The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 4 (also known as the 2015 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament held between 4–8 November 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The first two days consisted of preliminary rounds. 31 players qualified through these rounds to reach the last-128 stage of the tournament. Days 3 and 4 consist edof 3 rounds; the top half of the draw playing on day 3 and bottom half on day 4. The remaining 16 players played to a conclusion on day 5. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Mark Allen beat Ryan Day 4–0 in the final. It was his fifth European Tour victory but his first win since August 2014 when he won the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic. The victory gave him entry to the 2015 Champion of Champions which was played the following week.

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

England Ashley Carty 2–4 England Oliver Brown Wales Alex Taubman 4–0 Canada Terence Davidson England Jin Foulger 2–4 England Adam Edge England Freddie Blunden 1–4 Belgium Tomasz Skalski Romania Mihai Vladu 1–4 Germany Felix Frede Israel Dana Amir 0–4 England Brandon Sargeant England Lewis Gillen 4–1 Bulgaria Viktor Iliev England Damian Wilks 1–4 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 4–1 England Jeremy Lee Bulgaria Krasimir Kameshev 1–4 Belgium Jurian Heusdens Austria Andreas Ploner 4–0 Bulgaria Daniel Mladenov England Joe Steele 4–1 England Adam Longley Poland Mateusz Baranowski 4–3 Wales Ben Jones England Peter Devlin 4–0 Romania Razvan Sdrobis Bangladesh Ferdous Bhuyian 3–4 England Robbie Purdham England Ashley Hugill 4–1 England Jake Nicholson England Phil O'Kane 4–1 Cyprus Kyriacos Kyriacou Bulgaria Nikolai Vlashev 0–4 England Sam Betts England Joe O'Connor w/o–w/d England Louis Heathcote England Conor McCormack w/d–w/o Poland Marcin Nitschke England Nicholas Roberts 4–0 Bulgaria Veselin Lazarov Romania Andrei Orzan 1–4 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau Bulgaria Nikola Kemilev 4–1 Latvia Rodion Judin Scotland Mark Owens 4–3 Wales Kishan HiraniEngland Elliot Slessor 4–0 Cyprus Anastasis Ioannou England Sam Thistlewhite 4–1 Bulgaria Sashko Dimitrov Romania Corina Maracine 0–4 England Michael Williams Romania Paul Croitoru 0–4 Wales Jamie Clarke Bulgaria Nikolai Hristov 1–4 England Adam Duffy Bulgaria Bratislav Krustev 4–1 Bulgaria Salim Otti Bulgaria David Davidkov 4–0 Cyprus Alkinoos Triantos Republic of Ireland Daniel O’Regan 2–4 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan England Adam King w/o–n/s Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov England Sam Craigie 4–0 Malta Alex Borg Poland Kacper Filipiak 3–4 Belgium Jeff Jacobs Germany Simon Lichtenberg 4–1 England Jonathan Mabey Poland Adam Stefanow 2–4 England Joe Roberts Scotland Michael Collumb 2–4 Germany Lukas Kleckers England Richard Beckham 4–2 England Charlie Walters Bulgaria Dimitar Mehandjiiski 0–4 Germany Robin Otto England Nico Elton 4–1 England Matthew Glasby Bulgaria Spasian Spasov 4–0 Romania Gheorghe Margarit Bulgaria Teodor Chomovski 4–0 Romania Monica Manolache England Joshua Cooper 4–0 Bulgaria Ivan Kupov Serbia Marko Vukovic n/s–w/o England Hammad Miah England Ryan Causton 4–1 Malta Brian Cini England Patrick Whelan 2–4 Scotland Marc J Davis England Christopher Keogan 4–1 Belgium Hans Blanckaert
England Ashley Carty2–4England Oliver Brown
Wales Alex Taubman4–0Canada Terence Davidson
England Jin Foulger2–4England Adam Edge
England Freddie Blunden1–4Belgium Tomasz Skalski
Romania Mihai Vladu1–4Germany Felix Frede
Israel Dana Amir0–4England Brandon Sargeant
England Lewis Gillen4–1Bulgaria Viktor Iliev
England Damian Wilks1–4Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue4–1England Jeremy Lee
Bulgaria Krasimir Kameshev1–4Belgium Jurian Heusdens
Austria Andreas Ploner4–0Bulgaria Daniel Mladenov
England Joe Steele4–1England Adam Longley
Poland Mateusz Baranowski4–3Wales Ben Jones
England Peter Devlin4–0Romania Razvan Sdrobis
Bangladesh Ferdous Bhuyian3–4England Robbie Purdham
England Ashley Hugill4–1England Jake Nicholson
England Phil O'Kane4–1Cyprus Kyriacos Kyriacou
Bulgaria Nikolai Vlashev0–4England Sam Betts
England Joe O'Connorw/o–w/dEngland Louis Heathcote
England Conor McCormackw/d–w/oPoland Marcin Nitschke
England Nicholas Roberts4–0Bulgaria Veselin Lazarov
Romania Andrei Orzan1–4Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau
Bulgaria Nikola Kemilev4–1Latvia Rodion Judin
Scotland Mark Owens4–3Wales Kishan Hirani
England Elliot Slessor4–0Cyprus Anastasis Ioannou
England Sam Thistlewhite4–1Bulgaria Sashko Dimitrov
Romania Corina Maracine0–4England Michael Williams
Romania Paul Croitoru0–4Wales Jamie Clarke
Bulgaria Nikolai Hristov1–4England Adam Duffy
Bulgaria Bratislav Krustev4–1Bulgaria Salim Otti
Bulgaria David Davidkov4–0Cyprus Alkinoos Triantos
Republic of Ireland Daniel O’Regan2–4Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan
England Adam Kingw/o–n/sRussia Aleksandr Kurgankov
England Sam Craigie4–0Malta Alex Borg
Poland Kacper Filipiak3–4Belgium Jeff Jacobs
Germany Simon Lichtenberg4–1England Jonathan Mabey
Poland Adam Stefanow2–4England Joe Roberts
Scotland Michael Collumb2–4Germany Lukas Kleckers
England Richard Beckham4–2England Charlie Walters
Bulgaria Dimitar Mehandjiiski0–4Germany Robin Otto
England Nico Elton4–1England Matthew Glasby
Bulgaria Spasian Spasov4–0Romania Gheorghe Margarit
Bulgaria Teodor Chomovski4–0Romania Monica Manolache
England Joshua Cooper4–0Bulgaria Ivan Kupov
Serbia Marko Vukovicn/s–w/oEngland Hammad Miah
England Ryan Causton4–1Malta Brian Cini
England Patrick Whelan2–4Scotland Marc J Davis
England Christopher Keogan4–1Belgium Hans Blanckaert

