2015 Q School

The 2015 Q School consisted of two events. The two events had 166 entries competing for 8 places on the main tour, four players qualifying from each of the two events.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/q-school-draws/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220232230/https://wst.tv/q-school-draws/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2020 |title=Q School draws |work=worldsnooker.com |date=24 April 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/32459349 |title=Reanne Evans: Ten-time ladies' champion in 2015 Q School |work=BBC |date=24 April 2015}} All matches were the best of seven frames.{{Cite web |url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Fornat.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222041117/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Fornat.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2020 |title=World Snooker qualifying format - Q School |website=World Snooker |access-date=24 September 2023}}

The first 2015 Q School event was held from 14 to 19 May 2015 at the Meadowside Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, England. Sydney Wilson, Daniel Wells, Eden Sharav and Rhys Clark qualified. Wells had previously held a tour card.{{Cite web |url=https://wst.tv/quartet-earn-tour-cards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220182058/https://wst.tv/quartet-earn-tour-cards/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2020 |title=Quartet earn tour cards |date=19 May 2015 |publisher=World Snooker}} The results of the four final matches are given below.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=400 |title=Qualifying School - Event One (2015) - snooker.org |website=www.snooker.org}}

• {{flagathlete|Sydney Wilson|ENG}} 4–1 {{flagathlete|Chen Zhe|CHN}}
• {{flagathlete|Daniel Wells|WAL}} 4–1 {{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SWI}}
• {{flagathlete|Eden Sharav|SCO}} 4–3 {{flagathlete|Adam Duffy|ENG}}
• {{flagathlete|Rhys Clark|SCO}} 4–1 {{flagathlete|Leo Fernandez|IRL}}

The second 2015 Q School event was held from 20 to 25 May 2015 at the Meadowside Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, England. Jason Weston, Gareth Allen, Duane Jones and Paul Davison qualified. Weston and Davison had previously held a tour card.{{Cite web |url=https://wst.tv/q-school-event-two-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220232619/https://wst.tv/q-school-event-two-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2020 |title=Q School event two winners |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=World Snooker}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/5/25/q-school-qualifiers-and-those-leaving-the-stage |title=Q School qualifiers and those leaving the stage |first=Hector |last=Nunns |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=Inside Snooker}}{{cite news|url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/World-Snooker-s-Q-School-ends-new-professionals/story-26576461-detail/story.html |title=World Snooker's Q School ends as eight new professionals get tour cards at Meadowside Leisure Centre |date=27 May 2015 |website=Burton Mail |access-date=27 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529195722/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/World-Snooker-s-Q-School-ends-new-professionals/story-26576461-detail/story.html |archive-date=29 May 2015}} The results of the four final matches are given below.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=401 |title=Qualifying School - Event Two (2015) - snooker.org |website=www.snooker.org}}

• {{flagathlete|Jason Weston|ENG}} 42 {{flagathlete|Kuldesh Johal|ENG}}
• {{flagathlete|Gareth Allen|WAL}} 4–2 {{flagathlete|Alex Taubman|WAL}}
• {{flagathlete|Duane Jones|WAL}} 4–3 {{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}
• {{flagathlete|Paul Davison|ENG}} 4–3 {{flagathlete|Luke Simmonds|ENG}}

A Q School Order of Merit was produced for players who didn't qualify from the two events. The Order of Merit was used to top up fields for the 2015–16 snooker season where an event failed to attract the required number of entries. The rankings in the Order of Merit were based on the number of frames won in the two Q School events. Players who received a bye into the second round were awarded four points for round one. Where players were equal, those who won the most frames in the first event were ranked higher.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Click-here-for-the-Q-School-ranking-list.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222031806/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Click-here-for-the-Q-School-ranking-list.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2020 |title=Q School 2015 frames won ranking list |work=worldsnooker.com |access-date=24 September 2023}}

The leading players in the Q School Order of Merit are given below.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=46&season=2014 |title=Q School Order of Merit (2014) - snooker.org |website=www.snooker.org}} Luke Simmonds and Zhao Xintong tied for the leading position, and were selected at random for a top-up place, where only one was available.

The following table shows the rankings of the 8 qualifiers from the 2015 Q School, at the end of the 2016–17 snooker season, the end of their two guaranteed seasons on the tour, together with their tour status for the 2017–18 snooker season. Players in the top-64 of the rankings retained their place on the tour while those outside the top-64 lost their place unless they qualified under a different category.{{cite web |url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Prizemoney-Rankings-after-2017-World-Championship-1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729200634/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Prizemoney-Rankings-after-2017-World-Championship-1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2021 | title=World Rankings: After the 2017 Betfred World Championship |publisher=World Snooker |date=2 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://wpbsa.com/tour-players-201718/ |title=Tour Players 2017/18 |publisher=WPBSA |date=22 May 2017}}

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