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Betfred World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 18 Apr - 4 May 2015; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Mark Selby; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (143)
Final
(Winner: £300,000; Runner-up: £125,000)
England Stuart Bingham [10] 18-15 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
44-103 (68), 51-69 (59), 5-74 (65), 105-0 (105)
68-15 (56), 0-90 (90), 55-7, 73-30 (65)

Session 2:
57-74 (74,57), 1-106 (106), 14-121 (121), 41-97 (51), 76-1 (76), 129-7 (123), 113-0 (89)
0-76 (76), 67-22 (53)

Session 3:
87-4 (87), 68-40 (51), 112-0 (112), 95-23 (50)
4-80 (59), 87-0 (87), 0-84 (84), 86-7 (57)

Session 4:
6-73, 102-6 (102), 55-75 (75), 29-68 (64)
0-76, 80-56, 68-3 (55), 88-1 (88)

Referee: Olivier Marteel (his first worldsfinal)

Bingham's 123 in frame 14 took this year�s century tally to 84 which beats the record from 2009. It ended on 86.

Bingham had a chance of a 147 in frame 20 but missed the difficult last red and ended on 112.

Frame 31 lasted more than 64 minutes. Bingham won it to lead 16-15.

Bingham wins the last three frames to win the World Championship for the first time. He is the third oldest champion at the Crucible.

Semifinals
(Losers receive £60,000)
England Shaun Murphy [8] 17-9 England Barry Hawkins [5] Head to head Details 
Murphy potted the final black in frame four but went in-off

93-35 (92), 69-63 (BH 63), 103-24, 51-60
105-0 (105), 8-76 (69), 138-0 (138), 80-50 (79,50)

82-31 (73), 105-32 (105), 79-0 (79), 79-18 (72)
33-100 (79), 121-10 (121), 70-28, 86-0 (54)

65-1, 0-103 (103), 1-84 (57), 28-108 (104)
1-73 (73), 90-0 (90), 106-28 (106), 22-84 (76)

8-121 (103), 83-44 (83)

England Stuart Bingham [10] 17-16 England Judd Trump [6] Head to head Details 
In frame 23 Bingham conceded 36 penalty points.

An impressive century by Judd Trump took the match to a decider. It was the third frame in a row with a century and fourth in the last five.

Bingham prevailed in the final frame though to reach his first World final.

28-86, 66-64 (64,65), 47-64, 89-0 (89)
82-39, 75-56 (56,74), 0-81 (75), 77-0 (76)

63-43 (52), 6-119 (113), 51-72 (63), 74-9 (67)
75-41 (54), 35-66, 85-9 (85), 4-90 (64)

19-75 (61), 0-91 (91), 76-37 (67), 86-0 (62)
65-16, 78-23 (59), 79-87 (SB 56), 9-66 (65)

71-31, 0-88 (88), 5-103 (50), 110-8 (106)
0-76 (76), 102-15 (102), 14-114 (108)
0-129 (129), 62-6

Quarterfinals
(Losers receive £30,000)
England Shaun Murphy [8] 13-8 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] Head to head Details 
Murphy started the match with back to back centuries
England Barry Hawkins [5] 13-12 Australia Neil Robertson [4] Head to head Details 
Barry Hawkins won 6 frames in a row to go from 3-1 down to 7-3 up limiting Robertson to 8 points.

Hawkins and Robertson made a total of eight centuries which is a record for best-of-25 matches at the Crucible.

England Judd Trump [6] 13-4 China Ding Junhui [3] Head to head Details 
England Stuart Bingham [10] 13-9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] Head to head Details 

145 by Bingham ties Neil Robertson for the �10,000 high-break prize.

Round 2
(Last 16; Losers receive £20,000)
1 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 13-9 England Mark Selby [1] Head to head  
McGill missed the black in frame 8 for a respot
2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 13-5 England Joe Perry [9] Head to head  
Respot black in frame 8
3 England Barry Hawkins [5] 13-11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [12] Head to head  
4 Australia Neil Robertson [4] 13-5 England Ali Carter [13] Head to head  

145 by Robertson gives him a share of the �10,000 high-break prize with Bingham.