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Oliver Brown 4–0 Wales Alex Taubman England Adam Edge 3–4 Belgium Tomasz Skalski Germany Felix Frede 4–0 Bulgaria Julian Petrov England Brandon Sargeant 3–4 England Lewis Gillen Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 1–4 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Belgium Jurian Heusdens 4–0 Bulgaria Viktor Gaidov Austria Andreas Ploner 4–1 Germany Daniel Schneider England Joe Steele 0–4 Poland Mateusz Baranowski England Peter Devlin 4–2 Wales Thomas Rees England Robbie Purdham 0–4 England Ashley Hugill England Phil O'Kane 4–3 Romania Radu Vilau England Sam Betts 0–4 England Joe O'Connor Poland Marcin Nitschke 4–0 England Nicholas Roberts Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4–1 England Chris Jones Bulgaria Nikola Kemilev 0–4 Scotland Mark Owens England Elliot Slessor 4–0 Bulgaria Georgi GeorgievEngland Sam Thistlewhite 2–4 England Michael Williams Wales Jamie Clarke 4–0 Gibraltar Chris Mason England Adam Duffy 4–1 Scotland Ross Higgins Bulgaria Bratislav Krustev 4–0 Bulgaria David Davidkov Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 0–4 England Adam King England Sam Craigie 4–1 Romania Rares Sinca Belgium Jeff Jacobs 1–4 Germany Simon Lichtenberg England Joe Roberts 4–1 Germany Lukas Kleckers England Richard Beckham 4–0 Bulgaria Hristo Sirakov Germany Robin Otto 0–4 England Nico Elton Bulgaria Spasian Spasov 0–4 England George Pragnall Bulgaria Teodor Chomovski 1–4 England John Parkin England Joshua Cooper 1–4 England Hammad Miah England Ryan Causton 4–1 Bulgaria Stefan Simeonovski Scotland Marc J Davis 2–4 England Christopher Keogan
England Oliver Brown4–0Wales Alex Taubman
England Adam Edge3–4Belgium Tomasz Skalski
Germany Felix Frede4–0Bulgaria Julian Petrov
England Brandon Sargeant3–4England Lewis Gillen
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher1–4Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue
Belgium Jurian Heusdens4–0Bulgaria Viktor Gaidov
Austria Andreas Ploner4–1Germany Daniel Schneider
England Joe Steele0–4Poland Mateusz Baranowski
England Peter Devlin4–2Wales Thomas Rees
England Robbie Purdham0–4England Ashley Hugill
England Phil O'Kane4–3Romania Radu Vilau
England Sam Betts0–4England Joe O'Connor
Poland Marcin Nitschke4–0England Nicholas Roberts
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau4–1England Chris Jones
Bulgaria Nikola Kemilev0–4Scotland Mark Owens
England Elliot Slessor4–0Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev
England Sam Thistlewhite2–4England Michael Williams
Wales Jamie Clarke4–0Gibraltar Chris Mason
England Adam Duffy4–1Scotland Ross Higgins
Bulgaria Bratislav Krustev4–0Bulgaria David Davidkov
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan0–4England Adam King
England Sam Craigie4–1Romania Rares Sinca
Belgium Jeff Jacobs1–4Germany Simon Lichtenberg
England Joe Roberts4–1Germany Lukas Kleckers
England Richard Beckham4–0Bulgaria Hristo Sirakov
Germany Robin Otto0–4England Nico Elton
Bulgaria Spasian Spasov0–4England George Pragnall
Bulgaria Teodor Chomovski1–4England John Parkin
England Joshua Cooper1–4England Hammad Miah
England Ryan Causton4–1Bulgaria Stefan Simeonovski
Scotland Marc J Davis2–4England Christopher Keogan

