| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 August 2015 |
| Venue | Victoria Warehouse1 |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Total prize fund | $70,000 |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shane Van Boening |
| Runner-up |  Darren Appleton |
| Score | 8–2 |
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The 2015 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXIII, was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Manchester, England, between 14 and 16 August 2015. It was the 23rd edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.2
The event was won by Shane Van Boening, who defeated Darren Appleton in the final 8–2, to win his second Pool Masters title.34 This was Van Boening's second straight championship, having won the title before in 2014.56
Event prize money
| Prize money78 | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 20.000 US$ |
| Runner-up | 9.000 US$ |
| Semi-finalist | 4.500 US$ |
| Quarter-finalist | 3.000 US$ |
| Last 16 | 2.500 US$ |
| Total | 70.000 US$ |
Tournament bracket
| Round 1 14–15 August | Quarter-final 15–16 August | Semi-final 16 August | Final 16 August | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 John Morra
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Waleed Majid
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Waleed Majid
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jayson Shaw
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Liu Haitao
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Niels Feijen
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Chamat
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niels Feijen
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liu Haitao
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liu Haitao
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karl Boyes
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mateusz Śniegocki
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johnny Archer
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johnny Archer
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 James Georgiadis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Nikos Ekonomopoulos
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ralf Souquet
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ralf Souquet
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Ko Pin-yi
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Gray
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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