2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week one (qualifying and elimination finals), First elimination final (Richmond vs. North Melbourne)
The first elimination final of the 2015 AFL finals series was contested between Richmond and North Melbourne. Both teams had recovered from disappointing first halves of the season; Richmond won only two of their first six games but managed to get their season back on track with impressive wins over top four sides Fremantle, Sydney and Hawthorn to finish the home and away season in fifth position with a 15-7 record.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week one (qualifying and elimination finals), First elimination final (Richmond vs. North Melbourne)
North Melbourne similarly did not look likely to feature in the finals after an embarrassing loss to Gold Coast in Round 14, but went on to win seven of their remaining nine games, including defeating top-placed Fremantle by 11 points in Round 21. The two teams had met the week previously in Round 23; where North Melbourne rested several senior players and Richmond won by forty-one points. This was also the first final between the two clubs in 20 years, having last met in the 1995 Qualifying Final.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week one (qualifying and elimination finals), First elimination final (Richmond vs. North Melbourne)
Despite leading by three points at quarter time and thirteen at half time, Richmond began to tire in the second half and North Melbourne's decision to rest senior players the previous week began to pay dividends. Off season recruits Jarrad Waite and Shaun Higgins showed why the Kangaroos had recruited them; with Waite booting four goals and Higgins showing his courage after a hard collision with Dylan Grimes earlier in the match.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week one (qualifying and elimination finals), First elimination final (Richmond vs. North Melbourne)
North led by four points at three quarter time, kicking four goals to two to overrun Richmond, who despite being the more accurate side all day missed some crucial opportunities late, including a behind to Ty Vickery with around seven minutes to go. The Kangaroos iced the game with Waite's fourth goal and condemned the Tigers to a third consecutive elimination final defeat, while advancing to play the Sydney Swans in a semi final. Richmond's loss meant their finals drought, dating back to 2001, would continue.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week two (semi-finals), Second semi-final (Hawthorn vs. Adelaide)
The opening match of the semi finals stage of the finals was between Hawthorn and Adelaide. This marked the fourth final between the two sides, with Hawthorn defeating the Crows in the 2007 Elimination Final and 2012 Preliminary Final; while Adelaide won an elimination final against the Hawks in 1993.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week two (semi-finals), Second semi-final (Hawthorn vs. Adelaide)
Hawthorn established a match winning lead with an eight-goal first term, dispelling any thoughts that the back-to-back premiers were past their prime. The forty-five point deficit at half time was the worst the Crows had faced in a final, with the Hawks extending their lead to sixty at three quarter time and seventy four points at the final siren. Luke Breust bounced back from three goalless weeks with a six-goal haul, while Luke Hodge was also prolific with four goals and twenty-four disposals. Hawthorn advanced to a preliminary final against Fremantle, while Adelaide were eliminated.


2015 AFL finals series, Matches, Week two (semi-finals), First semi-final (Sydney vs. North Melbourne)
The second match of the semi finals stage of the finals featured Sydney and North Melbourne. This marked the fourth final between the two teams, with Sydney winning the 2014 Preliminary Final and 2008 Elimination Final; while North Melbourne significantly won the Grand Final in 1996.


2015 AFL season
The 2015 Australian Football League season was the 119th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 26th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. There were 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous year. The first game was played on Thursday, 2 April, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 3 October, with Hawthorn defeating West Coast by 46 points to win its 13th premiership and its third in successive years.


2015 AFL season
Nat Fyfe won the Brownlow Medal, voted by the umpires to be the best and fairest player in the league for the home-and-away season. Josh Kennedy won the Coleman Medal as the highest goal scorer in the competition.


2015 AFL season
The season was marred by the mid-season death of Adelaide senior coach Phil Walsh.


2015 AFL season, Pre-season, All Stars game
The biennial All Stars game, this year played in Western Australia, featuring an AFL team and the Indigenous All Stars team made up of some of the best Indigenous players in the game, returned for the 2015 pre-season. The West Coast Eagles were selected as the AFL team to play in the game, which was played at Medibank Stadium in Perth.


2015 AFL season, Pre-season, NAB Challenge
For the second consecutive year, the NAB Challenge series took place, featuring 27 practice matches played over 25 days, beginning 26 February and ending 22 March. The matches were stand-alone in nature, with no overall winner crowned for the series. Each team played three pre-season games, many of which were played at suburban or regional venues, with most games televised on Fox Footy. The Super Goal was retained for these matches.


2015 AFL season, Win/loss table
Bold – Home gameX – ByeC – CancelledOpponent for round listed above margin


2015 AFL season, Post-season, International Rules Series
The International Rules Series returned in November 2015, with Ireland entitled to the hosting rights. The match was played on Saturday, 21 November 2015 at Dublin's Croke Park. A highly qualified Australian side, who were looking for back-to-back series wins, fell to a classy Irish team by 4 points.


2015 AFL season, Notable events and controversies, Doping and drugs
The AFL suffered significant bad publicity during 2015 related to four cases of illicit substance abuse in AFL clubs – three related to doping and one related to recreational drugs:


2015 AFL season, Notable events and controversies, Death of Phil Walsh
In the early hours of Friday 3 July 2015, Adelaide coach Phil Walsh was found dead at his Adelaide residency following a domestic violence incident; he was killed by his son, Cy, who was charged with his murder, and ultimately found not guilty due to mental incompetence, meaning he is now subject to a lifetime psychiatric supervision order and is permanently detained at the James Nash House forensic Mental Health Facility. Walsh's wife Meredith also suffered injuries in the incident.


2015 AFL season, Notable events and controversies, Death of Phil Walsh
In the immediate aftermath, the match between Adelaide and Geelong, which was to have been played on Sunday 5 July, was cancelled, with the clubs sharing two premiership points each. At the remaining seven matches of the round (Sydney and Port Adelaide had already played on Thursday night), respect was paid to Walsh by observing moments of silence both before and after the match; and pre- and post-match celebrations or promotions, including the playing of club songs and running through banners, were not carried out.


2015 AFL women's draft
The 2015 AFL women's draft was an opportunity for Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs to select players for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup. It consisted of a draft before the first match, held on 20 April and including 34 picks, and a mini-draft before the second match, held on 22 July and including 10 picks. Before the first match, teams were permitted to retain six players from their 2013 squads, and completed their lists through the draft. Coastal Titans ruck Emma King was selected by the Bulldogs with the first pick.


2015 AFL women's draft, Retained players
Before the first match, six players were selected to be retained by each team, barring unavailability.


2015 AG2R La Mondiale season
The 2015 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships
The 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar from 5 to 18 October 2015. This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, Opening ceremony
World pro boxing champions Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, were the celebrity guests for the event. The event was broadcast to nearly 500 million viewers in 112 countries. 260 boxers from 74 countries participated in ten weight classes, among the prizes were 23 tickets for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight
The Batanmweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 6–14 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Michael Conlan of Ireland defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Flyweight
The Flyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 7–15 October 2015. It was a qualifying tournament for the next year's 2016 Summer Olympics. Elvin Mamishzada of Azerbaijan defeated Yosbany Veitia of Cuba to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Heavyweight
The heavyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 6–14 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light flyweight
The Light flyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 5–18 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Joahnys Argilagos of Cuba defeated Vasily Yegorov of Russia to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight
The light heavyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 7–15 October 2015. This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light welterweight
The light welterweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 6–14 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Vitaly Dunaytsev of Russia defeated Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Lightweight
The lightweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 7–15 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba defeated Albert Selimov of Azerbaijan to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Middleweight
The light welterweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 6–14 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Arlen Lopez of Cuba defeated Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Super heavyweight
The super heavyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 7–15 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Tony Yoka of France defeated Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan to win the world title.


2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Welterweight
The welterweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held from 7–15 October 2015. This is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. Mohammed Rabii of Morocco defeated Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan to win the world title.


