2015 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
As in every previous game of the series, the Mets took control of the game in the first inning when first baseman Lucas Duda hit a three-run home run to center field against Cubs starter Jason Hammel. The next batter, catcher Travis d'Arnaud, also hit a home run to make it 4–0. In the second inning, Cubs relief pitcher Travis Wood allowed a two-run double to Duda making it a 6–0 game. Duda's five RBIs tied a Mets record for most in a postseason game.


2015 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
Chicago's first rally came in the fourth when they loaded the bases with no outs for second baseman Starlin Castro. Mets third baseman David Wright made a leaping grab of Castro's line drive to prevent an extra base hit and two runs. However, the Cubs got their first run on an RBI groundout by left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Shortstop Javier Báez popped out in foul territory, stranding two runners and the Cubs were down 6–1.


2015 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
In the fifth inning, after outfielders Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler reached base, Mets reliever Bartolo Colón struck out third baseman Kris Bryant and the Cubs again stranded two baserunners. In the eighth inning, New York's Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer, his fourth home run of the series, his seventh of the postseason, and his sixth consecutive game with a home run, a new MLB postseason record. Bryant hit a consolation two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to put the Mets lead to 8–3.


2015 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
When closer Jeurys Familia struck out Fowler in the ninth, the Mets were back in the World Series for the first time since 2000. The Cubs never had a lead at any point in the four game series. After hitting .529 with the four home runs and a 1.294 slugging percentage for the series, New York's Daniel Murphy was named series MVP.


2015 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; Avg. = Batting average


2015 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2015 Chicago Cubs season, In popular culture
In the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 Chicago Cubs win the World Series.


2015 Chicago Fire season
The 2015 Chicago Fire season is the club's 20th year of existence, as well as their 18th season in Major League Soccer and their 18th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.


2015 Chicago Fire season
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2015 with an away match against the defending champions LA Galaxy. The Men in Red finished the regular season on October 25, 2015 with a home match against the New York Red Bulls. The club has missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.


2015 Chicago Fire season
For the first time in the franchise history Chicago Fire opened the season with three consecutive losses.


2015 Chicago Fire season
On September 20, 2015, entrenched in last place both in the conference and overall, with the playoff hopes out of sight, the club parted ways with head coach and director of soccer Frank Yallop and assistant coaches Marc Bircham and Clint Mathis. In two seasons with the Fire Yallop posted a 13-26-24 record. Fire named the technical director Brian Bliss as interim coach, while the vice president and former player Logan Pause took over as interim assistant coach. The club also hired Nelson Rodriguez, a former MLS executive, as new general manager.


2015 Chicago Fire season
On October 3, 2015, Ante Razov, the club's all-time leading scorer, became the eighth individual to be inducted into the club's Ring of Fire Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during the halftime of the regular season home match against New England Revolution.


2015 Chicago Fire season
On October 14, 2015 Chicago Fire announced the end of a four-year run with the title sponsor Quaker and introduced Valspar as the new jersey sponsor starting with 2016 season. The three-year deal is worth between $2.5 million and $3 million per year.


2015 Chicago Fire season
For the first time in the club's history Fire finished the season with zero road wins (0-12-5). The club has finished the season with an overall record of 8 wins, 20 losses and 6 ties. Twenty losses in a season became the highest in the club's history. The club has finished the season in last place in the league overall, also another first in the club's history.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Player movement, In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Player movement, Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Standings, Results summary
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2015 Chicago Fire season, Leading scorers
Italics indicate player who departed the club during the season. Updated to match played on October 25, 2015.Source:


2015 Chicago Fire season, Recognition, Team annual awards
Midfielder David Accam was named the Most Valuable Player, as well as was awarded the Golden Boot. In 23 matches this season Accam scored team-leading ten goals and added two assists.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Recognition, Team annual awards
First-year defender Eric Gehrig was named the Defensive Player of the Year.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Recognition, Team annual awards
David Accam was chosen Section 8 Chicago Supporters' Player of the Year.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Recognition, Team annual awards
Lovel Palmer's left-footed strike from over 30 yards in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 win over the Charlotte Independence was named the club's Goal of the Year.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Kits, Primary kit
According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on March 4, 2014. The jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the Chicago flag.


2015 Chicago Fire season, Kits, Secondary kit
On March 2, 2015 Chicago Fire unveiled the club's new secondary kit. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.


2015 Chicago Marathon
The 2015 Chicago Marathon was the 38th edition of the Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, October 11. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan Dickson Chumba in a time of 2:09:25 hours and the women's race was won by another Kenyan, Florence Kiplagat, in 2:23:33.


2015 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season is the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad
Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2015 NWSL season.


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad
Reserve players who appeared in the club's game day rosters during regular season. They should not to be confused with the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team which compete in Women's Premier Soccer League.


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, Regular-season standings
Last updated: September 6, 2015Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, Squad statistics
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper


2015 Chicago Red Stars season, Squad statistics, Chicago Red Stars team awards
On September 23 Chicago Red Stars announced the winners of 2015 team awards. For the second time in 2 years Julie Johnston was the recipient of the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player, having been named Defender of the Year in 2014. Lori Chalupny who was the Team Most Valuable Player in 2014, was named the Iron Women of Character. Christen Press was named Team Most Valuable player, and was in 2014 the Golden Boot recipient. Danielle Colaprico was named the team's Rookie of the Year, while she was also the recipient of the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Vanessa DiBernardo who had a team high of 5 assists, and served a team high of 73 corner kicks, was named the Unsung Hero.


2015 Chicago Sky season
The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).


2015 Chicago Sky season, Offseason, Draft picks
The Sky made the following selections in the 2015 WNBA draft:


2015 Chicago Sky season, Awards and honors
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June – Elena Delle Donne


2015 Chicago Sky season, Awards and honors
Eastern Conference Player of the Week – Elena Delle Donne (5 times), Cappie Pondexter (1 time), Courtney Vandersloot (1 time)


2015 Chicago Sky season, Awards and honors
All-WNBA Team – Elena Delle Donne (first team), Courtney Vandersloot (second team)


2015 Chicago Sky season, Awards and honors
WNBA Peak Performers – Elena Delle Donne (points), Courtney Vandersloot (assists)


2015 Chicago White Sox season
The 2015 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 116th season in Chicago and 115th in the American League.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason
The 2014 Chicago White Sox ended with a 73-89 record, a 10-game improvement over 2013. General Manager Rick Hahn gave the season a "fail" grade, citing the lack of a championship. The White Sox front office set up an "aggressive" offseason plan, focusing on improving a bullpen that blew 21 saves and had the 3rd-worst earned run average in baseball. Despite losing 188 games the previous two seasons, Robin Ventura is set to remain as manager for the 2015 season.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Roster changes
The White Sox offseason started at the end of October when Moises Sierra was claimed by the Kansas City Royals off waivers. Shortly following this, the Sox declined Felipe Paulino's option for 2015, after going 0-2 in just four starts. Reliever Matt Lindstrom also elected free agency at the end of the month after an ankle injury kept him off the mound for most of 2014.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Roster changes
On November 3, the White Sox claimed outfielder J. B. Shuck off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. Two weeks later, the team began its quest to improve the bullpen by signing free agent reliever Zach Duke to a three year/$15 million contract. The rest of November included mostly minor league moves, until the White Sox signed free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche to a two year/$25 million contract on November 25. The corresponding roster move was to designate pitcher Scott Carroll for assignment, who would later become a free agent.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Roster changes
The 2014 Winter Meetings ran from December 7–11 in San Diego. The White Sox' first move of the Winter Meetings was to claim catcher Rob Brantly of waivers from Miami. Late that night, there were rumors that the White Sox were close to singing David Robertson from the New York Yankees as well as trading for Jeff Samardzija from the Oakland Athletics. On December 9, the club officially announced a four-year, $46 million contract with Robertson and acquired pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Michael Ynoa from Oakland for infielders Marcus Semien and Rangel Ravelo, catcher Josh Phegley and pitcher Chris Bassitt. They finished off the Winter Meetings by trading pitcher Andre Rienzo to Miami for pitcher Dan Jennings.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Roster changes
On December 16, the White Sox announced the signing of outfielder Melky Cabrera to a three-year, $42 million contract. The White Sox cited the increase in ticket sales following the Robertson and Samardzija signings as motivation for signing Cabrera. On January 5, 2015, the club signed infielder Emilio Bonifacio to a one-year, $4 million contract. The last major move of the off-season was a surprise, as the White Sox signed infielder Gordon Beckham, whom they had traded to the Los Angeles Angels just a few months prior, to a one-year, $2 million contract and designated outfielder Dayán Viciedo for assignment.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Events and news
On October 30, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the 10 candidates for election via the Golden Era Committee. Among the candidates were White Sox legends Minnie Miñoso and Billy Pierce; Dick Allen, who won the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player award; and Jim Kaat, who played two and a half seasons with the White Sox.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Events and news
On December 8, the Hall of Fame announced that none of the candidates earned the required 12 voters, with Allen earning 11 votes, Kaat earning 10, Minoso earning 8, and Pierce receiving less than 3. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was "disappointed" in the results, particularly the rejection of 90-year-old Minoso, saying "I don't know what player out of the era of the 1950s and early '60s would be more deserving than Minnie."


