# 2015 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 June and 5 July 2015 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 1–5 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.
John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8 in the final to win the 27th ranking title of his career.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–0 | Ben Judge (AUS) |
| WC2 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3–5 | Adrian Ridley (AUS) |

## Main draw

| 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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 0 | 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Burns | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Burns | 5 | | | | 1 | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joel Walker | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joel Walker | 0 | 11 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ricky Walden | 5 | 7 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | 11 | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Michael Holt | 5 | 16 | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neil Robertson | 4 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 9 |
| 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 9 |
| | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 1 | 3 | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Davis | 4 | | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | 13 | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | 6 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Robert Milkins | 5 | 12 | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Ridley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Ridley | 1 | | | | 6 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Georgiou | 2 | 10 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015. :
| Martin Gould England | 8–9 | John Higgins (10) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 8–90 (90), 57–58, 101–13 (101), 101–25 (86), 67–32, 89–5 (89), 0–126 (112), 12–66 Evening: 25–74, 13–82, 138–0 (138), 40–68 (68), 70–45 (55), 100–1 (58), 33–92 (60), 68–54, 8–89 (89) |||
| 138 | Highest Break | 112 |
| 2 | Century Breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ Breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying stages

The qualifying stages for this event took place at K2 in Crawley, England between 1–5 June 2015.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 |
| Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 2 | Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 5 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 5 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | Billy Joe Castle | 2 | Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 2 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 |
| Saqib Nasir | Saqib Nasir | 5 | Saqib Nasir | Saqib Nasir | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | | | | | | |
| Scott Macfarlane | Scott Macfarlane | 2 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 5 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jason Weston | Jason Weston | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 5 | Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 1 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 5 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 2 | James Cahill | James Cahill | 3 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 5 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 5 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 0 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 1 |
| Samuel Thistlewhite | Samuel Thistlewhite | 1 | Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 5 | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 4 | Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 2 | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 5 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 3 | David Morris | David Morris | 0 |
| Michael Williams | Michael Williams | 0 | Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lu Chenwei | Lu Chenwei | 1 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| Nick Jennings | Nick Jennings | 5 | Nick Jennings | Nick Jennings | 2 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 |
| Andrew Milliard | Andrew Milliard | 3 | Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 1 | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 5 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 1 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 5 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 3 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 1 |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 3 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | |
| Grant Miles | Grant Miles | 1 | Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 1 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 5 |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 |
| Simon Dent | Simon Dent | 2 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alex Taubman | Alex Taubman | 1 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 2 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 3 |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 5 | Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | w/d | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | w/o | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 |
| Charlie Walters | Charlie Walters | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 5 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 3 | Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 1 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 1 |
| Ross Higgins | Ross Higgins | 0 | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 3 | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 5 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jake Nicholson | Jake Nicholson | 0 | Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 3 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 5 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Adam Edge | Adam Edge | 3 | Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | Leo Fernandez | 3 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 |
| David John | David John | 5 | David John | David John | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 5 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 5 | | | | | | |
| Callum Downing | Callum Downing | 4 | Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 0 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 5 |
| Brandon Sargeant | Brandon Sargeant | 2 | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 3 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | |
| Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 5 | Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 0 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| David Grace | David Grace | 5 | Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 5 | Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 3 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 |
| Christopher Keogan | Christopher Keogan | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

* 142 – Ricky Walden
* 141 – Mark Selby
* 138, 122, 109, 101, 100 – Martin Gould
* 137 – Joe Perry
* 136 – Robert Milkins
* 134, 133, 112 – John Higgins
* 132 – Jamie Jones
* 128 – Fergal O'Brien
* 114, 111, 102 – Judd Trump
* 114 – Ali Carter
* 106 – Mark Joyce