2015 AIHL season
The 2015 AIHL season was the 16th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 25 April 2015, until 23 August 2015, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 29 and 30 August. The Newcastle North Stars won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final.


2015 AIHL season, Teams
In 2015 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.


2015 AIHL season, League business
The Gold Coast Blue Tongues licence expired two years after they were suspended from the AIHL due to their inability to organise a new ice rink. In response, the league has started making enquiries in Brisbane to gauge interest in placing a team back in the city. The Central Coast Rhinos who played in the AIHL between 2005 and 2008 applied to re-enter the league at the 2014 Annual General Meeting. Their application however was rejected for undisclosed reasons. The Sydney Bears announced that they were moving from the Sydney Ice Arena to the Penrith Ice Palace.


2015 AIHL season, League business
The Bears previously played at the Ice Palace from 2007 to 2011 before relocating to the Ice Arena. The team's move comes after the Ice Arena's land was approved for redevelopment. In January 2015, the Sydney Ice Dogs announced a deal with DGB Media Group to produce a highlights program for their home games which will be aired on the Television Sydney station.


2015 AIHL season, League business
On 4 February, the Canberra Institute of Technology announced that they had signed on with the CBR Brave as a major sponsor with a deal that would include the Institutes logo on the team jerseys and their students working with the players as part of their training. The Brave also signed Anytime Fitness as a sleeve sponsor, Benchmarc Financial Group as a pants sponsor and Smoque restaurant as the club's official post match partner. In April 2015, the Sydney Ice Dogs signed Southern Cross Group Services as a new sponsor for the club.


2015 AIHL season, League business
In March the league revealed new branding which included a new logo and slogan “Fast, Fierce, Full-on”. The new logo which is designed to represent the Australian Commonwealth star and a blade of an ice hockey stick was developed by Coordinate. The CBR Brave announced that they had established a junior affiliate club, known as the Junior Brave, in conjunction with Ice Hockey ACT to compete in the NSW Midget Ice Hockey League. On 17 March Hards Transport signed a deal with the Adelaide Adrenaline to become the club's naming rights sponsor.


2015 AIHL season, League business
In April the Sydney Bears signed a deal with TGI Fridays Macquarie Centre restaurant to sponsor the bar located at the Penrith Ice Palace. They also announced a partnership with apparel company Ryzer for 2015 with the company supplying the home and away uniforms. The league changed one rule for the 2015 season, adopting the hybrid icing rule to allow players to better prepare for International Ice Hockey Federation competitions and mitigate risks associated with end wall collisions.


2015 AIHL season, League business
In May, watchmakers Haigh & Hastings signed a deal with the AIHL to become a sponsor for the 2015 season, expanding their activity in the league with the company already a major sponsor of the Perth Thunder. Also in May the Perth Thunder announced Ryan Laurel Resourcing, Sandalford Wines and Smartclub as a new sponsors of the club and the CBR Brave changed their official post match partner from Smoque restaurant to the Hellenic Club's Trattoria restaurant in order to accommodate the number of fans.


2015 AIHL season, League business
In June, Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Anders Jespersen due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Sydney Bears player Mario Passarelli. The head coach position was then handed to Tim Flynn after Passarelli opted to play for the Ice Dogs as a skater. In July, the league signed a deal with TGI Fridays Australia which saw them named as the official restaurant of the AIHL. The deal includes TGI Fridays showing the Fox AIHL Games of the Week and the Melbourne Central restaurant hosting the official after part of the 2015 playoffs. Also in July the Perth Thunder announced that Zarraffa's Coffee and Nova 93.7 had signed on with the club as sponsors.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Exhibition games
The first exhibition game was held on 21 March between the Adelaide Adrenaline and an Ice Hockey South Australia A-Grade All Stars team at the Adelaide Ice Arena. The Adrenaline defeated the All Stars 5–1. In April 2015 the Perth Thunder competed in a three-game exhibition series against the New Zealand national team at the Perth Ice Arena. The three games were held as part of the New Zealand team's preparation for the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Exhibition games
The Thunder won the series two games to one, winning the opening two games before being beaten in the third. The Wilson Cup tournament was held for the second year in a row and again featured all three New South Wales based clubs. The number of games was increased from four to seven with a double round-robin being held before a final between the two top ranked teams. The Sydney Bears finished first in the round robin, winning three of their four games, and were drawn against the Newcastle North Stars in the final. The North Stars won the final 4–3, claiming their first Wilson Cup title. On 18 April the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs competed in a preseason game at the Medibank Icehouse with the Mustangs winning the game 9–1.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
In September 2014, the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that Andrew Petrie had resigned as head coach. A week later the Newcastle North Stars announced that they had signed Petrie as head coach for the 2015 season. Petrie replaced Garry Doré who stepped down from the position to focus on his role as general manager. In December 2014, the Melbourne Ice announced their new committee for 2015. Bernie O'Brien was elected president, replacing Emma Poynton, former Ice goaltender Stuart Denman was elected vice president, Erin Tempest elected secretary and Virginia Fitzwater was elected treasurer.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
Chris Caveny, Nigel Sherwin, Shan Humphries and Alexandra McKnight were also added to the committee, while Candace Smith and Jo Luciania stepped down from their positions. The Melbourne Mustangs announced that assistant coach Mark Connolly had stepped down from his position. He was replaced by current head coach of the Melbourne Whalers and Saints-Monarchs Premier A team, Michael Flaherty. In January 2015, the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that general manager Ross Noga had resigned from his position due to time constraints following a change in career.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
Also in January the CBR Brave announced that they had signed former player Brad Hunt as head coach, replacing Matti Luoma who relocated to Perth, Western Australia. In March 2015, both the Sydney Ice Dogs and the Perth Thunder announced the appointment of new head coaches. The Sydney Ice Dogs signed Oman national team head coach Anders Jespersen to replace Andrew Petrie who resigned in September 2014 to join the North Stars. The Thunder promoted assistant coach Dave Kenway to the head coach position, replacing Stan Scott who returns to his general manager position.


2015 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
Also in March, it was revealed that the Sydney Bears had hired former Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Ron Kuprowsky as an assistant to head coach Vladimir Rubes. In July, the CBR Brave announced that Brad Hunt had been replaced as head coach by goaltender Josh Unice on an interim basis. The club also announced that defenceman Aaron Clayworth would join the coaching panel as an assistant.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season
The regular season started on 25 April 2015 and ran through to 23 August 2015 before the top four teams compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series. In February 2015 it was announced that the Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs had moved some of their home games to Canberra. The Sydney Bears home game against the CBR Brave on 20 June had to be moved due to the Penrith Ice Palace being unavailable for the game. The Sydney Ice Dogs moved both their 1 and 22 August home games against the Brave to Canberra for undisclosed reasons.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season
The Ice Dogs also moved their 23 May home game in Liverpool against the Newcastle North Stars to 14 June at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle. On 23 May the Brave hosted the Adelaide Adrenaline in the inaugural beyondblue cup at the Phillip Ice Skating Centre. The regular season game was held to rais awareness for the beyondblue charity and was won by the Brave 8–2. On 20 June the Perth Thunder's regular season match against the Melbourne Mustangs was held at the Perth Arena as a pre-game event to the Canada v USA Ice Hockey Classic match.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season
The Thunder defeated the Mustangs 4–3 in front of a crowd of 2,000. On 28 July 2015 the league fined the Sydney Ice Dogs $500 and three competition points for multiple breaches of the AIHL by-law 4. The by-law requires a team to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted. The Ice Dogs first breached the by-law on 4 July and received a written warning and then again breached it on 25 and 26 July, attracting the monetary fine and loss of competition points. The Ice Dogs, who at the time of the fine only had two competition points, revert to zero points and can not gain any further points until they have accumulated the points they have forfeited.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season
The Newcastle North Stars won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season with 63 points. Following the playoffs the AIHL announced the winners of the 2015 awards. Newcastle North Stars Geordie Wudrick and Jan Safar won the Most Valuable Player and Defenceman of the Year respectively, Kamil Jarina of the Sydney Bears won the Goaltender of the Year, Perth Thunder's Kieran Webster was named Rookie of the Year and Dave Kenway Coach of the Year, and the Skater's Network Local Player of the Year was won by Wehebe Darge of the Adelaide Adrenaline.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season, Standings
1The Ice Dogs were fined three competition points for multiple breaches by-law 4 which requires teams to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2015 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time.


