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{{Short description|Series of snooker tournaments}}
{{Infobox snooker season
{{Infobox snooker season
|duration=7 May 2015 – 2 May 2016
|duration={{Start and end dates|2015|05|7|2016|05|2|df=y}}
|image = Snooker Main Tour 2015-16.png
|image = Snooker Main Tour 2015-16.png
|image_size = 275px
|image_size = 275px
|image_caption = Nations that hosted a [[World Snooker Tour]] event during the 2015/2016 season
|image_caption = Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2015–16 season
|tournaments=28 (10 ranking events)
|tournaments=28 (10 ranking events)
|UK= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
|UK= {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
|Masters= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
|Masters= {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
|WorldChamps= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
|WorldChamps= {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
|previous=[[2014–15 snooker season|2014–15]]
|previous=[[2014–15 snooker season|2014–15]]
|next=[[2016–17 snooker season|2016–17]]
|next=[[2016–17 snooker season|2016–17]]
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* {{WAL}}
* {{WAL}}


The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the [[2015 World Snooker Championship|2015 World Championship]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional End-of-Season Seedings|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=42|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> and the [[Snooker season 2014/2015#Players|30 players earning a two-year card the previous year]] automatically qualified for the season. The top eight players from the [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015#European Tour|European Tour Order of Merit]] and top four players from the [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015#Asian Tour|Asian Tour Order of Merit]], who had not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualified. Another two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Order of Merit|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3990277,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717123613/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3990277,00.html|archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> and a further eight places were available through the [[World Snooker Tour#Q School|Q School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Entries Open For Q School 2015|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4466389,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=6 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207012331/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4466389,00.html|archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. [[Hossein Vafaei]]'s two-year tour card will commence this season.{{#tag:ref|[[Hossein Vafaei]] received special dispensation to play on the [[World Snooker Tour#Main Tour|Main Tour]] last season, while awaiting a visa, which he received in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tirapongpaiboon/Ayouri Tour Cards|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tirapongpaiboon-ayouri-tour-cards/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=16 June 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025080507/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3910046,00.html|archive-date=25 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Iranian snooker player Vafaei gets visa|url=http://www.teamsiran.org/frmShowNews.aspx?NewsId=217|publisher=TeamIran.net|date=28 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>|group="n"}} All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.
The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the [[2015 World Snooker Championship|2015 World Championship]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional End-of-Season Seedings|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=42|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> and the [[Snooker season 2014/2015#New professional players|30 players earning a two-year card the previous year]] automatically qualified for the season. The top eight players from the [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015#European Tour|European Tour Order of Merit]] and top four players from the [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015#Asian Tour|Asian Tour Order of Merit]], who had not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualified. Another two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Order of Merit|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3990277,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717123613/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3990277,00.html|archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> and a further eight places were available through the [[2015 Q School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Entries Open For Q School 2015|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4466389,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=6 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207012331/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4466389,00.html|archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. [[Hossein Vafaei]]'s two-year tour card will commence this season.{{#tag:ref|[[Hossein Vafaei]] received special dispensation to play on the [[World Snooker Tour#Structure|Main Tour]] last season, while awaiting a visa, which he received in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tirapongpaiboon/Ayouri Tour Cards|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tirapongpaiboon-ayouri-tour-cards/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=16 June 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025080507/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3910046,00.html|archive-date=25 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Iranian snooker player Vafaei gets visa|url=http://www.teamsiran.org/frmShowNews.aspx?NewsId=217|publisher=TeamIran.net|date=28 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415021534/http://www.teamsiran.org/frmShowNews.aspx?NewsId=217|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group="n"}} All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;{{nowrap|International champions:}}
;{{nowrap|International champions:}}
:*''[[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] winner'': {{flagicon|CHN}} <s>[[Yan Bingtao]]</s><ref name="Bingtao_2014">{{cite web|last=Pathak|first=Vivek|title=Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion|url=http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|date=29 November 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6USJFEfWB?url=http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Tour card deferred by World Snooker to the start of the 2016/17 season.<ref name="Bingtao_def">{{cite web|title=Yan Bingtao Tour Card Deferred|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/yan-bingtao-tour-card-deferred/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=16 July 2015|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref>|group="n"}}
