Michael Wasley0
England Allan Taylor1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Adam Duffy4England Adam Duffy1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Luke Garland1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
England Chris Wakelin4England Chris Wakelin4
England Matthew Glasby3England Chris Wakelin4
Wales Matthew Stevens4Wales Matthew Stevens1
Republic of Ireland David Morris1England Chris Wakelin4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3
England John Astley1Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
Wales Michael Whitew/oWales Michael White0
China Rouzi Maimaitin/s

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Mark Davis4
England Ian Burns1England Mark Davis4
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond1
Scotland Marc Davis1England Mark Davis3
Wales Mark Williams4Wales Mark Williams4
England Tom Ford3Wales Mark Williams4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2Poland Kacper Filipiak1
Poland Kacper Filipiak4Wales Mark Williams4
England Jimmy White1England Mark King3
China Zhou Yuelong4China Zhou Yuelong4
England Ian Glover4England Ian Glover0
Scotland Ross Higgins2China Zhou Yuelong1
Malta Tony Drago1England Mark King4
England Michael Georgiou4England Michael Georgiou3
England Mark King4England Mark King4
England Chris Norbury2

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4
England Steven Hallworth3Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng1
England Jamie Cope4England Jamie Cope4
Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers1England Jamie Cope1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
England Adam Bobat0Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
England Mike Dunn4England Mike Dunn3
Wales Jack Bradford0Northern Ireland Joe Swail3
China Tian Pengfei4England Shaun Murphy4
England Richard Jones0China Tian Pengfei3
England David Gilbert4England David Gilbert4
China Lu Chenwei1England David Gilbert1
England Michael Holt4England Shaun Murphy4
Austria Andreas Ploner1England Michael Holt2
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy4
China Lu Ning2

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Rod Lawler3
England Robert Milkins4England Robert Milkins4
Australia Neil Robertson2Scotland Stephen Maguire1
Scotland Stephen Maguire4England Robert Milkins0
England Judd Trump4England Shaun Murphy4
England Chris Wakelin1England Judd Trump3
Wales Mark Williams2England Shaun Murphy4
England Shaun Murphy4

Century breaks

147, 138, 129, 127, 122, 109, 105, 102 – Shaun Murphy 141, 109 – Marco Fu 140, 102, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson 137 – Chris Melling 136 – John Higgins 135 – Joe Perry 129 – Lu Ning 128 – Craig Steadman 125 – Robbie Williams 124 – Matthew Stevens 116 – Sean O'Sullivan 116 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 114 – Liang Wenbo 113 – Andrew Higginson 112 – Mark Allen 112 – Fergal O'Brien112 – Chris Wakelin 111, 103 – Judd Trump 108 – Robert Milkins 108 – Matthew Selt 106 – Marc Davis 106 – Zack Richardson 106 – Zhou Yuelong 104 – Mark Joyce 104 – David Grace 103 – Stuart Bingham 102, 101 – Stephen Maguire 102 – Jimmy Robertson 102 – Cao Yupeng 102 – Stuart Carrington 101 – Daniel Wells 101 – Luke Garland

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