European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4

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.[1]

European Tour 2014/2015
Event 4
Tournament information
Dates19–23 November 2014 (2014-11-19 – 2014-11-23)
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
CityMülheim
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund126,265
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Robert Milkins (ENG)
Score4–0
AT2
ET5

Mark Allen was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 0–4 against Stuart Carrington in the last 32.[3]

Shaun Murphy won his fourth professional title of the calendar year by defeating Robert Milkins 4–0 in the final.[4][5] During the final Murphy made the 108th official maximum break, becoming the first player to make three maximums in a calendar year.[6]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[7]

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
Maximum break[6] €1,265
Total €126,265

Main draw edit

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Preliminary rounds edit

Round 1 edit

Best of 7 frames

Round 2 edit

Best of 7 frames

Main rounds edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit
Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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  Mark Allen 4
  Hammad Miah 3   Mark Allen 4
  Mark Joyce 4   Mark Joyce 2
  Eden Sharav 3   Mark Allen 0
  Anthony Hamilton 4   Stuart Carrington 4
  Zak Surety 2   Anthony Hamilton 3
  James Cahill 2   Stuart Carrington 4
  Stuart Carrington 4   Stuart Carrington 3
  Robbie Williams 4   Rod Lawler 4
  Zack Richardson 3   Robbie Williams 3
  Gary Wilson 2   Lee Page 4
  Lee Page 4   Lee Page 1
  Elliot Slessor 4   Rod Lawler 4
  Joshua Baddeley 1   Elliot Slessor 0
  Rod Lawler 4   Rod Lawler 4
  Matthew Day 2
Section 2 edit
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  Robert Milkins 4
  Cao Xinlong 1   Robert Milkins 4
  Ben Woollaston 4   Ben Woollaston 2
  Ross Muir 2   Robert Milkins 4
  Jack Lisowski 3   Peter Lines 3
  Peter Lines 4   Peter Lines 4
  Jamie Jones 4   Jamie Jones 2
  Alexander Ursenbacher 0   Robert Milkins 4
  Aditya Mehta 4   Andrew Higginson 2
  Kishan Hirani 2   Aditya Mehta 3
  Dominic Dale 4   Dominic Dale 4
  Paul Davison 2   Dominic Dale 1
  Andrew Higginson 4   Andrew Higginson 4
  Richard Beckham 0   Andrew Higginson 4
  Anthony McGill 0   Zhang Anda 1
  Zhang Anda 4
Section 3 edit
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  Barry Hawkins 1
  Craig Steadman 4   Craig Steadman 4
  Andrew Pagett 2   David Grace 1
  David Grace 4   Craig Steadman 2
  Jak Jones 4   Neil Robertson 4
  Lyu Haotian 2   Jak Jones 0
  Neil Robertson 4   Neil Robertson 4
  Noppon Saengkham 2   Neil Robertson 4
  Liang Wenbo 4   Liang Wenbo 3
  Alfie Burden 1   Liang Wenbo 4
  Oliver Lines 4   Oliver Lines 1
  Brandon Sargeant 2   Liang Wenbo 4
  Ryan Day 4   Jimmy Robertson 3
  Michael Leslie 1   Ryan Day 3
  Jimmy Robertson 4   Jimmy Robertson 4
  Daniel Wells 1
Section 4 edit
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  Luca Brecel 4
  Sydney Wilson 0   Luca Brecel 4
  Kurt Maflin 0   Cao Yupeng 2
  Cao Yupeng 4   Luca Brecel 3
  Stuart Bingham 4   Stuart Bingham 4
  Joel Walker 3   Stuart Bingham 4
  Graeme Dott 3   Ken Doherty 0
  Ken Doherty 4   Stuart Bingham 1
  Stephen Maguire 4   Stephen Maguire 4
  Mitchell Mann 2   Stephen Maguire 4
  Liam Highfield 4   Liam Highfield 3
  Alex Davies 0   Stephen Maguire 4
  Chris Melling 4   Chris Melling 2
  Ahmed Saif 0   Chris Melling 4
  Peter Ebdon 4   Peter Ebdon 2
  Michael Williams 0