5 China Ding Junhui [3] 13-9 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head  
6 England Judd Trump [6] 13-8 Hong Kong Marco Fu [11] Head to head  
7 England Stuart Bingham [10] 13-5 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] Head to head  
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 13-5 Wales Matthew Stevens [35] Head to head  
Round 1
(Last 32; Losers receive £12,000 / £0)
1 England Mark Selby [1] 10-9 Norway Kurt Maflin [38] Head to head  
Tremendous drama in the first match. Maflin came back from 8-4 down to lead 9-8 but defending champ Selby won 10-9 in the end after some great shots in the last frame.
2 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 10-9 Scotland Stephen Maguire [16] Head to head  
3 England Joe Perry [9] 10-4 China Zhang Anda [97] Head to head  
4 England Shaun Murphy [8] 10-3 Finland Robin Hull [68] Head to head  
5 England Barry Hawkins [5] 10-9 England Matthew Selt [31] Head to head  
Selt was 7-2 and 9-4 behind
6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [12] 10-3 Wales Ryan Day [21] Head to head  
Allen won the last nine frames
7 England Ali Carter [13] 10-5 Scotland Alan McManus [24] Head to head  
8 Australia Neil Robertson [4] 10-2 Wales Jamie Jones [40] Head to head  
9 China Ding Junhui [3] 10-7 England Mark Davis [19] Head to head  

Ding was on a max in frame nine but didn't realise it and went up for the blue ... Watch on Vine.

10 Scotland John Higgins [14] 10-5 England Robert Milkins [18] Head to head  
11 Hong Kong Marco Fu [11] 10-6 England Jimmy Robertson [42] Head to head  
12 England Judd Trump [6] 10-6 England Stuart Carrington [69] Head to head  
13 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] 10-8 England Ricky Walden [7] Head to head  
Walden was on the way to a max in frame 12 but stopped on 104
14 England Stuart Bingham [10] 10-7 England Robbie Williams [58] Head to head  
15 Wales Matthew Stevens [35] 10-2 Wales Mark J Williams [15] Head to head  
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 10-3 England Craig Steadman [80]    
O'Sullivan was on his way to a max in the first frame but missed the 14th red

Betfred World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 8-15 Apr 2015; Venue: Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (112)
Qual Round 3
(Last 48; Losers receive £9,000)
1 England Craig Steadman [80] 10-6 Scotland Jamie Burnett [48] Head to head  
2 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 10-9 England Mark King [33] Head to head  
3 Wales Jamie Jones [40] 10-8 England Adam Duffy (a) Head to head  
4 Scotland Alan McManus [24] 10-6 England Mitchell Mann [99]    
5 Wales Ryan Day [21] 10-6 Wales Jak Jones [109] Head to head  
6 England Stuart Carrington [69] 10-9 China Li Hang [60] Head to head  
7 Finland Robin Hull [68] 10-4 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [95]    
8 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] 10-7 China Yu Delu [52] Head to head  
9 England Mark Davis [19] 10-3 Ireland Ken Doherty [46] Head to head  
10 Wales Matthew Stevens [35] 10-5 Northern Ireland Joe Swail [67] Head to head  
11 Norway Kurt Maflin [38] 10-9 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [27] Head to head  
12 China Zhang Anda [97] 10-9 China Liang Wenbo [22] Head to head  
13 England Jimmy Robertson [42] 10-9 China Xiao Guodong [23] Head to head  
14 England Robbie Williams [58] 10-5 England Michael Holt [26] Head to head  
15 England Matthew Selt [31] 10-8 England Tom Ford [63] Head to head  
16 England Robert Milkins [18] 10-9 England Andrew Higginson [50] Head to head  
Qual Round 2
(Last 80; Losers receive £6,000)
1 England Craig Steadman [80] 10-5 Wales Michael White [17] Head to head  

140 by Steadman

2 Scotland Jamie Burnett [48] 10-8 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [49] Head to head  
3 England Mark King [33] 10-6 Scotland Marcus Campbell [64] Head to head  
4 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 10-6 China Cao Yupeng [65] Head to head  
5 England Adam Duffy (a) 10-7 England Sam Baird [72] Head to head  

