# European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5

The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5 (also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament held between 9–13 December 2015 in Gibraltar.
Marco Fu made the 116th official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Baird. This was Fu's fourth official 147 break and also the second maximum break in the 2015/2016 season.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:
| | 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
### Preliminary rounds
#### Round 1

Best of 7 frames
| Sam Craigie | 4–1 | Danny Connolly |
| Adam Edge | w/d–w/o | Lukas Kleckers |
| Sam Thistlewhite | 4–0 | Joshua Cooper |
| Kevin Chan | w/o–w/d | Jamie O'Neill |
| Zhao Xintong | 4–1 | Joe Steele |
| Jake Nicholson | 4–2 | Robin Otto |
| Michael Williams | 4–0 | Mateusz Baranowski |
| Reanne Evans | 2–4 | Oliver Brown |
| Ashley Hugill | 4–1 | Joshua Baddeley |
| Mourad Naitali | 4–0 | Francisco Domingues |
| Mark Owens | 3–4 | Nico Elton |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 3–4 | Kacper Filipiak |
| Joe O'Connor | 2–4 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Dylan Craig | 4–1 | Conor McCormack |
| Simon Dent | 0–4 | Hammad Miah |
| Maxim Maximov | 1–4 | Stephen Webber |
| Richard Beckham | 4–3 | Felix Frede |
| Manon Melief | 0–4 | Jamie Clarke |
| Ivelin Bozhanov | 3–4 | Edward Topharn |
| Tomasz Skalski | 4–3 | Callum Lloyd |
| Robbie Purdham | 0–4 | Kishan Hirani |
| Marcin Nitschke | 1–4 | Phil O'Kane |
| Christopher Keogan | 2–4 | George Pragnall |
| Richard Ammons | 2–4 | James Dabell |
| Adam Duffy | 4–2 | Ross Higgins |
| Manasawin Phetmalaikul | 2–4 | Alex Taubman |
| Elliot Slessor | 4–2 | Ben Jones |
| Adam King | 4–3 | Lee Prickman |
| Jurian Heusdens | 0–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Adam Longley | 2–4 | Thomas Rees |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Sam Craigie | 4–0 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Saqib Nasir | 0–4 | Sam Thistlewhite |
| Kevin Chan | 0–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Jake Nicholson | 4–3 | Michael Williams |
| Sean Galligan | 0–4 | Oliver Brown |
| Dieter Meier | 0–4 | Ashley Hugill |
| Mourad Naitali | 0–4 | Nico Elton |
| Brian Cini | 1–4 | Kacper Filipiak |
| Francis Becerra | 0–4 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Michael Collumb | 2–4 | Dylan Craig |
| Hammad Miah | 4–0 | Stephen Webber |
| Mohammed Rangzib | 1–4 | Richard Beckham |
| Ryan Causton | 1–4 | Jamie Clarke |
| Edward Topharn | 1–4 | Tomasz Skalski |
| James Facey | 1–4 | Kishan Hirani |
| Daniel Schneider | 4–2 | Phil O'Kane |
| George Pragnall | 4–1 | James Dabell |
| Louis Heathcote | 4–3 | Adam Duffy |
| Alex Taubman | 0–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Adam King | 0–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Tom Stormbom | 0–4 | Thomas Rees |

### Main rounds
#### Top half
##### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 0 | | | | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 0 | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | w/o | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | w/d | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 |
| Sam Thistlewhite | Sam Thistlewhite | 4 | Sam Thistlewhite | Sam Thistlewhite | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 0 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 0 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jake Nicholson | Jake Nicholson | 1 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 0 | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 3 | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | David Grace | David Grace | 4 |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 1 | | | | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 0 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | w/o | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | w/d | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 0 | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 |
| Nico Elton | Nico Elton | 2 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 0 | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | Brandon Sargeant | 4 | Brandon Sargeant | Brandon Sargeant | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 4 | | | | Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 2 | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/o | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | w/d | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 0 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | Hamza Akbar | 1 | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 4 | | | | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 3 | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 0 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | Richard Beckham | Richard Beckham | 1 | | | | | | |
| Richard Beckham | Richard Beckham | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half
##### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke | 1 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | w/d | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | w/o | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 1 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | | | | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Skalski | Tomasz Skalski | 0 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 1 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | Kishan Hirani | 3 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Schneider | Daniel Schneider | 0 | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | |
| Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 1 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 0 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | George Pragnall | George Pragnall | 2 | | | | | | |
| George Pragnall | George Pragnall | 4 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 2 | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | |
| Louis Heathcote | Louis Heathcote | 0 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 0 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 1 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 0 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 2 | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 4 | Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 1 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Rees | Thomas Rees | 1 | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 0 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | Thor Chuan Leong | Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jason Weston | Jason Weston | 4 | Jason Weston | Jason Weston | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | Thor Chuan Leong | Thor Chuan Leong | 0 | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | w/d | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | w/o | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| 1 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Grace | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Grace | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 0 | | | |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Dominic Dale | 1 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 |
| | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 |
| 2 | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 |
| 7 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Mark King | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |