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European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3

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European Tour 2014/2015
Event 3
Tournament information
Dates1–5 October 2014 (2014-10-01 – 2014-10-05)
VenueUniversiada Hall
CitySofia
CountryBulgaria
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund125,000
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Dominic Dale (WAL) (139)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Martin Gould (ENG)
Score4–2
ET2
AT2

The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 (also known as the 2014 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 October 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]

The tournament was meant to be Ali Carter's first since his lung cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment,[2] but he was forced to withdraw due to acute pain in his left arm following his radiofrequency ablation surgery.[3]

John Higgins was the defending champion,[4] but he lost 1–4 against Judd Trump in the last 64.[5]

Shaun Murphy won his fifteenth professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–2 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:[8]

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

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

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Best of 7 frames

Round 2

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Best of 7 frames

Round 3

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Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

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Top half

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Section 1
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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 Mark Selby 4
England Barry Pinches 3 England Mark Selby 4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2
Belgium Jeff Jacobs 1 England Mark Selby 4
England Nigel Bond 4 Scotland Fraser Patrick 3
England Peter Lines 0 England Nigel Bond 3
Scotland Fraser Patrick 4 Scotland Fraser Patrick 4
Wales Alex Taubman 0 England Mark Selby 4
England Matthew Selt 4 England Robbie Williams 2
England Sam Harvey 2 England Matthew Selt 4
England David Gilbert 3 England Mitchell Mann 0
England Mitchell Mann 4 England Matthew Selt 2
England Robbie Williams 4 England Robbie Williams 4
England Hammad Miah 3 England Robbie Williams 4
England Robert Milkins 4 England Robert Milkins 3
England Christopher Keogan 2
Section 2
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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 Stephen Maguire w/o
England Dave Harold w/d Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Kyren Wilson 4 England Kyren Wilson 0
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 2
Malta Tony Drago w/d England Shaun Murphy 4
England Stuart Carrington w/o England Stuart Carrington 0
England Shaun Murphy 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Joel Walker 1 England Shaun Murphy 4
England James Cahill w/o England Jimmy White 0
Finland Robin Hull w/d England James Cahill 4
Scotland Michael Leslie 1 England Zak Surety 1
England Zak Surety 4 England James Cahill 2
England Jimmy White 4 England Jimmy White 4
England Sydney Wilson 1 England Jimmy White 4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 2
England Matthew Day 0
Section 3
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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 Rod Lawler w/o
England Ali Carter w/d England Rod Lawler 1
England Ben Woollaston 3 Wales Andrew Pagett 4
Wales Andrew Pagett 4 Wales Andrew Pagett 2
England Anthony Hamilton 4 Wales Michael White 4
England Rory McLeod 3 England Anthony Hamilton 2
Wales Michael White 4 Wales Michael White 4
England Ian Burns 1 Wales Michael White 4
England Jamie Cope 4 England Jimmy Robertson 3
Republic of Ireland Thomas Dowling 0 England Jamie Cope 2
England Michael Holt 4 England Michael Holt 4
Belgium Tomasz Skalski 2 England Michael Holt 0
England Jimmy Robertson 4 England Jimmy Robertson 4
England Alex Davies 2 England Jimmy Robertson 4
India Aditya Mehta 3 England Mitchell Travis 2
England Mitchell Travis 4
Section 4
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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Qatar Ahmed Saif 2 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
England Mark Joyce 4 England Mark Joyce 4
England Ryan Clark 0 England Mark Joyce 1
England Sam Baird 4 Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Ashley Hugill 1 England Sam Baird 2
Belgium Luca Brecel 4 Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Craig Steadman 2 Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Liam Highfield 4 England Mark King 1
England Adam Duffy 1 England Liam Highfield 1
England Mark King 4 England Mark King 4
Malta Alex Borg 2 England Mark King 4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3 Scotland Anthony McGill 2
Norway Kurt Maflin 4 Norway Kurt Maflin 1
Scotland Anthony McGill 4 Scotland Anthony McGill 4
Wales Lee Walker 2

