European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=European Tour 2015/2016
Event 3
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|2015|10|7|2015|10|11|df=y}}
|venue=RWE-Sporthalle
|location=Mülheim
|country=Germany
|organisation=World Snooker
|format=Minor-ranking event
|Total prize fund=€125,000
|winners_share=€25,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Stuart Carrington|ENG}} (141)
|winner={{flagathlete|Rory McLeod|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Tian Pengfei|CHN}}
|score= 4–2
|previous=ET2
|next=AT1
}}
The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3 (also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–11 October 2015 in Mülheim, Germany.{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar 2015/2016|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2#current|publisher=Snooker.org}}
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,{{cite web|title=Murphy makes 147 on way to Ruhr title|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/372001.html|publisher=ESPN|date=23 November 2014|access-date=7 October 2015}} but he lost 1–4 to Tian Pengfei in the last 16.
Barry Pinches and Alan McManus played what was, at the time, snooker's longest ever official frame. In the sixth frame of their first round meeting they battled for 100 minutes and 24 seconds.[http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-longest-frame/ The longest frame] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204005830/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-longest-frame/ |date=February 4, 2016 }}
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:{{cite web |title=European Tour 2015/2016 Entry Form for Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 – Mülheim, Germany (ET3) |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ET3-Ruhr-Open-Entry-Pack.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=2 July 2015 |access-date=7 October 2015 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061823/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ET3-Ruhr-Open-Entry-Pack.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
| class="wikitable"
! width=110px| !! width=110px align="right"| Prize fund | |
| Winner | align="right"|€25,000 |
| Runner-up | align="right"|€12,000 |
| Semi-finalist | align="right"|€6,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | align="right"|€4,000 |
| Last 16 | align="right"|€2,300 |
| Last 32 | align="right"|€1,200 |
| Last 64 | align="right"|€700 |
| style="border-top:medium solid"
| Total | align="right"|€125,000 |
Main draw
{{cite web |title=ET3– Kreativ Dental Ruhr Open 2015 Format |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Click-here-for-the-format.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=2 September 2015 |access-date=7 October 2015 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064539/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Click-here-for-the-format.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=European Tour Event Three (2015)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=405|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 October 2015}}
=Preliminary rounds=
==Round 1==
Best of 7 frames
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width=45%|
!width=10%| !width=45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Schneider | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Jones |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Jones | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Arsen Balishyan |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Van Der Steen | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Daan Leysen |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Lippe | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Hans Blanckaert |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Fozan Masood | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Jean Luca Nüßgen |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Daniel O’Regan | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Filipiak |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Collumb | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Joerg Petersen |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Kurgankov | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Ploner |
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Özyurt Aksoy | align="center"|1–4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Hein |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} James Silverwood | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Maximov |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Damian Wilks | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam King |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Tost | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Causton |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Thomas Barton | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jurian Heusdens |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Johny Moermans | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Zittermann |
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Umar Ali Shaikh | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Miro Popovic |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kleckers | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Brandon Sargeant |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Nico Elton | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Conor McCormack |
| {{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Longley |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Albert Pronk | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Baranowski |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Patrick Whelan | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Pedro Chacon |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Baddeley | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Julian Maschmeier |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Lambrechts | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Jennings | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis Gillen |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Steele | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Sheridan |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Walters | align="center"| {{nowrap|w/o–w/d}} | {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Drazkiewicz |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Garland | align="center"| w/d–w/o | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor |
| {{flagicon|LAT}} Maris Volajs | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Oppenhoff |
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width45%|
!width10%| !width45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Tomasz Skalski | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dirk Lycops | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Frans Veling |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Dessie Sheehan | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Thomson |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Alexander van den Doel | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Deitmar Juschka | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Edge |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Thistlewhite | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Fischer |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Kevin Chan | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe O'Connor |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Vincent | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mohammed Rangzib |
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Salis | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Habib Shalchian |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Beckham | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ismail Türker |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Mills | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Litschke |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Melief | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan O'Donoghue |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Keogan | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Glasby |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Robin Otto | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Roberts |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Zack Richardson | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Felix Frede | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Mahr |