Baird missed the pink on the way to a 147 in frame 12

6 Wales Jamie Jones [40] 10-5 China Tian Pengfei [84] Head to head  
7 England Mitchell Mann [99] 10-6 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [41] Head to head  
8 Scotland Alan McManus [24] 10-4 Wales Andrew Pagett [82]    
9 Wales Ryan Day [21] 10-2 England Alex Davies [76]    
10 Wales Jak Jones [109] 10-5 England Jack Lisowski [44] Head to head  
11 China Li Hang [60] 10-7 England Gary Wilson [37] Head to head  
12 England Stuart Carrington [69] 10-7 England Peter Ebdon [28] Head to head  
13 Finland Robin Hull [68] 10-6 England Ben Woollaston [29] Head to head  
14 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [95] 10-9 England Rod Lawler [36]    

Figueiredo wins decider on the final black after having led 8-2 at one point

15 China Yu Delu [52] 10-7 England Mike Dunn [45] Head to head  
16 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] 10-2 Scotland Fraser Patrick [77] Head to head  
17 England Mark Davis [19] 10-7 England Oliver Lines [78]    
18 Ireland Ken Doherty [46] 10-6 Wales Lee Walker [112] Head to head  
19 Wales Matthew Stevens [35] 10-7 England Peter Lines [62] Head to head  
20 Northern Ireland Joe Swail [67] 10-9 Wales Dominic Dale [30] Head to head  
21 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [27] 10-8 England Chris Wakelin [70] Head to head  
22 Norway Kurt Maflin [38] 10-1 England Steve Davis [115] Head to head  
23 China Zhang Anda [97] 10-9 England Mark Joyce [43] Head to head  
24 China Liang Wenbo [22] 10-5 China Zhou Yuelong [75] Head to head  
25 China Xiao Guodong [23] 10-5 England Liam Highfield [74] Head to head  
26 England Jimmy Robertson [42] 10-6 Thailand T Tirapongpaiboon [111] Head to head  
27 England Robbie Williams [58] 10-8 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng [39]    
28 England Michael Holt [26] 10-2 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [71] Head to head  
29 England Matthew Selt [31] 10-8 England Jimmy White [66] Head to head  
30 England Tom Ford [63] 10-8 England David Gilbert [34] Head to head  
31 England Andrew Higginson [50] 10-3 Belgium Luca Brecel [47] Head to head  
32 England Robert Milkins [18] 10-6 Isle of Man Darryl Hill (a) Head to head  
Qual Round 1
(Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1 Wales Michael White [17] 10-8 England Steven Hallworth [110] Head to head  
White won seven in a row from 0-4 to 7-4
2 England Craig Steadman [80] 10-5 Scotland Rhys Clark (a)    
3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [49] 10-8 England Barry Pinches [90] Head to head  
4 Scotland Jamie Burnett [48] 10-8 Malta Alex Borg [98] Head to head  
5 England Mark King [33] 10-7 Scotland Michael Leslie [101]    
6 Scotland Marcus Campbell [64] 10-2 Bulgaria Ivaylo Pekov (a)    
7 China Cao Yupeng [65] 10-8 Scotland Ross Muir [94] Head to head  
8 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 10-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
9 England Adam Duffy (a) 10-6 England Martin Gould [25] Head to head  
10 England Sam Baird [72] 10-7 Malta Tony Drago [93] Head to head  
11 China Tian Pengfei [84] 10-2 Jamaica Rory McLeod [57] Head to head  
12 Wales Jamie Jones [40] 10-3 England Ashley Carty (a) Head to head  
13 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [41] 10-4 England Elliot Slessor [87] Head to head  
14 England Mitchell Mann [99] 10-4 England Alfie Burden [56]    
15 Wales Andrew Pagett [82] 10-8 China Lyu Haotian [73]    
16 Scotland Alan McManus [24] 10-5 England Michael Wasley [88] Head to head  
17 Wales Ryan Day [21] 10-7 Wales Jamie Clarke (a) Head to head  
18 England Alex Davies [76] 10-6 Cyprus Michael Georgiou [86]    
19 Wales Jak Jones [109] 10-7 India Aditya Mehta [53] Head to head  
20 England Jack Lisowski [44] 10-7 England Allan Taylor [102] Head to head  
21 England Gary Wilson [37] 10-5 Israel Eden Sharav (a) Head to head  
22 China Li Hang [60] 10-1 England Chris Melling [91] Head to head  
23 England Stuart Carrington [69] 10-6 England Joel Walker [83] Head to head  
24 England Peter Ebdon [28] 10-6 China Lu Ning [107]    
25 England Ben Woollaston [29] 10-8 England Sean O'Sullivan (a) Head to head  
26 Finland Robin Hull [68] 10-3 Ireland Martin McCrudden (a)    
27 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [95] 10-3 England Nigel Bond [61] Head to head  
28 England Rod Lawler [36] 10-4 England Michael Tomlinson (a)    
29 England Mike Dunn [45] 10-4 Brazil Itaro Santos (a)    
30 China Yu Delu [52] 10-0 Belgium Hans Blanckaert (a)    
31 Scotland Fraser Patrick [77] 10-3 England Brandon Sargeant (a)    
32 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] 10-4 Scotland Mark Owens (a)    
33 England Mark Davis [19] 10-4 England Joe O'Connor (a) Head to head  
34 England Oliver Lines [78] 10-7 England Ian Glover [108]    
35 Wales Lee Walker [112] 10-9 Ireland David Morris [51]    

