# 2015 International Championship

The 2015 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 October and 1 November 2015 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.
Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Tian Pengfei in the qualifying round.
John Higgins won his 28th ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–5 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played on 25 October 2015.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 6–5 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
| WC2 | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 6–2 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) |
| WC3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6–2 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC4 | Aditya Mehta (IND) | 4–6 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 5 | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 6 | Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 9 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 9 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 2 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 6 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 10 |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 10 |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 6 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 6 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 6 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 6 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | Wang Yuchen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | Wang Yuchen | 1 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 6 | | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 6 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 1 November 2015. :
| David Gilbert England | 5–10 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 64–53, 33–71 (56), 100–0 (100), 2–82 (66), 9–93 (69), 43–66, 83–9 (77), 75–0 (59), 0–108 (108) Evening: 8–135 (129), 0–88 (88), 98–4 (51), 54–88 (54, 88), 18–72 (52), 22–93 (56) |||
| 100 | Highest break | 129 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 9 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 30 September and 3 October 2015 in Barnsley, England. Matches involved Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham, were played on 25 October 2015 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.
| Ricky Walden | 4–6 | Tian Pengfei |
| Cao Yupeng | 6–2 | Liam Highfield |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–3 | Zhang Yong |
| Liang Wenbo | 6–3 | Alex Taubman |
| Kyren Wilson | 6–1 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2–6 | Jamie Cope |
| Joe Swail | 6–5 | Allan Taylor |
| Mark Allen | 6–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| Mark Williams | 6–3 | Nigel Bond |
| Mark King | 2–6 | Ian Burns |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6–5 | Hammad Miah |
| Alan McManus | 5–6 | Ross Muir |
| Martin Gould | 6–4 | Gareth Allen |
| Sam Baird | 4–6 | Zhou Yuelong |
| David Morris | 3–6 | Sanderson Lam |
| Judd Trump | 0–6 | Michael Wild |
| Barry Hawkins | 6–0 | Rhys Clark |
| Peter Lines | 4–6 | Chris Wakelin |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–1 | Lu Ning |
| Robert Milkins | 4–6 | Darryl Hill |
| Ali Carter | 6–0 | Luke Simmonds |
| Jack Lisowski | 6–3 | Hossein Vafaei Ayouri |
| Matthew Stevens | 6–0 | Fraser Patrick |
| Marco Fu | 6–2 | Paul Davison |
| Stephen Maguire | 2–6 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Gary Wilson | 3–6 | Oliver Lines |
| David Gilbert | 6–2 | Barry Pinches |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–0 | Jason Weston |
| Ryan Day | 6–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Mark Joyce | 6–2 | Hamza Akbar |
| Li Hang | 2–6 | Craig Steadman |
| Ding Junhui | 6–4 | Sam Craigie |
| Mark Selby | 6–1 | Eden Sharav |
| Mike Dunn | 6–3 | Mitchell Mann |
| Robin Hull | 3–6 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Anthony McGill | 6–3 | James Wattana |
| Mark Davis | 5–6 | Lee Walker |
| Rory McLeod | 1–6 | Daniel Wells |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 6–4 | Michael Georgiou |
| Michael White | 6–5 | Alfie Burden |
| Graeme Dott | 6–3 | Andy Hicks |
| Jamie Burnett | 6–2 | James Cahill |
| Ken Doherty | 6–3 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Peter Ebdon | 6–1 | Zak Surety |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6–2 | Hatem Yassen |
| Tom Ford | 6–1 | Michael Leslie |
| Gerard Greene | 4–6 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Neil Robertson | 6–3 | Kuldesh Johal |
| Shaun Murphy | 6–2 | Lü Chenwei |
| Luca Brecel | 6–1 | David Grace |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–2 | Joe O'Connor |
| Jamie Jones | 6–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Michael Holt | 6–1 | Jake Nicholson |
| Rod Lawler | 6–3 | Jimmy White |
| Stuart Carrington | 0–6 | Zhao Xintong |
| John Higgins | 6–1 | Ashley Hugill |
| Joe Perry | 6–1 | Michael Wasley |
| Aditya Mehta | 6–1 | Ian Glover |
| Dominic Dale | 6–2 | Sydney Wilson |
| Matthew Selt | 6–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Ben Woollaston | 6–3 | Leo Fernandez |
| Robbie Williams | 6–2 | Joel Walker |
| Yu Delu | 6–1 | Chris Melling |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–1 | Steven Hallworth |