2015 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2015 playoffs started on 29 August 2015, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 30 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. All three games were held at the Medibank Icehouse in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The finals were again sponsored by Air Canada, their third year in a row.


2015 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The Goodall Cup was won by the Newcastle Northstars who defeated the Melbourne Ice 3–2, from a penalty shot in first overtime. Geordie Wudrick of the Newcastle North Stars was named the finals Most Valuable Player. Following a fundraising campaign the three playoff games were streamed live for free by ATC Productions with the grand final being watched in 771 cities across 89 countries. In addition Fox Sports broadcast a 90-minute special of each game on successive days from 8 to 10 September.


2015 AIHL season, All-Star weekend
On 19 August the league announced that they will hold the inaugural All-Star Weekend at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle on 12 and 13 September. The event featured a skills competition on 12 September and an All-Star game on 13 September. APA Group was announced as the sponsor of the weekend while Fox Sports broadcast a 90-minute special on 17 September. The skills competition involved all 34 players competing in at least one of the six skill-based contests. The six events to be featured included a breakaway challenge, fastest skater, elimination shootout, hardest shot, shooting accuracy and puck control. The All-Star game consisted of two teams named Team Bales and Team Schlamp, named after their respective captains Brian Bales and Michael Schlamp and features players from different teams.


2015 AIHL season, All-Star weekend
The Skills competition saw players from the Melbourne Ice and Newcastle North Stars take out two of the six events each, while the Adelaide Adrenaline and Perth Thunder picked up one each. On 13 September Team Schlamp defeated Team Bales 7–3 at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium to win the 2015 All-Star Game. Patrick O’Kane of the Melbourne Mustangs was named the most valuable player of the match.


2015 AIK Fotboll season
The 2015 season was AIK's 124th in existence, their 87th season in Allsvenskan and their 10th consecutive season in the league. The team competed in Allsvenskan, UEFA Europa League and Svenska Cupen.


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


2015 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2015 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (May 30), Ventura (June 27), Industry (August 8) and Auburn (September 18). Billy Janniro took the title, his sixth in total, winning two of the four rounds.


2015 AMA National Speedway Championship, Event format
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reached the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. Points were scored for every ride taken, including the semi-finals and final.


2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
The 2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup was the 11th edition of the AMF Futsal World Cup. The tournament was held in Belarus from 17 to 25 April in the cities of Brest, Minsk, Pinsk, Maladzyechna and Barysaw. Sixteen national teams from all confederations participated in the tournament. Colombia won the tournament by defeating Paraguay 4–0 in the final, achieving its second consecutive title and third overall.


2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup, Venues
Matches were played in six venues across five cities: Brest, Minsk, Pinsk, Maladzyechna and Barysaw.


2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup, Group stage
The group winners and runners up advanced to the quarter-finals.


2015 ANA Inspiration
The 2015 ANA Inspiration was the 44th ANA Inspiration, held April 2–5 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The tournament was in its first year with All Nippon Airways (ANA) as the title sponsor and its 33rd year as a major championship. 2009 champion Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then defeated Stacy Lewis on the third extra hole to win her second major title. Golf Channel televised the event.


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Players who qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members (must have participated in ten official LPGA Tour tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Juli Inkster (2), Se Ri Pak (6), Karrie Webb (2,5,6,7,8,9)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Amy Alcott, Pat Hurst, Stacy Lewis (3,5,6,7,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (7,8,9), Inbee Park (3,5,7,8,9), Morgan Pressel (6,8), Lexi Thompson (5,6,8,9), Yani Tseng (3,8), Sun-Young Yoo (8)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, and Ricoh Women's British Open in the previous five years


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Na Yeon Choi (5,6,7,8,9), Paula Creamer (5,8,9), Shanshan Feng (5,6,7,8,9), Cristie Kerr (5,6,8,9), Mo Martin (5,7,8), So Yeon Ryu (5,7,8,9), Michelle Wie (5,6,7,8,9)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous two years


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship through the week immediately preceding the 2015 ANA Inspiration


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Baek Kyu-jung (9), Austin Ernst (8), M. J. Hur (7,8), Jennifer Johnson (8), Christina Kim (6,8), Kim Sei-young (9), Lydia Ko (7,8,9,12), Jessica Korda (7,8,9), Brittany Lang (8), Ilhee Lee (8), Mi Hyang Lee (8), Mirim Lee (8,9), Teresa Lu (9,10), Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Anna Nordqvist (6,7,8,9), Lee-Anne Pace (8,9), Park Hee-young (8), Beatriz Recari (8), Lizette Salas (8,9), Amy Yang (6,7,8,9)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Chella Choi (8,9), Charley Hull (10), Tiffany Joh (8), Lee Jee-young, Caroline Masson (8), Catriona Matthew (8), Gerina Piller (8), Angela Stanford (7,8,9)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
7. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Wegmans LPGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Julieta Granada (8), Jang Ha-na (9), Ji Eun-hee (8), Meena Lee (8), Stephanie Meadow


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Dori Carter, Carlota Ciganda, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Sandra Gal, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, I.K. Kim, Katherine Kirk, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Amelia Lewis, Pernilla Lindberg, Sydnee Michaels, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Oh Ji-young, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum (9), Paula Reto, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Giulia Sergas, Jenny Shin, Sarah Jane Smith, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 10, 2015


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
10. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour money list and LPGA of Korea Tour money list


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
11. Top-20 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current ANA Inspiration, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the beginning of the tournament competition


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Katie Burnett, Paz Echeverria, Yueer Cindy Feng, Jaye Marie Green, María Hernández, Wei-Ling Hsu, Ariya Jutanugarn, Alison Lee, Minjee Lee, Xi Yu Lin, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Jennifer Song, Alison Walshe, Sakura Yokomine


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
14. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players


2015 ANA Inspiration, Field
Céline Boutier (a), Nelly Korda (a), Andrea Lee (a), Mika Liu (a), Haley Moore (a),  Bethany Wu (a)


2015 ANA Inspiration, Round summaries, First round
Morgan Pressel, the event's 2007 champion, shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Ai Miyazato. Lydia Ko shot a one-under par 71 to tie Annika Sörenstam with 29 consecutive rounds under par in LPGA Tour events. Defending champion Lexi Thompson shot an ever par 72.


2015 ANA Inspiration, Round summaries, Second round
LPGA Tour rookie Kim Sei-young took the lead, shooting the day's low score of 65. Lydia Ko shot a round of one-over-par 73 to end her record-tying streak of 29 consecutive rounds. 73 players made the cut, which fell at three-over-par.


2015 ANA Inspiration, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff
The playoff was held on the par-5 18th hole only and Lincicome won on the third extra hole with a par.


2015 ANO 2011 leadership election
A leadership election for ANO 2011 was held on 28 February 2015. Incumbent Andrej Babiš was re-elected when he received votes from all 186 delegates. Only one vote was invalid.


2015 ANO 2011 leadership election, Conduct
ANO 2011 is often called an undemocratic party, with the leadership election considered to be evidence of this. Some commentators and political rivals of ANO 2011 compared the vote to North Korean elections, noting a 100% result is something unique in democracy.


