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 and 30 August 2015 in Fürth, Germany.

Mark Allen was the defending champion, 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.

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
Total€125,000

Main draw

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Scotland Michael Collumb 4–0 Germany Rolf Mahr Wales Ben Jones 4–0 Austria Benjamin Buser England Freddie Blunden 0–4 England Adam Longley Germany Stefan Gerst w/d–w/o England Adam King Germany Luca Kaufmann 4–0 Republic of Ireland Daniel O'Regan Germany Robert Drahn 0–4 Malta Brian Cini Belgium Jeff Jacobs 4–0 Belgium Gery De Mol England Sam Thistlewhite 4–0 Germany Richard Wienold Germany Paul Liebstreich 2–4 England Scott Lyons Netherlands Manon Melief 0–4 Germany Daniel Schneider England Mark Vincent w/d–w/o England Ryan Causton England Christopher Keogan 4–2 Austria Manuel Pomwenger Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney 4–2 Germany Kilian Baur-Pantoulier Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4–0 Germany Stefan Caspers Israel Dana Amir 0–4 Austria Gerry Egger Germany Robin Otto 3–4 England Joshua Cooper Germany Sascha Breuer 1–4 England Saqib Nasir England Aaron Cook 0–4 Malta Alex Borg Poland Kacper Filipiak 4–1 Germany Loris Lehmann Germany Patrick Einsle 4–0 Austria Rick Kraaijeveld Germany Thomas Blang 0–4 Republic of Ireland Tony Corrigan England Chris Norbury 4–1 Belgium Tomasz Skalski Wales Jack Bradford w/d–w/o England Nick Jennings Germany Jürgen Kesseler 2–4 England Charlie Walters Wales Jamie Clarke 4–1 Austria Andreas Ploner Netherlands Kevin Chan 4–0 England Imran Nisar England Adam Edge 4–0 Germany Felix Frede Germany Ralph Müller 0–4 England Sam CraigieEngland Ashley Carty 4–0 Germany Stefan Schneider England Joe O'Connor 4–0 Israel Shachar Ruberg England Thomas Barton 4–2 Germany Matthais Porn Switzerland Dennis Furrer 4–2 Wales Chris Lloyd England Luke Garland 4–0 Romania Corina Maracine England Oliver Brown 2–4 Scotland Marc J Davis Germany Simon Lichtenberg 4–0 Germany Miro Popovic Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4–0 Germany Michael Schnabel Germany Markus Fisher 0–4 Republic of Ireland Andrew Doherty Germany Thomas Hein 4–1 England Matthew Hudson England Adam Duffy 4–1 Belgium Hans Blanckaert England Phil O'Kane 4–0 Germany Tanja Ender Belgium Steve Lambrechts 0–4 England Julian Mills Germany Ronny Pawlitza 0–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski France Stephane Ochoiski 4–1 Germany Sascha Lippe Germany Carl Rosenberger 1–4 Northern Ireland Conor McCormack Germany Stefan Dohr 0–4 England Brandon Sargeant Belgium Wan Chooi Tan 4–1 Germany Thomas Kiesewetter Netherlands Laurin Winters 1–4 Switzerland Marvin Losi Germany Thomas Frank w/o–w/d Denmark Ejler Hame Germany Markus Hertle 1–4 Austria Paul Schopf Belgium Jurian Heusdens 2–4 Wales Thomas Rees Germany Michael Heeger 4–1 Germany Pedro Chacon Germany Ralf Günzel w/o–w/d Germany Norbert Hofheinz Germany Oktay Yildiz 1–4 England Ashley Hugill England Robbie Purdham 0–4 Germany Lukas Kleckers England Matthew Glasby 0–4 England Michael Williams