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Events and news
On December 7, the media reported that the White Sox had denied the Toronto Blue Jays permission to interview Executive Vice President Ken Williams for their opening at club President. Reinsdorf was reportedly upset that the Blue Jays asked for permission during the Winter Meetings. When he talked to Williams about it, Williams said that Toronto had already contacted him, which is considered tampering under Major League Baseball rules. The White Sox opted not to pursue recourse.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Events and news
On February 19, the club released their 2015 broadcast schedule, with 106 games on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 35 games on WGN-TV, and 20 games on WPWR-TV. This is a change from previous seasons, where a small amount of WGN produced games were broadcast on WCIU-TV instead of WPWR. It had previously been announced that games on WGN-TV would no longer be simulcast nationally on WGN America, ending Major League Baseball's superstation era. Spanish radio broadcasts switched from WEBG (formerly WNUA) back to 1200 WRTO-AM.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason, Events and news
On March 1, White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso died early in the morning due to a heart-related issue. Hundreds of Sox fans attended the funeral of "Mr. White Sox" on March 7.


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2015 Chicago White Sox season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2015 Chicago aldermanic election
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election
Ward boundaries had been redrawn since the previous 2011 election, to reflect the results of the 2010 United States Census. The new ward map had been approved by the Chicago City Council in January 2012.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Overview, Campaign
43 incumbent alderman sought re-election. Aldermen Edward M. Burke (14th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) and Harry Osterman (48th Ward) all ran unopposed in this election. Aldermen Toni Foulkes (15th Ward) and Nicholas Sposato (36th Ward) ran in different wards than those they had been incumbents of: the 16th and 38th, respectively. Incumbent aldermen Robert Fioretti (2nd Ward), James Balcer (11th Ward), Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) and Timothy Cullerton (38th Ward) did not run for re-election.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Overview, Campaign
In the first round, two candidates who ran for re-election lost their seats, including Joann Thompson (who died in office, but remained on the ballot). There were runoffs in 18 wards. Six additional incumbent alderman were defeated in runoffs.'


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 1st Ward
Incumbent alderman Proco Joe Moreno was reelected. Moreno had been appointed alderman in 2010 by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and had subsequently been reelected in 2011.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 1st Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 2nd Ward
Incumbent second-term alderman Bob Fioretti did not seek reelection, instead, opting to run (unsuccessfully) for mayor. Brian Hopkins was elected to succeed him, defeating  Alyx Pattison in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 32nd Ward
Incumbent second-term alderman Scott Waguespack was reelected, defeating Elise Doody-Jones, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 40th Ward
Incumbent eighth-term alderman Patrick J. O'Connor was reelected, defeating Dianne Daleiden, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 43rd Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman Michelle Smith was reelected, defeating Caroline Vickrey in a runoff by a narrow 79 vote margin (equal to 0.54% of the votes cast in the runoff).


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 43rd Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 43rd Ward, Candidates
The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 46th Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman James Cappleman was reelected, defeating Amy Crawford in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 47th Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman Ameya Pawar was reelected, defeating Rory Fiedler, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 49th Ward
Incumbent sixth-term alderman Joe Moore was reelected, defeating Don Gordon, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 49th Ward, Candidates
Four candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, North Side, 50th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 26th Ward
Incumbent alderman Roberto Maldonado was reelected. Maldonado had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2009, and had been subsequently reelected in 2011.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 30th Ward
Incumbent third-term alderman Ariel Reboyras was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 30th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 30th Ward, Candidates
The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 31st Ward
Incumbent sixth-term alderman Ray Suarez unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated in a runoff by Milly Santiago.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 33rd Ward
Incumbent alderman Deb Mell was reelected to a first full term. Mell had been appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2013.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 33rd Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 35th Ward
Incumbent third-term alderman Rey Colón unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 36th Ward
Incumbent Nicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting. Gilbert Villegas was elected to succeed him as 36th Ward alderman, defeating Omar Aquino in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 36th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 38th Ward
Incumbent Timothy Cullerton did not run for reelection. Cullerton had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2011, and had been elected outright to a full term in the 2011 aldermanic elections shortly thereafter. Redistricted 36th Ward incumbent Nicholas Sposato was elected to succeed Cullerton as 38th Ward alderman.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 38th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 39th Ward
Incumbent alderman Margaret Laurino was reelected. Laurino had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had been reelected five times before.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 39th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 41st Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman Mary O'Connor ran unsuccessfully for reelection, being defeated by Anthony Napolitano in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Northwest Side, 45th Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman John Arena was reelected, defeating John Garrido in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 22nd Ward
Incumbent alderman Ricardo Muñoz was reelected. Muñoz had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993, and had been reelected five times before.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 22nd Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 24th Ward
Incumbent alderman Michael Chandler did not run for reelection. Michael Scott Jr. was elected to succeed him, defeating Vetress Boyce in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 24th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 24th Ward, Candidates
The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 25th Ward
Incumbent alderman Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 25th Ward, Candidates
The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 27th Ward
Incumbent fifth-term alderman Walter Burnett Jr. was reelected, defeating Gabe Beukinga, his sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 27th Ward
Incumbent alderman Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 28th Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman Jason Ervin was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 28th Ward, Candidates
Six candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 28th Ward, Candidates
The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 29th Ward
Incumbent alderman Deborah L. Graham unsuccessfully sought reelection. Graham had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2010, and had been reelected in 2011. She was defeated by Chris Taliaferro in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 29th Ward, Candidates
The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, West Side, 37th Ward
Incumbent alderman Emma Mitts was reelected. Mitts had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000, and had subsequently been reelected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She defeated Tara Stamps in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 11th Ward
Incumbent alderman James Balcer did not run for reelection. Balcer had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1997, and had been reelected four times. Patrick Daley Thompson was elected to succeed him, defeating John Kozlar in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 12th Ward
Incumbent third-term alderman George Cardenas was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, with only a write-in opponent.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 12th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 14th Ward
Incumbent alderman Edward M. Burke was reelected, running unopposed. The longest-serving member of the Chicago City Council, Burke had consecutively served eleven full terms, plus a partial term.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 15th Ward
Incumbent two-term alderman Toni Foulkes ran in the adjacent 16th ward due to redistricting. Raymond Lopez was elected to succeed her as 15th Ward alderman, defeating Rafael Yanez in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 16th Ward
Incumbent alderman JoAnn Thompson sought reelection. She was challenged by redistricted incumbent two-term 15th Ward alderman Toni Foulkes and several other candidates. Thompson ultimately died two weeks before the general election. Foulkes advanced to a runoff, in which she narrowly defeated Stephanie Coleman.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 16th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 17th Ward
Incumbent Latasha Thomas did not run for reelection. Thomas had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000, and was elected outright in a 2001 special election, later being thrice reelected. David H. Moore was elected to succeed her.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 18th Ward
Incumbent alderman Lona Lane unsuccessfully sought reelection. Lane had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011. She was defeated by Derrick Curtis in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 18th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Southwest Side, 23rd Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 3rd Ward
Incumbent second-term alderman Pat Dowell was reelected, defeating Patricia Horton, her sole challenger.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 3rd Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 4th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 5th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 6th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 6th Ward, Candidates
The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 7th Ward
Incumbent alderman Natashia Holmes unsuccessfully sought reelection. Holmes had been appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2013. She was defeated by Gregory Mitchell in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 7th Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 8th Ward
Incumbent alderman Michelle A. Harris was reelected. Harris had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2006, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 20th Ward
Second-term incumbent alderman Willie Cochran was reelected, defeating Kevin Bailey in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, South Side, 20th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 9th Ward, Candidates
Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 10th Ward
Incumbent fourth-term alderman John Pope unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by Susan Sadlowski Garza in a runoff by a narrow 20-vote margin (equal to 0.18% of the votes cast in a runoff).