:*''[[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] winner'': {{flagathlete|[[Yan Bingtao]]|CHN}}<ref name="Bingtao_2014">{{cite web|last=Pathak|first=Vivek|title=Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion|url=http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|date=29 November 2014|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041902/http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|url-status=live|archive-date=5 December 2014}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Tour card deferred by World Snooker to the start of the 2016/17 season.<ref name="Bingtao_def">{{cite web|title=Yan Bingtao Tour Card Deferred|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/yan-bingtao-tour-card-deferred/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=16 July 2015|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref>|group="n"}}
#[[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Vafaei]]<ref name="World Snooker">{{cite web|title=Tour Players 2015/2016|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Click-here-for-the-list-of-Tour-Players-2015-16.pdf|publisher=worldsnooker.com|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
#[[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Hossein Vafaei]]|IRN}}<ref name="World Snooker">{{cite web|title=Tour Players 2015/2016|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Click-here-for-the-list-of-Tour-Players-2015-16.pdf|publisher=worldsnooker.com|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
#[[2015 EBSA European Snooker Championships|EBSA European Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Wild]]
#[[2015 EBSA European Snooker Championships|EBSA European Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Michael Wild]]|ENG}}
#[[2015 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships|EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagicon|IOM}} [[Darryl Hill (snooker player)|Darryl Hill]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Darryl Hill is Europe's man|url=http://ebsa.tv/index.php/2012-05-14-09-54-25/item/584-darryl-hill-is-europe-s-man|work=ebsa.tv|publisher=European Billiards & Snooker Association|date=26 March 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120508/http://ebsa.tv/index.php/2012-05-14-09-54-25/item/584-darryl-hill-is-europe-s-man|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
#[[2015 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships|EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Darryl Hill (snooker player)|Darryl Hill]]|IOM}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Darryl Hill is Europe's man|url=http://ebsa.tv/index.php/2012-05-14-09-54-25/item/584-darryl-hill-is-europe-s-man|work=ebsa.tv|publisher=European Billiards & Snooker Association|date=26 March 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120508/http://ebsa.tv/index.php/2012-05-14-09-54-25/item/584-darryl-hill-is-europe-s-man|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Hamza Akbar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan's Hamza lifts Asian Snooker Championship title|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-183238-Pakistans-Hamza-lifts-Asian-Snooker-Championship-title|work=geo.tv|publisher=geo.tv|date=30 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032118/http://www.geo.tv/article-183238-Pakistans-Hamza-lifts-Asian-Snooker-Championship-title|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Hamza Akbar]]|PAK}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan's Hamza lifts Asian Snooker Championship title|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-183238-Pakistans-Hamza-lifts-Asian-Snooker-Championship-title|work=geo.tv|publisher=geo.tv|date=30 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032118/http://www.geo.tv/article-183238-Pakistans-Hamza-lifts-Asian-Snooker-Championship-title|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagicon|THA}} [[Akani Songsermsawad|Sunny Akani]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主|url=http://news.my147.com/2015/04/62536.html|publisher=[[my147.com]]|date=13 April 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|language=zh}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Akani Songsermsawad|Sunny Akani]]|THA}}<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主|url=http://news.my147.com/2015/04/62536.html|publisher=[[my147.com]]|date=13 April 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|language=zh}}</ref>
#Pan-American Championship winner: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Itaro Santos]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Acosta|first=Roberto|title=Brasil arrasó con los premios del Panamericano de Snooker|url=http://www.late.com.bo/brasil-arraso-con-los-premios-del-panamericano-de-snooker/|publisher=Late!|date=1 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|language=es}}</ref>
#Pan-American Championship winner: {{flagathlete|[[Itaro Santos]]|BRA}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Acosta|first=Roberto|title=Brasil arrasó con los premios del Panamericano de Snooker|url=http://www.late.com.bo/brasil-arraso-con-los-premios-del-panamericano-de-snooker/|publisher=Late!|date=1 February 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|language=es}}</ref>
#[[ABSF African Snooker Championships|ABSF African Championships]] winner: {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Hatem Yassen]]<ref name="World Snooker"/>
#[[ABSF African Snooker Championships|ABSF African Championships]] winner: {{flagathlete|[[Hatem Yassen]]|EGY}}<ref name="World Snooker"/>
#Oceania Championship winner: {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Vinnie Calabrese]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Oceania Men's Snooker Championship 2015|url=http://obsf.info/result-detail.aspx/2015/oceania-men-s-snooker-championship-2015|work=obsf.info|publisher=Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415024936/http://obsf.info/result-detail.aspx/2015/oceania-men-s-snooker-championship-2015|archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
#Oceania Championship winner: {{flagathlete|[[Vinnie Calabrese]]|AUS}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Oceania Men's Snooker Championship 2015|url=http://obsf.info/result-detail.aspx/2015/oceania-men-s-snooker-championship-2015|work=obsf.info|publisher=Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415024936/http://obsf.info/result-detail.aspx/2015/oceania-men-s-snooker-championship-2015|archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>