Scotland Michael Collumb4–0Germany Rolf Mahr
Wales Ben Jones4–0Austria Benjamin Buser
England Freddie Blunden0–4England Adam Longley
Germany Stefan Gerstw/d–w/oEngland Adam King
Germany Luca Kaufmann4–0Republic of Ireland Daniel O'Regan
Germany Robert Drahn0–4Malta Brian Cini
Belgium Jeff Jacobs4–0Belgium Gery De Mol
England Sam Thistlewhite4–0Germany Richard Wienold
Germany Paul Liebstreich2–4England Scott Lyons
Netherlands Manon Melief0–4Germany Daniel Schneider
England Mark Vincentw/d–w/oEngland Ryan Causton
England Christopher Keogan4–2Austria Manuel Pomwenger
Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney4–2Germany Kilian Baur-Pantoulier
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4–0Germany Stefan Caspers
Israel Dana Amir0–4Austria Gerry Egger
Germany Robin Otto3–4England Joshua Cooper
Germany Sascha Breuer1–4England Saqib Nasir
England Aaron Cook0–4Malta Alex Borg
Poland Kacper Filipiak4–1Germany Loris Lehmann
Germany Patrick Einsle4–0Austria Rick Kraaijeveld
Germany Thomas Blang0–4Republic of Ireland Tony Corrigan
England Chris Norbury4–1Belgium Tomasz Skalski
Wales Jack Bradfordw/d–w/oEngland Nick Jennings
Germany Jürgen Kesseler2–4England Charlie Walters
Wales Jamie Clarke4–1Austria Andreas Ploner
Netherlands Kevin Chan4–0England Imran Nisar
England Adam Edge4–0Germany Felix Frede
Germany Ralph Müller0–4England Sam Craigie
England Ashley Carty4–0Germany Stefan Schneider
England Joe O'Connor4–0Israel Shachar Ruberg
England Thomas Barton4–2Germany Matthais Porn
Switzerland Dennis Furrer4–2Wales Chris Lloyd
England Luke Garland4–0Romania Corina Maracine
England Oliver Brown2–4Scotland Marc J Davis
Germany Simon Lichtenberg4–0Germany Miro Popovic
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau4–0Germany Michael Schnabel
Germany Markus Fisher0–4Republic of Ireland Andrew Doherty
Germany Thomas Hein4–1England Matthew Hudson
England Adam Duffy4–1Belgium Hans Blanckaert
England Phil O'Kane4–0Germany Tanja Ender
Belgium Steve Lambrechts0–4England Julian Mills
Germany Ronny Pawlitza0–4Poland Mateusz Baranowski
France Stephane Ochoiski4–1Germany Sascha Lippe
Germany Carl Rosenberger1–4Northern Ireland Conor McCormack
Germany Stefan Dohr0–4England Brandon Sargeant
Belgium Wan Chooi Tan4–1Germany Thomas Kiesewetter
Netherlands Laurin Winters1–4Switzerland Marvin Losi
Germany Thomas Frankw/o–w/dDenmark Ejler Hame
Germany Markus Hertle1–4Austria Paul Schopf
Belgium Jurian Heusdens2–4Wales Thomas Rees
Germany Michael Heeger4–1Germany Pedro Chacon
Germany Ralf Günzelw/o–w/dGermany Norbert Hofheinz
Germany Oktay Yildiz1–4England Ashley Hugill
England Robbie Purdham0–4Germany Lukas Kleckers
England Matthew Glasby0–4England Michael Williams