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 10th Ward, Results
As of April 21, Alderman Pope had filed suit for a recount. On May 12, however, Pope conceded defeat to Garza.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 19th Ward
Incumbent first-term alderman Matt O'Shea was reelected, defeating Anne Schaible, his sole challenger on the ballot.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 21st Ward
Incumbent third-term alderman Howard Brookins was reelected, defeating Marvin McNeil in a runoff.


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 21st Ward, Candidates
One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:


2015 Chicago aldermanic election, Far South Side, 34th Ward
Incumbent alderman Carrie Austin was reelected. Austin had first been appointed alderman by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had subsequently been reelected to five consecutive subsequent terms before this.


2015 Chicago mayoral election
An election took place on February 24, 2015, to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel. The elections were concurrent with the 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections.


2015 Chicago mayoral election
Emanuel ran for reelection, seeking a second term in office. In the first round, Emanuel received 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García received 34%. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff was held. In the runoff, Emanuel received 56.23% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia received 43.77% of the vote. 2015 was the first time the election advanced to a runoff since mayoral elections became non-partisan in 1999.


2015 Chichester District Council election
The 2015 Chichester District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Chichester District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Chiefs season
2015 was another tough year for the Chiefs rugby team. They won 10 of their Super Rugby games and finished 5th overall on the table for the 2nd year in a row, and 3rd behind the Hurricanes and Highlanders in the New Zealand Conference. Playing the Highlanders in the qualifying finals in Dunedin was always going to be tough losing 24-14.


2015 Chiefs season, Standings
The final standings of the 2015 Super Rugby season were:


2015 Chiefs season, Squad
The Chiefs squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season were:


2015 Chiefs season, Player statistics
The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2015 Super Rugby season are:


2015 Chilean storm
The storm of northern Chile of 2015, an unusual meteorological event with a high concentration of rainfall — the product of a cold core registered on 24 and 25 March 2015 in the regions of Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo — provoked in the third region of Atacama strong rainfalls in a short period of time, with the consequent flooding and overflow of the rivers Copiapó and El Salado, landslides, 22 deceased people — of the 25 who in total have died in the catastrophe — and dozens of missing persons, Isolated by route cuts, more than 28,000 victims; Homes destroyed and power cuts and fiber optics. President Michelle Bachelet initially declared a disaster zone and on 25 March constitutional state of emergency in the entire Atacama region, so the armed forces took control of the area. The meteorological phenomenon was described by the government as "the biggest rainfall disaster in 80 years."


2015 Chilean storm, Origins of temperature
The heavy rainfall that has affected the Atacama region from 24 to 26 March has its origin in a cold core. These "have the characteristic of spinning around its axis and moving to then return to its original position, which is what happened."


2015 Chilean storm, Origins of temperature
The head of the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, Jaime Leyton, explained that the phenomenon "is not similar to a frontal system of a defined trajectory, which has an hour of start and one hour of calculable term. In this case, the distribution of cloudiness and precipitation (rains) is irregular in space and time, therefore, a zone of impact is defined, but it is impossible to identify the exact sector where it is going to manifest with greater intensity."


2015 Chilean storm, Origins of temperature
Leyton also reported that in this case the phenomenon "does not have a trajectory of movement, but it circulates around a point and generates at different times a greater impact on geographic spatial coverage, of what usually happens. Therefore, it is a rare event, uncommon for the time of year, for intensity, and for coverage. It is comparable to a spinning top that is not known where it is going to fall, which is not known to which side will finish its fall.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Declaration of state of constitutional exception
On March 25, Minister of the Interior Rodrigo Peñailillo announced to the public that President Bachelet decreed a state of constitutional exception of catastrophe for the third region of Atacama, which means that the armed forces take control of the order The public and the shelter of the Atacama region.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Declaration of state of constitutional exception
Article 41 of the Constitution stipulates that the state of catastrophe may be declared by the President of the Republic in the event of a public calamity, determining the area affected by it. The President is obliged to inform the National Congress of the measures taken under the state of catastrophe. The National Congress may leave the declaration unaffected one hundred eighty days from this if the reasons that motivated it had ceased in absolute form.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Declaration of state of constitutional exception
However, the President of the Republic can only declare the state of catastrophe for a period of more than one year with the agreement of the National Congress. Declared the state of catastrophe, the respective zones are under the immediate dependence of the chief of the national defense appointed by the President, who assumes the direction and supervision of his jurisdiction with the attributions and duties that the law designates.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Visit from President of Chile
President Michelle Bachelet arrived on 26 March at around 10:00 p.m. local time to Copiapó and toured the area of the tragedy. He also visited the shelters and led a meeting in the Atacama Intendencia along with local authorities.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Price hikes in first-need goods
Residents of the affected areas denounced the press and the authorities that some traders soared the prices of staple goods in an emergency situation such as the one living in the region, such as water, food and fuel, which they branded as "exploiters" in the face of a catastrophe. The authority on the subject, the National Consumer Service, on the other hand, emphasized that the government will oversee and persecute those who take advantage of the emergency situation and speculate on the prices of first-need products for the population.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Price hikes in first-need goods
The rules applicable to the speculative rise in the values of the first-need goods is Law No.16 282 in Chile, published in the Official journal in 1965.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Price hikes in first-need goods
The standard stipulates that traders who sell food, changing rooms, tools, building materials, products, medicines and pharmaceuticals for use in human and veterinary medicine, household appliances, fuels, soap and goods that serve For the jewellery or wheel dressing of a dwelling, at prices superior to the officers or with deceit in the quality, weight or measure, or those that monopolize, hide, destroy or eliminate from the market, they will suffer the penalty of minor presidio in their minimum degree to half, that is to say, from 61 days to 5 years in prison.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Looting attempts
Once a state of emergency was declared, the armed forces took control in the area, decreeing a curfew that initially began at midnight. However, on the day of March 26 the timetable went ahead and the ban on circulating the city began at 11 pm, because of the risk of looting and theft. For the purpose, a contingent of military personnel was responsible for guarding trade headquarters, such as supermarkets and shopping malls that could have been looted during the night. For his part, the mayor of Diego de Almagro denounced looting in three supermarkets of his commune, which justified by the lack of basic goods.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Arrival of the armed forces to the area
The government decreed a state of constitutional exception in the region, which is why a thousand soldiers took over the protection of public order and the aid tasks of the affected areas. Marcelo Urrutia, Lieutenant colonel of the Chilean Army, was appointed by the President of the Republic as authority in charge of the Atacama region.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Rescue of victims
On March 27 the conditions of the river El Salado propitiated the rescue of the inhabitants in Chañaral. Accompanied by troops of the Marine Corps, was able to connect to the locality that was divided after the river overflowed. The fall of the current allowed to unite and facilitate the return of many inhabitants who were isolated, even away from their families after the intrusion of the flow inside of Chañaral.


