European Tour 2015/2016 Event 3
Tournament information
Dates 7–11 October 2015(2015-10-07 – 2015-10-11)
Country Germany
Winner's share €25,000
Highest break Stuart Carrington (ENG) (141)Final
Champion Rory McLeod (ENG)Runner-up Tian Pengfei (CHN)Score 4–2
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The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 32015 Ruhr Open ) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–11 October 2015 in Mülheim , Germany .
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 to Tian Pengfei in the last 16.
Barry Pinches and Alan McManus played what was, at the time, snooker's longest ever official frame. In the sixth frame of their first round meeting they battled for 100 minutes and 24 seconds.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:
Prize fund Winner € 25,000Runner-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
Germany Daniel Schneider 1–4 Wales Ben Jones England Chris Jones 4 –1 Russia Arsen Balishyan Belgium Alain Van Der Steen 4 –3 Belgium Daan Leysen Germany Sascha Lippe 4 –2 Belgium Hans Blanckaert Netherlands Fozan Masood 4 –1 Germany Jean Luca Nüßgen Republic of Ireland Daniel O’Regan 0–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –0 Germany Joerg Petersen Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov 0–4 Austria Andreas Ploner Turkey Özyurt Aksoy 1–4 Germany Thomas Hein England James Silverwood 4 –0 Russia Maxim Maximov England Damian Wilks 4 –2 England Adam King Germany Fabian Tost 0–4 England Ryan Causton England Thomas Barton 3–4 Belgium Jurian Heusdens Belgium Johny Moermans 4 –0 Germany Sebastian Zittermann Pakistan Umar Ali Shaikh 1–4 Germany Miro Popovic Germany Lukas Kleckers 1–4 England Brandon Sargeant England Nico Elton 4 –0 England Conor McCormack Malta Alex Borg 4 –0 England Adam Longley Netherlands Albert Pronk 0–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski England Patrick Whelan 4 –0 Germany Pedro Chacon England Joshua Baddeley 4 –1 Germany Julian Maschmeier Belgium Steve Lambrechts 0–4 England Hammad Miah England Nick Jennings 4 –2 England Lewis Gillen England Joe Steele 1–4 England Dean Sheridan England Charlie Walters w/o –w/d Poland Krzysztof Drazkiewicz England Luke Garland w/d–w/o England Elliot Slessor Latvia Maris Volajs 4 –0 Germany Dirk OppenhoffBelgium Tomasz Skalski 1–4 England Ashley Hugill Belgium Dirk Lycops 0–4 Netherlands Frans Veling Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 0–4 Scotland Gary Thomson Netherlands Alexander van den Doel 0–4 England Sam Craigie Germany Deitmar Juschka 0–4 England Adam Edge England Sam Thistlewhite 4 –0 Germany Markus Fischer Netherlands Kevin Chan 1–4 England Joe O'Connor England Mark Vincent 3–4 England Mohammed Rangzib Slovakia Daniel Salis 1–4 Germany Habib Shalchian England Richard Beckham 4 –2 Turkey Ismail Türker England Julian Mills 4 –0 Germany Julia Litschke Netherlands Manon Melief 0–4 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue England Christopher Keogan 4 –1 England Matthew Glasby Germany Robin Otto 4 –2 England Joe Roberts England Zack Richardson 3–4 England Adam Duffy Germany Felix Frede 4 –0 Germany Rolf Mahr Slovakia Andrej Burdel 0–4 Germany Michael Schnabel England Ashley Carty 4 –0 Germany Kemal Ueruen Wales Jamie Clarke w/o –w/d China Zhao Xintong Austria Paul Schopf 3–4 England Gary Lees Germany Michael Heeger 4 –0 Germany Pascal Fischer England Christopher Harrison 4 –3 England Lee Brookes Scotland Mark Owens 4 –1 Germany Jan Eisenstein Scotland Ross Higgins 4 –0 Germany Oktay Yildiz Poland Krzysztof Kubicki 1–4 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau Belgium Lieven Vanthournout 2–4 Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers Poland Robert Czupryniak w/o –w/d Poland Bartosz OlchowkaGermany Daniel Schneider1–4 Wales Ben Jones England Chris Jones 4 –1Russia Arsen BalishyanBelgium Alain Van Der Steen 4 –3Belgium Daan LeysenGermany Sascha Lippe 4 –2Belgium Hans BlanckaertNetherlands Fozan Masood 4 –1Germany Jean Luca NüßgenRepublic of Ireland Daniel O’Regan0–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –0Germany Joerg PetersenRussia Aleksandr Kurgankov0–4 Austria Andreas Ploner Turkey Özyurt Aksoy1–4 Germany Thomas Hein England James Silverwood 4 –0Russia Maxim MaximovEngland Damian Wilks 4 –2England Adam KingGermany Fabian Tost0–4 England Ryan Causton England Thomas Barton3–4 Belgium Jurian Heusdens Belgium Johny Moermans 4 –0Germany Sebastian ZittermannPakistan Umar Ali Shaikh1–4 Germany Miro Popovic Germany Lukas Kleckers 1–4 England Brandon Sargeant England Nico Elton 4 –0England Conor McCormackMalta Alex Borg 4 –0England Adam LongleyNetherlands Albert Pronk0–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski England Patrick Whelan 4 –0Germany Pedro ChaconEngland Joshua Baddeley 4 –1Germany Julian MaschmeierBelgium Steve Lambrechts0–4 England Hammad Miah England Nick Jennings 4 –2England Lewis GillenEngland Joe Steele1–4 England Dean Sheridan England Charlie Walters w/o –w/dPoland Krzysztof DrazkiewiczEngland Luke Garlandw/d–w/o England Elliot Slessor Latvia Maris Volajs 4 –0Germany Dirk OppenhoffBelgium Tomasz Skalski1–4 England Ashley Hugill Belgium Dirk Lycops0–4 Netherlands Frans Veling Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 0–4 Scotland Gary Thomson Netherlands Alexander van den Doel0–4 England Sam Craigie Germany Deitmar Juschka0–4 England Adam Edge England Sam Thistlewhite 4 –0Germany Markus FischerNetherlands Kevin Chan1–4 England Joe O'Connor England Mark Vincent3–4 England Mohammed Rangzib Slovakia Daniel Salis1–4 Germany Habib Shalchian England Richard Beckham 4 –2Turkey Ismail TürkerEngland Julian Mills 4 –0Germany Julia LitschkeNetherlands Manon Melief0–4 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue England Christopher Keogan 4 –1England Matthew GlasbyGermany Robin Otto 4 –2England Joe RobertsEngland Zack Richardson3–4 England Adam Duffy Germany Felix Frede 4 –0Germany Rolf MahrSlovakia Andrej Burdel0–4 Germany Michael Schnabel England Ashley Carty 4 –0Germany Kemal UeruenWales Jamie Clarke w/o –w/dChina Zhao Xintong Austria Paul Schopf3–4 England Gary Lees Germany Michael Heeger 4 –0Germany Pascal FischerEngland Christopher Harrison 4 –3England Lee BrookesScotland Mark Owens 4 –1Germany Jan EisensteinScotland Ross Higgins 4 –0Germany Oktay YildizPoland Krzysztof Kubicki1–4 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau Belgium Lieven Vanthournout2–4 Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers Poland Robert Czupryniak w/o –w/dPoland Bartosz Olchowka
Round 2 Best of 7 frames
Wales Ben Jones 4 –2 England Chris Jones England Michael Williams 3–4 Belgium Alain Vandersteen Wales Thomas Rees 0–4 Germany Sascha Lippe Belgium Luc Blancke 1–4 Netherlands Fozan Masood England Joshua Cooper 0–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –0 Austria Andreas Ploner Wales Callum Lloyd 4 –0 Germany Thomas Hein England James Silverwood 0–4 England Damian Wilks Wales Kishan Hirani 4 –0 England Ryan Causton Belgium Jurian Heusdens 4 –1 Belgium Johny Moermans Belgium Dennis Deroose 4 –1 Germany Miro Popovic Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4 –2 England Brandon Sargeant England Jake Nicholson 1–4 England Nico Elton Switzerland Marvin Losi 1–4 Malta Alex Borg Poland Mateusz Baranowski 4 –0 England Patrick Whelan Germany Simon Lichtenberg 3–4 England Joshua Baddeley England Hammad Miah 4 –2 England Nick Jennings Belgium Wan Chooi Tan 1–4 England Dean Sheridan England Charlie Walters 2–4 England Elliot Slessor Poland Rafal Szymanek 