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Germany Stefan Schenk 0–4 Scotland Michael Collumb Belgium Ben Mertens 0–4 Wales Ben Jones England Adam Longley 4–3 England Adamn King Germany Luca Kaufmann 0–4 Malta Brian Cini Wales Kishan Hirani 4–0 Belgium Jeff Jacobs England Zack Richardson 3–4 England Sam Thistlewhite England Scott Lyons 2–4 Germany Daniel Schneider Wales Callum Lloyd 0–4 England Ryan Causton England Christopher Keogan 4–0 Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney Turkey Soner Sari 2–4 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher England Joe Steele 4–1 Austria Gerry Egger Germany Sebastian Stein 0–4 England Joshua Cooper England Saqib Nasir 0–4 Malta Alex Borg Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers 0–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Germany Diana Schuler 0–4 Germany Patrick Einsle Republic of Ireland Tony Corrigan 1–4 England Chris Norbury Wales Alex Taubman 4–0 England Nick Jennings England Damian Wilks 3–4 England Charlie Walters Wales Jamie Clarke 4–0 Netherlands Kevin Chan England Adam Edge 1–4 England Sam CraigieEngland Ashley Carty 4–1 England Joe O'Connor Switzerland Tom Zimmermann 0–4 England Thomas Barton Germany Peter Brehm 1–4 Switzerland Dennis Furrer England Nico Elton 4–3 England Luke Garland Scotland Marc J Davis 4–0 Germany Simon Lichtenberg Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4–1 Republic of Ireland Andrew Doherty England Richard Beckham 4–0 Germany Thomas Hein England Jamie Bodle 2–4 England Adam Duffy Germany Heiko Mutz 0–4 England Phil O'Kane England Julian Mills 1–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski Sweden Ron Florax 0–4 France Stephane Ochoiski India Vamsikrishna Yanamandra 0–4 Northern Ireland Conor McCormack England Elliot Slessor 4–0 England Brandon Sargeant Belgium Wan Chooi Tan 4–2 Switzerland Marvin Losi Germany Andreas Hartung 4–1 Germany Thomas Frank Austria Paul Schopf 3–4 Wales Thomas Rees Germany Anton Woywod 0–4 Germany Michael Heeger England Jake Nicholson 4–0 Germany Ralf Günzel England Ashley Hugill 4–3 Germany Lukas Kleckers England Michael Williams 4–0 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan
Germany Stefan Schenk0–4Scotland Michael Collumb
Belgium Ben Mertens0–4Wales Ben Jones
England Adam Longley4–3England Adamn King
Germany Luca Kaufmann0–4Malta Brian Cini
Wales Kishan Hirani4–0Belgium Jeff Jacobs
England Zack Richardson3–4England Sam Thistlewhite
England Scott Lyons2–4Germany Daniel Schneider
Wales Callum Lloyd0–4England Ryan Causton
England Christopher Keogan4–0Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney
Turkey Soner Sari2–4Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
England Joe Steele4–1Austria Gerry Egger
Germany Sebastian Stein0–4England Joshua Cooper
England Saqib Nasir0–4Malta Alex Borg
Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers0–4Poland Kacper Filipiak
Germany Diana Schuler0–4Germany Patrick Einsle
Republic of Ireland Tony Corrigan1–4England Chris Norbury
Wales Alex Taubman4–0England Nick Jennings
England Damian Wilks3–4England Charlie Walters
Wales Jamie Clarke4–0Netherlands Kevin Chan
England Adam Edge1–4England Sam Craigie
England Ashley Carty4–1England Joe O'Connor
Switzerland Tom Zimmermann0–4England Thomas Barton
Germany Peter Brehm1–4Switzerland Dennis Furrer
England Nico Elton4–3England Luke Garland
Scotland Marc J Davis4–0Germany Simon Lichtenberg
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau4–1Republic of Ireland Andrew Doherty
England Richard Beckham4–0Germany Thomas Hein
England Jamie Bodle2–4England Adam Duffy
Germany Heiko Mutz0–4England Phil O'Kane
England Julian Mills1–4Poland Mateusz Baranowski
Sweden Ron Florax0–4France Stephane Ochoiski
India Vamsikrishna Yanamandra0–4Northern Ireland Conor McCormack
England Elliot Slessor4–0England Brandon Sargeant
Belgium Wan Chooi Tan4–2Switzerland Marvin Losi
Germany Andreas Hartung4–1Germany Thomas Frank
Austria Paul Schopf3–4Wales Thomas Rees
Germany Anton Woywod0–4Germany Michael Heeger
England Jake Nicholson4–0Germany Ralf Günzel
England Ashley Hugill4–3Germany Lukas Kleckers
England Michael Williams4–0Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Scotland Michael Collumb 3–4 Wales Ben Jones England Adam Longley 1–4 Malta Brian Cini Wales Kishan Hirani 2–4 England Sam Thistlewhite Germany Daniel Schneider 1–4 England Ryan Causton England Christopher Keogan 4–2 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher England Joe Steele 3–4 England Joshua Cooper Malta Alex Borg 3–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Germany Patrick Einsle 4–1 England Chris Norbury Wales Alex Taubman 4–3 England Charlie Walters Wales Jamie Clarke 1–4 England Sam CraigieEngland Ashley Carty 4–2 England Thomas Barton Switzerland Dennis Furrer 0–4 England Nico Elton Scotland Marc J Davis 4–3 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau England Richard Beckham 4–1 England Adam Duffy England Phil O'Kane 2–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski France Stephane Ochoiski 4–3 Northern Ireland Conor McCormack England Elliot Slessor 4–1 Belgium Wan Chooi Tan Germany Andreas Hartung 0–4 Wales Thomas Rees Germany Michael Heeger 0–4 England Jake Nicholson England Ashley Hugill 4–1 England Michael Williams
Scotland Michael Collumb3–4Wales Ben Jones
England Adam Longley1–4Malta Brian Cini
Wales Kishan Hirani2–4England Sam Thistlewhite
Germany Daniel Schneider1–4England Ryan Causton
England Christopher Keogan4–2Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
England Joe Steele3–4England Joshua Cooper
Malta Alex Borg3–4Poland Kacper Filipiak
Germany Patrick Einsle4–1England Chris Norbury
Wales Alex Taubman4–3England Charlie Walters
Wales Jamie Clarke1–4England Sam Craigie
England Ashley Carty4–2England Thomas Barton
Switzerland Dennis Furrer0–4England Nico Elton
Scotland Marc J Davis4–3Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau
England Richard Beckham4–1England Adam Duffy
England Phil O'Kane2–4Poland Mateusz Baranowski
France Stephane Ochoiski4–3Northern Ireland Conor McCormack
England Elliot Slessor4–1Belgium Wan Chooi Tan
Germany Andreas Hartung0–4Wales Thomas Rees
Germany Michael Heeger0–4England Jake Nicholson
England Ashley Hugill4–1England Michael Williams

