European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1

European Tour 2014/2015
Event 1
Tournament information
Dates 7–10 August 2014
Venue Arena Riga
City Riga
Country Latvia
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund 125,000
Winner's share €25,000
Highest break 142
Final
Champion England Mark Selby
Runner-up Northern Ireland Mark Allen
Score 4–3
AT Event 1
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The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 (also known as the 2014 Kaspersky Lab Riga Open[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–10 August 2014 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[2] This was the first professional snooker tournament held in Latvia.[3]

Mark Selby won his 14th professional title by defeating Mark Allen 4–3 in the final.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[5]

Prize fund
Winner 25,000
Runner-up €12,000
Semi-finalist €6,000
Quarter-finalist €4,000
Last 16 €2,300
Last 32 €1,200
Last 64 €700
Total €125,000

Main draw

[6][7][8]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

England Zack Richardson 3–4 England Sean O'Sullivan
Estonia Andres Petrov 4–0 Finland Antti Silvo
England Charlie Walters w/d–w/o England Nico Elton
England Mitchell Travis 4–2 Wales Jack Bradford
Latvia Maris Volajs 0–4 Wales Alex Taubman
England Martin O'Donnell 4–3 Finland Antti Mannila
England Richard Beckham 4–3 Scotland Marc Davis
Wales Ben Jones 4–1 Finland Janne Hummastenniemi
Finland Sami Hovi 0–4 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden
England Ryan Causton 4–3 England Matthew Glasby
Scotland Michael Collumb 2–4 England Paul Davison
Germany Roman Dietzel 4–1 Lithuania Vilius Schulte-Ebbert
Malta Brian Cini 4–1 Finland Joona Koskela
Republic of Ireland John Sutton 4–0 Northern Ireland Declan Brennan
Norway Anita Maflin 0–4 England Anthony Jeffers
Russia Aleksandr Kurgankov 0–4 Wales Jamie Rhys Clarke

Austria Andreas Ploner 4–3 Germany Sascha Lippe
Netherlands Manon Melief w/o–n/s England Craig Barber
England Ashley Hugill 4–1 England Sydney Wilson
England Michael Williams 4–0 Latvia Tatiana Vasiljeva
Finland Mika Karhu w/d–w/o England Sam Harvey
England John Chapman 2–4 England Mark Vincent
Wales Duane Jones 4–0 Netherlands Kevin Chan
Latvia Rodion Judin 0–4 England William Lemmons
Israel Shachar Ruberg 1–4 Scotland Rhys Clark
Scotland Dylan Craig 2–4 England Jamie O'Neill
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 4–2 England Joe O'Connor
England Reanne Evans 4–0 Scotland Ross Higgins
Belgium Jeff Jacobs 3–4 England Sanderson Lam
Wales Gareth Allen 2–4 England Christopher Keogan
Wales Kishan Hirani 4–0 Latvia Janis Bindze

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Gary Steele 0–4 England Sean O'Sullivan
England Jeff Cundy 2–4 Estonia Andres Petrov
England Ashley Carty 2–4 England Nico Elton
England Joe Steele 0–4 England Mitchell Travis
Wales Alex Taubman 1–4 England Martin O'Donnell
England Kobi Mates 0–4 England Richard Beckham
Wales Andrew Rogers 4–2 Wales Ben Jones
Belgium Jurian Heusdens 0–4 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden
Sweden Ron Florax 1–4 England Ryan Causton
England Paul Davison 4–1 Germany Roman Dietzel
Belgium Hans Blanckaert 0–4 Malta Brian Cini
Ukraine Oleksandr Zakharov 0–4 Republic of Ireland John Sutton
Belgium Tomasz Skalski 3–4 England Anthony Jeffers
Scotland Eden Sharav 4–2 Wales Jamie Rhys Clarke

