2015 Championship League

The 2015 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 5 January to 12 February 2015 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he was eliminated at the end of group three.

Barry Hawkins made the 111th official maximum break during his league stage match against Stephen Maguire in group one. This was Hawkins second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2014/2015 season. It was also the second maximum break in the history of the tournament. David Gilbert made the 114th maximum break and ninth of the season during group 7.

Stuart Bingham won in the final 3–2 against Mark Davis, and earned a place at the 2015 Champion of Champions.

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


 * Group 1–7
 * Winner: £3,000
 * Runner-up: £2,000
 * Semi-final: £1,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £100
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £500
 * Winners' group
 * Winner: £10,000
 * Runner-up: £5,000
 * Semi-final: £3,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £200
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £1,000


 * Tournament total: £180,100

Group one
Group one was played on 5 and 6 January 2015. Shaun Murphy was to take part in this group, but he was replaced by Mark King due to a bacterial chest infection. Barry Hawkins was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Marco Fu
 * Barry Hawkins 3–2 Neil Robertson
 * Stephen Maguire 0–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Neil Robertson
 * Mark King 2–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Marco Fu 3–2 Judd Trump
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Stephen Maguire
 * Barry Hawkins 2–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Mark King 3–1 Marco Fu
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Stuart Bingham 3–0 Stephen Maguire
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Marco Fu
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Neil Robertson
 * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark King
 * Marco Fu 3–1 Stephen Maguire
 * Mark King 1–3 Judd Trump
 * Mark King 0–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Barry Hawkins 3–2 Marco Fu
 * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Judd Trump
 * Mark King 1–3 Neil Robertson
 * Barry Hawkins 3–2 Judd Trump

Group two
Group two was played on 7 and 8 January 2015. The group was won by Matthew Selt, who was a late replacement for Neil Robertson.

Matches

 * Judd Trump 3–0 Marco Fu
 * Stuart Bingham 3–2 Matthew Selt
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Michael Holt 3–2 Stuart Bingham
 * Marco Fu 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Robert Milkins 3–2 Michael Holt
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Judd Trump
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Judd Trump
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Matthew Selt 2–3 Marco Fu
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Michael Holt
 * Robert Milkins 0–3 Marco Fu
 * Stuart Bingham 2–3 Robert Milkins
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Marco Fu 3–0 Michael Holt
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Ali Carter
 * Matthew Selt 1–3 Michael Holt
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Ali Carter
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Robert Milkins
 * Stuart Bingham 3–2 Marco Fu

Group three
Group three was played on 19 and 20 January 2015. Ricky Walden was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Peter Ebdon, who scheduled to play in group six before. Ali Carter won the group.

Matches

 * Marco Fu 3–1 Stuart Bingham
 * Judd Trump 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Ryan Day 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Judd Trump
 * Stuart Bingham 3–2 Ryan Day
 * Ali Carter 3–2 Marco Fu
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Marco Fu
 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Ryan Day 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Marco Fu 0–3 Mark Davis
 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Marco Fu 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Marco Fu 1–3 Ryan Day
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Stuart Bingham

Group four
Group four was played on 21 and 22 January 2015. Martin Gould was to play in this group, but he moved to group six and was replaced by David Gilbert. Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Mark Davis 1–3 Ryan Day
 * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * David Gilbert 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Michael White 0–3 Mark Davis
 * Ryan Day 2–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Peter Ebdon 3–0 David Gilbert
 * Matthew Stevens 2–3 Michael White
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Ryan Day 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * David Gilbert 1–3 Michael White
 * Stuart Bingham 2–3 Michael White
 * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Ryan Day 0–3 David Gilbert
 * Mark Davis 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Michael White
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Ryan Day 2–3 Michael White
 * Mark Davis 1–3 David Gilbert
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 David Gilbert
 * Ryan Day 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Davis 3–2 Peter Ebdon

Group five
Group five was played on 26 and 27 January 2015. This round of group play was won by Mark Davis.