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
England Barry Hawkins4
China Zhang Yong2England Barry Hawkins3
England Kyren Wilson4England Kyren Wilson4
Wales Ben Jones0England Kyren Wilson4
England Gary Wilson3Scotland John Higgins1
England Anthony Hamilton4England Anthony Hamilton0
England Stuart Bingham3Scotland John Higgins4
Scotland John Higgins4England Kyren Wilson1
England Mark King4England Mark King4
Malta Brian Cini0England Mark King4
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones0
England Sam Thistlewhite1England Mark King4
Wales Lee Walker4Wales Lee Walker0
England Sydney Wilson3Wales Lee Walker4
England Rory McLeod3Norway Kurt Maflin3
Norway Kurt Maflin4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Northern Ireland Mark Allen3
England Sanderson Lam4England Sanderson Lam0
England Ian Burns4England Ian Burns4
England Ryan Causton3England Ian Burns4
Wales Duane Jones4England Martin O'Donnell2
England Steven Hallworth3Wales Duane Jones3
England Martin O'Donnell4England Martin O'Donnell4
Thailand Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon2England Ian Burns4
England Peter Lines1Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong3
England Rod Lawler4England Rod Lawler4
England Jack Lisowski4England Jack Lisowski3
China Lü Chenwei1England Rod Lawler1
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong4Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong4
England Christopher Keogan1Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong4
China Liang Wenbo4China Liang Wenbo0
Thailand Noppon Saengkham1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Alan McManus4
England Joshua Cooper0Scotland Alan McManus2
England Mark Davis4England Mark Davis4
England Paul Davison3England Mark Davis4
Scotland Eden Sharav2England David Gilbert2
England Mitchell Mann4England Mitchell Mann1
England David Gilbert4England David Gilbert4
Poland Kacper Filipiak0England Mark Davis3
England Mike Dunn4England Stuart Carrington4
Scotland Ross Muir1England Mike Dunn2
Malta Tony Drago2England Stuart Carrington4
England Stuart Carrington4England Stuart Carrington4
Wales Matthew Stevens4Wales Matthew Stevens1
Germany Patrick Einsle1Wales Matthew Stevens4
Wales Michael Whitew/oWales Michael White1
England Chris Mellingw/d

