European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 6

European Tour 2015/2016
Event 6

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Tournament information
Dates	23–28 February 2016 (2016-02-23 – 2016-02-28)
Venue	Gdynia Sports Arena
City	Gdynia
Country	Poland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (139) Rod Lawler (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Martin Gould (ENG)
Score	4–1
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The European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 6 (also known as the 2016 Gdynia Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament held between 23 and 28 February 2016 in Gdynia, Poland. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he chose not to defend his title. Local 12-year-old Antoni Kowalski attracted attention with a 4–1 win over Liam Taylor in the opening round, before being beaten 4–0 by Richard Beckham in the next.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:

	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

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Robbie Purdham	w/d–w/o	Simon Dent
Mark Dooley	1–4	Ashley Hugill
Robin Otto	4–1	Majid Khan
Peter Devlin	1–4	Rodion Judin
Felix Vidler	w/o–w/d	Jamie Barrett
David Ackers	0–4	Saqib Nasir
Richard Somauroo	4–1	Andrii Buchynskyi
Rafal Jewtuch	w/o–n/s	Phan Quoc Binh
Scott Lyons	4–3	Brandon Sargeant
Freddie Blunden	4–0	Rees Carter
Phil O'Kane	4–0	Grzegorz Loniewski
Michael Rhodes	w/o–n/s	Wojciech Bojewski
Jeremy Lee	4–0	Aki Suutari
Adam King	1–4	Jurian Heusdens
Ryan Causton	4–1	Daniel Womersley
Jaroslaw Kowalski	2–4	Andreas Ploner
Adam Bobat	4–0	Kieran Briggs
Michal Matuszczyk	1–4	Matt Lancaster
Marcin Kolibski	0–4	Gareth Green
Dessie Sheehan	0–4	Nico Elton
Rafal Szymanek	0–4	Alex Borg
Josh Boileau	3–4	Declan Bristow
Thomas Rees	4–1	Neil Guidon
Andrew Greaves	3–4	Conor McCormack
Chris Norbury	4–3	Zack Richardson
Maciej Kielkowicz	0–4	Aleksandr Kurgankov

Hussam Al-Shaffar	4–1	Damian Adamus
Lewis Gillen	4–0	Aaron Lowe
Stephane Ochoiski	n/s–w/o	Ashley Carty
Bjorn Gulbrandsen	1–4	Matthew Pudney
Joe Roberts	4–1	Mark Owens
Tomasz Gieraltowski	1–4	Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Joshua Baddeley	4–0	Ariel Trebocha
Danijel Vranjes	3–4	Adam Longley
Adam Edge	4–3	Tony Corrigan
Antoni Kowalski	4–1	Liam Taylor
Daniel O'Regan	4–1	Krzysztof Kubicki
Joe O'Connor	3–4	Kishan Hirani
Felix Frede	3–4	David Greig
Daniel Schneider	w/o–w/d	Israel Pertman
Jamie Clarke	4–1	Lee Mein
Hammad Miah	4–2	Dean Sheridan
Tomasz Skalski	4–0	James Clements
Kacper Filipiak	4–2	George Pragnall
Adam Duffy	4–0	Wiktor Doberschotz
Tytus Pawlak	0–4	Christopher Keogan
Ron Florax	0–4	Adam Stefanow
Mick Dagostino	0–4	Simon Lichtenberg
Maciej Sarapuk	0–4	Michael Collumb
Lukas Kleckers	4–0	Waldemar Matuszkiewicz
Paul Moss	0–4	Sam Craigie
Jamie O'Neill	3–4	Grzegorz Biernadski

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Paul Stelmaszuk	1–4	Simon Dent
Anthony Bonnar	1–4	Ashley Hugill
Charlie Walters	2–4	Robin Otto
Dylan Craig	4–0	Rodion Judin
Matthew Glasby	4–0	Felix Vidler
Michael Williams	4–3	Saqib Nasir
Mateusz Baranowski	4–0	Richard Somauroo
Bhavesh Sodha	0–4	Rafal Jewtuch
Bartosz Olchowka	1–4	Scott Lyons
Freddie Blunden	0–4	Phil O'Kane
Piotr Olejnik	0–4	Michael Rhodes
Declan Brennan	4–0	Jeremy Lee
Louis Heathcote	4–2	Jurian Heusdens
Daniel Holoyda	3–4	Ryan Causton
Shay Arama	n/s–w/o	Andreas Ploner
Joshua Cooper	4–3	Adam Bobat
Andy Maivel	4–1	Matt Lancaster
Billy Brown	2–4	Gareth Green
Nico Elton	3–4	Alex Borg
Elliot Slessor	4–2	Declan Bristow
Jenson Kendrick	2–4	Thomas Rees
Rune Kampe	w/d–w/o	Conor McCormack
Andrzej Pakula	1–4	Chris Norbury
Matthew Day	4–0	Aleksandr Kurgankov
Marc J Davis	4–0	Hussam Al-Shaffar