;European Tour Order of Merit'''<ref>{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&template=10|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
;European Tour Order of Merit<ref>{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&template=10|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
{{ordered list|start=9
{{ordered list|start=9
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Wakelin]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Wakelin]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Fraser Patrick]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Fraser Patrick]]|SCO}}
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Noppon Saengkham]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Noppon Saengkham]]|THA}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Cope]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jamie Cope]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Taylor (snooker player)|Allan Taylor]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Allan Taylor (snooker player)|Allan Taylor]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Bond]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nigel Bond]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Cahill (snooker player)|James Cahill]]
| {{flagathlete|[[James Cahill (snooker player)|James Cahill]]|ENG}}
}}
}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
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;EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs<ref>{{cite web|title=EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2015)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=412|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
;EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs<ref>{{cite web|title=EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs (2015)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=412|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
{{ordered list|start=17
{{ordered list|start=17
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sanderson Lam]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Sanderson Lam]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin O'Donnell (snooker player)|Martin O'Donnell]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Martin O'Donnell (snooker player)|Martin O'Donnell]]|ENG}}
}}
}}


;Asian Tour Order of Merit'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&template=26|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
;Asian Tour Order of Merit<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&template=26|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
{{ordered list|start=19
{{ordered list|start=19
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ross Muir]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ross Muir]]|SCO}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player)|Sean O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player)|Sean O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yong (snooker player)|Zhang Yong]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhang Yong (snooker player)|Zhang Yong]]|CHN}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]]|ENG}}
}}
}}


;[[World Snooker Tour#Q School|Q School]]
;[[World Snooker Tour#Q School|Q School]]
{{main|2015 Q School}}

;Event 1
;Event 1
{{main|Q-School 2015/16 - Event 1}}
{{ordered list|start=23
{{ordered list|start=23
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sydney Wilson]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Sydney Wilson]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]]|WAL}}
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Eden Sharav]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Eden Sharav]]|SCO}}
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rhys Clark (snooker player)|Rhys Clark]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Rhys Clark (snooker player)|Rhys Clark]]|SCO}}
}}
}}
;Event 2
;Event 2
{{main|Q-School 2015/16 - Event 2}}
{{ordered list|start=27
{{ordered list|start=27
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Weston]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jason Weston]]|ENG}}
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gareth Allen]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gareth Allen]]|WAL}}
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Duane Jones (snooker player)|Duane Jones]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Duane Jones (snooker player)|Duane Jones]]|WAL}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davison]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Paul Davison]]|ENG}}
}}
}}


;International Development Main Tour Card
;International Development Main Tour Card
{{ordered list|start=31
{{ordered list|start=31
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Igor Figueiredo]]<ref name="Bingtao_def" />}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Figueiredo]]|BRA}}<ref name="Bingtao_def" />}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