0–4 Latvia Maris Volajs Belgium Jeff Jacobs 0–4 England Ashley Hugill Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney 4 –2 Netherlands Frans Veling England Oliver Brown 4 –1 Scotland Gary Thomson England Sam Craigie 4 –0 England Adam Edge Wales Alex Taubman 1–4 England Sam Thistlewhite Belgium Inge Vermeulen 0–4 England Joe O'Connor England Mohammed Rangzib 4 –0 Germany Habib Shalchian England Richard Beckham 2–4 England Julian Mills France Stephane Ochoiski 0–4 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Malta Brian Cini 4 –1 England Christopher Keogan Germany Robin Otto 2–4 England Adam Duffy Germany Felix Frede 4 –3 Germany Michael Schnabel England Ashley Carty 4 –0 Wales Jamie Clarke England Gary Lees 4 –1 Germany Michael Heeger England Phil O'Kane 4 –2 England Christopher Harrison Scotland Mark Owens 2–4 Scotland Ross Higgins Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4 –1 Belgium Phuntsok Jaegers Germany Volker Grigo w/d–w/o Poland Robert Czupryniak Wales Ben Jones 4 –2England Chris JonesEngland Michael Williams3–4 Belgium Alain Vandersteen Wales Thomas Rees0–4 Germany Sascha Lippe Belgium Luc Blancke1–4 Netherlands Fozan Masood England Joshua Cooper0–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –0Austria Andreas PlonerWales Callum Lloyd 4 –0Germany Thomas HeinEngland James Silverwood0–4 England Damian Wilks Wales Kishan Hirani 4 –0England Ryan CaustonBelgium Jurian Heusdens 4 –1Belgium Johny MoermansBelgium Dennis Deroose 4 –1Germany Miro PopovicSwitzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4 –2England Brandon Sargeant England Jake Nicholson1–4 England Nico Elton Switzerland Marvin Losi1–4 Malta Alex Borg Poland Mateusz Baranowski 4 –0England Patrick WhelanGermany Simon Lichtenberg 3–4 England Joshua Baddeley England Hammad Miah 4 –2England Nick JenningsBelgium Wan Chooi Tan1–4 England Dean Sheridan England Charlie Walters2–4 England Elliot Slessor Poland Rafal Szymanek0–4 Latvia Maris Volajs Belgium Jeff Jacobs0–4 England Ashley Hugill Republic of Ireland Charlie Sweeney 4 –2Netherlands Frans VelingEngland Oliver Brown 4 –1Scotland Gary ThomsonEngland Sam Craigie 4 –0England Adam EdgeWales Alex Taubman1–4 England Sam Thistlewhite Belgium Inge Vermeulen0–4 England Joe O'Connor England Mohammed Rangzib 4 –0Germany Habib ShalchianEngland Richard Beckham2–4 England Julian Mills France Stephane Ochoiski0–4 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Malta Brian Cini 4 –1England Christopher Keogan Germany Robin Otto2–4 England Adam Duffy Germany Felix Frede 4 –3Germany Michael SchnabelEngland Ashley Carty 4 –0Wales Jamie Clarke England Gary Lees 4 –1Germany Michael HeegerEngland Phil O'Kane 4 –2England Christopher HarrisonScotland Mark Owens2–4 Scotland Ross Higgins Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4 –1Belgium Phuntsok JaegersGermany Volker Grigow/d–w/o Poland Robert Czupryniak
Round 3 Best of 7 frames
Main rounds Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Finals Century breaks 141, 111 – Stuart Carrington 140, 135 – Luca Brecel 140 – Ross Muir 136, 134, 112 – Mike Dunn 135, 130, 104, 100 – Robert Milkins 134 – Kyren Wilson 133, 129, 100 – David Gilbert 133, 103 – Kishan Hirani 133 – James Cahill 132, 130 – Mark Davis 131 – Stephen Maguire 130 – Mitchell Mann 128, 115, 106 – Tian Pengfei 126 – Graeme Dott 124 – Ashley Carty 123, 109 – Anthony McGill 122, 121 – Dominic Dale 121, 104 – Mark Allen 120 – Ben Woollaston 120 – Ashley Hugill 116 – Rod Lawler 112 – Hammad Miah 112 – Josh Boileau 109 – Neil Robertson 108 – Shaun Murphy 108 – Gerard Greene 108 – Kurt Maflin 107 – David Grace 106 – Ali Carter 106 – Chris Wakelin 105 – Barry Hawkins 104 – Mark Selby 104 – Li Hang 104 – Scott Donaldson 103 – Alan McManus 102 – Andrew Higginson 101 – Joe Perry