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit
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  Judd Trump 4
  Rory McLeod 0   Judd Trump 4
  Sam Baird 4   Sam Baird 2
  Yu Delu 0   Judd Trump 4
  Kyren Wilson 4   Matthew Selt 2
  Ben Jones 0   Kyren Wilson 0
  Matthew Selt 4   Matthew Selt 4
  Alex Borg 2   Judd Trump 4
  Fraser Patrick 4   Marco Fu 3
  Jeff Cundy 2   Fraser Patrick 4
  Scott Donaldson 4   Scott Donaldson 2
  Li Hang 1   Fraser Patrick 3
  John Higgins 4   Marco Fu 4
  Vinnie Calabrese 2   John Higgins 0
  Marco Fu w/o   Marco Fu 4
  Barry Pinches w/d
Section 6 edit
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  Michael Wasley 4
  Ashley Carty 3   Michael Wasley 4
  Joe Perry 4   Joe Perry 1
  Ratchayothin Yotharuck 3   Michael Wasley 0
  Allan Taylor 1   Fergal O'Brien 4
  Adam Duffy 4   Adam Duffy 1
  Fergal O'Brien 4   Fergal O'Brien 4
  Luke Garland 1   Fergal O'Brien 2
  Chris Wakelin 4   Chris Wakelin 4
  Matthew Glasby 3   Chris Wakelin 4
  Matthew Stevens 4   Matthew Stevens 1
  David Morris 1   Chris Wakelin 4
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
  John Astley 1   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
  Michael White w/o   Michael White 0
  Rouzi Maimaiti n/s
Section 7 edit
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  Mark Davis 4
  Ian Burns 1   Mark Davis 4
  Nigel Bond 4   Nigel Bond 1
  Marc Davis 1   Mark Davis 3
  Mark Williams 4   Mark Williams 4
  Tom Ford 3   Mark Williams 4
  Gerard Greene 2   Kacper Filipiak 1
  Kacper Filipiak 4   Mark Williams 4
  Jimmy White 1   Mark King 3
  Zhou Yuelong 4   Zhou Yuelong 4
  Ian Glover 4   Ian Glover 0
  Ross Higgins 2   Zhou Yuelong 1
  Tony Drago 1   Mark King 4
  Michael Georgiou 4   Michael Georgiou 3
  Mark King 4   Mark King 4
  Chris Norbury 2
Section 8 edit
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  Dechawat Poomjaeng 4
  Steven Hallworth 3   Dechawat Poomjaeng 1
  Jamie Cope 4   Jamie Cope 4
  Phuntsok Jaegers 1   Jamie Cope 1
  Joe Swail 4   Joe Swail 4
  Adam Bobat 0   Joe Swail 4
  Mike Dunn 4   Mike Dunn 3
  Jack Bradford 0   Joe Swail 3
  Tian Pengfei 4   Shaun Murphy 4
  Richard Jones 0   Tian Pengfei 3
  David Gilbert 4   David Gilbert 4
  Lu Chenwei 1   David Gilbert 1
  Michael Holt 4   Shaun Murphy 4
  Andreas Ploner 1   Michael Holt 2
  Shaun Murphy 4   Shaun Murphy 4
  Lu Ning 2

Finals edit

Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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  Rod Lawler 3
  Robert Milkins 4   Robert Milkins 4
  Neil Robertson 2   Stephen Maguire 1
  Stephen Maguire 4   Robert Milkins 0
  Judd Trump 4   Shaun Murphy 4
  Chris Wakelin 1   Judd Trump 3
  Mark Williams 2   Shaun Murphy 4
  Shaun Murphy 4

Century breaks edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Mark Allen collects Ruhr Open title in Germany". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. ^ Kalb, Rolf (21 November 2014). "Snooker – Ruhr Open: Robertson am Sontag dabei" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ Hendon, Dave (23 November 2014). "Murphy's law rules in Mulheim". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Murphy makes 147 on way to Ruhr title". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Murphy Wins In Mulheim – And Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. ^ "European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2014 – Mülheim, Germany (ET4)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Ruhr Open 2014 (ET4) draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. ^ "European Tour 4 – Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2014 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  10. ^ "European Tour Event Four (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Ruhr Open (ET4): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  12. ^ "2014 European Tour – Event 4 – Tournament Ranking". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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