== Calendar ==
== Calendar ==
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] and major invitational events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calendar 2015
The following tables outline the dates and results of all [[World Snooker Tour]], [[World Ladies Billiards and Snooker]], seniors, and other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calendar 2015
|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/full-calendar/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|format=PDF|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar 2015/2016|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2015|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Finals 2015/2016|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2015|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/full-calendar/|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|format=PDF|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar 2015/2016|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2015|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Finals 2015/2016|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2015|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
===World Snooker Tour===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
|-
! Start
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | Date<ref group="n">Dates use the month day format</ref>
! Country
! Finish
! Tournament
! Rank
! Tournament name
! Venue
! Venue
! City
! Winner
! Winner
! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}
! Runner-up
! Runner-up
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! Score
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
! Ref.
|15 Jun
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| 21 Jun
| {{nowrap|05-07}}
| [[2015 World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]]{{dagger}}
| {{nowrap|05-10}}
| [[Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium]] in [[Wuxi]], China
| {{nowrap|{{flag|AUT}}}}
| P/A
| [[Vienna Snooker Open|Vienna Open]]
| [[15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club]]
| [[Vienna]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]
| 5–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Vienna Snooker Open 2015|url=http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2015/index.php/de/|access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| 06-15
| 06-21
| {{nowrap|{{flag|CHN}}}}
| TE
| [[2015 World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]]
| [[Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium]]
| [[Wuxi]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China]] B
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China]] B
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}1
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 4–1
|
|-
|-
| 06-29
| 29 Jun
| 07-05
| 5 Jul
| {{flag|AUS}}
| WR
| [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]]
| [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]]
| [[Bendigo Stadium]]
| [[Bendigo Stadium]] in [[Bendigo]], Australia
| {{flagathlete|[[John Higgins]]|SCO}}
| [[Bendigo]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 9{{nbnd}}8
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Martin Gould]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Goldfields Open 2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=396|access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>
| 9–8
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Goldfields Open 2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=396|access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>
| 29 Jul
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| 07-15
| 2 Aug
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1|European Tour – Event 1]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Riga Open (snooker)|Riga Open]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
| 07-19
| [[Arena Riga]] in [[Riga]], Latvia
| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Barry Hawkins]]|ENG}}
| P/A
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}1
| [[Pink Ribbon (snooker)|Pink Ribbon]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]]|ENG}}
| [[South West Snooker Academy|The Capital Venue]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| [[Gloucester]]
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| 26 Aug
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darryn Walker]]
| 4–2
| 30 Aug
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 2|European Tour – Event 2]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Paul Hunter Classic]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=O'SULLIVAN IN THE PINK|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/osullivan-in-the-pink/|access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
| [[Stadthalle Fürth|Stadhalle]] in [[Fürth]], Germany
|- bgcolor="beige"
| {{flagathlete|[[Ali Carter]]|ENG}}
| 07-29
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}3
| 08-02
| {{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
| {{flag|LAT}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| PT
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1|European Tour – Event 1]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Riga Open (snooker)|Riga Open]].</ref>
| 7 Sep
| [[Arena Riga]]
| 12 Sep
| [[Riga]]
| [[2015 Six-red World Championship|Six-red World Championship]]{{dagger}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
| [[Fashion Island Shopping Mall]] in [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Thepchaiya Un-Nooh]]|THA}}
| 4–1
| style="text-align:center;" | 8{{nbnd}}2
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Liang Wenbo]]|CHN}}
|- bgcolor="beige"
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 08-26
| 08-30
| {{flag|GER}}
| PT
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 2|European Tour – Event 2]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Paul Hunter Classic]].</ref>
| [[Stadthalle Fürth|Stadhalle]]
| [[Fürth]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
| 4–3
|
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| 09-07
| 09-12
| {{flag|THA}}
| NR
| [[2015 Six-red World Championship|Six-red World Championship]]
| [[Fashion Island Shopping Mall]]
| [[Bangkok]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thepchaiya Un-Nooh]]}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Wenbo]]
| 8–2
|
|-
|-
| 09-14
| 14{{nbsp}}Sep
| 09-20
| 20{{nbsp}}Sep
| {{flag|CHN}}
| WR
| [[2015 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]]
| [[2015 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]]
| [[Shanghai Grand Stage]]
| [[Shanghai Grand Stage]] in [[Shanghai]], China
| {{flagathlete|[[Kyren Wilson]]|ENG}}
| [[Shanghai]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}9
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyren Wilson]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 10–9
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
|
| 7 Oct
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 10-07
| 11 Oct
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3|European Tour – Event 3]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Ruhr Open]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
| 10-11
| [[RWE-Sporthalle]] in [[Mülheim]], Germany
| {{flag|GER}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]|ENG}}
| PT
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}2
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 3|European Tour – Event 3]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Ruhr Open]].</ref>
| {{flagathlete|[[Tian Pengfei]]|CHN}}
| [[RWE-Sporthalle]]
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Rory Rules In Ruhr|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rory-rules-in-ruhr/|publisher=[[World Snooker]]|access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref>
| [[Mülheim]]
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]
| 19 Oct
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Pengfei]]
| 4–2
| 23 Oct
| [[Asian Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1|Asian Tour – Event 1]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.</ref>{{double-dagger}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Rory Rules In Ruhr|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rory-rules-in-ruhr/|publisher=[[World Snooker]]|access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref>
| [[Haining Sports Center]] in [[Haining City|Haining]], China
|- bgcolor="beige"
| {{flagathlete|[[Ding Junhui]]|CHN}}
| 10-19
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}3
| 10-23
| {{flagathlete|[[Ricky Walden]]|ENG}}
| {{flag|CHN}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| PT
| [[Asian Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1|Asian Tour – Event 1]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.</ref>
| [[Haining Sports Center]]
| [[Haining City|Haining]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| 4–3
|
|-
|-
| 10-25
| 25 Oct
| 11-01
| 1 Nov
| [[2015 International Championship|International Championship]]
| {{flag|CHN}}
| [[Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre]] in [[Daqing]], China
| WR
| {{flagathlete|[[John Higgins]]|SCO}}
| {{nowrap|[[2015 International Championship|International Championship]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}5
| [[Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre]]
| {{flagathlete|[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]|ENG}}
| [[Daqing]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
| 10–5
| 4 Nov
|
| 8 Nov
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 4|European Tour – Event 4]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Bulgarian Open]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
|- bgcolor="beige"
| [[Universiada Hall]] in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
| 11-04
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
| 11-08
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}0
| {{flag|BUL}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]|WAL}}