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Andrej Burdel | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schnabel |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Carty | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Kemal Ueruen |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Clarke | align="center"| w/o–w/d | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Paul Schopf | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lees |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Heeger | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Fischer |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Harrison | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Brookes |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Mark Owens | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Jan Eisenstein |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Higgins | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Oktay Yildiz |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Kubicki | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Lieven Vanthournout | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Phuntsok Jaegers |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Czupryniak | align="center"| w/o–w/d | {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Olchowka |
{{col-end}}
==Round 2==
Best of 7 frames
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width45%|
!width10%| !width45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Jones | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Jones |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Williams | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Vandersteen |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Thomas Rees | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Lippe |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Luc Blancke | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Fozan Masood |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Cooper | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Filipiak |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Collumb | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Ploner |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Callum Lloyd | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Hein |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} James Silverwood | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Damian Wilks |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Kishan Hirani | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Causton |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jurian Heusdens | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Johny Moermans |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dennis Deroose | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Miro Popovic |
| {{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Brandon Sargeant |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Nicholson | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nico Elton |
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Marvin Losi | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Baranowski | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Patrick Whelan |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Simon Lichtenberg | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Baddeley |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Jennings |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Wan Chooi Tan | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Sheridan |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Walters | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor |
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width45%|
!width10%| !width45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Szymanek | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Maris Volajs |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jeff Jacobs | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Charlie Sweeney | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|NED}} Frans Veling |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Brown | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Thomson |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Edge |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Alex Taubman | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Thistlewhite |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Inge Vermeulen | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe O'Connor |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mohammed Rangzib | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Habib Shalchian |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Beckham | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Mills |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Ochoiski | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan O'Donoghue |
| {{flagicon|MLT}} Brian Cini | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Keogan |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Robin Otto | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Felix Frede | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schnabel |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Carty | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Clarke |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lees | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Heeger |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil O'Kane | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Harrison |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Mark Owens | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Higgins |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Phuntsok Jaegers |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Volker Grigo | align="center"| w/d–w/o | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Czupryniak |
{{col-end}}
== Round 3 ==
Best of 7 frames
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width=45%|
!width=10%| !width=45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Jones | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Vandersteen |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Lippe | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|NED}} Fozan Masood |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Filipiak | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Collumb |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Callum Lloyd | align="center"| 2–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Damian Wilks |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Kishan Hirani | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jurian Heusdens |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dennis Deroose | align="center"| 0–4 | {{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Nico Elton | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Baranowski | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Baddeley |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Sheridan |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Maris Volajs |
{{col-2}}
| width="100%" cellspacing="1" | ||
| width45%|
!width10%| !width45%| | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Charlie Sweeney |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Brown | align="center"| 1–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Thistlewhite | align="center"| 4–3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe O'Connor |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mohammed Rangzib | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Mills |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan O'Donoghue | align="center"| 4–2 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Brian Cini |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Felix Frede |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Carty | align="center"| 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lees |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil O'Kane | align="center"| 3–4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Higgins |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau | align="center"| 4–1 | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Czupryniak |
{{col-end}}
= Main rounds =