2015 Chilean storm, First reactions, Hostel formation
On the day following the rainfall, the first shelters were formed to temporarily attend to the victims, including locations featuring a diverse population inside of multiple, government-formed hostels.


2015 Chilean storm, Help shipments
The government enabled two bank accounts to help the victims of the tragedy in the north of the country. With two bank accounts, one storing Pesos, one storing USD, both associated with the Ministry of the Interior, were used for funding to provide help to citizens. For its part, the "Sergeant Aldea" ship of the Chilean Navy went to the area of the catastrophe, a ship that is implemented with beds, two operating rooms, dental clinic, X-ray room, laboratory and room for burners.


2015 Chilean storm, Help shipments
Likewise, the U.S. federal government announced the delivery of 100,000 dollars in assistance for immediate relief efforts through emergency supplies such as beds, mattresses, blankets and toilet materials to sanitize households that have been affected by the flood. Delivery is made through the U.S. Agency's Overseas Disaster Relief office for the UNDESA.


2015 Chilean storm, Cleaning and reconstruction work
The Ministry of Health has declared a health alert in all the places affected by heavy rainfall. The health care of Atacama, Brunilda Gonzalez explained that the health alert is with respect to particulate matter and liquid that could contaminate the area, from the miners that are in place. The main concern is to avoid respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, therefore the recommendation is not to expose yourself to go out in the street to avoid breathing particulate matter that can be lifted.


2015 Chilean storm, Cleaning and reconstruction work
For his part, the Minister of Public Works, Alberto Undurraga said that the cleaning work will take a long time, but now you can appreciate the amount of accumulated material that reached the center of the city, affecting many homes and shops Commercial. The material must be removed with the support of 100 backhoe machines in the city and in Chañaral.


2015 Chilean storm, Consequences and effects of storm, Total deaths as result of storm
As of April 17, the official figure is 28 deceased and 63 disappeared, 25 of whom died in the Atacama region.


2015 Chilean storm, Consequences and effects of storm, Victims
The director of the ONEMI, Ricardo Toro, has confirmed a total of 28,000 victims in the Atacama region.


2015 Chilean telethon
The 2015 Chilean telethon (Spanish: Teletón 2015) is the 27th version of the solidarity campaign to be held in Chile, which sought to raise funds for the rehabilitation of children with motor disabilities. Its slogan was La hacemos todos (We do it all). It was held from the Teatro Teletón from 22:00 on Friday, 27 November until 21:00 on Saturday November 28  and from Julio Martínez National Stadium from 22:00 in its final stretch. The event ended fulfilling the goal with a final count of CLP30,601,978,621.


2015 Chilean telethon, Release
The official release of the campaign was 1 October at the Teatro Teletón, where it presented the anthem of the campaign, including the slogan Teletón, We do it all (Teletón, la hacemos todos), played by Mario Guerrero, Consuelo Schuster, Tommy Rey, Américo, Shamanes, Zaturno, Naykon, Karnasa, Joe Vasconcellos and Natalino.


2015 Chilean telethon, Broadcasting
The transmission of the event held jointly by all television channels grouped in the National Association of Television of Chile (ANALTEL):


2015 Chilean telethon, Controversy
On October 28, the National Economic Prosecutor denounced Empresas CMPC of having colluded with competitor SCA to allocate market shares and fixing prices for the sale of products from the category of tissue paper, which quickly became known as the Confort Cartel (toilet paper being known as confort in Chile).


2015 Chilean telethon, Controversy
For this reason, this company decided to suspend the advertising of these three brands associated with the campaign; while representatives of the foundation said that CMPC will maintain its contribution, but avoid any public display to prevent harm to the Telethon, given the prestige that the collusion case has caused to its corporate image.


2015 Chiltern District Council election
The 2015 Chiltern District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members to all seats of the Chiltern District Council in England, as part of the United Kingdom's local elections that year.


2015 Chiltern District Council election, Party Strength
As of 23 March 2018, the council's composition was as follows:


2015 Chiltern District Council election, Party Strength, By-elections
The single-member Ridgeway ward was vacated at the death of long-standing independent Councillor Derek Lacey. The consequent by-election on 22 March 2018 was won by Conservative candidate Nick Southworth.


2015 Chin United season
Chin United Football Club is a Burmese football club, based at Chin State, Myanmar. The club is one of the two teams representing Chin State along with GFA FC.


2015 Chin United season, Players, 2015 (Myanmar National League) Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 China International Guangzhou
The 2015 China International Guangzhou was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China between 9 and 15 March 2015.


2015 China International Guangzhou, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 China International Guangzhou – Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals.


2015 China International Guangzhou – Doubles
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava and Aleksandr Nedovyesov won the title, defeating Fabrice Martin and Purav Raja in the final, 6–2, 7–5.


2015 China International Guangzhou – Singles
Blaž Rola was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2015 China International Guangzhou – Singles
Kimmer Coppejans won the title, defeating Roberto Marcora in the final, 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–1.


2015 China International Suzhou
The 2015 China International Suzhou was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Suzhou, China from October 26 to November 1, 2015.


2015 China International Suzhou, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 China International Suzhou – Doubles
Lee Hsin-han and Denys Molchanov won the title, beating Gong Maoxin and Peng Hsien-yin 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]


2015 China International Suzhou – Singles
Dudi Sela won the title, beating Matija Pecotic after he retired with the score at 6–1, 1–0


2015 China League One
The 58.com 2015 Chinese Football Association China League is the twelfth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league title sponsor is 58.com.


2015 China League One, Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2014 season, two relegated from the 2014 Chinese Super League and three promoted from the 2014 China League Two.


2015 China League One, Teams, Team changes, From League One
Teams relegated to 2015 China League Two and Dissolved entries


2015 China League One, Clubs, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per CL1 team. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game. Outfield players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) in CL1.


2015 China League One, Awards
The awards of 2015 China League One were announced on 3 November 2015.


2015 China League One, League Attendance
Updated to games played on Nov. 1st, 2015Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in CSL.‡ Teams played previous season in CL2.


2015 China League Two
The 2015 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 26th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. There were 16 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 8 teams in South Group. The league was made up of two stages, the group stage and the play-off. The group stage was a double round-robin format. Each team in the group will play the other teams twice, home and away.


2015 China League Two, Awards
The awards of 2015 China League Two were announced on 18 November 2015.


2015 China Masters Grand Prix Gold
The 2015 China Masters Grand Prix Gold was the fifth grand prix and grand prix gold tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China on April 14–19, 2015 and had a total purse of $250,000.


2015 China Open (snooker)
The 2015 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2015 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2014–15 season.


2015 China Open (snooker)
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against Gary Wilson in the semi-finals.


2015 China Open (snooker)
Mark Selby defeated Wilson 10–2 to win his sixth career ranking title, his second of the season, and his first China Open title after being twice runner-up (in 2011 and 2013). The tournament was Wilson's first ranking event final.


2015 China Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2015 China Open (snooker), Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 30 March 2015.


2015 China Open (snooker), Qualifying
These matches were held on 14 and 15 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.


2015 China Open (tennis)
The 2015 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the China Open for the men (19th for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2015 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2015 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 5 to October 11, 2015.


2015 China Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 China Open (tennis), ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2015 China Open (tennis), WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 China Open Super Series Premier
The 2015 China Open Super Series Premier was the eleventh Super Series tournament of the 2015 BWF Super Series. The tournament was contested in Fuzhou, China from November 10 to November 15, 2015 with a total purse of $700,000. A qualification occurred to fill four places in three disciplines of the main draws.


2015 China Open Super Series Premier
Players from twenty-one nations competed. The winners were: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia (Men's Singles); Li Xuerui of China (Women's Singles); Kim Gi-jung & Kim Sa-rang of South Korea (Men's Doubles); Tang Yuanting & Yu Yang of China (Women's Doubles); and Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei of China (Mixed Doubles).


2015 China Open – Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău are the defending champions, but lost to Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock in the semifinals.


2015 China Open – Men's Doubles
Pospisil and Sock went on to win the title, defeating Daniel Nestor and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final 3–6, 6–3, [10–6].