2015 ANZ Championship season
The 2015 ANZ Championship season was the eighth season of the ANZ Championship. The season began on 28 February and concluded on 21 June. The 2015 season saw the introduction of several major format changes and initiatives, including a Conference system, a six-team Finals Series, drawn games and a new Ranfurly Shield-style competition, the Challenge Trophy. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Queensland Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy, the minor premiership and the overall championship. Firebirds narrowly defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference final and the Grand Final on their way to effectively winning four titles.


2015 ANZ Championship season, New format
The 2015 season saw some major format changes. The league introduced separate Australian and New Zealand conferences, a restructured six-team Finals Series and a new competition, the Challenge Trophy. Teams continued to play 13 games - eight home-and-away matches against teams in their own conference and five alternating home or away games against teams in the other conference. The ANZ Championship also introduced draws for the first time. During the regular season, drawn games would see both teams get a point each. Extra time will only be played during the Finals Series. On 15 March, the Round 3 match between New South Wales Swifts and Queensland Firebirds finished 47–47. It was the first official draw in the eight seasons of the league.


2015 ANZ Championship season, Summer Shootout
Between 6 and 8 February, Netball New South Wales hosted the Summer Shootout at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. All ten ANZ Championship teams participated in the three-day tournament. A total of 25 games, consisting of both full length and shortened games consisting of two 15-minute periods, were played over the weekend.


2015 ANZ Championship season, Regular season, Challenge Trophy
The 2015 season saw the introduction of the Ranfurly Shield-style, Challenge Trophy. The trophy was available to win every time the holder played at home. Once a visiting team defeats the title holders, the trophy is theirs to protect and hold against all challengers in every home game during the regular season until they are beaten. A pre-season draw saw West Coast Fever declared the inaugural holder and they defended the trophy for first time on 8 March in Round 2 against Northern Mystics. Fever subsequently enjoyed a nine-game unbeaten run in the league. They retained the Challenge Trophy until Round 10 when they were defeated 56–48 by Queensland Firebirds. Firebirds defended the trophy in Round 11 against Melbourne Vixens and in Round 14 against Southern Steel, finishing the season as trophy holders.


2015 ANZ Championship season, Finals Series
The new Conference format saw the top three teams from each Conference qualify for the Finals Series. The second and third placed teams from each Conference played off in the Elimination Final. The winner then took on the first placed team in the Conference Final. The four Conference finalists will then progress to the semi-finals where the Conference Champions hosted the runner up of the other conference for a chance to compete in the ANZ Championship Grand Final.


2015 ANZ Championship season, Award winners, ANZ Championship awards
Romelda Aiken was the MVP player in the Australian Conference and Jhaniele Fowler-Reid was the MVP player in the New Zealand Conference.


2015 ANZ Championship season, Media coverage
All 72 games were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia). Their commentary team included Liz Ellis, Sharelle McMahon, Catherine Cox and Kelli Underwood. Sunday afternoon's Match Of The Round were also broadcast live on One. Sky Sport (New Zealand) remained as the principal broadcast partner in New Zealand. Māori Television broadcast one full match replay on Te Reo while Prime TV showed highlights.


2015 AON Open Challenger
The 2015 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 7 and 13 September 2015.


2015 AON Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 AON Open Challenger – Doubles
Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace are the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2015 APBA Gold Cup
The 2015 APBA Gold Cup, the 111th running of the APBA Gold Cup race and the 50th running of the local event, was held on July 24, 25, and 26, 2015 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Contested over eight heats and a final on the 2.5-mile (4 km) oval, it was the first points-payin race of the 2015 H1 Unlimited season after the original first race, the Indiana's Governors Cup, was converted into an exhibition event after numerous delays. Jimmy Shane won the race, his second consecutive and all-time APBA Gold Cup win, the first win of the season, and the third APBA Gold Cup win for Miss Madison. J. Michael Kelly finished second, while Cal Phipps, Brian Perkins, and Scott Liddycoat rounded out the top five.


2015 APBA Gold Cup
Jean Theoret won the pole with a speed of 160.509 miles per hour (258.314 km/h). Jimmy Shane, J. Michael Kelly, and Jean Theoret each won two heats apiece, with Scott Liddycoat and Cal Phipps winning the two remaining heats.


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Qualifying
Jean Theoret ran the fastest lap in qualifying with a speed of 160.509 mph (258.314 km/h). However, due to an N2 violation, the team was fined $100 following the time trials.


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 1A (July 25)
Jean Theoret won Heat 1A with a top lap speed of 141.697 mph (228.039 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 1B (July 25)
Jimmy Shane won Heat 1B with a top lap speed of 143.441 mph (230.846 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 2A (July 26)
Heat 2A was scheduled to be run on Saturday, July 25, but, due to high winds, was moved to Sunday. J. Michael Kelly won Heat 2A with a top lap speed of 151.194 mph (243.323 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 2B (July 26)
Like Heat 2A, Heat 2B was scheduled to be run on Saturday, July 25, but, due to high winds, was moved to Sunday. Scott Liddycoat won Heat 1A with a top lap speed of 144.763 mph (232.973 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 3A (July 26)
Cal Phipps won Heat 3A with a top speed of 142.899 mph (229.974 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 3B (July 26)
Jean Theoret won Heat 3B with a top lap speed of 148.129 mph (238.391 km/h). However, Theoret committed an unknown Level II penalty and thus was fined $250 and had 50 points deducted from his heat earnings.


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 4A (July 26)
Jimmy Shane won Heat 4A with a top lap speed of 144.999 mph (233.353 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Heat 4B (July 26)
J. Michael Kelly won Heat 4B with a top lap speed of 145.018 mph (233.384 km/h).


2015 APBA Gold Cup, Heats, Final Heat (July 26)
Jimmy Shane won the Final Heat with a top lap speed of 145.018 mph (233.384 km/h) to win his second consecutive and overall APBA Gold Cup, both with Miss Madison. Jean Theoret dominated the final, but was later disqualified due to a DMZ violation.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards was held on Thursday 17 September 2015 at Vector Arena in Auckland, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The 2015 ceremony marked the 50th presentation of the Silver Scroll award. As well as honouring the best songwriting of 2015, the awards retrospectively awarded the best song of 1981 as previously no award was presented in that year.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll award
The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 20 September.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll award, Long list
In July 2015 a top 20 long list was announced. From this list APRA members voted to decide the five songs that make up the year's short list.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll award, Silver Scroll 1981
The Silver Scroll award was not awarded in 1981, so APRA retrospectively presented the award as part of the 2015 ceremony. In July 2015 a short list of five songs from the 1981 eligibility period was announced.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Steel guitar player Bill Sevesi was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame as APRA New Zealand's 2015 inductee.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Other awards
Six other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),  SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition), two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas, and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.


2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, APRA song awards
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented five genre awards in 2015. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards, the APRA Best Māori Songwriter was presented at the Waiata Maori Music Awards and the APRA Children's Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented live on What Now.


2015 ARCA Racing Series
The 2015 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 63rd season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 14 with the Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone and ended October 16 with the Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9.


2015 ARCA Racing Series
The championship was won by GMS Racing driver Grant Enfinger, who won a series-high six races during the season, including the first three of the season at Daytona, Mobile and the Nashville Fairgrounds. Enfinger finished 425 points clear of his nearest rival for the title, Mason Mitchell Motorsports' Austin Wayne Self, who passed Josh Williams (Josh Williams Motorsports) for the runner-up position at the final race. Self finished outside the top fifteen on only two occasions, and won one race during the season, at Winchester; while Williams recorded no fewer than fifteen top-ten finishes but was unable to break into victory lane.