Bottom half

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Section 5
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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
Wales Gareth Allen 2 England Ricky Walden 4
Wales Ryan Day w/o Wales Ryan Day 3
Scotland Jamie Burnett w/d England Ricky Walden 4
England Jack Lisowski 4 England Oliver Lines 3
England Jeff Cundy 2 England Jack Lisowski 1
Wales Mark Williams 1 England Oliver Lines 4
England Oliver Lines 4 England Ricky Walden 1
England Stuart Bingham 3 England Martin Gould 4
England David Grace 4 England David Grace 1
England Martin Gould 4 England Martin Gould 4
Scotland Ross Muir 1 England Martin Gould 4
Wales Jamie Jones 4 Wales Jamie Jones 1
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 2 Wales Jamie Jones 4
China Tian Pengfei 3 England Andrew Higginson 3
England Andrew Higginson 4
Section 6
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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 Chris Wakelin 4
England Nico Elton 2 England Chris Wakelin 3
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 1 England Elliot Slessor 4
England Elliot Slessor 4 England Elliot Slessor 1
Wales Dominic Dale 4 England Mark Davis 4
Australia Vinnie Calabrese 3 Wales Dominic Dale 3
England Mark Davis 4 England Mark Davis 4
England Michael Georgiou 3 England Mark Davis 4
England Mike Dunn 4 Scotland Alan McManus 1
England Tom Ford 3 England Mike Dunn 4
England Gary Wilson 4 England Gary Wilson 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2 England Mike Dunn 2
Wales Jak Jones 3 Scotland Alan McManus 4
England Alfie Burden 4 England Alfie Burden 3
Scotland Alan McManus 4 Scotland Alan McManus 4
Poland Kacper Filipiak 3
Section 7
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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 Sanderson Lam 0 England Barry Hawkins 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 4 Wales Matthew Stevens 0
Wales Ben Jones 1 England Barry Hawkins 3
Scotland Scott Donaldson w/o England Joe Perry 4
Australia Steve Mifsud w/d Scotland Scott Donaldson 3
China Xiao Guodong 3 England Joe Perry 4
England Joe Perry 4 England Joe Perry 2
Australia Neil Robertson 4 England Peter Ebdon 4
England Steven Hallworth 1 Australia Neil Robertson 1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
Scotland Eden Sharav 3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 1
England Chris Melling 4 England Peter Ebdon 4
Poland Grzegorz Biernadski 2 England Chris Melling 1
England Peter Ebdon 4 England Peter Ebdon 4
England Paul Davison 1
Section 8
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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England Chris Norbury 4 England Chris Norbury 3
England Michael Wasley 4 England Michael Wasley 4
England John Astley 0 England Michael Wasley 4
England Allan Taylor 4 China Liang Wenbo 2
England Lee Page 3 England Allan Taylor 2
China Liang Wenbo 4 China Liang Wenbo 4
China Lyu Haotian 2 England Michael Wasley 4
Scotland Graeme Dott 4 England Judd Trump 3
England Brandon Sargeant 2 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
England Ian Glover 4 England Ian Glover 1
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 2 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
Scotland John Higgins 4 England Judd Trump 4
England Michael Williams 0 Scotland John Higgins 1
England Judd Trump 4 England Judd Trump 4
England Ashley Carty 0

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby 2
England Shaun Murphy 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
Wales Michael White 4 Wales Michael White 0
Belgium Luca Brecel 2 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Martin Gould 4 England Martin Gould 2
England Mark Davis 2 England Martin Gould 4
England Peter Ebdon 4 England Peter Ebdon 2
England Michael Wasley 1

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Ali Carter set for return after winning 'biggest battle' with cancer". BBC Sport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ Nunns, Hector (24 September 2014). "Carter forced to pull out of comeback event". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ "John Higgins wins Bulgarian Open and O'Sullivan reaches semi-finals". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Тръмп се измъкна срещу Дот, ясни са 1/8-финалите на PTC Bulgaria Open" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ^ Hendon, Dave (5 October 2014). "Sofia so good for Murphy". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Three and easy for Murphy". Sporting Life. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  8. ^ "European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Bulgarian Open 2014 – Sofia, Bulgaria (ET3)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Bulgarian Open 2014 (ET3) draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. ^ "European Tour 3 – Victoria Bulgarian Open 2014 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ^ "European Tour Event Three (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Bulgarian Open (ET3): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.