2015 China Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–2, 6–2. It was his 6th title in Beijing and brought his record at the tournament to 29–0.


2015 China Open – Women's Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng could not participate due to injury. Hlaváčková played alongside Lucie Hradecká, but lost in the quarterfinals to Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova. Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the final, 6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8].


2015 China Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2015 China Open – Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left forearm injury before the tournament began.


2015 China Open – Women's Singles
Garbiñe Muguruza won her first Premier Mandatory level tournament and second WTA title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4. Muguruza became the first Spanish player to win a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.


2015 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2015 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:


2015 China Victory Day Parade
The 2015 China Victory Day parade was a military parade held along Changan Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of World War II. The commemoration was the first high-profile military parade held to celebrate an occasion other than the National Day of the People's Republic of China. 12,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army participated in the parade, in addition to over 1,000 troops from 17 different countries, and about 850,000 "Citizen Guards" were mobilised to guard the city. Xi Jinping inspected the troops. Premier Li Keqiang was the master of ceremonies and Song Puxuan was the chief commander of the parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Background
The 70th Anniversary of V-day parade marked the first time that China held a military parade other than the National Day, and the first to celebrate the end of World War II. Since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, China held parades primarily on October 1, the country's national day. The most prominent renditions of the parade were held in 1959, 1984, 1999, and 2009, presided over respectively by then leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Background
The 70th anniversary parade was also the first major parade since Xi Jinping took power as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (China's paramount leader) in 2012. The prevailing theme was to be "peace and victory". Xi Jinping had attended the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade in May as the guest-of-honour of Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Putin returned the favour at this parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Preparations and restrictions
National leadership placed considerable importance on being able to put the best foot forward and do away with distractions. Bloomberg reported that the central government once again intervened in the stock market to ensure stability ahead of the anniversary; there were traffic curfews and closures of public facilities including seven parks and some hospitals. Line 1, Beijing Subway, which passes underneath Changan Avenue, was shut down; 256 bus-lines in Beijing were placed under tight transport restrictions from September 2–4. On the day of the parade, hospitals restricted most of their activities beyond emergencies, the stock markets were closed.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Preparations and restrictions
Areas in the city centre were placed under martial law, and 850,000 "citizen guards" were deployed to ensure security within the city. The city authorities sent in trained macaques and falcons to make sure the skies over central Beijing were free of birds that would put the flypast at risk. The trained macaque monkeys climbed trees and dismantled birds nests in advance of the parade. Hot air balloons and hang gliders were equally barred from the city; those residing along Changan Avenue were forbidden from opening their windows during the lock-down period.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Preparations and restrictions
Domestic satellite televisions were restricted from playing entertainment programs between September 1–5. China Central Television ceased the broadcasting of all entertainment programming, only playing films and TV series about the Second World War. Xi Jinping decreed the creation of two new public holidays targeted at Japan, the first being September 3 - Victory over Japan Day, officially named The 70th anniversary of Chinese People's Anti- Japanese War and the World Anti- Fascist War Victory Commemoration Day.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Preparations and restrictions
The second one was declared for December 13, marking the Japanese takeover of Nanjing, China's then capital under the Nationalists and the Nanking Massacre that followed, which resulted in many Chinese deaths by Japanese military personnel garrisoned in the city. The CY Leung administration in Hong Kong argued for a holiday to facilitate participation in commemorative events, thus it tabled the "Special Holiday (3 September 2015) Ordinance" – designating the day as a one-off holiday – for debate in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) in July. The act passed despite strong resistance and more than 90 amendments from one legislator.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Preparations and restrictions
To reduce air pollution and ensure blue skies for the parade, half of Beijing's cars were barred from the streets and nearly 10,000 industrial firms in Beijing and in areas near and far – Hebei, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shandong and Henan – suspended or cut production starting on August 20 to cut down on emissions. The factory shut-downs and road closures gave rise to rare instance of clean air, where PM2.5 measurements were below 50, and the lack of traffic jams, and these were welcomed by residents of the capital. Observers noted that the umbrella, which became iconic in Hong Kong during the protests in 2014, were nowhere to be seen despite the blazing heat although commonly used as a shield against the sun in China.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Leaders in attendance, Chinese leaders
Xi Jinping, who holds the posts for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, was the central figure of the day's events. Premier Li Keqiang was the master of ceremonies for the parade, breaking convention from its two previous renditions of the parade, which were both hosted by the Communist Party Secretary of Beijing (Jia Qinglin in 1999 and Liu Qi in 2009). General Song Puxuan, Commander of the Northern Theater Command, greeted Xi in front of Tiananmen at the start of the parade during the inspection segment, declaring the readiness of the troops for the marchpast.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Leaders in attendance, Chinese leaders
Atop Tiananmen, Xi Jinping wore a Mao suit, as was customary for leaders inspecting troops at military parades; his wife Peng Liyuan wore a red dress. The remaining political figures wore business suits. Xi delivered the keynote address at the parade with an unexpected announcement of a plan to cut 300,000 personnel from the Chinese military. The other members of the Politburo Standing Committee, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli, watched the parade on top of Tiananmen Gate.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Leaders in attendance, Chinese leaders
Former paramount leaders Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao; former Premiers Li Peng, Zhu Rongji and Wen Jiabao; and other former senior leaders Li Ruihuan, Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Li Lanqing, Song Ping, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, Luo Gan, and He Guoqiang, also attended the parade at Tiananmen. This meant that all former members of the Standing Committee who were in good standing with the party and alive at the time of the parade attended the event; they sat in strict protocol sequence to the right of the members of the incumbent Politburo Standing Committee.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Leaders in attendance, Chinese leaders
Hong Kong Special Administration Region chief executive Leung Chun-ying also led a 300-person group at the parade, and Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui also attended.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Leaders in attendance, List of dignitaries in attendance
The following countries sent their former leaders to the parade :


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Criticisms
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, President Ma Ying-jeou and his Kuomintang objected to the event and what they see as the Communist Party usurping credit for leading the Chinese defence against Japan during World War II. However, former Chairman of the Kuomintang Lien Chan also attended the parade, ostensibly in his personal capacity, sparking controversy at home.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Criticisms
Whilst Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Taiwanese opposition, criticised Lian for failing to represent the views of the majority of Taiwanese, observers noted that Lien had considerable business interests on the mainland he sought to protect, likewise the Kuomintang also had interests on the mainland. Hong Kong commentator Frank Ching added that Lien Chan's presence at the ceremony undermined the KMT, as China appeared to erase the role of the Nationalists in defending China.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Criticisms
Other pundits said that the main object of the parade was to rewrite history and elevate the Communist Party's position in ending the war.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Criticisms
Kyodo News Agency cited a US department of State spokesman that United States objected the President of Sudan Bashir to attend the parade in the news conference held on August 31, 2015. He stated that China should consider about the international society's worry as a UN security council member with inviting or assisting someone who is wanted under the document of warrant signed by ICC.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups
Some 12,000 troops marched along Changan Avenue up to Tiananmen for inspection by paramount leader Xi Jinping and the two living former leaders. There were 10 squads: 9 from the People's Liberation Army and 1 from the People's Armed Police). Each squad had 350 soldiers excluding the color guards, and were led by two major generals or lieutenant generals in active service. In total, 56 generals participated in the event.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups
The military vehicle contingent were led by two Air Force lieutenant generals,  a vice admiral and a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force: Tian Zhong, deputy commander of the PLA Navy, Chen Dong, deputy commander of the PLA Air Force,  Wu Guohua, deputy commander of the PLA Rocket Force. Zheng Qunliang another deputy commander of the Air Force, commanded the squadron of jet fighters in the air. This was the first time in PRC's history that military parade contingents were led by officers ranked as high as lieutenant general.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Veterans
Surviving soldiers from the Second World War joined the parade for the first time. They had fought under various commands, including the New Fourth Army, the National Revolutionary Army, and the Eighth Route Army, with most over 90 years old then. Some of the passed soldiers' widows marched in place of their husbands. Besides Chinese soldiers, some surviving airmen of United States Air Force who had fought alongside Chinese forces also joined the veterans column. The veterans rode in open-top buses at the start of the parade and were escorted by the People's Armed Police Motorcycle Escort Squadron.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, Military bands in attendance
A 1,000 piece band was present to provide musical accompaniment to the parade. The bands were organized as follows:


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, Color party
The color guard consisted of 207 men and women from the PLA Honor Guard Battalion, who escorted the national military colours. This marked the first occasion of female service personnel forming part of the honor guard during a national parade. Their first public presentation occurred during the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Beijing in May 2015, utilizing the Type 56 ceremonial rifle.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, Representative companies from CPC units of the Second Sino-Japanese War
The CPC's hero squads consisted of detachments that traced their lineage to units that participated in the war against Japan, which included the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain" (狼牙山五壮士), "Battle of Pingxingguan Hero Squad", and the "Hundred Regiments Offensive Hero Squad". Representative detachments from each Chinese military region participated in the parade, led by soldiers carrying standards used by the predecessor units.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, Representative companies from CPC units of the Second Sino-Japanese War
These represented the following CPC formations during the war against Japan:


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, People's Armed Police
A detachment of the People's Armed Police also participated in the parade, the unit having previously been part of the PLA. The unit's lineage, through the 114th Division of the 38th Army, can also be traced to regiments that fought during the war.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Marchpast columns, Foreign contingents
Groups from 17 countries were sent to take part in the military parade. Marching in alphabetical order these were:


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
A group of the latest model of China's Type 99 main battle tank. The A marks the last iteration of the Type 99 as the tank is near finalization.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
On parade where the infantry fighting vehicle (ZBD-05A) and fire support variants (ZTD-05) of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps ZBD2000 vehicle, with an ability to plane when waterborne these are the fastest amphibious armoured fighting vehicles in the world.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
The ZBD-04A infantry fighting vehicle, a troop carrying counterpart to the Type 99 MBT was paraded.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
The ZBD-03 IFV is a light airmobile infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and the most mobile IFV of China's People's Liberation Army, was displayed for the first time in the parade. Anti -tank missile and Light Assault Vehicles variants. came afterward.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
Self-propelled Red Arrow 10 anti-tank guided missile vehicles with anti-helicopter-warfare, fire and forget and man-in-the-loop capabilities were also paraded.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
A group of PLZ-05A (1×155MM Howitzer) and PGZ-07 (2×35×228MM Oerlikon KDA guns) self-propelled guns, often nicknamed the "God of War" considering that they are the biggest guns in the Chinese military.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
DF-21D, the world's first Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile, was on display in the parade. They came immediately after the DF-15 and DF-16 missiles.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Mobile column
The DF-41, reportedly China's newest ICBM, was not shown in the parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Flyby
The squad included 1 KJ-2000 and 8 J-10. They were first displayed in 2009 China's National Day Parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Flyby
China's newest early warning plane, the KJ-500, was displayed for the first time in this parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Flyby
5×Shenyang J-15, a carrier-based fighter jet, was also debuted in this parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Flyby
China's most advanced fighter jet, the J-20, was not shown in the parade.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, Parade groups, Flyby
8×WZ-10 (7) and 12×WZ-19 (0) helicopters formed the number "70" in the sky at 10:20 to mark the 70 years since the Victory over the Japanese.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, After the parade
The Parade began at 10:09 and ended at 11:40. After the parade, Xi Jinping held a reception of the visiting international dignitaries.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, After the parade
China's Ministry of National Defence spokesman Yang Yujun said that the cuts to the size of the military would include personnel not trained for battle.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, After the parade
According to his opinion, China will modify the 'command system' by simplifying its management structure. China's one-star general Xu Guangyu also said that the China's People's Armed Police will be reformed appropriately.


2015 China Victory Day Parade, After the parade
For historical reasons, China's military structure emphasizes the army and land forces.


2015 China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament
The 2015 China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament was the 1st edition of the China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament. The competition began on 4 March and ended on 11 March 2015.


2015 China–Japan–Korea Friendship Athletic Meeting
The 2nd China–Japan–Korea Friendship Athletic Meeting were held at the Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in Sapporo, Japan on July 12, 2015.


2015 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 27 May to 4 June 2015 in Fuzhou, Fujian.


2015 Chinese Eight-ball World Championship
The 2015 Chinese Eight-ball World Championship (also known as the 2015 De Er Le Cup Chinese Eight-ball World Championship) was a professional pool tournament that took place from 24 January to 2 February 2015. The event was held in the First High School Stadium in Yushan, Jiangxi in China. This tournament was the inaugural Chinese Eight-ball World Championship event, played under the Chinese eight-ball rules.


2015 Chinese Eight-ball World Championship
Darren Appleton won the event, defeating Mark Selby in the final 21–19. Chinese players Liu Haitao and Chu Bingjie were third and fourth respectively. The women's competition was won by Bai Ge who defeated Zhang Xiaotong 17–13. Yu Han came in third place, with Allison Fisher in fourth place.


2015 Chinese FA Cup
Yanjing Beer 2015 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2015中国足球协会杯) was the 17th edition of Chinese FA Cup.


2015 Chinese FA Super Cup
Chang'an Ford 2015 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 长安福特2015中国足球协会超级杯) was the 13th Chinese FA Super Cup. The match was sponsored by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. and played at Yellow Dragon Sports Center on 14 February 2015, contested by Super League winners Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and FA Cup winners Shandong Luneng Taishan. Shandong Luneng Taishan defeated Guangzhou Evergrande 5–3 in the penalty shoot-out, thus winning their first Chinese FA Super Cup title, and Guangzhou lost for three consecutive years.


2015 Chinese Figure Skating Championships
The 2015 Chinese Figure Skating Championships (Chinese: 2014/2015年全国花样滑冰锦标赛) was held on December 27 and 28, 2014 in Changchun. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 12 April 2015 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2015 season, and marked the twelfth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and went into the weekend with a three-point lead in the world championship over Sebastian Vettel, who had surprised the field by taking victory in the previous round at Malaysia. Hamilton took pole position during Saturday's qualifying, the 41st of his career and the third in a row. He went on to win the race from his teammate Nico Rosberg.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Background
After Sebastian Vettel's surprise victory two weeks prior in Malaysia, eyes were on Ferrari whether they would be able to continue their good race pace in China and challenge the Mercedes for the win. As lower track temperatures were expected for the race, a serious competitiveness of Ferrari was cast into doubt, as they had benefited from lower tyre degradation in the heat of Malaysia. All ten teams taking part in the championship participated in the race, with Marussia hoping to finally be able to run both cars continually, after Will Stevens had failed to start in Malaysia.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Background
As in 2014, Pirelli announced they would be supplying teams with the white-banded medium compound tyre as the prime selection and the yellow-banded soft compound as the option selection for the event.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Per the regulations for the 2015 season, three practice sessions were held, two 1.5-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session before qualifying on Saturday. World champion Lewis Hamilton took a clean sweep and topped the time sheets in all three sessions by a considerable margin. The first session saw Lotus test driver Jolyon Palmer participate in place of regular Romain Grosjean. He finished six-tenths of a second behind his teammate Pastor Maldonado and was one of several drivers to have off track experiences during the session.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Both Mercedes drivers ran wide on different parts of the track, as did Felipe Massa, who spun his Williams in turn 14 towards the end of the session. Hamilton was over half a second clear of his teammate Nico Rosberg on Friday morning, with the Ferraris more than a second behind.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Hamilton continued his strong performance during the second session on Friday afternoon, beating Malaysia winner Sebastian Vettel for the top spot, Vettel finishing almost half a second down. Most teams ran with both dry tyre compounds. Mercedes appeared more dominant on the harder tyres, one second ahead of the rest of the grid. Red Bull continued to struggle with the same brake problems they had endured in Malaysia two weeks before. The left rear brake of Daniil Kvyat started to smoke after a pit stop, leading the team to investigate the matter further.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Felipe Massa spun yet again in turn 14, hitting the barrier with his front wing meaning the session was red-flagged for a while. The session was further disrupted by the appearance of a local man running across the main straight, jumping into pit lane before being stopped by security after entering the Ferrari garage, where he apparently stated he wanted to "try a car".


