European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5
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The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5 (also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament held between 9–13 December 2015 in Gibraltar.
Marco Fu made the 116th official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Baird. This was Fu's fourth official 147 break and also the second maximum break in the 2015/2016 season.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:
| Prize fund | |
|---|---|
| Winner | €25,000 |
| 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 Sam Craigie 4–1 England Danny Connolly England Adam Edge w/d–w/o Germany Lukas Kleckers England Sam Thistlewhite 4–0 England Joshua Cooper Netherlands Kevin Chan w/o–w/d England Jamie O'Neill China Zhao Xintong 4–1 England Joe Steele England Jake Nicholson 4–2 Germany Robin Otto England Michael Williams 4–0 Poland Mateusz Baranowski England Reanne Evans 2–4 England Oliver Brown England Ashley Hugill 4–1 England Joshua Baddeley Morocco Mourad Naitali 4–0 Portugal Francisco Domingues Scotland Mark Owens 3–4 England Nico Elton Germany Simon Lichtenberg 3–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak England Joe O'Connor 2–4 England Brandon Sargeant Scotland Dylan Craig 4–1 Northern Ireland Conor McCormack England Simon Dent 0–4 England Hammad Miah | Russia Maxim Maximov 1–4 England Stephen Webber England Richard Beckham 4–3 Germany Felix Frede Netherlands Manon Melief 0–4 Wales Jamie Clarke Bulgaria Ivelin Bozhanov 3–4 England Edward Topharn Belgium Tomasz Skalski 4–3 Wales Callum Lloyd England Robbie Purdham 0–4 Wales Kishan Hirani Poland Marcin Nitschke 1–4 England Phil O'Kane England Christopher Keogan 2–4 England George Pragnall England Richard Ammons 2–4 England James Dabell England Adam Duffy 4–2 Scotland Ross Higgins England Manasawin Phetmalaikul 2–4 Wales Alex Taubman England Elliot Slessor 4–2 Wales Ben Jones England Adam King 4–3 England Lee Prickman Belgium Jurian Heusdens 0–4 England Ashley Carty England Adam Longley 2–4 Wales Thomas Rees | |
| England Sam Craigie | 4–1 | England Danny Connolly |
| England Adam Edge | w/d–w/o | Germany Lukas Kleckers |
| England Sam Thistlewhite | 4–0 | England Joshua Cooper |
| Netherlands Kevin Chan | w/o–w/d | England Jamie O'Neill |
| China Zhao Xintong | 4–1 | England Joe Steele |
| England Jake Nicholson | 4–2 | Germany Robin Otto |
| England Michael Williams | 4–0 | Poland Mateusz Baranowski |
| England Reanne Evans | 2–4 | England Oliver Brown |
| England Ashley Hugill | 4–1 | England Joshua Baddeley |
| Morocco Mourad Naitali | 4–0 | Portugal Francisco Domingues |
| Scotland Mark Owens | 3–4 | England Nico Elton |
| Germany Simon Lichtenberg | 3–4 | Poland Kacper Filipiak |
| England Joe O'Connor | 2–4 | England Brandon Sargeant |
| Scotland Dylan Craig | 4–1 | Northern Ireland Conor McCormack |
| England Simon Dent | 0–4 | England Hammad Miah |
| Russia Maxim Maximov | 1–4 | England Stephen Webber |
| England Richard Beckham | 4–3 | Germany Felix Frede |
| Netherlands Manon Melief | 0–4 | Wales Jamie Clarke |
| Bulgaria Ivelin Bozhanov | 3–4 | England Edward Topharn |
| Belgium Tomasz Skalski | 4–3 | Wales Callum Lloyd |
| England Robbie Purdham | 0–4 | Wales Kishan Hirani |
| Poland Marcin Nitschke | 1–4 | England Phil O'Kane |
| England Christopher Keogan | 2–4 | England George Pragnall |
| England Richard Ammons | 2–4 | England James Dabell |
| England Adam Duffy | 4–2 | Scotland Ross Higgins |
| England Manasawin Phetmalaikul | 2–4 | Wales Alex Taubman |
| England Elliot Slessor | 4–2 | Wales Ben Jones |
| England Adam King | 4–3 | England Lee Prickman |
| Belgium Jurian Heusdens | 0–4 | England Ashley Carty |
| England Adam Longley | 2–4 | Wales Thomas Rees |
Round 2
Best of 7 frames
| England Sam Craigie 4–0 Germany Lukas Kleckers England Saqib Nasir 0–4 England Sam Thistlewhite Netherlands Kevin Chan 0–4 China Zhao Xintong England Jake Nicholson 4–3 England Michael Williams England Sean Galligan 0–4 England Oliver Brown Germany Dieter Meier 0–4 England Ashley Hugill Morocco Mourad Naitali 0–4 England Nico Elton Malta Brian Cini 1–4 Poland Kacper Filipiak Gibraltar Francis Becerra 0–4 England Brandon Sargeant Scotland Michael Collumb 2–4 Scotland Dylan Craig England Hammad Miah 4–0 England Stephen Webber | England Mohammed Rangzib 1–4 England Richard Beckham England Ryan Causton 1–4 Wales Jamie Clarke England Edward Topharn 1–4 Belgium Tomasz Skalski Wales James Facey 1–4 Wales Kishan Hirani Germany Daniel Schneider 4–2 England Phil O'Kane England George Pragnall 4–1 England James Dabell England Louis Heathcote 4–3 England Adam Duffy Wales Alex Taubman 0–4 England Elliot Slessor England Adam King 0–4 England Ashley Carty Finland Tom Stormbom 0–4 Wales Thomas Rees | |
| England Sam Craigie | 4–0 | Germany Lukas Kleckers |
| England Saqib Nasir | 0–4 | England Sam Thistlewhite |
| Netherlands Kevin Chan | 0–4 | China Zhao Xintong |
| England Jake Nicholson | 4–3 | England Michael Williams |
| England Sean Galligan | 0–4 | England Oliver Brown |
| Germany Dieter Meier | 0–4 | England Ashley Hugill |
| Morocco Mourad Naitali | 0–4 | England Nico Elton |
| Malta Brian Cini | 1–4 | Poland Kacper Filipiak |
| Gibraltar Francis Becerra | 0–4 | England Brandon Sargeant |
| Scotland Michael Collumb | 2–4 | Scotland Dylan Craig |
| England Hammad Miah | 4–0 | England Stephen Webber |
| England Mohammed Rangzib | 1–4 | England Richard Beckham |
| England Ryan Causton | 1–4 | Wales Jamie Clarke |
| England Edward Topharn | 1–4 | Belgium Tomasz Skalski |
| Wales James Facey | 1–4 | Wales Kishan Hirani |
| Germany Daniel Schneider | 4–2 | England Phil O'Kane |
| England George Pragnall | 4–1 | England James Dabell |
| England Louis Heathcote | 4–3 | England Adam Duffy |
| Wales Alex Taubman | 0–4 | England Elliot Slessor |
| England Adam King | 0–4 | England Ashley Carty |
| Finland Tom Stormbom | 0–4 | Wales Thomas Rees |
Main rounds
Top half
Section 1