2015 ARCA Racing Series
The only other driver inside the top ten in the final championship standings to take a race victory was Kyle Weatherman, for the Cunningham Motorsports team. Weatherman was the race winner at the New Jersey Motorsports Park road course, and despite missing a quarter of the races in 2015, Weatherman was able to finish in tenth place in the final championship standings. Ten other drivers won races during the 2015 season; Mason Mitchell and Ryan Reed each won two races, while A. J. Fike, Ken Schrader, Blake Jones, Travis Braden, Cole Custer, Trevor Bayne, Ross Kenseth and Todd Gilliland all made one visit to victory lane.


2015 ARCA Racing Series, Schedule
The 2015 schedule was fully released on November 26, 2014.


2015 ARCA Racing Series, Results and standings, Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.


2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships
The 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held in Hong Kong on 7–8 November 2015. It was originally planned to use the 2015 Asian Sevens Series for the qualification but as the series clashed with the 2015 Rugby World Cup hosted in England, it was decided to use one qualifying tournament (with a pre-qualifying round) for Asia.


2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships
The Preliminary round was held in Chennai, India on 7–8 March 2015.


2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships
The 2015 Asia Rugby women's qualification series for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over two rounds in Hong Kong and Tokyo from 7–29 November, following a preliminary qualifying round held in Chennai on 7–8 March. Japan won both rounds to gain direct qualification to the 2016 Olympic Sevens women's tournament.


2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships, Asia Olympic qualifing rounds
Eight women's teams were originally scheduled for the Asia Olympic qualifing rounds, but Thailand, Singapore and Uzbekistan withdrew and Guam was invited to make it six teams in the competition.


2015 ASB Classic
The 2015 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the ASB Classic, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 5 to 10 January 2015.


2015 ASB Classic, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2015 ASB Classic, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 ASB Classic, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 ASB Classic – Doubles
Sharon Fichman and Maria Sanchez are the defending champions, but they lost in the first round to Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating Aoyama and Voráčová in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2015 ASB Classic – Singles
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but she chose to participate at the Brisbane International instead.


2015 ASB Classic – Singles
Venus Williams made her second straight ASB Classic final and won the title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki 2–6, 6–3, 6–3.


2015 ASEAN Para Games
The 2015 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 8th ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event hosted by the city-state of Singapore. Unlike the previous editions the games were held six months after the closing of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games from 3 to 9 December 2015. This was Singapore's first time as host of the ASEAN Para Games.


2015 ASEAN Para Games
Around 1811 athletes participated at the Games, which featured 336 events in 15 sports. Singapore is the seventh nation to host the event after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar. It was opened by Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.


2015 ASEAN Para Games
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia with host Singapore in fifth place.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation
The Singapore ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (SAPGOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the event.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Venues
The 2015 ASEAN Para Games used a mix of new, existing and temporary venues. Given the city-state's compact size, most venues were pre-existing public-sporting facilities located in the suburban heartlands which will revert to public use after the games. No major retrofitting work were done in most venues as most had been used to host major multi-disciplinary events such as the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Venues
At the centrepiece of the activities was the Singapore Sports Hub which was completed in mid-2014 and was used to host the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Incorporating the new 55,000-seat national stadium, it hosted most of the events.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Venues
A games village was not built as in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Instead, a "village in the city" concept saw athletes and officials housed in Marina Bay Sands Hotel downtown Singapore which was chosen to be the official games village because of its ability to cater to people with special needs. The hotel reaffirmed its commitment to its corporate social responsibility programmes, and is looking to raise awareness among the public about para-sports. Besides being physically near to the Singapore Sports Hub and offering about 1500 rooms for usage, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the city and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Venues
The 8th ASEAN Para Games had 14 venues for the games.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Public transport
Given the existing extensive public transport network already in place, there is no games-specific major infrastructural development to support it. Bus, Mass Rail Transit and van services were provided to athletes, officials and VIP guests to reach the games venues and many of them were equipped with platform to load wheelchair-bounded people especially wheelchair-bounded athletes and officials.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Volunteers
The organisers estimated that about 3,000 volunteers are needed to successfully host the games. As of 21 November 2015, about 4,300 public members have signed up as volunteers.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Ticketing
On 20 October 2015, it was announced that other than the Opening Ceremony, no paid tickets are required for the ASEAN Para Games events and the entry to the games' venues is entirely free.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Countdown
During the closing ceremony of the 2014 ASEAN Para Games, the APSF Flag was formally handed over to Singapore from Myanmar. This was followed by a song and dance section highlighting Singapore as the next venue.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Countdown
From 3 to 9 December 2014, a series of festivities called the "Treerific Christmas" were held to mark the one year countdown to the games, featuring disability sports such as javelin, shooting, bowling and Boccia which were available for public try out.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Countdown
From 25 July to 1 November, Sport Without Boundaries Roadshows were held at 4 venues from 10:30 to 17:30 SST across Singapore to introduce para sports to the community and increase their awareness of para sports and the upcoming 8th ASEAN Para Games (APG). It featured sports for public try out such as Boccia, Goalball, football 5-a-side, table tennis, and wheelchair basketball.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Costs
Projected cost of the games was at SGD 75 million.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Torch relay
A torch relay was held at the Marina Bay on 3 December 2015 before the games' opening ceremony.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Marketing, Logo
The logo of the 2015 ASEAN Para Games is inspired by the 28th SEA Games logo and is an image depicts the human figures and arms, raised in jubilation and seamlessly joined, weave together to form the shape of a heart, represents the values of the International Paralympic movement of Spirit in motion and the gumption to overcome challenges, and the indomitable triumph of the human spirit. The radiance of the colour palette represents the dynamism of sport. The three figures also represent inclusiveness, uplifting and transforming sports with disabilities, and national pride and represents the unity of competing athletes, as individuals, as a movement, and as a region, reaching for extraordinary.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Marketing, Sponsors
A total of 32 sponsors, comprising 4 Main sponsors, 10 Official sponsors and 18 Official partners contributed to the 2015 ASEAN Para Games. The broadcasting rights of the main sponsor MediaCorp is owned by MediaCorp TV.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on Thursday, 3 December 2015, beginning at 20:00 SST (UTC+8) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. There were five section of performance dubbed the movements in the opening ceremony, which were Stretching the Boundaries, A World of Creative Possibilities, Shooting For the Best, Fire Your Imagination and Celebration of the Extraordinary. The opening ceremony was designed by creative designer Phillip Tan and was helmed by 661 performers including Lily Goh, Samantha Gray, Daniel Purnomo, Sumbut Simla and Li Chi Chao, 120 motivators, 174 volunteers and 454 students mostly from Singapore's special education schools and 75 creative team members.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
The ceremony begins with the first movement, the Stretching the Boundaries where Singapore shooter Aishah Samad was seen at the stage for a short moment after the video footage featuring Singapore's scenery with Charlie Lim's "Still" as background music, followed by a group of dancers from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) consists of 7 different nationalities dancing led by an autistic girl dancer, Luo Mang. The performance proceeds with the entrance of VIP guests including Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
The National Anthem of Singapore was performed by students of Cannosian School including Vivian Voo, Cerebral Palsy alliance of Singapore including Rosemary, the Association for persons with special needs, Rainbow Centre, School of the arts, Sin Ming Secondary School and Nanyang Primary School as the national flag of Singapore was raised. Neo Yew Kim interprets the national anthem using sign language while Raghavendran Rajarekan performed the national anthem with the Bansui flute. The countdown video depicts clay figure made by Singapore school students of Association For Special Needs that resembles numbers from 10 to 1.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
Then, athletes of participating nations paraded into the stadium to the ASEAN traditional music, followed by speeches addressed by Grace Fu, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of Singapore and Zainal Abu Zarin, President of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation and the declaration of the games opening by president Tony Tan Keng Yam and the raising of the APSF and the games flag with the playing of Anthem of the Future, the anthem of the Paralympic movement and drum majors Haikal Rosli and Jonah Chi Jee Hong playing the baton on the stage. The movement told the story of how the athletes push the boundaries and move beyond them.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
Second movement in line is A World of Creative Possibilities performed by students from Grace Orchard School and Anglo Chinese School and Natasha Michella of School of the Arts, with a map of Singapore designed by Special Education students at the background. The movement told the story about human creativity and reflects ASEAN Para Sports Federation vision for pursuing equality in sports and life.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
This was followed by movement 3, the Shooting For The Best performance in which dance troop Redeafination doing the glow in the dark dance, followed by oath taken by Yong Phen Chong for athletes, Lanny Kwok Ping Ping for judges and officials and Muhammad Hosni for Coaches and Personal Best performance which depicts the video of the voice of athletes from participating nations and performance by Lui Chee Chau, a Malaysian pianist and Indah Wahyu, an Indonesian singer. The movement told the story about how the athletes try their best to pursuit victory and improve their performance.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
In the fourth movement, the Fire Your Imagination, Choo Poh Choon, Jason Chee, Yap Qian Yin, Renee Joy Tan, Neoh Yew Kim and dancers from Asia Women Welfare Association doing performances with a person playing flute and two students doing the hand sign dance to express their dreams, followed by the video Because I am a Champion, showing the fighting spirit of Singapore para athletes.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
A group of athletes then passed the torch flame one after another before it was passed to Yip Pin Xiu, who lit the flame on the cauldron with Tay Wei Ming of Badminton and Gan Kai Hong Aloysius of Boccia. The torch bearer are R. Nadesan Kalai Vanen of Powerlifting, Benson Tan Eng Kiong of Swimming, Aishah Samad of Shooting and Toh Wei Soong of Swimming. The movement told the story about human's imagination that resulted from their dreams.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
In the fifth movement, the Celebration of the Extraordinary, performers of the previous performances gather with the Taiko drum, Timpani and electric guitar players and mascot Nila to do the finale alongside performers mostly from Evergreen Secondary School, Metta School, Association of persons with Special needs, I am Soul, Yishun Park and Chaoyang School. The ceremony concludes with President leaving the stadium while meet and greeting athletes and performers who attended the ceremony along the way.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was held on Wednesday, 9 December 2015, from 20:00 SST (UTC+8) at the Marina Bay Sands ballroom in Singapore. Athletes and guests were treated with a series of dances and performances and the dinner served at the ballroom. After that, Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong declared the games closed.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Closing ceremony
The torch was extinguished and the ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was officially handed over to Malaysia, host of the 2017 ASEAN Para Games where Saravanan Murugan receives the flag of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation as its symbol from Zainal Abu Zarin and Lanny Kwok Ping Ping during a flag handover ceremony. The national anthem of Malaysia was played as the National flag of Malaysia was raised. A Malaysia segment performance was also performed by a drum band named Republic of Gendang, highlighting Malaysia as the next host of the ASEAN Para Games.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Participating nations
Around 1181 athletes and 500 officials had participated in the games.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Sports
The Singapore ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (SAPGOC) had confirmed a total of 15 sports for the 8th ASEAN Para Games. This was the most number of sports offered at the ASEAN Para Games in its history. The announcement took place after the sports were endorsed at the 1st ASEAN Para Sports Federation Board of Governors’ Meeting at Marina Bay Sands.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Medal table
The 2015 ASEAN Para Games featured 336 events, resulting in 336 medal sets to be distributed.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Medal table
Two bronze medals were awarded in most events in racket sports: 10 in Badminton and 21 in Table tennis, giving a total of 31 additional bronze medals. On the other hand, 12 silver and 46 bronze medals were not awarded in 46 events in 8 sports competed at the games due to few number of participants. These are: Archery (2 bronze), Athletics (4 silver and 16 bronze), Badminton (2 bronze), Boccia (1 silver and 2 bronze), Chess (8 bronze), Powerlifting (4 silver and 4 bronze), Swimming (3 bronze) and Table tennis (3 silver and 9 bronze).


