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tournament that took place between 4–6 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in

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. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

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was the defending champion, but he lost 20–65 against

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in round one. Michael White won his first professional title by defeating

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1-0 (54–48) in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £32,000 *Runner-up: £16,000 *Semi-final: £8,000 *Quarter-final: £4,000 *Last 16: £2,000 *Last 32: £1,000 *Last 64: £500 *Highest break: £2,000 *Total: £130,000

Draw

The draw for round one was made on 12 February 2015 and was broadcast live by Talksport. There were two century breaks during the tournament.

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made a 116 break in round two, and

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made a 105 break in round three.

Top half

Bottom half

Final

Century breaks

* 116

* 105

References

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Sport in Blackpool