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Hamilton was once again fastest during third practice on Saturday morning, even while suffering from overheating under his seat. The two Mercedes cars were separated by two-tenths of a second with the two Ferraris of Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen behind, another half a second down. Red Bull had a slight upturn in fortune, with Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat finishing fifth and sixth respectively. McLaren-Honda had another problematic session as Fernando Alonso stopped the car just after starting his installation lap.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Teammate Jenson Button was called into the pit lane as well, citing a similar problem with the engine, but was able to continue later in the session. Felipe Massa experienced smoke in his cockpit both on Friday and Saturday, apparently caused by the new titanium plates underneath the cars which also create sparks when driving over bumps on the track.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying consisted of three parts, 18, 15 and 12 minutes in length respectively, with five drivers eliminated from competing after each of the first two sessions. In the session, which started at 15:00 local time (UTC +8) on Saturday afternoon, Lewis Hamilton took the third out of three possible pole positions of the season, narrowly beating his teammate by 0.04 seconds. Nico Rosberg was frustrated about the result, lamenting that his team had put unnecessary pressure on him by telling him to go faster during his last warm-up lap, saying "[w]e need to look at that as that was not ideal to put me under pressure like that".


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Mercedes were the only team to use the medium tyre in the first qualifying session (Q1), with all other teams using the faster soft tyre. Five drivers were eliminated in Q1, four of them being the two Marussia and McLaren cars, all of which had yet failed to go through to Q2. They were joined by the Force India of Nico Hülkenberg, who was to start 16th on the grid.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The second session saw Hamilton post the fastest time, even though his car lost contact to pit lane and his seat overheating once more. He was three-tenths clear of his teammate Rosberg, with Sebastian Vettel in third. Daniil Kvyat suffered engine problems and failed to make it into Q3, as did the second Force India of Sergio Pérez, both Toro Rosso drivers and the Lotus of Pastor Maldonado.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
During Q3, contested by the top ten, Hamilton just beat his teammate to pole position, with a time set during his first timed lap. Both Ferrari drivers ran their first lap on used tyres in order to save one set for the race. In their second outing, Vettel was able to get ahead of the two Williams cars of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, while teammate Kimi Räikkönen struggled with the handling of his car in the first part of the track to finish sixth on the grid.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
When the race started at 14:00 local time (UTC +8), Kimi Räikkönen managed to pass both Williams cars on the first lap to move up to fourth, while Nico Rosberg was able to fend off Sebastian Vettel for second. On the second lap, Carlos Sainz Jr. spun his Toro Rosso and dropped down the order. Nico Hülkenberg became the first retirement on lap ten, when he parked his Force India in the gravel after his gearbox failed.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
During the pit stops, Ferrari attempted an undercut by pitting Sebastian Vettel early on lap 13, a strategy in which a car running behind is pitting early in order to use a fast out-lap on fresh tyres to jump ahead of a rival without having to overtake them on track. However this was unsuccessful as Mercedes reacted by pitting Rosberg the following lap, allowing Rosberg to maintain track position over Vettel. On lap 17, Daniil Kvyat retired from the race when his Red Bull started to smoke.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
After the first pit stops, the Mercedes drivers had to manage their tyres in order to cover from a possible attack by Ferrari, who had an extra set of fresh tyres saved from qualifying. Rosberg however complained over the radio about Hamilton in front of him driving too slow, which caused him to back into the charging Ferraris. He was unable to risk driving too close behind Hamilton, because dispersed air from the back of the car was accelerating tyre degradation. Hamilton was therefore asked by the team to pick up the pace.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
The top three began to spread out in the second half of the race, and by lap 54 Lewis Hamilton was leading Rosberg by 10.06 seconds, with Vettel a further 12.12 seconds behind Rosberg. However, due to Ferrari's earlier attempt to undercut Rosberg by pitting Vettel early, Räikkönen's tyres were 4 laps fresher than his teammate's, and he closed in on Vettel over the final stint. Having emerged from his final pit stop 4.84 seconds behind Vettel on lap 35, Räikkönen had closed the gap to 1.37 seconds by lap 54. However, the chance of a battle between the Ferrari teammates was extinguished after a transmission failure on Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso, who was stranded on the start/finish-straight, brought out the safety car for the final two laps, meaning that the race ended under safety car conditions.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Hamilton crossed the line to win his second race of the season, with Rosberg following him home in 2nd and Vettel completing the podium with 3rd. Pastor Maldonado had an eventful race. On lap 33, while running in seventh position ahead of teammate Romain Grosjean, he missed the pit entry and lost time, dropping several positions.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
He then proceeded to spin his car on lap 39 as he attempted to make up for lost time, and on lap 48 he had a collision with Jenson Button following a long battle for position, damaging his car and retiring with rear brake failure a few laps later. The stewards later deemed Button to be at fault for the incident.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
At the podium interview, conducted by former track and field athlete Edwin Moses, race winner Lewis Hamilton acknowledged "a fantastic job by the team" and expressed disappointment over the late safety car, calling it "kind of an anti-climax when you have a good race like that". During the press conference after the race, Nico Rosberg accused his teammate of deliberately slowing down during the middle stint of the race and compromising his race in the process.


2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Hamilton declared, when asked about the radio message telling him to speed up, that he "wasn't controlling his [Nico's] race, I was controlling my own race". Rosberg reacted to that statement by saying: "It's just now interesting to hear from you, Lewis, that you were just thinking about yourself with the pace in front, and necessarily that was compromising my race." Hamilton was subsequently backed up by Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, who said: "Sure, everyone drives selfish. [ ...] What do you think these guys are here to do? I call them egocentric bastards. That is the only way to win and the only way to win the Championship, they are all the same."


2015 Chinese Super League
The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2015中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.


2015 Chinese Super League, Clubs, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL. However, those players will be treated as foreign Asia players if they participate in any AFC competitions.


2015 Chinese Super League, Clubs, Foreign players
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)


2015 Chinese Super League, League attendance
Updated to games played on October 31, 2015Source:  (in Chinese)Notes:† Teams played previous season in CL1.


2015 Chinese Super League, Awards
The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.


2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix
The 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix was the fourteenth grand prix badminton tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held in Hsing Chuang Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei October 13–18, 2015 and had a total purse of $50,000.


2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold was the ninth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan July 14–19, 2015 and had a total purse of $200,000.


2015 Chinese Women's Super League
The 2015 Chinese Women's Super League was the league's first season in its current incarnation, and the 19th total season of the women's association football league in China.


2015 Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
The 2015 Cholet Pays de Loire Dames was the 12th edition of the Cholet Pays de Loire Dames, a one-day women's cycle race held in Cholet, France. It was held on 22 March 2015, as a UCI-rated 1.2 race.


2015 Chonburi F.C. season
The 2015 season is Chonburi's 10th season in the Thai Premier League of Chonburi Football Club.


2015 Chonburi F.C. season, Transfers
First Thai footballer's market is opening on 6 November 2014 to 28 January 2015.


2015 Chonburi F.C. season, Transfers
Second Thai footballer's market is opening on 3 June 2015 to 30 June 2015.


2015 Chorley Borough Council election
The 2015 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election
The 2015 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Background
After the last election in 2011 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 21 seats, while independents had two seats and there was one Liberal Democrat. However the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Peter Hall of Town Cente ward, defected to the Conservatives in June 2011.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Background
69 candidates stood in 2015 for the 24 seats on the council, including a full slate of 24 from the Conservatives. Labour had 20 candidates and the UK Independence Party 16,  up from 11 and 6 respectively in 2011. Other candidates were six from the Green party and three independents, including the two sitting councillors in Jumpers ward, Colin Bungey and Fred Neale. After the Liberal Democrats stood 11 candidates in 2011 they had no candidates in 2015, with the party's candidate for the Christchurch parliamentary constituency saying that the local party "wanted to concentrate on the general election campaign".