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Medal table
As a result, a total of 981 medals comprising 336 gold medals, 324 silver medals and 321 bronze medals were awarded to athletes.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Medal table
The host Singapore's performance was its best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was placed fifth overall among participating nations.


2015 ASEAN Para Games, Broadcasting
Sport Singapore hosted live video stream at its YouTube channel. An official mobile application for the games was also released which featured live streams of selected sports events, schedules, results and other promotional materials. In Malaysia, Radio Televisyen Malaysia broadcasts the daily highlights of the games from 4 to 10 December 2015.


2015 ASI Panthers season
The 2015 ASI Panthers season was the first season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their first and only season in the AIF.


2015 ASI Panthers season
On October 10, 2014, American Indoor Football (AIF) announced that the ASI Panthers would be joining the league as part 2015 expansion. The Panthers were officially announced as a 2015 expansion team of the AIF in November, 2014.


2015 ASI Panthers season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 15, 201528 Active, 0 Inactive


2015 AT&T American Cup
The 2015 AT&T American Cup is the 39th edition of the American Cup and the final event in the 2014-15 FIG World Cup series.


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova
The 2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Padova, Italy between 29 June and 5 July 2013.


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players used the protected ranking to gain entry into the main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players was given Special Exempt to gain entry into the main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players was given alternate to gain entry into the main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs gained entry into the doubles main draw as an alternate:


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova – Doubles
Roberto Maytín and Andrés Molteni was the defending champion, but they did not participate this year.


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Andrey Rublev won the title, defeating Federico Gaio and Alessandro Giannessi in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4).


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova – Singles
Máximo González was the defending champion, but lost to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the first round.


2015 ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova – Singles
Andrej Martin won the title defeating Albert Montañés in the final, 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), after saving one match point in the tie-break.


2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang
The 2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nanchang, China between 14 and 20 September 2015.


2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry courtesy of a protected ranking:


2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles
Chen Ti and Peng Hsien-yin are the defending champions, but only Chen defended his title partnering Huang Liang-chi.


2015 ATP Challenger Torino
The 2015 ATP Challenger Torino was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Turin, Italy between 27 April and 3 May.


2015 ATP Challenger Torino, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 ATP Challenger Torino – Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop won the title, defeating Dino Marcan and Antonio Šančić in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [10–5].


2015 ATP Challenger Torino – Singles
Marco Cecchinato won the title, defeating Kimmer Coppejans in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour, in 2015 was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2015 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 166 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $40,000 up to $220,000. It was the 38th edition of challenger tournaments cycle, and 7th under the name of Challenger Tour.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by:


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals
The 2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament played at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, between 25 and 29 November 2015. It was the fifth edition of the event, which serves as the season ending championships for players on the ATP Challenger Tour.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualified Players
On 10 November 2015, ATP editor Josh Meiseles confirmed the final list of 8 players on the ATP World Tour official website.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Day-by-day summary
All times listed below are in Brasília Summer Time (UTC−02:00).


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles
Diego Schwartzman was the defending champion, but did not qualify this year. Íñigo Cervantes won the title, defeating Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4). Cervantes also became the first undefeated champion of the event.


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5) ATP rankings


2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5) ATP rankings


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open
The 2015 ATP Shenzhen Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Centre in Shenzhen, China from September 28 to October 4.


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions but chose not to participate. Jonathan Erlich and Colin Fleming won the title, defeating Chris Guccione and André Sá in the final, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), [10–6].


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion but chose not to participate this year. Tomáš Berdych won the title, defeating Guillermo García-López in the final, 6–3, 7–6(9–7).


2015 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2015 ATP World Tour
The 2015 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.


2015 ATP World Tour
In singles, Novak Djokovic won three major titles, a record six Masters 1000 titles, and the ATP World Tour Finals. He had a 4–0 record versus Rafael Nadal, a 5–3 record against Roger Federer, and a 6–1 record against Andy Murray.