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| England Rory McLeod | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Zak Surety | 4 | England Zak Surety | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| India Aditya Mehta | 4 | India Aditya Mehta | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Sam Craigie | 0 | England Zak Surety | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Joel Walker | w/o | China Liang Wenbo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia Neil Robertson | w/d | England Joel Walker | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Liang Wenbo | 4 | China Liang Wenbo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Matthew Stevens | 2 | China Liang Wenbo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Joe Perry | 2 | England Mark Selby | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Sam Thistlewhite | 4 | England Sam Thistlewhite | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jamie Cope | 0 | China Zhao Xintong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Zhao Xintong | 4 | China Zhao Xintong | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Eden Sharav | 0 | England Mark Selby | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Yu Delu | 4 | China Yu Delu | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mark Selby | 4 | England Mark Selby | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Sydney Wilson | 1 |
Section 2
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Alan McManus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Jake Nicholson | 1 | Scotland Alan McManus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Jamie Jones | 4 | Wales Jamie Jones | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Gareth Allen | 0 | Wales Jamie Jones | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Zhou Yuelong | 4 | England Peter Ebdon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Isle of Man Darryl Hill | 1 | China Zhou Yuelong | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Peter Ebdon | 4 | England Peter Ebdon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Michael Wasley | 3 | England Peter Ebdon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jimmy Robertson | 3 | England David Grace | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England David Grace | 4 | England David Grace | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Stephen Maguire | 4 | Scotland Stephen Maguire | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Sanderson Lam | 1 | England David Grace | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Rhys Clark | 0 | Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mike Dunn | 4 | England Mike Dunn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Oliver Brown | 3 |
Section 3
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| China Tian Pengfei | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | China Tian Pengfei | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mitchell Mann | 1 | England Ashley Hugill | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ashley Hugill | 4 | China Tian Pengfei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Michael Leslie | w/o | Wales Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Fraser Patrick | w/d | Scotland Michael Leslie | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Dominic Dale | 4 | Wales Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 0 | Wales Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Kyren Wilson | 4 | England Kyren Wilson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Nico Elton | 2 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway Kurt Maflin | 4 | Norway Kurt Maflin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland Kacper Filipiak | 0 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Zhang Anda | 4 | China Zhang Anda | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Cao Yupeng | 3 | China Zhang Anda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Graeme Dott | 4 | Scotland Graeme Dott | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Ross Muir | 0 |
Section 4
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| England David Gilbert | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Brandon Sargeant | 4 | England Brandon Sargeant | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mark Joyce | 3 | Scotland Dylan Craig | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Dylan Craig | 4 | Scotland Dylan Craig | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Marco Fu | w/o | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta Tony Drago | w/d | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Sam Baird | 4 | England Sam Baird | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Paul Davison | 1 | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Luca Brecel | 4 | Belgium Luca Brecel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Barry Pinches | 0 | Belgium Luca Brecel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Gary Wilson | 4 | England Gary Wilson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan Hamza Akbar | 1 | Belgium Luca Brecel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Lee Walker | 4 | Wales Lee Walker | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Hammad Miah | 0 | Wales Lee Walker | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Mark Williams | 3 | England Richard Beckham | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Richard Beckham | 4 |
Bottom half
Section 5
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Ryan Day | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wales Jamie Clarke | 1 | Wales Ryan Day | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Gerard Greene | w/d | Iran Hossein Vafaei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran Hossein Vafaei | w/o | Wales Ryan Day | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Chris Wakelin | 4 | England Oliver Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Michael Georgiou | 1 | England Chris Wakelin | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Oliver Lines | 4 | England Oliver Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Xiao Guodong | 2 | England Oliver Lines | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Matthew Selt | 4 | England Alfie Burden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland David Morris | 3 | England Matthew Selt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Alfie Burden | 4 | England Alfie Burden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Tomasz Skalski | 0 | England Alfie Burden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Robbie Williams | 4 | England Robbie Williams | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England James Cahill | 1 | England Robbie Williams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Stuart Carrington | 3 | England Ian Glover | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ian Glover | 4 |