Jake Nicholson	4–3	Lewis Gillen
Joe Steele	1–4	Ashley Carty
Gary Frederick	4–0	Matthew Pudney
Chris Totten	3–4	Joe Roberts
Anthony Green	3–4	Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Chris Jones	1–4	Joshua Baddeley
Maris Volajs	2–4	Adam Longley
Mohammed Rangzib	4–2	Adam Edge
Richard Beckham	4–0	Antoni Kowalski
Lukasz Guzowski	0–4	Daniel O'Regan
Hans Blanckaert	1–4	Kishan Hirani
Maciej Michowski	1–4	David Greig
Sam Thistlewhite	3–4	Daniel Schneider
Ross Higgins	0–4	Jamie Clarke
Jyri Virtanen	0–4	Hammad Miah
Karl Townsend	4–1	Tomasz Skalski
Karol Lelek	0–4	Kacper Filipiak
Krzysztof Drazkiewicz	0–4	Adam Duffy
Essam Saadeh	0–4	Christopher Keogan
Brian Cini	w/d–w/o	Adam Stefanow
Alex Taubman	4–2	Simon Lichtenberg
Patrik Sedlak	n/s–w/o	Michael Collumb
Gary Thomson	2–4	Lukas Kleckers
Ben Jones	0–4	Sam Craigie
Oliver Brown	4–1	Grzegorz Biernadski

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Simon Dent	1–4	Ashley Hugill
Robin Otto	0–4	Dylan Craig
Matthew Glasby	0–4	Michael Williams
Mateusz Baranowski	4–0	Rafal Jewtuch
Scott Lyons	0–4	Phil O'Kane
Michael Rhodes	4–1	Declan Brennan
Louis Heathcote	1–4	Ryan Causton
Andreas Ploner	4–3	Joshua Cooper
Andy Maivel	0–4	Gareth Green
Alex Borg	3–4	Elliot Slessor
Thomas Rees	4–1	Conor McCormack
Chris Norbury	4–0	Matthew Day
Marc J Davis	4–1	Jake Nicholson

Ashley Carty	4–1	Gary Frederick
Joe Roberts	4–1	Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Joshua Baddeley	4–0	Adam Longley
Mohammed Rangzib	0–4	Richard Beckham
Daniel O'Regan	1–4	Kishan Hirani
David Greig	4–2	Daniel Schneider
Jamie Clarke	4–3	Hammad Miah
Karl Townsend	0–4	Kacper Filipiak
Adam Duffy	4–2	Christopher Keogan
Adam Stefanow	4–2	Alex Taubman
Michael Collumb	4–2	Lukas Kleckers
Sam Craigie	1–4	Oliver Brown

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
	Barry Hawkins		4
	Yu Delu		0			Barry Hawkins		4
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		3
	Michael Wasley		2								Barry Hawkins		4
	Joe Perry		4								Joe Perry		2
	Ashley Hugill		2			Joe Perry		4
	Oliver Lines		2			Dylan Craig		1
	Dylan Craig		4													Barry Hawkins		4
	Stuart Bingham		3													Zhou Yuelong		3
	Fraser Patrick		4			Fraser Patrick		0
	Daniel Wells		0			Ross Muir		4
	Ross Muir		4								Ross Muir		3
	Zhou Yuelong		w/o								Zhou Yuelong		4
	Itaro Santos		w/d			Zhou Yuelong		4
	Judd Trump		w/d			Michael Williams		1
	Michael Williams		w/o

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
	Michael Holt		4
	Ian Glover		3			Michael Holt		1
	Martin O'Donnell		4			Martin O'Donnell		4
	Mateusz Baranowski		1								Martin O'Donnell		1
	Robert Milkins		1								Kyren Wilson		4
	Peter Lines		4			Peter Lines		2
	Kyren Wilson		4			Kyren Wilson		4
	Duane Jones		1													Kyren Wilson		4
	Thor Chuan Leong		4													Thor Chuan Leong		0
	Phil O'Kane		2			Thor Chuan Leong		4
	Kurt Maflin		4			Kurt Maflin		3
	Michael Rhodes		1								Thor Chuan Leong		4
	Aditya Mehta		w/d								Ding Junhui		1
	Gareth Allen		w/o			Gareth Allen		0
	Mark Williams		1			Ding Junhui		4
	Ding Junhui		4

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
	Ryan Day		4
	Mark Joyce		1			Ryan Day		3
	Michael Leslie		2			Ryan Causton		4
	Ryan Causton		4								Ryan Causton		4
	Scott Donaldson		4								David Gilbert		1
	Sydney Wilson		1			Scott Donaldson		3
	David Gilbert		w/o			David Gilbert		4
	Hossein Vafaei		w/d													Ryan Causton		0
	Ben Woollaston		4													Ben Woollaston		4
	Andreas Ploner		1			Ben Woollaston		4
	Lee Walker		4			Lee Walker		2
	Gareth Green		1								Ben Woollaston		4
	Li Hang		4								Li Hang		1
	Paul Davison		3			Li Hang		4
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		3
	Darryl Hill		2

