The 2015 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXIII, was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Manchester, England, between 14–16 August 2015. It was the 23rd edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 August 2015 |
| Venue | Victoria Warehouse[1] |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Total prize fund | $70,000 |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shane Van Boening |
| Runner-up |  Darren Appleton |
| Score | 8–2 |
← 2014 2017 → | |
The event was won by Shane Van Boening, who defeated Darren Appleton in the final 8–2, to win his second Pool Masters title.[3][4] This was Van Boening's second straight championship, having won the title before in 2014.[5][6]
Event prize money
edit| Prize money[7][8] | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 20.000 US$ |
| Runner-up | 9.000 US$ |
| Semi-finalist | 4.500 US$ |
| Quarter-finalist | 3.000 US$ |
| Last 16 | 2.500 US$ |
| Total | 70.000 US$ |
Tournament bracket
edit| Round 1 14–15 August | Quarter-final 15–16 August | Semi-final 16 August | Final 16 August | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 John Morra
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Waleed Majid
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Waleed Majid
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jayson Shaw
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Liu Haitao
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Niels Feijen
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Chamat
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niels Feijen
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liu Haitao
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liu Haitao
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karl Boyes
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mateusz Śniegocki
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johnny Archer
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johnny Archer
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 James Georgiadis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Nikos Ekonomopoulos
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ralf Souquet
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ralf Souquet
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Ko Pin-yi
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Victoria Warehouse set to host Masters - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Masters Draw and Schedule Announced - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Shane is a two-time Master". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Shane VAN BOENING - The South Dakota Kid - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Down to the last four in Manchester". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Super Shane crowned Masters King". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2015". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters". sixpockets.de (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2015 - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2015". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2015 – Draw". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
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