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 Rory McLeod0
England Sam Baird4England Sam Baird4
China Zhang Anda4China Zhang Anda0
England Oliver Brown2England Sam Baird4
England Chris Wakelin3England Chris Melling0
England Chris Melling4England Chris Melling4
England Ian Burns4England Ian Burns0
England Paul Davison3England Sam Baird4
England Jimmy Robertson4England Jimmy Robertson3
England Allan Taylor1England Jimmy Robertson4
Scotland Michael Leslie4Scotland Michael Leslie3
Belgium Tomasz Skalski3England Jimmy Robertson4
England Rod Lawler4England Rod Lawler0
England Liam Highfield1England Rod Lawler4
England Matthew Selt4England Matthew Selt3
Pakistan Hamza Akbar2

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Judd Trump4
Germany Felix Frede0England Judd Trump4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene1
Wales Gareth Allen2England Judd Trump4
Scotland Rhys Clark4England Andrew Higginson2
England Lewis Gillen2Scotland Rhys Clark1
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
England Craig Steadman2England Judd Trump4
England Peter Ebdon4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue2England Peter Ebdon2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Michael Georgiou2Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Scotland Anthony McGill4England Mark King3
England Barry Pinches3Scotland Anthony McGill3
England Mark King4England Mark King4
Belgium Jurian Heusdens2

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
Austria Andreas Ploner1Scotland Alan McManus4
England Jack Lisowski4England Jack Lisowski0
Poland Mateusz Baranowski1Scotland Alan McManus0
England Mitchell Mann4Wales Dominic Dale4
Malta Tony Drago0England Mitchell Mann2
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale4
England Peter Devlin1Wales Dominic Dale2
England Mark Selby4England Mark Selby4
England Sydney Wilson0England Mark Selby4
England Alfie Burden4England Alfie Burden2
England Anthony Hamilton3England Mark Selby4
England Jamie Cope3Scotland Eden Sharav2
Scotland Eden Sharav4Scotland Eden Sharav4
Belgium Luca Brecel4Belgium Luca Brecel1
China Lu Ning1

Section 4

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 Ashley Hugill0Wales Ryan Day4
England Joel Walker4England Joel Walker0
Egypt Hatem Yassen0Wales Ryan Day4
Norway Kurt Maflin4England Kyren Wilson3
England Steven Hallworth2Norway Kurt Maflin2
England Kyren Wilson4England Kyren Wilson4
England Phil O'Kane0Wales Ryan Day4
Scotland Scott Donaldson2England Mark Joyce3
England Mark Joyce4England Mark Joyce4
England Martin O'Donnell4England Martin O'Donnell1
England Joe O'Connor3England Mark Joyce4
England James Cahill0England Tom Ford1
England Zak Surety4England Zak Surety0
England Tom Ford4England Tom Ford4
England Michael Wasley3