| PT
| style="text-align:center;" |
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 4|European Tour – Event 4]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Bulgarian Open]].</ref>
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| [[Universiada Hall]]
| 10 Nov
| [[Sofia]]
| 15 Nov
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| [[2015 Champion of Champions|Champion of Champions]]{{dagger}}
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]
| [[Ricoh Arena]] in [[Coventry]], England
| 4–0
| {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}5
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
| 11-10
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 11-15
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2015 Champion of Champions|Champion of Champions]]
| [[Ricoh Arena]]
| [[Coventry]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| 10–5
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 11-11
| 11-14
| {{flag|HKG}}
| NR
| {{nowrap|General Cup Qualifying Event}}
| [[General Snooker Club]]
| [[Hong Kong]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Anda]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cao Yupeng]]}}
| 5–4
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 11-16
| 11-21
| {{flag|HKG}}
| NR
| [[2015 General Cup|General Cup]]
| [[General Snooker Club]]
| [[Hong Kong]]
| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]}}
| 7–3
|
|-
|-
| 11-24
| 24 Nov
| 12-06
| 6 Dec
| [[2015 UK Championship|UK Championship]]
| {{flag|ENG}}
| [[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]] in [[York]], England
| WR
| {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
| {{nowrap|[[2015 UK Championship|UK Championship]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}5
| [[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Liang Wenbo]]|CHN}}
| [[York]]
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/35023655|title=Robertson wins UK Championship final|date=7 December 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Wenbo]]
| 10–5
| 9 Dec
| 13 Dec
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/35023655|title=Robertson wins UK Championship final|date=7 December 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5|European Tour – Event 5]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Gibraltar Open]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
|- bgcolor="beige"
| [[Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium]] in [[Gibraltar]], Gibraltar
| 12-09
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
| 12-13
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}1
| {{flag|GIB}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]]|WAL}}
| PT
| style="text-align:center;" |
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5|European Tour – Event 5]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2015 [[Gibraltar Open]].</ref>
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| {{nowrap|[[Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium]]}}
| 10 Jan
| [[Gibraltar]]
| 17 Jan
| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]]
| [[2016 Masters (snooker)|Masters]]{{dagger}}
| [[Alexandra Palace]] in [[London]], England
| 4–1
| {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}1
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| {{flagathlete|[[Barry Hawkins]]|ENG}}
| 01-10
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 01-17
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2016 Masters (snooker)|Masters]]
| [[Alexandra Palace]]
| [[London]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
| 10–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 01-30
| 01-31
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2016 World Seniors Championship|World Seniors Championship]]
| [[Preston Guild Hall]]
| [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]]
| 2–1
|
|-
|-
| 02-03
| 3 Feb
| 02-07
| 7 Feb
| {{flag|GER}}
| WR
| [[2016 German Masters|German Masters]]
| [[2016 German Masters|German Masters]]
| [[Tempodrom]]
| [[Tempodrom]] in [[Berlin]], Germany
| {{flagathlete|[[Martin Gould]]|ENG}}
| [[Berlin]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 9{{nbnd}}5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Luca Brecel]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Luca Brecel]]|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 9–5
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
|
| 12 Feb
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 02-12
| 14 Feb
| [[2016 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot Out]]{{dagger}}
| 02-14
| [[The Hexagon|Hexagon Theatre]] in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], England
| {{flag|ENG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Robin Hull]]|FIN}}
| NR
| style="text-align:center;" | 1{{nbnd}}0
| [[2016 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot Out]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Luca Brecel]]|BEL}}
| [[The Hexagon|Hexagon Theatre]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Robin Hull]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Luca Brecel]]
| 1–0
|
|-
|-
| 02-15
| 15 Feb
| 02-21
| 21 Feb
| {{flag|WAL}}
| WR
| [[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| [[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| [[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff|Motorpoint Arena]]
| [[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff|Motorpoint Arena]] in [[Cardiff]], Wales
| {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
| [[Cardiff]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 9{{nbnd}}5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
|{{nowrap| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 9–5
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
|
| 23 Feb
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 02-23
| 28 Feb
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 6|European Tour – Event 6]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2016 [[Gdynia Open]].</ref>{{double-dagger}}
| 02-28
| [[Gdynia Sports Arena]] in [[Gdynia]], Poland
| {{flag|POL}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
| PT
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}1
| [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 6|European Tour – Event 6]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2016 [[Gdynia Open]].</ref>
| {{flagathlete|[[Martin Gould]]|ENG}}
| [[Gdynia Sports Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| [[Gdynia]]
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| 4 Jan
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| 4–1
| 3 Mar
| [[2016 Championship League|Championship League]]{{dagger}}
|
| [[Crondon Park Golf Club]] in [[Stock, Essex|Stock]], England
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| 01-04
| style="text-align:center;" | 3{{nbnd}}2
| 03-03
| {{flag|ENG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| NR
| [[2016 Championship League|Championship League]]
| [[Crondon Park Golf Club]]
| [[Stock, Essex|Stock]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]}}
| 3–2
|
|-
|-
| 03-08
| 8 Mar
| 03-13
| 13 Mar
| {{flag|WAL}}
| WR
| [[2016 World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]]
| [[2016 World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]]
| [[Venue Cymru]]
| [[Venue Cymru]] in [[Llandudno]], Wales
| {{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
| [[Llandudno]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}9
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Stuart Bingham]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 10–9
|
|-
|-
| 03-22
| 22 Mar
| 03-27
| 27 Mar
| [[Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 – Finals|Players Tour Championship Finals]]
| {{flag|ENG}}
| [[EventCity]] in [[Manchester]], England
| WR
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
| {{nowrap|[[Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 – Finals|Players Tour Championship Finals]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}6
| [[EventCity]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ricky Walden]]|ENG}}
| [[Manchester]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| 10–6
|
|-
|-
| 03-28
| 28 Mar
| 04-03
| 3 Apr
| {{flag|CHN}}
| WR
| [[2016 China Open (snooker)|China Open]]
| [[2016 China Open (snooker)|China Open]]
| {{nowrap|[[Beijing University Students' Gymnasium]]}}
| [[Beijing University Students' Gymnasium]] in [[Beijing]], China
| {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| [[Beijing]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 10{{nbnd}}4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ricky Walden]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| 10–4
|
|-
|-
| 04-16
| 16 Apr
| 05-02
| 2 May
| {{flag|ENG}}
| WR
| [[2016 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
| [[2016 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
| [[Crucible Theatre]]
| [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
| [[Sheffield]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 18{{nbnd}}14
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ding Junhui]]|CHN}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36188963|title=Highlights: Selby wins second world title|date=3 May 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|18–14}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36188963|title=Highlights: Selby wins second world title|date=3 May 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=30%
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:25%;"
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| Ranking event
| WR = [[Snooker world rankings|World ranking]] event
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
|- bgcolor="beige"
| {{double-dagger}} Minor-ranking event
| PT = [[Players Tour Championship]] [[Players Tour Championship 2015/2016|2015/2016]] event
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| NR = Non-ranking event
| {{dagger}} Non-ranking event
|}
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"

| P/A = [[Pro–am]] event
===World Ladies Billiards and Snooker===
|- style="background:lightgray;"
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
| TE = Team event
|-
! Start
! Finish
! Tournament
! Venue
! Winner
! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}
! Runner-up
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 26 Sep
| 27 Sep
| [[2015 UK Ladies Championship|UK Ladies Championship]]
| Northern Snooker Centre in [[Leeds]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Ng On-Yee]]|HKG}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 5{{nbnd}}1
| {{flagathlete|[[Reanne Evans]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2015-uk-ladies-championship/results|title=2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 5 Dec
| 6 Dec
| [[2015 Eden Ladies Masters|Eden Ladies Masters]]
| Cambridge Snooker Centre in [[Cambridge]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Reanne Evans]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 5{{nbnd}}0
| {{flagathlete|[[Laura Evans (snooker player)|Laura Evans]]|WAL}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2015-eden-ladies-masters/results|title=2015 Eden Ladies Masters - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 6 Feb
| [[2016 Connie Gough Trophy|Connie Gough Trophy]]
| Dunstable Snooker Club in [[Dunstable]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Reanne Evans]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 4{{nbnd}}0
| {{flagathlete|[[Maria Catalano]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2016-connie-gough-trophy/results|title=2016 Connie Gough Trophy - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 5 Mar
| 6 Mar
| [[2016 Eden Classic|Eden Classic]]
| North East Derbyshire Snooker Club in [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Reanne Evans]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 5{{nbnd}}1
| {{flagathlete|[[Ng On-Yee]]|HKG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2016-eden-classic/results|title=2016 Eden Classic - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2 Apr
| 5 Apr
| [[2016 World Ladies Snooker Championship|World Ladies Championship]]
| Northern Snooker Centre in [[Leeds]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Reanne Evans]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 6{{nbnd}}4
| {{flagathlete|[[Ng On-Yee]]|HKG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2016-eden-world-ladies-championship/results|title=2016 Eden World Ladies Championship - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|}

