The 2015 Q School was a series of two snooker tournaments held at the start of the 2015–16 snooker season. An event for amateur players, it served as a qualification event for a place on the professional World Snooker Tour for the following two seasons. The events took place in May 2015 at the Meadowside Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, England with a total 8 players qualifying via the two tournaments.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–25 May 2015 |
| Venue | Meadowside Centre |
| City | Burton-upon-Trent |
| Country | England |
| Format | Qualifying School |
| Qualifiers | 8 via the 2 events |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Format edit
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.[1][2] All matches were the best of seven frames.[3]
Event 1 edit
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.[4] The results of the four final matches are given below.[5]
Sydney Wilson (ENG) 4–1 
Chen Zhe (CHN)
Daniel Wells (WAL) 4–1 
Alexander Ursenbacher (SWI)
Eden Sharav (SCO) 4–3 Adam Duffy (ENG)- Rhys Clark (SCO) 4–1
Leo Fernandez (IRL)
Event 2 edit
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.[6][7][8] The results of the four final matches are given below.[9]
- Jason Weston (ENG) 42 Kuldesh Johal (ENG)
- Gareth Allen (WAL) 4–2 Alex Taubman (WAL)
- Duane Jones (WAL) 4–3 Zhao Xintong (CHN)
- Paul Davison (ENG) 4–3 Luke Simmonds (ENG)
Q School Order of Merit edit
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.[10]
The leading players in the Q School Order of Merit are given below.[11] 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.[10]
| Rank | Player | Event 1 | Event 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Luke Simmonds
|
19 | 23 | 42 |
| T1 |  Zhao Xintong
|
19 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Adam Duffy
|
23 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 |  Alexander Ursenbacher
|
21 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Andy Hicks
|
16 | 19 | 35 |
| 6 | Kuldesh Johal
|
10 | 22 | 32 |
| 7 |  Leo Fernandez
|
21 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Hammad Miah
|
11 | 18 | 29 |
| 9 | Ashley Hugill
|
18 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 | Greg Casey
|
10 | 18 | 28 |
Two-season performance of qualifiers edit
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.[12][13]
| Player | End of 2016–17 season | Status for 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money | Ranking | ||
| Sydney Wilson (ENG) |
17,250 | 100 | Amateur |
 Daniel Wells (WAL) |
63,512 | 62 | Retained place on tour |
 Eden Sharav (SCO) |
30,225 | 83 | Qualified through the one-year list[14] |
| Rhys Clark (SCO) |
42,250 | 75 | Qualified through the one-year list[14] |
| Jason Weston (ENG) |
2,600 | 124 | Amateur |
| Gareth Allen (WAL) |
11,800 | 110 | Amateur |
| Duane Jones (WAL) |
17,612 | 98 | Qualified through the 2017 Q School |
| Paul Davison (ENG) |
22,250 | 91 | Qualified through the 2017 Q School |
References edit
- ^ "Q School draws". worldsnooker.com. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Reanne Evans: Ten-time ladies' champion in 2015 Q School". BBC. 24 April 2015.
- ^ "World Snooker qualifying format - Q School" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Quartet earn tour cards". World Snooker. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Qualifying School - Event One (2015) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "Q School event two winners". World Snooker. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
- ^ Nunns, Hector (25 May 2015). "Q School qualifiers and those leaving the stage". Inside Snooker.
- ^ "World Snooker's Q School ends as eight new professionals get tour cards at Meadowside Leisure Centre". Burton Mail. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Qualifying School - Event Two (2015) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ a b "Q School 2015 frames won ranking list" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Q School Order of Merit (2014) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "World Rankings: After the 2017 Betfred World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Tour Players 2017/18". WPBSA. 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "1 Year List: After the 2017 Betfred World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2020.