 * Michael White 2–3 David Gilbert
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Liang Wenbo
 * Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Peter Ebdon 0–3 Michael White
 * David Gilbert 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Michael White
 * Liang Wenbo 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
 * Michael White 0–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 David Gilbert
 * Liang Wenbo 0–3 David Gilbert
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Liang Wenbo
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Michael White 3–2 Liang Wenbo
 * David Gilbert 2–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Michael White 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Fergal O'Brien
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 Liang Wenbo
 * Mark Davis 3-2 David Gilbert

Group six
Group six was played on 28 and 29 January 2015. Martin Gould was to take part this group, but he withdrew and was replaced by Rod Lawler. Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Ben Woollaston, who went on to win the group.

Matches

 * Ben Woollaston 0–3 David Gilbert
 * Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Kurt Maflin 0–3 Ben Woollaston
 * Dominic Dale 3–0 Rod Lawler
 * David Gilbert 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
 * Peter Ebdon 3–0 Dominic Dale
 * Ben Woollaston 0–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Rod Lawler 0–3 Kurt Maflin
 * David Gilbert 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Dominic Dale 3–1 Kurt Maflin
 * Rod Lawler 2–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Kurt Maflin
 * Ben Woollaston 3–0 Rod Lawler
 * David Gilbert 3–1 Dominic Dale
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Kurt Maflin
 * Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Rod Lawler
 * Ben Woollaston 2–3 Dominic Dale
 * Fergal O'Brien 0–3 Dominic Dale
 * David Gilbert 3–2 Kurt Maflin
 * David Gilbert 1–3 Rod Lawler
 * Ben Woollaston 3–0 Peter Ebdon

Group seven
Group seven was played on 9 and 10 February 2015. Xiao Guodong was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 David Gilbert
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Mark Williams 3–0 Peter Ebdon
 * John Higgins 2–3 Xiao Guodong
 * David Gilbert 3–2 Dominic Dale
 * Fergal O'Brien 3–2 John Higgins
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Dominic Dale
 * Xiao Guodong 3–1 Mark Williams
 * David Gilbert 3–2 Fergal O'Brien
 * John Higgins 3–1 Mark Williams
 * Xiao Guodong 2–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Mark Williams
 * David Gilbert 3–0 John Higgins
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Xiao Guodong
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Xiao Guodong
 * Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Mark Williams
 * Peter Ebdon 3–0 John Higgins
 * David Gilbert 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 John Higgins
 * David Gilbert 2–3 Xiao Guodong
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 Fergal O'Brien

Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 11 and 12 February 2015. Stuart Bingham won his first Championship League title.

Matches

 * Barry Hawkins 0–3 Matthew Selt
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Stuart Bingham
 * Xiao Guodong 3–1 Barry Hawkins
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Ben Woollaston
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ali Carter
 * Ben Woollaston 3–2 Xiao Guodong
 * Matthew Selt 1–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Xiao Guodong
 * Ben Woollaston 1–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Xiao Guodong
 * Barry Hawkins 3–2 Ben Woollaston
 * Matthew Selt 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Ben Woollaston
 * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Xiao Guodong
 * Matthew Selt 3–0 Xiao Guodong
 * Barry Hawkins 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Ben Woollaston
 * Ali Carter 2–3 Mark Davis
 * Barry Hawkins 0–3 Stuart Bingham

Century breaks
Total: 79


 * 147 (1), 118, 110, 109, 105 – Barry Hawkins
 * 147 (7), 113, 107, 103, 100, 100 – David Gilbert
 * 139 (W), 124, 116, 108, 105 – Matthew Selt
 * 139 (5), 101 – Michael White
 * 138 (2), 129, 110, 103, 102 – Ali Carter
 * 137 (3), 136, 125, 105, 104, 103, 100, 100 – Judd Trump
 * 137 (3), 127, 123, 120, 108, 105, 103, 101 – Peter Ebdon
 * 136, 121 – John Higgins
 * 134, 134, 130, 108, 101 – Marco Fu
 * 134, 134, 126, 120, 118, 115, 110, 108, 103, 101 – Stuart Bingham
 * 132 (6), 125, 103 – Dominic Dale
 * 131 (4), 128, 118, 117, 103 – Mark Davis
 * 131 (4), 105 – Matthew Stevens
 * 128, 126, 101, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * 127, 123, 111, 105 – Fergal O'Brien
 * 123, 100 – Neil Robertson
 * 112 – Liang Wenbo
 * 101 – Ben Woollaston
 * 100 – Ryan Day

''Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings
''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.''