===Seniors events===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! Start
! Finish
! Tournament
! Venue
! Winner
! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}
! Runner-up
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 30 Jan
| 31 Jan
| [[2016 World Seniors Championship|World Seniors Championship]]
| [[Preston Guild Hall]] in [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2{{nbnd}}1
| {{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2015-uk-ladies-championship/results|title=2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results|work=snookerscores.net|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|}

===Other events===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! Start
! Finish
! Tournament
! Venue
! Winner
! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}
! Runner-up
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 7 May
| 10 May
| [[Vienna Snooker Open|Vienna Open]]
| [[15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club]] in [[Vienna]], Austria
| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5{{nbnd}}3
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Vienna Snooker Open 2015|url=http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2015/index.php/de/|access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 15 Jul
| 19 Jul
| [[Pink Ribbon (snooker)|Pink Ribbon]]
| [[South West Snooker Academy|The Capital Venue]] in [[Gloucester]], England
| {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4{{nbnd}}2
| {{flagathlete|[[Darryn Walker]]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=O'SULLIVAN IN THE PINK|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/osullivan-in-the-pink/|access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 11 Nov
| 14 Nov
| General Cup Qualifying Event
| [[General Snooker Club]] in [[Hong Kong]], China
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhang Anda]]|CHN}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 5{{nbnd}}4
| {{flagathlete|[[Cao Yupeng]]|CHN}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 16 Nov
| 21 Nov
| [[2015 General Cup|General Cup]]
| [[General Snooker Club]] in [[Hong Kong]], China
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 7{{nbnd}}3
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]|WAL}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}
|}


== Points distribution ==
== Points distribution ==
<onlyinclude>
<onlyinclude>
2015/2016 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events:<ref>http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Click-here-for-the-schedule.pdf</ref>
2015/2016 points distribution for [[World Snooker Tour]] ranking and minor-ranking events:<ref>{{cite web|title=Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2015/2016 season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Click-here-for-the-schedule.pdf |publisher=World Snooker |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>


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2015–16 snooker season
Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2015–16 season
Details
Duration7 May 2015 – 2 May 2016 (2015-05-07 – 2016-05-02)
Tournaments28 (10 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Neil Robertson (AUS)
Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
World Championship Mark Selby (ENG)

The 2015–16 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 7 May 2015 and 2 May 2016.

The World Grand Prix became a ranking event featuring the top 32 players on a one-year money list, having been a non-ranking event the previous season.[1]

New professional players

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Countries:

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2015 World Championship,[2] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season. The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top four players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who had not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualified. Another two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[3] and a further eight places were available through the 2015 Q School.[4] The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. Hossein Vafaei's two-year tour card will commence this season.[n 1] All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.

Calendar

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The following tables outline the dates and results of all World Snooker Tour, World Ladies Billiards and Snooker, seniors, and other events.[18][19][20]

World Snooker Tour

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
15 Jun 21 Jun World Cup† Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China China China B 4‍–‍1 Scotland Scotland
29 Jun 5 Jul Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia  John Higgins (SCO) 9‍–‍8  Martin Gould (ENG) [21]
29 Jul 2 Aug European Tour – Event 1[n 3]‡ Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4‍–‍1  Tom Ford (ENG)
26 Aug 30 Aug European Tour – Event 2[n 4]‡ Stadhalle in Fürth, Germany  Ali Carter (ENG) 4‍–‍3  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
7 Sep 12 Sep Six-red World Championship† Fashion Island Shopping Mall in Bangkok, Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 8‍–‍2  Liang Wenbo (CHN)
14 Sep 20 Sep Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 10‍–‍9  Judd Trump (ENG)
7 Oct 11 Oct European Tour – Event 3[n 5]‡ RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany  Rory McLeod (ENG) 4‍–‍2  Tian Pengfei (CHN) [22]
19 Oct 23 Oct Asian Tour – Event 1[n 6]‡ Haining Sports Center in Haining, China  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4‍–‍3  Ricky Walden (ENG)
25 Oct 1 Nov International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China  John Higgins (SCO) 10‍–‍5  David Gilbert (ENG)
4 Nov 8 Nov European Tour – Event 4[n 7]‡ Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria  Mark Allen (NIR) 4‍–‍0  Ryan Day (WAL)
10 Nov 15 Nov Champion of Champions† Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England  Neil Robertson (AUS) 10‍–‍5  Mark Allen (NIR)
24 Nov 6 Dec UK Championship Barbican Centre in York, England  Neil Robertson (AUS) 10‍–‍5  Liang Wenbo (CHN) [23]
9 Dec 13 Dec European Tour – Event 5[n 8]‡ Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, Gibraltar  Marco Fu (HKG) 4‍–‍1  Michael White (WAL)
10 Jan 17 Jan Masters† Alexandra Palace in London, England  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10‍–‍1  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
3 Feb 7 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany  Martin Gould (ENG) 9‍–‍5  Luca Brecel (BEL)
12 Feb 14 Feb Shoot Out† Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England  Robin Hull (FIN) 1‍–‍0  Luca Brecel (BEL)
15 Feb 21 Feb Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 9‍–‍5  Neil Robertson (AUS)
23 Feb 28 Feb European Tour – Event 6[n 9]‡ Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland  Mark Selby (ENG) 4‍–‍1  Martin Gould (ENG)
4 Jan 3 Mar Championship League† Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England  Judd Trump (ENG) 3‍–‍2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
8 Mar 13 Mar World Grand Prix Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10‍–‍9  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
22 Mar 27 Mar Players Tour Championship Finals EventCity in Manchester, England  Mark Allen (NIR) 10‍–‍6  Ricky Walden (ENG)
28 Mar 3 Apr China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China  Judd Trump (ENG) 10‍–‍4  Ricky Walden (ENG)
16 Apr 2 May World Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England  Mark Selby (ENG) 18‍–‍14  Ding Junhui (CHN) [24]
Ranking event
‡ Minor-ranking event
† Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
26 Sep 27 Sep UK Ladies Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England  Ng On-Yee (HKG) 5‍–‍1  Reanne Evans (ENG) [25]
5 Dec 6 Dec Eden Ladies Masters Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England  Reanne Evans (ENG) 5‍–‍0  Laura Evans (WAL) [26]
6 Feb Connie Gough Trophy Dunstable Snooker Club in Dunstable, England  Reanne Evans (ENG) 4‍–‍0  Maria Catalano (ENG) [27]
5 Mar 6 Mar Eden Classic North East Derbyshire Snooker Club in Chesterfield, England  Reanne Evans (ENG) 5‍–‍1  Ng On-Yee (HKG) [28]
2 Apr 5 Apr World Ladies Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England  Reanne Evans (ENG) 6‍–‍4  Ng On-Yee (HKG) [29]