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
China Tian Pengfeiw/d
Poland Marcin Nitschkew/oPoland Marcin Nitschke0
England Sanderson Lam3England Nigel Bond4
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond1
England Stuart Bingham4Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau0England Stuart Bingham3
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Scotland Ross Muir0Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
England Sean O'Sullivan4England Michael Holt0
Northern Ireland Joe Swail1England Sean O'Sullivan1
England Joe Perry4England Joe Perry4
Scotland Mark Owens0England Joe Perry2
England Martin Gould4England Michael Holt4
England Elliot Slessor0England Martin Gould3
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt4
England Michael Williams2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Mike Dunn4
Wales Jamie Clarke0England Mike Dunn4
India Aditya Mehta4India Aditya Mehta1
England Adam Duffy3England Mike Dunn4
England Robert Milkins4England Robert Milkins3
Bulgaria Bratislav Krustev1England Robert Milkins4
China Liang Wenbo4China Liang Wenbo3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1England Mike Dunn4
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong4Wales Daniel Wells0
England Adam King1Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong0
England Gary Wilson4England Gary Wilson4
England David Grace1England Gary Wilson1
Wales Daniel Wells4Wales Daniel Wells4
England Ian Glover0Wales Daniel Wells4
England Ben Woollaston1China Xiao Guodong3
China Xiao Guodong4

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Wales Mark Williams4
England Sam Craigie0Wales Mark Williams4
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones1
Thailand Noppon Saengkham3Wales Mark Williams4
Republic of Ireland Ken Dohertyw/oEngland Oliver Lines1
England Jimmy Whitew/dRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
England Oliver Lines4England Oliver Lines4
Germany Simon Lichtenberg1Wales Mark Williams4
Wales Lee Walker3Scotland John Higgins0
England Joe Roberts4England Joe Roberts0
China Lü Chenwei1China Zhou Yuelong4
China Zhou Yuelong4China Zhou Yuelong1
Scotland John Higgins4Scotland John Higgins4
England Richard Beckham1Scotland John Higgins4
England David Gilbertw/oEngland David Gilbert3
Scotland Jamie Burnettw/d

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Stuart Carrington4
England Nico Elton2England Stuart Carrington4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng3England George Pragnall1
England George Pragnall4England Stuart Carrington4
England Ricky Walden4England Ricky Walden2
Scotland Fraser Patrick1England Ricky Walden4
Wales Michael White4Wales Michael White3
England John Parkin0England Stuart Carrington1
England Robbie Williams0England Shaun Murphy4
England Hammad Miah4England Hammad Miah4
England Peter Lines0Isle of Man Darryl Hill2
Isle of Man Darryl Hill4England Hammad Miah2
England Jason Weston4England Shaun Murphy4
England Ryan Causton2England Jason Weston0
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy4
England Christopher Keogan1

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Sam Baird4
England Judd Trump1England Sam Baird2
England Mark Selby0Wales Ryan Day4
Wales Ryan Day4Wales Ryan Day0
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
England Mike Dunn3Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Wales Mark Williams4Wales Mark Williams0
England Shaun Murphy3

Century breaks

138, 133, 104 – Dominic Dale 133 – Barry Pinches 130, 124 – Sam Baird 129 – Aditya Mehta 128, 127, 118, 111, 100 – Mark Williams 127, 102, 100 – Mark Allen 126, 119, 111 – Judd Trump 126, 110 – Ryan Day 123, 114, 109, 106 – Joe Perry 123, 112 – Xiao Guodong 123 – Ricky Walden 119, 102 – Peter Ebdon 118, 106, 100, 100 – Shaun Murphy 116 – John Higgins 116 – Jimmy Robertson115 – Andrew Higginson 115 – Zak Surety 112 – Joel Walker 112 – Mitchell Mann 111, 105 – Michael White 110 – Michael Holt 109 – Stuart Carrington 107 – Josh Boileau 106 – Mark Selby 103, 103 – Daniel Wells 103 – Jack Lisowski 102 – Anthony McGill 100 – Michael Wasley 100 – Eden Sharav 100 – Ryan Causton