# European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4

The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 (also known as the 2014 Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 23 November 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.
Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he lost 0–4 against Stuart Carrington in the last 32.
Shaun Murphy won his fourth professional title of the calendar year by defeating Robert Milkins 4–0 in the final. During the final Murphy made the 108th official maximum break, becoming the first player to make three maximums in a calendar year.

## 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 |
| Maximum break | €1,265 |
| Total | €126,265 |

## Main draw
### Preliminary rounds
#### Round 1

Best of 7 frames
| Deitmar Juschka | 0–4 | Jake Nicholson |
| Kevin Chan | 0–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Michael Buchholz | 0–4 | Daan Leysen |
| Marinus Teerling | w/o–w/d | Rhys Clark |
| Gary Ryan | 2–4 | Joshua Baddeley |
| Matthew Hulatt | 2–4 | Billy Brown |
| Rolf Mahr | 0–4 | Matthew Day |
| Conor McCormack | 0–4 | Joe O'Connor |
| John Sutton | 3–4 | Kishan Hirani |
| Michael Deutschmann | 1–4 | Kristof Vermeiren |
| Paul Davison | 4–0 | Mitchell Travis |
| Richard Beckham | 4–0 | Joerg Petersen |
| Brandon Sargeant | 4–1 | Darryl Hill |
| Aaron Cook | 0–4 | Daniel Wells |
| Dennis Deroose | 3–4 | Karen Osipov |
| Ashley Hugill | 0–4 | Sydney Wilson |
| Jörg Schneidewindt | 1–4 | Thomas Dowling |
| Joe Steele | 4–2 | Raymon Fabrie |
| Marko Reijers | 1–4 | Adam Edge |
| Hans Blanckaert | 3–4 | Ben Jones |
| Jeff Cundy | 4–1 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Dessie Sheehan | 4–1 | Jayson Wholly |
| Ejler Hame | 0–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Luke Garland | 4–3 | Louis Heathcote |
| Sigurdur Kristjansson | 0–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Matthew Glasby | 4–0 | Andreas Steinborn |
| Jerom Meeus | 0–4 | Mark Dooley |
| Francisco Domingues | 4–0 | Ferdous Bhuiyan |
| Marc Davis | 4–0 | Miro Popovic |
| Kemal Ueruen | 0–4 | Brian Cini |
| Manon Melief | 0–4 | Ross Higgins |
| Dirk Kunze | 1–4 | Alex Taubman |
| Christopher Keogan | 2–4 | Phuntsok Jaegers |
| Adam Bobat | 4–2 | Maris Volajs |
| Markus Fischer | 1–4 | Aleksandr Kurgankov |
| Richard Jones | 4–1 | Jeff Jacobs |
| Andreas Ploner | w/o–w/d | Clayton Humphries |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Jake Nicholson | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Zack Richardson | 4–0 | Daan Leysen |
| Marinus Teerling | 0–4 | Joshua Baddeley |
| Billy Brown | 2–4 | Matthew Day |
| Joe O'Connor | 3–4 | Kishan Hirani |
| Kristof Vermeiren | 0–4 | Paul Davison |
| Reanne Evans | 3–4 | Richard Beckham |
| Diana Schuler | 0–4 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Daniel Wells | 4–1 | Karen Osipov |
| Sydney Wilson | 4–2 | Thomas Dowling |
| Michael Williams | 4–0 | Joe Steele |
| Adam Edge | 1–4 | Ben Jones |
| Nico Elton | 2–4 | Jeff Cundy |
| Ashley Carty | 4–0 | Dessie Sheehan |
| Sergiy Isayenko | 0–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Luke Garland | 4–3 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Matthew Glasby | 4–3 | Mark Dooley |
| Francisco Domingues | 0–4 | Marc Davis |
| Kacper Filipiak | 4–1 | Brian Cini |
| Andy Marriott | 3–4 | Ross Higgins |
| Alex Taubman | 3–4 | Phuntsok Jaegers |
| John Chapman | 0–4 | Adam Bobat |
| Jack Bradford | 4–0 | Aleksandr Kurgankov |
| Roel Laverman | 0–4 | Richard Jones |
| Daniel Ward | 0–4 | Andreas Ploner |

### 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 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 3 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 0 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 2 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 |
| Zack Richardson | Zack Richardson | 3 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | Lee Page | Lee Page | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 4 | | | | Lee Page | Lee Page | 1 | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | |
| Joshua Baddeley | Joshua Baddeley | 1 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Xinlong | Cao Xinlong | 1 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 2 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 |
| Kishan Hirani | Kishan Hirani | 2 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Richard Beckham | Richard Beckham | 0 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 1 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 | David Grace | David Grace | 1 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 2 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | Brandon Sargeant | 2 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 1 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 0 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 0 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 3 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 1 |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 2 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 0 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 4 | | | | Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 2 | | | |
| Ahmed Saif | Ahmed Saif | 0 | Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Williams | Michael Williams | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 0 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 0 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | |
| Ben Jones | Ben Jones | 0 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 2 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 2 | Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 3 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/o | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | w/d | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 3 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | 3 | | | | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 0 | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luke Garland | Luke Garland | 1 | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Matthew Glasby | Matthew Glasby | 3 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 1 | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | w/o | Michael White | Michael White | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rouzi Maimaiti | Rouzi Maimaiti | n/s | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | |
| Marc Davis | Marc Davis | 1 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 4 | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ross Higgins | Ross Higgins | 2 | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | |
| Phuntsok Jaegers | Phuntsok Jaegers | 1 | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | |
| Adam Bobat | Adam Bobat | 0 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jack Bradford | Jack Bradford | 0 | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| Richard Jones | Richard Jones | 0 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lu Chenwei | Lu Chenwei | 1 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Andreas Ploner | Andreas Ploner | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 0 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |