2014–15 snooker season
The 2014–15 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 8 May 2014 and 4 May 2015. The Riga Open was the first professional snooker tournament held in Latvia. The season also saw the first professional tournament in Portugal as the Lisbon Open took place.
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2014/2015 season | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 |
| Tournaments | 30 (11 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Masters | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| World Championship | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
In November, it was announced that the World Open would not be held this season after the contract with the promoter was not renewed and a new venue was not found in time. But the intention was to bring the event back for the next season.
The structure of the World Championship was changed. The top 16 seeds still qualified automatically for the first round at the Crucible, but all non-seeded players had to start in the first of three qualifying rounds. The overall championship was increased from 128 to 144 players, with the additional places made available to former world champions and players from emerging countries.