# 2015 China Open (snooker)

The 2015 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2015 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2014–15 season.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against Gary Wilson in the semi-finals.
Mark Selby defeated Wilson 10–2 to win his sixth career ranking title, his second of the season, and his first China Open title after being twice runner-up (in 2011 and 2013). The tournament was Wilson's first ranking event final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 30 March 2015.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Alex Davies (ENG) | 0–5 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Robin Hull (FIN) | 5–1 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
| WC3 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 5–3 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 5–2 | Zhang Yong (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 1 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 5 | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 1 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 0 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/o | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 3 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 0 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 5 | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2015. :
| Gary Wilson England | 2–10 | Mark Selby England |
| Afternoon: 39–74, 43–87 (51), 41–56, 91–1 (91), 36–70, 40–78 (54), 0–145 (145), 3–72, 0–86 Evening: 0–136 (136), 101–0 (101), 32–83 |||
| 101 | Highest break | 145 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 4 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held on 14 and 15 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Ding Junhui | 5–1 | Ross Muir |
| Marcus Campbell | 5–2 | Lu Chenwei |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–3 | Matthew Day |
| Mark Davis | 5–3 | Mitchell Mann |
| Mark Williams | 5–1 | Lee Walker |
| Tom Ford | 3–5 | Alex Davies |
| Ben Woollaston | 2–5 | Joe O'Connor |
| Mark Allen | 1–5 | Michael Leslie |
| John Higgins | 5–2 | Oliver Lines |
| Yu Delu | 5–3 | Chris Norbury |
| Robbie Williams | 3–5 | Daniel Wells |
| Graeme Dott | 5–1 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–3 | Sam Baird |
| Aditya Mehta | 2–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–0 | Hammad Miah |
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Eden Sharav |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–1 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Gerard Greene | 5–1 | Chris Wakelin |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–3 | Steven Hallworth |
| Dominic Dale | 5–2 | Ian Glover |
| Ryan Day | 5–0 | Sydney Wilson |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1–5 | Liam Highfield |
| David Morris | 5–1 | Jamie Clarke |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–2 | Lee Page |
| Ricky Walden | 5–2 | David Grace |
| Cao Yupeng | 5–2 | Adam Bobat |
| Gary Wilson | 5–3 | Jak Jones |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–2 | Joel Walker |
| Alan McManus | 5–3 | Tian Pengfei |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–0 | Ahmed Saif |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5–1 | James Cahill |
| Neil Robertson | 5–3 | Lyu Haotian |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5–1 | Luca Brecel |
| Rory McLeod | 3–5 | Robin Hull |
| Jamie Burnett | 5–3 | Ian Burns |
| Mark King | 5–2 | Lu Ning |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–2 | George Pragnall |
| Mike Dunn | 5–3 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–3 | Cao Xinlong |
| Ali Carter | 5–1 | Martin McCrudden |
| Marco Fu | 5–2 | Michael Georgiou |
| Jimmy White | 4–5 | Ashley Carty |
| Jamie Jones | 5–2 | Michael Tomlinson |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–0 | Mark Owens |
| Anthony McGill | 5–3 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Alfie Burden | 5–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Jamie Cope | 5–3 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Igor Figueiredo |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–0 | Scott Donaldson |
| Peter Lines | 5–4 | Chris Melling |
| Ken Doherty | 5–4 | Dave Harold |
| Michael White | 5–2 | James Wattana |
| Rod Lawler | 2–5 | Joe Swail |
| Li Hang | 4–5 | Zak Surety |
| Nigel Bond | 5–2 | Craig Steadman |
| Robert Milkins | 5–0 | Stuart Carrington |
| Joe Perry | 5–2 | Oliver Brown |
| David Gilbert | 5–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–0 | Michael Wasley |
| Michael Holt | 1–5 | Zhou Yuelong |
| Xiao Guodong | 4–5 | Elliot Slessor |
| Matthew Selt | 5–0 | John Astley |
| Mark Joyce | 5–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Mark Selby | 5–1 | Barry Pinches |