140 by Morris

36 Ireland Ken Doherty [46] 10-8 England Reanne Evans (af) Head to head  
In the last frame Doherty managed to get the snooker he required to avoid a deciding frame
37 Wales Matthew Stevens [35] 10-5 Qatar Ahmed Saif [113]    
38 England Peter Lines [62] 10-6 Latvia Rodion Judin (a)    
39 Northern Ireland Joe Swail [67] 10-4 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [114]    
40 Wales Dominic Dale [30] 10-6 England John Astley [81] Head to head  
41 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [27] 10-5 England Hammad Miah [96] Head to head  
42 England Chris Wakelin [70] 10-6 England Nico Elton (a) Head to head  
43 England Steve Davis [115] 10-9 England Jamie Cope [59] Head to head  

Davis won on the final black

44 Norway Kurt Maflin [38] 10-5 England David Grace [105] Head to head  
45 England Mark Joyce [43] 10-6 England Ian Burns [85] Head to head  
46 China Zhang Anda [97] 10-3 England Anthony Hamilton [54] Head to head  
47 China Zhou Yuelong [75] 10-8 England Zak Surety [92] Head to head  
48 China Liang Wenbo [22] 10-4 England Chris Norbury [104]    
49 China Xiao Guodong [23] 10-1 Singapore Ong Jia Jun Jaden (a)    
50 England Liam Highfield [74] 10-1 England Oliver Brown (a) Head to head  
51 Thailand T Tirapongpaiboon [111] 10-3 England Kyren Wilson [55]    
52 England Jimmy Robertson [42] 10-7 Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong Head to head  
53 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng [39] 10-8 Wales Daniel Wells (a) Head to head  
54 England Robbie Williams [58] 10-3 England Lee Page [103] Head to head  
55 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [71] 10-6 Germany Lukas Kleckers (a)    
56 England Michael Holt [26] 10-3 England Sydney Wilson (a)    
57 England Matthew Selt [31] 10-8 China Lyu Chenwei [106] Head to head  
58 England Jimmy White [66] 10-3 Thailand James Wattana [116] Head to head  
59 England Tom Ford [63] 10-2 England Andrew Norman [100] Head to head  

140 by Ford

60 England David Gilbert [34] 10-5 England George Pragnell (a) Head to head  
61 Belgium Luca Brecel [47] 10-0 England Saqib Nasir (a)    
62 England Andrew Higginson [50] 10-8 Scotland Scott Donaldson [89] Head to head  
63 Isle of Man Darryl Hill (a) 10-9 England James Cahill [79]    
64 England Robert Milkins [18] 10-6 England William Lemons (a)