Finland Mika Hummelin 0–4 Austria Andreas Ploner
England Jake Nicholson 4–0 Netherlands Manon Melief
England Adam Duffy 4–1 England Ashley Hugill
England Oliver Brown 1–4 England Michael Williams
Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling 4–2 England Sam Harvey
Ukraine Sergiy Isayenko 4–3 England Mark Vincent
Scotland Mark Owens 2–4 Wales Duane Jones
Lithuania Sergej Korolkov 0–4 England William Lemmons
Finland Arttu Klemetti 1–4 Scotland Rhys Clark
Northern Ireland Billy Brown 4–1 England Jamie O'Neill
Belgium Kristof Vermeiren 0–4 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau
Finland Tero Nappari 3–4 England Reanne Evans
England Sanderson Lam 4–3 England Christopher Keogan
Finland Jani Kananen 1–4 Wales Kishan Hirani

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Australia Neil Robertson 4  
 Scotland Ross Muir 3      Australia Neil Robertson 3  
 England Dave Harold w/d      Wales Jak Jones 4  
 Wales Jak Jones w/o        Wales Jak Jones 3  
 Scotland Jamie Burnett 1        England Sean O'Sullivan 4  
 England Sean O'Sullivan 4      England Sean O'Sullivan 4  
 England Mark Joyce 4      England Mark Joyce 3  
 Estonia Andres Petrov 0        England Sean O'Sullivan 4
 England Michael Holt 4        England Mark Davis 2
 Australia Vinnie Calabrese 1      England Michael Holt 4  
 Scotland Marcus Campbell 0      England Michael Wasley 2  
 England Michael Wasley 4        England Michael Holt 3  
 Belgium Luca Brecel 4        England Mark Davis 4  
 England Nico Elton 1      Belgium Luca Brecel 0       
 England Mark Davis 4      England Mark Davis 4       
 England Mitchell Travis 1  
Section 2
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Joe Perry 2  
 England Chris Melling 4      England Chris Melling 1  
 England Alex Davies 3      England Ian Glover 4  
 England Ian Glover 4        England Ian Glover 1  
 England Alfie Burden 2        Wales Mark Williams 4  
 England Martin O'Donnell 4      England Martin O'Donnell 1  
 Wales Mark Williams 4      Wales Mark Williams 4  
 Scotland Scott Donaldson 1        Wales Mark Williams 1
 England Ben Woollaston 4        Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
 England Richard Beckham 0      England Ben Woollaston 4  
 England Rory McLeod 4      England Rory McLeod 1  
 Wales Andrew Rogers 0        England Ben Woollaston 3  
 England Anthony Hamilton 4        Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4  
 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden 0      England Anthony Hamilton 1       
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4      Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4       
 England Ryan Causton 0  
Section 3
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Shaun Murphy 4  
 England Chris Norbury 1      England Shaun Murphy 3  
 England Matthew Selt 4      England Matthew Selt 4  
 England Zak Surety 0        England Matthew Selt 4  
 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4        England Paul Davison 2  
 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 3      Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 1  
 England Jack Lisowski 3      England Paul Davison 4  
 England Paul Davison 4        England Matthew Selt 2
 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4        Scotland Anthony McGill 4
 Scotland Michael Leslie 3      Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3  
 Scotland Anthony McGill 4      Scotland Anthony McGill 4  
 Malta Brian Cini 0        Scotland Anthony McGill 4  
 Wales Jamie Jones 4        Scotland Graeme Dott 3  
 England Oliver Lines 2      Wales Jamie Jones 0       
 Scotland Graeme Dott 4      Scotland Graeme Dott 4       
 Scotland Fraser Patrick 0  
Section 4
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Ricky Walden 4  
 England Ryan Clark 0      England Ricky Walden 4  
 England Stuart Carrington w/d      Republic of Ireland John Sutton 0  
 Republic of Ireland John Sutton w/o        England Ricky Walden 1  
 England Chris Wakelin 4        England Chris Wakelin 4  
 England Steven Hallworth 2      England Chris Wakelin 4  
 Wales Dominic Dale 4      Wales Dominic Dale 0  
 England Joel Walker 1        England Chris Wakelin 1
 England David Gilbert 4        England Judd Trump 4
 England Anthony Jeffers 1      England David Gilbert 2  
 England Nigel Bond 4      England Nigel Bond 4  
 Scotland Eden Sharav 0        England Nigel Bond 1  
 England Peter Lines 2        England Judd Trump 4  
 England Sam Baird 4      England Sam Baird 3       
 England Judd Trump 4      England Judd Trump 4       
 England Lee Page 1  