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
	Liang Wenbo		0
	Elliot Slessor		4			Elliot Slessor		1
	Ian Burns		0			Robin Hull		4
	Robin Hull		4								Robin Hull		3
	Anthony McGill		2								Liam Highfield		4
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		4
	Stuart Carrington		4			Stuart Carrington		0
	Thomas Rees		0													Liam Highfield		1
	Dominic Dale		4													Martin Gould		4
	Allan Taylor		2			Dominic Dale		1
	Robbie Williams		2			Martin Gould		4
	Martin Gould		4								Martin Gould		4
	Jamie Jones		4								Jamie Jones		3
	Chris Norbury		1			Jamie Jones		4
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		1
	Marc J Davis		2

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
	Marco Fu		4
	Vinnie Calabrese		1			Marco Fu		4
	Rod Lawler		3			David Morris		0
	David Morris		4								Marco Fu		4
	Zhang Anda		4								Matthew Selt		0
	Barry Pinches		2			Zhang Anda		0
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		4
	Ashley Carty		3													Marco Fu		4
	Graeme Dott		2													Mitchell Mann		1
	Rhys Clark		4			Rhys Clark		3
	Mitchell Mann		4			Mitchell Mann		4
	Sanderson Lam		3								Mitchell Mann		4
	Jack Lisowski		4								Jack Lisowski		2
	Cao Yupeng		2			Jack Lisowski		4
	Alan McManus		3			Dechawat Poomjaeng		2
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4

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
	Mark Selby		4
	Joe Roberts		2			Mark Selby		4
	John Higgins		w/o			John Higgins		2
	James Wattana		w/d								Mark Selby		4
	David Grace		3								Luca Brecel		3
	Steven Hallworth		4			Steven Hallworth		3
	Luca Brecel		4			Luca Brecel		4
	Joe Swail		3													Mark Selby		4
	Sam Baird		4													Sam Baird		3
	Joshua Baddeley		0			Sam Baird		4
	Chris Wakelin		2			Richard Beckham		1
	Richard Beckham		4								Sam Baird		4
	Gary Wilson		2								Michael White		2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		2
	Michael White		4			Michael White		4
	Kishan Hirani		1

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
	Tom Ford		4
	Noppon Saengkham		3			Tom Ford		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		4			Sean O'Sullivan		2
	Michael Georgiou		2								Tom Ford		4
	Stephen Maguire		4								Stephen Maguire		0
	Matthew Stevens		2			Stephen Maguire		4
	Alfie Burden		4			Alfie Burden		1
	David Greig		3													Tom Ford		0
	Andrew Higginson		4													Andrew Higginson		4
	Jamie Clarke		3			Andrew Higginson		4
	Gerard Greene		3			Kacper Filipiak		3
	Kacper Filipiak		4								Andrew Higginson		4
	Ken Doherty		w/d								Tian Pengfei		2
	Adam Duffy		w/o			Adam Duffy		2
	Tian Pengfei		4			Tian Pengfei		4
	Adam Stefanow		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
	Mark King		4
	Michael Wild		2			Mark King		4
	Zak Surety		2			Eden Sharav		1
	Eden Sharav		4								Mark King		4
	Joel Walker		2								Anthony Hamilton		2
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		1
	Michael Collumb		3													Mark King		4
	Mark Davis		4													Rory McLeod		1
	Hamza Akbar		2			Mark Davis		3
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Oliver Brown		1								Fergal O'Brien		2
	Jason Weston		w/d								Rory McLeod		4
	Craig Steadman		w/o			Craig Steadman		1
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		4
	Chris Melling		1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Barry Hawkins		3
	Kyren Wilson		4			Kyren Wilson		2
	Ben Woollaston		1			Martin Gould		4
	Martin Gould		4								Martin Gould		1
	Marco Fu		1								Mark Selby		4
	Mark Selby		4			Mark Selby		4
	Andrew Higginson		4			Andrew Higginson		2
	Mark King		3

Century breaks

• 139 – Anthony Hamilton
• 139 – Rod Lawler
• 136, 122 – Andrew Higginson
• 136 – Noppon Saengkham
• 135, 123, 103 – Barry Hawkins
• 133 – Richard Beckham
• 132 – Tian Pengfei
• 130, 108 – Stephen Maguire
• 129 – Martin O'Donnell
• 128 – Graeme Dott
• 127, 125, 116, 104 – Martin Gould
• 125, 107, 103 – Marco Fu
• 125, 101 – Sam Baird
• 125 – Robbie Williams
• 123, 100 – Mitchell Mann
• 123 – Zhang Anda
• 121, 110, 104, 101 – Mark Selby

• 120 – Mark King
• 119 – Mark Davis
• 118, 104 – Joe Perry
• 115 – Robin Hull
• 114, 108 – Ryan Day
• 112, 103, 100 – Kyren Wilson
• 111 – Luca Brecel
• 109 – Rory McLeod
• 107 – Ben Woollaston
• 105 – Zhou Yuelong
• 104, 102 – Alan McManus
• 104, 101 – Tom Ford
• 104 – Michael White
• 103 – Eden Sharav
• 102 – Louis Heathcote
• 101, 100 – Dominic Dale