Section 6
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| England Michael Holt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wales Duane Jones | 1 | England Michael Holt | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Scott Donaldson | 1 | England Anthony Hamilton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Anthony Hamilton | 4 | England Anthony Hamilton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Anthony McGill | 4 | England Andrew Higginson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Kishan Hirani | 3 | Scotland Anthony McGill | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Andrew Higginson | 4 | England Andrew Higginson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany Daniel Schneider | 0 | England Andrew Higginson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Michael White | 4 | Wales Michael White | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Peter Lines | 1 | Wales Michael White | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty | 2 | England Liam Highfield | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Liam Highfield | 4 | Wales Michael White | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Rod Lawler | 4 | England Rod Lawler | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Lu Ning | 1 | England Rod Lawler | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Judd Trump | 4 | England Judd Trump | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Zhang Yong | 0 |
Section 7
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| England Tom Ford | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand James Wattana | 0 | England Tom Ford | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Robert Milkins | 2 | England George Pragnall | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England George Pragnall | 4 | England Tom Ford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ricky Walden | 4 | England Ricky Walden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Louis Heathcote | 0 | England Ricky Walden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ian Burns | 4 | England Ian Burns | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Steven Hallworth | 0 | England Ricky Walden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mark Davis | 4 | England Mark King | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Elliot Slessor | 1 | England Mark Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Li Hang | 4 | China Li Hang | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Allan Taylor | 3 | England Mark Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland John Higgins | 4 | England Mark King | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | Scotland John Higgins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mark King | 4 | England Mark King | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ashley Carty | 1 |
Section 8
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| England Ben Woollaston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Joe Swail | 1 | England Ben Woollaston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jack Lisowski | 3 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Nigel Bond | 4 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Wales Daniel Wells | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Chris Melling | 4 | England Chris Melling | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Daniel Wells | 4 | Wales Daniel Wells | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Thomas Rees | 1 | England Nigel Bond | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jason Weston | 4 | England Jason Weston | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jimmy White | 2 | Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Stuart Bingham | 4 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Craig Steadman | 1 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Shaun Murphy | w/d | China Ding Junhui | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| China Ding Junhui | w/o |
Finals
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| 1 | China Liang Wenbo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | England David Grace | 1 | ||||||||||||
| China Liang Wenbo | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Wales Dominic Dale | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wales Michael White | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | England Alfie Burden | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wales Michael White | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Wales Michael White | 4 | |||||||||||||
| England Stuart Bingham | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | England Mark King | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 |
Century breaks
| 147, 140, 133 – Marco Fu 144 – Liang Wenbo 142, 104 – Zhao Xintong 135 – Liam Highfield 133, 127 – Sam Baird 132, 114, 110 – Michael White 130 – David Grace 129, 127 – Dominic Dale 129, 105 – Mark Selby 125 – Michael Holt 124 – Andrew Higginson 120, 103 – Alfie Burden 116, 101 – Mike Dunn 111, 105 – Stuart Bingham 110 – Graeme Dott 108 – Richard Beckham | 107 – Nigel Bond 107 – Adam Duffy 106, 103, 101 – Luca Brecel 106 – Xiao Guodong 104 – Tom Ford 104 – George Pragnall 103 – Mark Davis 102 – Chris Melling 102 – Ricky Walden 102 – Kyren Wilson 102 – Daniel Wells 101 – Michael Georgiou 101 – Tian Pengfei 101 – Hossein Vafaei 100 – Mark King |