== Top half ==
===Section 1===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
|RD1-score1=w/o
|RD1-team2={{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh}}
|RD1-score2=w/d
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
|RD1-score3=w/o
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Ning
|RD1-score4=w/d
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
|RD1-score5=3
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
|RD1-score6=4
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Vandersteen
|RD1-score8=0
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Glover
|RD1-score10=1
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Joel Walker
|RD1-score11=w/d
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Weston
|RD1-score12=w/o
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Zak Surety
|RD1-score13=2
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda
|RD1-score14=4
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo
|RD1-score15=w/d
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Lippe
|RD1-score16=w/o
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
|RD2-score2=3
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
|RD2-score3=3
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis
|RD2-score4=4
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel
|RD2-score5=4
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Weston
|RD2-score6=0
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Lippe
|RD2-score8=1
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
|RD3-score1=2
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis
|RD3-score2=4
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel
|RD3-score3=4
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda
|RD3-score4=1
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis
|RD4-score1=4
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel
|RD4-score2=2
}}
===Section 2===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Collumb
|RD1-score2=1
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin
|RD1-score3=4
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago
|RD1-score4=0
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
|RD1-score6=1
|RD1-team7={{nowrap|{{flagicon|MYS}} Thor Chuan Leong}}
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Damian Wilks
|RD1-score8=1
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman
|RD1-score10=2
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones
|RD1-score11=4
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Georgiou
|RD1-score12=0
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Davison
|RD1-score14=0
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King
|RD1-score15=w/o
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Melling
|RD1-score16=w/d
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin
|RD2-score2=3
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|MAS}} Thor Chuan Leong
|RD2-score4=2
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD2-score5=4
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones
|RD2-score6=3
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden
|RD2-score7=3
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King
|RD2-score8=4
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston
|RD3-score1=4
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker
|RD3-score2=2
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD3-score3=4
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King
|RD3-score4=3
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston
|RD4-score1=1
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD4-score2=4
}}
===Section 3===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Kishan Hirani
|RD1-score2=0
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler
|RD1-score3=4
|RD1-team4={{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher}}
|RD1-score4=3
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg
|RD1-score6=1
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong
|RD1-score8=2
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Williams
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield
|RD1-score10=3
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby
|RD1-score11=4
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Wasley
|RD1-score12=1
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Baranowski
|RD1-score14=3
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt
|RD1-score15=4
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} Eden Sharav
|RD1-score16=2
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler
|RD2-score2=3
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson
|RD2-score4=2
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Williams
|RD2-score5=3
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby
|RD2-score6=4
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt
|RD2-score8=2
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
|RD3-score1=4
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta
|RD3-score2=1
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby
|RD3-score3=4
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill
|RD3-score4=3
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
|RD4-score1=4
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby
|RD4-score2=3
}}
===Section 4===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump
|RD1-score1=3
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah
|RD1-score2=4
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells
|RD1-score3=4
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor
|RD1-score4=3
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
|RD1-score6=2
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Vinnie Calabrese
|RD1-score8=2
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce
|RD1-score10=1
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson
|RD1-score11=4
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|IOM}} Darryl Hill
|RD1-score12=0
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill
|RD1-score14=0
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford
|RD1-score15=w/o
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana
|RD1-score16=w/d
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells
|RD2-score2=1
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan
|RD2-score4=0
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson
|RD2-score5=3
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson
|RD2-score6=4
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford
|RD2-score8=1
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah
|RD3-score1=1
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD3-score2=4
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson
|RD3-score3=4
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins
|RD3-score4=2
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD4-score1=4
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson
|RD4-score2=1
}}
==Bottom half==
===Section 5===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace
|RD1-score2=2
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines
|RD1-score3=0
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie
|RD1-score4=4
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden
|RD1-score5=3
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
|RD1-score6=4
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
|RD1-score7=3
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu
|RD1-score8=4
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Cope
|RD1-score09=0
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark
|RD1-score10=4
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang
|RD1-score11=4
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Thistlewhite
|RD1-score12=0
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Sydney Wilson
|RD1-score14=0
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns
|RD1-score15=2
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson
|RD1-score16=4
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie
|RD2-score2=2
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu
|RD2-score4=0
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark
|RD2-score5=1
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang
|RD2-score6=4
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson
|RD2-score8=1
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
|RD3-score1=4
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
|RD3-score2=1
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang
|RD3-score3=2
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD3-score4=4
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
|RD4-score1=1
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD4-score2=4
}}
===Section 6===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches
|RD1-score2=3
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
|RD1-score3=2
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird
|RD1-score4=4
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng
|RD1-score6=0
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Allen
|RD1-score8=0
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell
|RD1-score09=2
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong
|RD1-score10=4
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Duane Jones
|RD1-score11=w/d
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Mohammed Rangzib
|RD1-score12=w/o
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon}}
|RD1-score14=0
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
|RD1-score15=4
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan O'Donoghue
|RD1-score16=1
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird
|RD2-score2=1
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White
|RD2-score4=3
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong
|RD2-score5=4
|RD2-team6={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mohammed Rangzib}}
|RD2-score6=1
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
|RD2-score8=2
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
|RD3-score1=4
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
|RD3-score2=3
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong
|RD3-score3=2
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
|RD3-score4=4
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
|RD4-score1=4
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
|RD4-score2=0
}}
===Section 7===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Taylor
|RD1-score2=3
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann
|RD1-score3=w/o
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei
|RD1-score4=w/d
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} James Cahill
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson
|RD1-score6=3
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham}}
|RD1-score8=3
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Hallworth
|RD1-score10=0
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
|RD1-score11=4
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton
|RD1-score12=3
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy
|RD1-score14=1
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day
|RD1-score15=4
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Carty
|RD1-score16=2
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt
|RD2-score1=3
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann
|RD2-score2=4
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} James Cahill
|RD2-score3=0
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD2-score4=4
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines
|RD2-score5=2
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
|RD2-score6=4
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin
|RD2-score7=4
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day
|RD2-score8=2
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann
|RD3-score1=1
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD3-score2=4
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
|RD3-score3=4
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin
|RD3-score4=2
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD4-score1=4
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
|RD4-score2=2
}}
===Section 8===
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 128
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 64
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington
|RD1-score1=4
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Higgins
|RD1-score2=1
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
|RD1-score3=4
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|IRL}} David Morris
|RD1-score4=1
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Muir
|RD1-score6=3
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau
|RD1-score8=2
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Donaldson
|RD1-score09=3
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|CHN}} Lü Chenwei
|RD1-score10=4
|RD1-team11={{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} Dechawat Poomjaeng}}
|RD1-score11=3
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Leslie
|RD1-score12=4
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Fraser Patrick
|RD1-score13=0
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Sanderson Lam
|RD1-score14=4
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
|RD1-score15=4
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
|RD1-score16=3
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington
|RD2-score1=3
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
|RD2-score2=4
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski
|RD2-score3=2
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
|RD2-score4=4
|RD2-team5={{flagicon|CHN}} Lü Chenwei
|RD2-score5=3
|RD2-team6={{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Leslie
|RD2-score6=4
|RD2-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Sanderson Lam
|RD2-score7=0
|RD2-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
|RD2-score8=4
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
|RD3-score1=3
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
|RD3-score2=4
|RD3-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Leslie
|RD3-score3=1
|RD3-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
|RD3-score4=4
|RD4-team1={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
|RD4-score1=1
|RD4-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
|RD4-score2=4
}}
== Finals ==
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 7 frames
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis
|RD1-score1=3
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD1-score2=4
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
|RD1-score3=1
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD1-score4=4
|RD1-team5={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD1-score5=4
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
|RD1-score6=3
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD1-score7=4
|RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
|RD1-score8=2
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD2-score1=4
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn
|RD2-score2=1
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD2-score3=4
|RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
|RD2-score4=3
|RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod
|RD3-score1=4
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
|RD3-score2=2
}}
Century breaks
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
- 141, 111 {{ndash}} Stuart Carrington
- 140, 135 {{ndash}} Luca Brecel
- 140 {{ndash}} Ross Muir
- 136, 134, 112 {{ndash}} Mike Dunn
- 135, 130, 104, 100 {{ndash}} Robert Milkins
- 134 {{ndash}} Kyren Wilson
- 133, 129, 100 {{ndash}} David Gilbert
- 133, 103 {{ndash}} Kishan Hirani
- 133 {{ndash}} James Cahill
- 132, 130 {{ndash}} Mark Davis
- 131 {{ndash}} Stephen Maguire
- 130 {{ndash}} Mitchell Mann
- 128, 115, 106 {{ndash}} Tian Pengfei
- 126 {{ndash}} Graeme Dott
- 124 {{ndash}} Ashley Carty
- 123, 109 {{ndash}} Anthony McGill
- 122, 121 {{ndash}} Dominic Dale
- 121, 104 {{ndash}} Mark Allen
- 120 {{ndash}} Ben Woollaston
{{col-2}}
- 120 {{ndash}} Ashley Hugill
- 116 {{ndash}} Rod Lawler
- 112 {{ndash}} Hammad Miah
- 112 {{ndash}} Josh Boileau
- 109 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson
- 108 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
- 108 {{ndash}} Gerard Greene
- 108 {{ndash}} Kurt Maflin
- 107 {{ndash}} David Grace
- 106 {{ndash}} Ali Carter
- 106 {{ndash}} Chris Wakelin
- 105 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
- 104 {{ndash}} Mark Selby
- 104 {{ndash}} Li Hang
- 104 {{ndash}} Scott Donaldson
- 103 {{ndash}} Alan McManus
- 102 {{ndash}} Andrew Higginson
- 101 {{ndash}} Joe Perry
{{col-end}}
References
{{reflist|2}}
{{Ruhr Open}}
{{Players Tour Championship}}
{{Snooker season 2015/2016}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Tour - Event 3}}