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Shaun Murphy4
England Barry Pinches0England Shaun Murphy4
England Zak Surety4England Zak Surety0
China Zhang Anda0England Shaun Murphy4
England Craig Steadman2Belgium Luca Brecel2
Scotland Fraser Patrick4Scotland Fraser Patrick1
Belgium Luca Brecel4Belgium Luca Brecel4
Wales Gareth Allen3England Shaun Murphy4
England Peter Ebdon4England Robbie Williams1
Scotland Rhys Clark0England Peter Ebdon2
England Alfie Burden4England Alfie Burden4
Wales Alex Taubman0England Alfie Burden2
England Robbie Williams4England Robbie Williams4
England Sam Craigie0England Robbie Williams4
England Ben Woollaston3Scotland Jamie Burnett3
Scotland Jamie Burnett4

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
Scotland Graeme Dottw/o
Australia Vinnie Calabresew/dScotland Graeme Dott4
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale0
China Yu Delu1Scotland Graeme Dott3
England Jamie Cope4England Jamie Cope4
England Ashley Carty3England Jamie Cope4
England Robert Milkins2England Nico Elton2
England Nico Elton4England Jamie Cope3
Scotland Anthony McGill0England Judd Trump4
Wales Daniel Wells4Wales Daniel Wells4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien0China Xiao Guodong0
China Xiao Guodong4Wales Daniel Wells1
England Joe Perry4England Judd Trump4
England Michael Wasley0England Joe Perry2
England Judd Trump4England Judd Trump4
Scotland Marc J Davis2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
China Tian Pengfei4China Tian Pengfei4
England Michael Georgiou2China Zhou Yuelong3
China Zhou Yuelong4China Tian Pengfei2
Scotland Michael Leslie1England Sean O'Sullivan4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4Northern Ireland Joe Swail0
England Sean O'Sullivan4England Sean O'Sullivan4
England Allan Taylor0England Sean O'Sullivan0
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt4
England Richard Beckham0England Michael Holt4
Finland Robin Hullw/dPoland Mateusz Baranowski1
Poland Mateusz Baranowskiw/oEngland Michael Holt4
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson2
England Sam Baird2England Andrew Higginson4
England Matthew Selt4England Matthew Selt1
China Lu Ning3

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Wales Ryan Day4
England Liam Highfield2Wales Ryan Day2
Republic of Ireland David Morris1Hong Kong Marco Fu4
Hong Kong Marco Fu4Hong Kong Marco Fu2
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0England Jimmy Robertson4
England Jimmy Robertson4England Jimmy Robertson4
Scotland Stephen Maguire4Scotland Stephen Maguire3
France Stephane Ochoiski1England Jimmy Robertson2
England Ali Carter4England Ali Carter4
England Elliot Slessor0England Ali Carter4
India Aditya Mehta4India Aditya Mehta1
England Ian Glover2England Ali Carter4
England Jason Westonw/dChina Li Hang0
China Cao Yupengw/oChina Cao Yupeng0
England Oliver Lines1China Li Hang4
China Li Hang4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Wales Mark Williams4
Wales Thomas Rees0Wales Mark Williams4
England Chris Wakelin4England Chris Wakelin2
England David Grace1Wales Mark Williams4
England Joel Walkerw/oThailand Dechawat Poomjaeng2
Iran Hossein Vafaeiw/dEngland Joel Walker1
England Ricky Walden3Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4Wales Mark Williams4
England Mark Selby4Scotland Scott Donaldson1
England Jake Nicholson1England Mark Selby2
Scotland Scott Donaldson4Scotland Scott Donaldson4
England Ashley Hugill1Scotland Scott Donaldson4
Isle of Man Darryl Hill0England Martin Gould2
England Martin Gould4England Martin Gould4
England Tom Ford2England James Cahill1
England James Cahill4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Mark King4
England Ian Burns0England Mark King3
England Stuart Carrington2England Shaun Murphy4
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy3
England Judd Trump1England Ali Carter4
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt2
England Ali Carter4England Ali Carter4
Wales Mark Williams2

Century breaks

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 Murphy122 – Kyren Wilson 117, 115 – David Gilbert 114 – Jamie Cope 112, 105 – Ali Carter 110 – Elliot Slessor 110 – Chris Norbury 108, 107 – Patrick Einsle 105 – Ben Woollaston 105 – Rod Lawler 105 – Mark Williams 103 – Ian Burns 102 – Dominic Dale 100 – Sean O'Sullivan