2015 World Seniors Championship

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Betway World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates 2–3 March 2015
Venue Circus Arena
City Blackpool
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £50,000
Winner's share £18,000
Highest break 140
Final
Champion Wales Mark Williams
Runner-up Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
Score 2–1
2013

The 2015 Betway World Seniors Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2–3 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England.[1]

The Circus Arena played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.[2]

The age limit of the event was reduced from 45 to 40 years, allowing players such as Mark Williams, Peter Ebdon, Dominic Dale and Fergal O'Brien to enter.[2]

Steve Davis was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 0–2 against Fergal O'Brien in the quarter-finals.

Mark Williams won his 26th professional title by defeating Fergal O'Brien 2–1 in the final.[4][5]

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]

  • Winner: £18,000
  • Runner-up: £8,000
  • Semi-finalist: £4,000
  • Quarter-finalist: £2,000
  • Last 16: £1,000
  • Total: £50,000

Main draw[edit]

The draw for the last 16 was made on 3 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York during the UK Championship. All former World Seniors Champions and World Snooker Champions, who registered for the event, were seeded through to the final stages in Blackpool.[2] All times are GMT.[7][8] There were three century breaks during the tournament. Mark Williams made a 140 break against Darryn Walker and Fergal O'Brien made a 110 and 105 break against Peter Ebdon.[9]

Round 1[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]