Seniors events

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
30 Jan 31 Jan World Seniors Championship Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England  Mark Davis (ENG) 2‍–‍1  Darren Morgan (WAL) [30]

Other events

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
7 May 10 May Vienna Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club in Vienna, Austria  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5‍–‍3  Mark King (ENG) [31]
15 Jul 19 Jul Pink Ribbon The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4‍–‍2  Darryn Walker (ENG) [32]
11 Nov 14 Nov General Cup Qualifying Event General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China  Zhang Anda (CHN) 5‍–‍4  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
16 Nov 21 Nov General Cup General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China  Marco Fu (HKG) 7‍–‍3  Mark Williams (WAL)

Points distribution

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2015/2016 points distribution for World Snooker Tour ranking and minor-ranking events:[33]

Tournament/Round→ R144 R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Asian Tour events – 0 – – 400 – 800 1,300 1,750 3,500 6,500 13,500
European Tour events – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Players Championship Grand Finals – – – – – – 4,000 7,000 12,500 20,000 38,000 100,000
Australian Goldfields Open – 0 250[n 10] – 500 1000[n 10] 4,500[n 10] 6,000 8,500 10,000 16,000 37,500
Shanghai Masters – 0 500[n 10] – 2,000 3,000[n 10] 6,000[n 10] 8,000 12,000 19,500 35,000 85,000
International Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 7,000 12,000 17,500 30,000 65,000 125,000
UK Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 9,000 12,000 20,000 30,000 70,000 150,000
German Masters – 0 – – 1,500 – 3,000 3,750 7,500 15,000 26,250 60,000
Welsh Open – 0 – – 2,000 – 3,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 60,000
World Grand Prix – – – – – – 2,500 5,000 10,000 20,000 35,000 100,000
China Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 35,000 85,000
World Championship 0 – – 6,600 – 9,900 13,250[n 10] 22,000 33,000 66,000 137,500 330,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Hossein Vafaei received special dispensation to play on the Main Tour last season, while awaiting a visa, which he received in February 2015.[5][6]
  2. ^ Tour card deferred by World Snooker to the start of the 2016/17 season.[8]
  3. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Riga Open.
  4. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic.
  5. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Ruhr Open.
  6. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Haining Open.
  7. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Bulgarian Open.
  8. ^ Event also known as the 2015 Gibraltar Open.
  9. ^ Event also known as the 2016 Gdynia Open.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References

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  2. ^ "Provisional End-of-Season Seedings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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  4. ^ "Entries Open For Q School 2015". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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  7. ^ Pathak, Vivek (29 November 2014). "Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Yan Bingtao Tour Card Deferred". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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  21. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2015". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Rory Rules In Ruhr". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Robertson wins UK Championship final". BBC News. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Highlights: Selby wins second world title". BBC News. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  25. ^ "2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  26. ^ "2015 Eden Ladies Masters - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  27. ^ "2016 Connie Gough Trophy - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  28. ^ "2016 Eden Classic - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  29. ^ "2016 Eden World Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  30. ^ "2015 UK Ladies Championship - Results". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Vienna Snooker Open 2015". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  32. ^ "O'SULLIVAN IN THE PINK". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  33. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2015/2016 season" (PDF). World Snooker. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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