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European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3

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European Tour 2015/2016
Event 3
Tournament information
Dates7–11 October 2015 (2015-10-07 – 2015-10-11)
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
CityMülheim
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund125,000
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Stuart Carrington (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Rory McLeod (ENG)
Runner-up Tian Pengfei (CHN)
Score4–2
ET2
AT1

The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3 (also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–11 October 2015 in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 1–4 to Tian Pengfei in the last 16.

Barry Pinches and Alan McManus played what was, at the time, snooker's longest ever official frame. In the sixth frame of their first round meeting they battled for 100 minutes and 24 seconds.[3]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[4]

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

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

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Best of 7 frames

Round 2

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Best of 7 frames

Round 3

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Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

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Top half

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Section 1
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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 Ali Carter w/o
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh w/d England Ali Carter 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu w/o Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
China Lu Ning w/d England Ali Carter 2
England Stuart Bingham 3 England Mark Davis 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3
England Mark Davis 4 England Mark Davis 4
Belgium Alain Vandersteen 0 England Mark Davis 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 4 Belgium Luca Brecel 2
England Ian Glover 1 Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Joel Walker w/d England Jason Weston 0
England Jason Weston w/o Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Zak Surety 2 China Zhang Anda 1
China Zhang Anda 4 China Zhang Anda 4
China Liang Wenbo w/d Germany Sascha Lippe 1
Germany Sascha Lippe w/o
Section 2
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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
Scotland Michael Collumb 1 England Ben Woollaston 4
England Chris Wakelin 4 England Chris Wakelin 3
Malta Tony Drago 0 England Ben Woollaston 4
Wales Lee Walker 4 Wales Lee Walker 2
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1 Wales Lee Walker 4
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong 4 Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong 2
England Damian Wilks 1 England Ben Woollaston 1
England Rory McLeod 4 England Rory McLeod 4
England Craig Steadman 2 England Rory McLeod 4
Wales Jamie Jones 4 Wales Jamie Jones 3
England Michael Georgiou 0 England Rory McLeod 4
England Alfie Burden 4 England Mark King 3
England Paul Davison 0 England Alfie Burden 3
England Mark King w/o England Mark King 4
England Chris Melling w/d
Section 3
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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 Mark Williams 4
Wales Kishan Hirani 0 Wales Mark Williams 4
England Rod Lawler 4 England Rod Lawler 3
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 3 Wales Mark Williams 4
India Aditya Mehta 4 India Aditya Mehta 1
Malta Alex Borg 1 India Aditya Mehta 4
England Kyren Wilson 4 England Kyren Wilson 2
China Xiao Guodong 2 Wales Mark Williams 4
England Robbie Williams 4 England Mark Selby 3
England Liam Highfield 3 England Robbie Williams 3
England Mark Selby 4 England Mark Selby 4
England Michael Wasley 1 England Mark Selby 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 4 Scotland Anthony McGill 3
Poland Mateusz Baranowski 3 Scotland Anthony McGill 4
England Matthew Selt 4 England Matthew Selt 2
Scotland Eden Sharav 2
Section 4
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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 Judd Trump 3
England Hammad Miah 4 England Hammad Miah 4
Wales Daniel Wells 4 Wales Daniel Wells 1
England Elliot Slessor 3 England Hammad Miah 1
England Mike Dunn 4 England Mike Dunn 4
England Nigel Bond 2 England Mike Dunn 4
England Sean O'Sullivan 4 England Sean O'Sullivan 0
Australia Vinnie Calabrese 2 England Mike Dunn 4
England Jimmy Robertson 4 England Andrew Higginson 1
England Mark Joyce 1 England Jimmy Robertson 3
England Andrew Higginson 4 England Andrew Higginson 4
Isle of Man Darryl Hill 0 England Andrew Higginson 4
England Robert Milkins 4 England Robert Milkins 2
England Ashley Hugill 0 England Robert Milkins 4
England Tom Ford w/o England Tom Ford 1
Thailand James Wattana w/d

Bottom half

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Section 5
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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 Shaun Murphy 4
England David Grace 2 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Peter Lines 0 England Sam Craigie 2
England Sam Craigie 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Ricky Walden 3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3 China Yu Delu 0
China Yu Delu 4 England Shaun Murphy 1
England Jamie Cope 0 China Tian Pengfei 4
Scotland Rhys Clark 4 Scotland Rhys Clark 1
China Li Hang 4 China Li Hang 4
England Sam Thistlewhite 0 China Li Hang 2
China Tian Pengfei 4 China Tian Pengfei 4
England Sydney Wilson 0 China Tian Pengfei 4
England Ian Burns 2 England Gary Wilson 1
England Gary Wilson 4
Section 6
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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 Barry Pinches 3 Scotland Alan McManus 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 2 England Sam Baird 1
England Sam Baird 4 Scotland Alan McManus 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
China Cao Yupeng 0 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Wales Michael White 4 Wales Michael White 3
Wales Gareth Allen 0 Scotland Alan McManus 4
England Martin O'Donnell 2 Wales Dominic Dale 0
China Zhang Yong 4 China Zhang Yong 4
Wales Duane Jones w/d England Mohammed Rangzib 1
England Mohammed Rangzib w/o China Zhang Yong 2
Wales Dominic Dale 4 Wales Dominic Dale 4
Thailand Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 0 Wales Dominic Dale 4
Scotland Graeme Dott 4 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 1
Section 7
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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
England Allan Taylor 3 England Michael Holt 3
England Mitchell Mann w/o England Mitchell Mann 4
Iran Hossein Vafaei w/d England Mitchell Mann 1
England James Cahill 4 England David Gilbert 4
Australia Neil Robertson 3 England James Cahill 0
England David Gilbert 4 England David Gilbert 4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 3 England David Gilbert 4
England Oliver Lines 4 England Peter Ebdon 2
England Steven Hallworth 0 England Oliver Lines 2
England Peter Ebdon 4 England Peter Ebdon 4
England Anthony Hamilton 3 England Peter Ebdon 4
Norway Kurt Maflin 4 Norway Kurt Maflin 2
England Adam Duffy 1 Norway Kurt Maflin 4
Wales Ryan Day 4 Wales Ryan Day 2
England Ashley Carty 2
Section 8
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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 Stuart Carrington 4
Scotland Ross Higgins 1 England Stuart Carrington 3
England Joe Perry 4 England Joe Perry 4
Republic of Ireland David Morris 1 England Joe Perry 3
England Jack Lisowski 4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Scotland Ross Muir 3 England Jack Lisowski 2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1
Scotland Scott Donaldson 3 England Barry Hawkins 4
China Lü Chenwei 4 China Lü Chenwei 3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 3 Scotland Michael Leslie 4
Scotland Michael Leslie 4 Scotland Michael Leslie 1
Scotland Fraser Patrick 0 England Barry Hawkins 4
England Sanderson Lam 4 England Sanderson Lam 0
England Barry Hawkins 4 England Barry Hawkins 4
England Jimmy White 3

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
England Mark Davis 3
England Rory McLeod 4 England Rory McLeod 4
Wales Mark Williams 1 England Mike Dunn 1
England Mike Dunn 4 England Rory McLeod 4
China Tian Pengfei 4 China Tian Pengfei 2
Scotland Alan McManus 3 China Tian Pengfei 4
England David Gilbert 4 England David Gilbert 3
England Barry Hawkins 2

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org.
  2. ^ "Murphy makes 147 on way to Ruhr title". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ The longest frame Archived February 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "European Tour 2015/2016 Entry Form for Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 – Mülheim, Germany (ET3)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. ^ "ET3– Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ^ "European Tour Event Three (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 October 2015.