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Background
Three Conservative councillors, Mike Duckworth, Gillian Geary and Myra Mawbey, stood down at the election. Meanwhile, the election in North Highcliffe and Walkford ward was delayed until June 2015 after the death of one of the candidates.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 19 of the 22 seats contested in May. They lost one seat to the UK Independence Party, but retained all of the other seats they had been defending, including both seats in Town Centre ward where Peter Hall held his seat as a Conservative after his defection from the Liberal Democrats in 2011. The UK Independence Party gain came in Grange ward where Janet Abbott was elected and the party got an increased vote share across the council. Meanwhile, the only other seats not won by the Conservatives came in Jumpers where the two independent councillors, Colin Bungey and Fred Neale, held their seats.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives also won both seats at the June delayed election in North Highcliffe and Walkford ward.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Election result
The above totals include the delayed election in North Highcliffe and Walkford.


2015 Christchurch Borough Council election, Ward results, North Highcliffe and Walkford delayed election
The election in North Highcliffe and Walkford ward take place on 18 June 2015, delayed from 7 May when the rest of the council voted, after the death of Labour candidate Richard Walls. The two seats were won by Conservatives Sally Derham Wilkes and Nick Geary.


2015 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election
A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 28 May 2015. Incumbent Pavel Bělobrádek was re-elected when he received votes of 251 delegates (of 275).


2015 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election
Belobrádek didn't have any candidate. Party's Vice-chairman Marian Jurečka was speculated to run against Bělobrádek but he decided to not take part in the election. He said that he doesn't want to split the party.


2015 Christy Ring Cup
The 2015 Christy Ring Cup was the eleventh staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 6 June 2014.


2015 Christy Ring Cup
Kildare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the semi-final. Kerry won the title after defeating Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 in the final.


2015 Christy Ring Cup
Mayo were relegated from the Christy Ring Cup after losing a play-off with Roscommon.


2015 Christy Ring Cup, Format
The 2015 Christy Ring Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are explained in each round below.


2015 Christy Ring Cup, Quarter-finals
Winners of round 2B versus losers of round 2A in two games referred to as quarter finals.


2015 Christy Ring Cup, Semi-finals
Winners of round 2A versus winners of the two quarter-finals


2015 Christy Ring Cup, Final
The winners of this year's Christy Ring Final are automatically promoted to play in the Qualifier Group of next year's Leinster Championship.


2015 Christy Ring Cup, Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion, Relegation/Promotion play-off
The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final
The 2015 Christy Ring Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 6 June 2015 to determine the winners of the 2015 Christy Ring Cup, the 11th season of the Christy Ring Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams. The final was contested by Kerry of Munster and Derry of Ulster, with Kerry winning by 1-20 to 0-12.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Background
The Christy Ring Cup final between Kerry and Derry was the third championship meeting between the two teams, with Derry having failed to beat Kerry on the two previous occasions. Kerry were appearing in their fourth final in five years and were hoping to win their second cup title having lost the two previous finals. Derry were appearing in their very first final.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Match details
Michael O'Leary and Shane Nolan were on target early on as Kerry pushed ahead, but Derry gradually settled, and Ruairí Convery and Alan Grant closed the gap, before Convery leveled with his second free in the 13th minute. Kerry were much more assured and took a 0-6 to 0-3 lead by the end of the opening quarter. Daniel Collins swept over a point before Nolan spun away from his marker to flash a shot to the net on the 30th minute to give Kerry a 1-9 to 0-5 lead. Derry staged a minor revival with three converted frees, including Convery’s fifth, but they trailed by 1-10 to 0-8 at the break.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Match details
A slow start to the second half failed to produce a score for 10 minutes, before Nolan set about adding to his tally from placed balls. Kerry had more goal chances, but Mikey Boyle flashed a shot just wide at the far post, before Pádraig Boyle had his effort blocked by Conor Quinn. Paddy Henry sent over a couple of long range efforts, but Derry’s only score from play in the second period came from substitute Jonathan O'Dwyer. Kerry shot six of the game’s last seven points, with wing back Keith Carmody hitting his third, and Nolan smacking over three more frees.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Match details
Kerry's Christy Ring Cup victory was their first since 2011. The win gave them their second cup title overall and put them in joint second place with Carlow on the all-time roll of honour.


2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Match details
Derry's Christy Ring Cup defeat was their first ever. They remain a team who has contested cup finals but has never claimed the ultimate prize.


2015 Chrono Gatineau
The 2015 Chrono de Gatineau was held on 5 June 2015, in Gatineau, Canada. A 11.5-kilometre (7.1 mi) women's cycling individual time trial, it was won by Carmen Small (Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air), who beat Karol-Ann Canuel (Velocio–SRAM) and Tayler Wiles (Velocio–SRAM).


2015 Chrono des Nations
The 2015 Chrono des Nations was the 34th edition of the Chrono des Nations cycle race and was held on 18 October 2015. The race started and finished in Les Herbiers. The race was won by Vasil Kiryienka.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team
The 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bearcats play their home games at Marge Schott Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Ty Neal, in his second season at Cincinnati.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Bearcats finished the season 10th in the American with a record of 22–31, 6–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, February
The Bearcats opened their season with a four-game tournament in Starkville, Mississippi against Miami (OH) and Mississippi State. In the first game, the Bearcats defeated Miami (OH) 3–1, but they were swept in the next three games by a nationally ranked Mississippi State team. In their second series of the year, the Bearcats were swept in a three-game road series against Santa Clara. Ian Happ recorded ten hits over the three games.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, February
Cincinnati was originally scheduled to compete in a tournament at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, from February 27 – March 1, but inclement weather forced the Bearcats to schedule a three-game series against Iowa in Emerson, Georgia. Over the three game series, the Bearcats were again swept, marking their third straight weekend series sweep to open the season, and nine straight losses following a neutral site win over Miami (OH). The closest Cincinnati came to a win in the series was in the final game, in which the Bearcats allowed five runs in the thirteenth inning in the loss.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, March
The Bearcats were scheduled to host a midweek game against Xavier on March 4, but the game was cancelled due to weather and not rescheduled. Cincinnati's first weekend series of the month was against Niagara, out of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Against the Purple Eagles, the Bearcats picked up their first weekend sweep of the year. To complete the sweep, freshman Manny Rodriguez hit a walk off single in the tenth inning of the final game to lead Cincinnati to a 2–1 win.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, March
In their second midweek game of the month, the Bearcats hosted Southeastern Conference foe Kentucky. Kentucky's Ka'ai Tom hit for the cycle for the Wildcats as they picked up a 9–1 win over Cincinnati. Cincinnati then hosted Toledo in a three-game weekend series from March 14–15. The first game of the series was originally scheduled for March 13, but weather pushed the game back to the 14th as part of a doubleheader. The Bearcats went on to win the series, two games to one, dropping the first game of the doubleheader before rebounding to win the final two games.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, March
The Bearcats did not play a midweek game heading into a road series against nationally ranked Nevada over the sixth weekend of the season. Cincinnati endured their fourth weekend sweep of the season as they fell to the Wolf Pack all four games of the series. In the final game of the series, Cincinnati allowed 17 runs, marking the highest total of runs scored by Nevada since 2010.


2015 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, Season, March
On March 25, Cincinnati visited Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers had struggled with high expectations early in the season, but had no issues with the visiting Bearcats, leaving home with a 7–0 win. The following weekend, the Bearcats hit the road again to open American Athletic Conference play, visiting South Florida. For the second straight weekend, and the fifth time on the year, the Bearcats were swept over the weekend. After a 4–8 in the first game, the Bulls were subject to a walk-off base hit to lose 3–4 in 11 innings in the second game. To close out the series, the Bearcats were subject to the run rule as they fell to USF 4–15 in seven innings.