Bottom half

Section 5
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Barry Hawkins 4  
 England David Grace 2      England Barry Hawkins 4  
 Finland Robin Hull 2      Austria Andreas Ploner 0  
 Austria Andreas Ploner 4        England Barry Hawkins 4  
 England Kyren Wilson 4        England Kyren Wilson 0  
 England Jake Nicholson 2      England Kyren Wilson 4  
 Norway Kurt Maflin 4      Norway Kurt Maflin 2  
 England Adam Duffy 3        England Barry Hawkins 4
 Scotland Alan McManus 4        Scotland Alan McManus 3
 England Barry Pinches 2      Scotland Alan McManus 4  
 England John Astley 3      Malta Tony Drago 0  
 Malta Tony Drago 4        Scotland Alan McManus 4  
 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 4        Thailand Noppon Saengkham 1  
 England Craig Steadman 2      Thailand Noppon Saengkham 4       
 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4      Scotland Stephen Maguire 3       
 England Michael Williams 2  
Section 6
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Robert Milkins 4  
 Wales Lee Walker 1      England Robert Milkins 4  
 Republic of Ireland David Morris w/d      England Steve Davis 1  
 England Steve Davis w/o        England Robert Milkins 4  
 England Rod Lawler 2        England Mark King 3  
 England Allan Taylor 4      England Allan Taylor 2  
 England Mark King 4      England Mark King 4  
 Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling 0        England Robert Milkins 3
 England Andrew Higginson 4        Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
 England Elliot Slessor 0      England Andrew Higginson 2  
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4      Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4  
 Ukraine Sergiy Isayenko 1        Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3  
 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4        Hong Kong Marco Fu 4  
 Wales Duane Jones 2      Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3       
 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4      Hong Kong Marco Fu 4       
 England William Lemmons 0  
Section 7
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Scotland John Higgins 4  
 Scotland Rhys Clark 0      Scotland John Higgins 4  
 England Gary Wilson 4      England Gary Wilson 2  
 England Mitchell Mann 3        Scotland John Higgins 2  
 England Robbie Williams 4        England Peter Ebdon 4  
 England Michael Georgiou 3      England Robbie Williams 1  
 England Peter Ebdon 4      England Peter Ebdon 4  
 Wales Andrew Pagett 0        England Peter Ebdon 4
 Wales Ryan Day 4        England Stuart Bingham 3
 Northern Ireland Billy Brown 0      Wales Ryan Day 4  
 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4      Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 1  
 Qatar Ahmed Saif 0        Wales Ryan Day 0  
 England Jimmy White 4        England Stuart Bingham 4  
 Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 1      England Jimmy White 3       
 England Stuart Bingham 4      England Stuart Bingham 4       
 England Hammad Miah 1  
Section 8
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Wales Matthew Stevens 0  
 England Liam Highfield 4      England Liam Highfield 0  
 India Aditya Mehta 4      India Aditya Mehta 4  
 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 0        India Aditya Mehta 4  
 England Jamie Cope 4        Wales Michael White 2  
 England Reanne Evans 2      England Jamie Cope 0  
 Wales Michael White 4      Wales Michael White 4  
 England Sanderson Lam 2        India Aditya Mehta 2
 England Martin Gould 3        England Mark Selby 4
 England James Cahill 4      England James Cahill 3  
 England Jimmy Robertson 4      England Jimmy Robertson 4  
 Malta Alex Borg 1        England Jimmy Robertson 2  
 England Mike Dunn 4        England Mark Selby 4  
 Wales Kishan Hirani 0      England Mike Dunn 3       
 England Mark Selby 4      England Mark Selby 4       
 England Ian Burns 1  

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 England Sean O'Sullivan 0  
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4      Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4  
 Scotland Anthony McGill 4      Scotland Anthony McGill 3  
 England Judd Trump 3        Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
 England Barry Hawkins 4        England Mark Selby 4
 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3      England Barry Hawkins 0
 England Peter Ebdon 2      England Mark Selby 4    
 England Mark Selby 4  

Century breaks

[9]

References

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