2015 ATP World Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2015 ATP World Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. The players/nations are sorted by:


2015 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2015 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2015 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Top 10 entry
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:


2015 ATP World Tour, ATP rankings
These are the ATP rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the current date of the 2015 season.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.


2015 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.


2015 ATP World Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players [winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week] who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2015 season:


2015 ATP World Tour, Comebacks
Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 ATP Tour season:


2015 ATP World Tour Finals
The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 15 and 22 November 2015. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2015 ATP World Tour.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament
The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals took place from 15 to 22 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It is the 46th edition of the tournament (41st in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour. The event takes place on indoor hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour. The eight players who qualify for the event are split into two groups of four.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament
During this stage, players compete in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage. The doubles competition uses the same format.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament, Format
The ATP World Tour Finals has a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds are determined by the ATP Rankings and ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches are two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament, Group name changes
The ATP has announced that the group names will be changed from A and B to that of former champions of the event. In 2015 the groups will be renamed after the first two champions Stan Smith (1970) and Ilie Năstase (1971–73, 75).


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
Eight players compete at the tournament, with two named alternates. Players receive places in the following order of precedence:


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
In the event of this totaling more than 8 players, those lower down in the selection order become the alternates. If further alternates are needed, these players are selected by the ATP.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
Provisional rankings are published weekly as the ATP Race to the World Tour Finals, coinciding with the 52-week rolling ATP rankings on the date of selection. Points are accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup, ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tournaments from the 52 weeks prior to the selection date, with points from the previous years Tour Finals excluded. Players accrue points across 18 tournaments, usually made up of:


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
All players must include the ranking points for mandatory Masters tournaments for which they are on the original acceptance list and for all Grand Slams for which they would be eligible, even if they do not compete (in which case they receive zero points).


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
Furthermore, players who finished 2014 in the world's top 30 are commitment players who must (if not injured) include points for the 8 mandatory Masters tournament regardless of whether they enter, and who must compete in at least 4 ATP 500 tournaments (though the Monte Carlo Masters may count to this total), of which one must take place after the US Open. Zero point scores may also be taken from withdrawals by non-injured players from ATP 500 tournaments according to certain other conditions outlined by the ATP. Beyond these rules, however, a player may substitute his next best tournament result for missed Masters and Grand Slam tournaments.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
Players may have their ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment be reduced by one tournament, by reaching each of the following milestones:


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Singles
Players must be defined by the ATP as in good standing to avail of the reduced commitment.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification, Doubles
Eight teams compete at the tournament, with one named alternates. The eight competing teams receive places according to the same order of precedence as in Singles. The named alternate will be offered first to any unaccepted teams in the selection order, then to the highest ranked unaccepted team, and then to a team selected by the ATP. Points are accumulated in the same competitions as for the Singles tournament. However, for Doubles teams there are no commitment tournaments, so teams are ranked according to their 18 highest points scoring results from any tournaments.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 4 June 2015, Novak Djokovic was announced as the tournament's first qualifier upon reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 French Open.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Novak Djokovic began his season in Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Ivo Karlovic in a tight three set match. He then went on to reach the final of every subsequent tournament he played, beginning with reclaiming the Australian Open title, defeating Andy Murray in four sets to become the first man in the Open Era to win five titles in Melbourne.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
After losing the final in Dubai Tennis Championships to Roger Federer, Djokovic went on a 28-match winning streak, first leading Serbia to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup before winning the first three Masters 1000 titles of the year at the BNP Paribas Open, Miami Open and Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, beating Federer, Murray and Tomáš Berdych respectively in the finals.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
After skipping Madrid, he successfully defended his title at the Rome Masters, defeating Federer in the final once again. At the French Open, Djokovic once again made it to the final, defeating Murray en route in a gruelling 5-set thriller in the semi-finals. Ultimately he lost the final to Stan Wawrinka, denying the Serb a first title in Paris and a Career Grand Slam. He quickly rebounded to win his third Wimbledon title, defeating Federer in the final for the second year in a row to successfully defend his title.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the first tournament of the US Open Series, Djokovic made it to the final of the Canada Masters for only the fourth time, making it to the final before losing to Murray in what was his first loss in nine encounters with the Scot. The next week, at the Western & Southern Open, Djokovic made it to the finals for the fifth time, but was once again defeated, this time by Roger Federer. This was the fifth time that Djokovic had been defeated in the finals of Cincinnati, the only ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title he has never won.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the final slam of the year, the US Open, Djokovic was victorious, defeating Roger Federer in the finals. This victory meant Djokovic won 3 of the 4 Grand Slams in 2015; this is the second time he achieved this feat in his career, the other year being 2011 Novak Djokovic Tennis Season. In making it to the final, Djokovic reached the final of all 4 Grand Slams this year, achieving this feat for the first time in his career.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
After his US Open victory, Djokovic continued his triumph by winning the China Open defeating Rafael Nadal in the finals, thus extending his winning streak to 12 and extended his winning streak to 30 matches won in a row in Bejiing, where he has never lost in his six appearances. Djokovic then ventured to the Shanghai Rolex Masters as a three-time champion he was once again victorious, defeating Jo Wilfried Tsonga in the final. This marked the fifth Masters 1000 title of the year for Djokovic, tying the record for most Masters 1000 titles won in a single season.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the next tournament, the Paris Masters, Djokovic made history by winning his sixth Masters in 2015, the most Masters anyone has won in a single season with his victory over Andy Murray. His Masters 1000 tally was increased to 26, putting him one shy of Rafael Nadal who holds the record with 27. Djokovic is set to make his ninth consecutive appearance at the season finale.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 15 August, Andy Murray became the second player to qualify on 15 August, during his victorious campaign at the Rogers Cup.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Andy Murray opened his campaign at the Hopman Cup, where he was partnered by Heather Watson. The Brits finished their group second behind Poland, despite being level on ties and matches won, however Murray won each of his singles matches against Benoît Paire, Jerzy Janowicz and Marinko Matosevic respectively. Murray's first competitive tournament of the year was the Australian Open, where he made it to the final for the fourth time, however lost to Novak Djokovic, becoming the first man in the Open Era to lose four Australian Open finals. After quarterfinal losses in both ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and Dubai Tennis Championships to Gilles Simon and Borna Coric respectively, Murray made it to the semi-finals in BNP Paribas Open, and his fourth final in Miami Open, losing to Djokovic in both instances.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then went on to have his most successful clay court season to date, reaching his first ever final on clay at the BMW Open in Munich. He defeated home favourite Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final to claim the first clay title of his career. This was followed up by reaching his first Masters 1000 final on clay, defeating three top 10 opponents in succession for the first time on clay, including a first clay court victory over Rafael Nadal, to win the title at the Madrid Open for the first time since 2008.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Murray withdrew prior to his third round match against David Goffin in Rome Masters, citing fatigue, before reaching his third semi-final at the French Open, losing again to Djokovic in a thrilling five-set encounter. Murray began his grass court season by winning his fourth title at the Queen's Club, joining John McEnroe, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick for the most titles at the tournament in the Open Era. He made it to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, losing to Roger Federer in straight sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then returned to the Queen's Club for the Davis Cup Quarterfinals, where he won both his singles and the doubles rubber against France to lead Great Britain to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1981. Murray began the US Open Series by winning the Rogers Cup for the third time, defeating Djokovic for the first time since his historic triumph at the 2013 Wimbledon final. However, he fell in the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open to Federer.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the US Open, he suffered a surprising loss to South African Kevin Anderson in the fourth round. In his next two events the Shanghai Rolex Masters and BNP Paribas Masters, he lost Djokovic in the semi-finals and finals respectively. This is the eighth time Murray has qualified for the year-end championships, set to make his seventh appearance.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 8 September, Following his run to the US Open final, Roger Federer became the third man to qualify.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Roger Federer made a winning start to his 2015 season, winning the title at the Brisbane International, defeating Milos Raonic in three tight sets the final. He couldn't carry the momentum into the Australian Open however, losing in the third round against Andreas Seppi, bringing to an end his record streak of 11 consecutive semi-final appearances in Melbourne. Federer rebounded well in the Dubai Tennis Championships reaching his second final of the season, and subsequently defeating Novak Djokovic to win the title in Dubai for the unprecedented seventh time. After skipping the first round of the Davis Cup, Federer reached the final in Indian Wells for a record sixth time, however lost to Djokovic in three sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
After an early exit in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters against Gaël Monfils, Federer won the third title of his season, at the inaugural Istanbul Open, defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final. An opening round loss to Nick Kyrgios in Mutua Madrid Open was followed by reaching another final in Rome Masters, losing again to Djokovic, this time in straight sets. At the French Open he made the quarterfinals, losing to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. During the grass court season, Federer won a record eighth title in Gerry Weber Open, defeating Seppi in the final. Next, he competed at Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Djokovic in the final.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Federer's next tournament was the Western & Southern Open, he was victorious in the final, defeating Djokovic to win his 24th Masters 1000 title. In his next tournament, the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Federer entered as the defending champion. However, he was defeated in the first round by Albert Ramos Vinolas. After his shock defeat, Federer entered the Swiss Indoors as the defending champion. Here, he was victorious over Rafael Nadal in the pair's first meeting since the Australian Open in 2014. This marked the first time that Federer has beaten Nadal since 2012 BNP Paribas Open. After his Basel victory, Federer entered the Paris Masters. However, he was defeated by John Isner in the third round. This is the 14th consecutive time that Federer has qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 9 September, Stan Wawrinka qualified for the third time.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Stan Wawrinka began the year by successfully defending his title at the Aircel Chennai Open against Aljaž Bedene. Coming in as the defending champion at the Australian Open, he was unable to lift the title when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals after losing the fifth set in a bagel. However, he bounced back by winning the Rotterdam Open defeating Czech Tomáš Berdych in three tight sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, following early success in the season, Wawrinka suffered a drought failing to win back-to-back in his next four events, the BNP Paribas Open, Miami Masters, Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and Mutua Madrid Open. He was able to bounce back at the Rome Masters reaching the semi-finals before losing to compatriot Roger Federer. Despite his mixed results during the clay season, he was able to capture the biggest clay title and his second grand slam title at the French Open, when he upset world no. 1 Djokovic, ending the Serbians winning streak in the process as well. He then played at Queen's Club Championships losing to eventual runner-up Anderson. He followed it up with a decent showing at Wimbledon, reaching his second quarterfinal at the event losing to Richard Gasquet 11–9 in the fifth set.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the US Open Series, he retired in his first match against Nick Kyrgios at the Rogers Cup and reached the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open losing to Federer. At the US Open, Wawrinka continued his good form at the slams, when he reached the semi-finals but once again he lost to his compatriot Federer in three quick sets. He won his fourth title of the year at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships defeating France's Benoît Paire in the final. At the Shanghai Rolex Masters he lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Back at Europe, Wawrinka suffered an upset loss at his home tournament Swiss Indoors losing to Ivo Karlović in the first round. At the BNP Paribas Masters, he suffered another loss to Djokovic in the semi-finals this time. This is Wawrinka's third time at the event having reached back-to-back semi-finals.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 18 October, Rafael Nadal and Tomáš Berdych took the next two spots.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Rafael Nadal began the year as the defending Champion at the Qatar Total Open, but suffered a shocking three set defeat to Michael Berrer in the first round. He won the doubles title with Juan Mónaco. At the Australian Open, Nadal lost in straight sets to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinal, thus ending a 17-match winning streak against the seventh-seeded Czech. He then competed at South American clay swing. He began with the Rio Open but lost in the semi-finals to Fabio Fognini.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then claimed his first title of the year and his 46th career clay-court title against Juan Mónaco at the Argentina Open. Nadal then participated at the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open but suffered early defeats to Milos Raonic and Fernando Verdasco, in the quarterfinals and third round respectively. Nadal then began his spring clay season at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters and reached the semi-finals where he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
After losing to Fognini again at the Barcelona Open quarterfinals, Nadal entered the Madrid Open as the two-time defending champion but lost in the final to Andy Murray in straight sets, resulting in his dropping out of the top five for the first time since 2005. In the Rome Masters, he lost to Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Nadal came into the French Open at the five time defending but lost to eventual runner-up Djokovic in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak of 39 consecutive victories in Paris since his defeat by Robin Söderling in 2009.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Nadal went on to win the Mercedes Cup against Serbian Viktor Troicki, his first grass court title since he won at Wimbledon in 2010.He was unable to continue his good form on grass as he lost in the first round of the Aegon Championships to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets and the second round of Wimbledon to Dustin Brown. He won his third title of the year at the German Open defeating Fabio Fognini in the final.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Nadal's US Open Series wasn't that impressive as his best result was a quarterfinal at the Rogers Cup losing to Kei Nishikori. He then followed it up with third round loses at the Western & Southern Open and US Open, losing to Feliciano López and Fognini (despite having won the first two sets), respectively. This early exit ended Nadal's record 10-year streak of winning at least one major. He was able to bounce back at the China Open, reaching the final losing to Djokovic and the semi-finals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He followed it up with his sixth final of the year at the Swiss Indoors losing to Federer. In his final tournament prior to the event, he fell in the quarterfinals to Wawrinka at the BNP Paribas Masters in two tie-break sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Tomáš Berdych began the year by reaching the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open but lost the Spaniard David Ferrer in two tight sets. In the Australian Open, Berdych reached his second Australian Open semi-final, after defeating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and ending his 16 match losing to the Spaniard. Berdych lost in four sets against Andy Murray in the semi-final. In his next event the Rotterdam Open, as the defending champion, he lost to Stan Wawrinka in three sets in the final.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He followed it up with a semi-final appearance at the Dubai Tennis Championships losing to Novak Djokovic. Berdych lost his first quarterfinal of the year at the BNP Paribas Open, falling to Roger Federer. At the Miami Masters, Berdych reached the semi-finals, but lost to Andy Murray. Berdych then participated in the 2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, in which he defeated Gaël Monfils and Milos Raonic to reach the final, but eventually lost to Novak Djokovic. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Berdych lost in the semi-finals to Rafael Nadal. Following a quarterfinal appearance, the following week at the Rome Masters, Berdych reached a ranking career-best of No. 4. Berdych next competed at the French Open where he suffered his first loss prior to the last 8, when he fell in the fourth round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Berdych next competed at the Gerry Weber Open where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Ivo Karlovic in three sets. Berdych reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships before losing to Gilles Simon in straight sets. Berdych lost in the second round of the Rogers Cup and the quarterfinals in the Western & Southern Open. Berdych then went on to reach the fourth round of the US Open before losing to Richard Gasquet in four sets after taking the first set.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He followed with his first title of the year at the Shenzhen Open, defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the final in straight sets. However, he could not carry his good form to the China Open as he lost in the first round to Pablo Cuevas. However, he made it to the quarterfinals in the Shanghai Masters event. Berdych then went on to win the Stockholm Open title and his 12th ATP World Tour title defeating Jack Sock in the final in straight sets. Berdych made it to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters. He then qualified for the event for the sixth year in a row.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 31 October, David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori became the final two qualifiers.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
David Ferrer Ferrer began his season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he won his 22nd ATP World Tour title by defeating Tomáš Berdych in the final in straight sets. At the 2015 Australian Open, he made it to the fourth round, losing to Kei Nishikori. Ferrer followed that up by winning back-to-back 500 event titles at the Rio Open and Abierto Mexicano Telcel by defeating Fabio Fognini and Kei Nishikori, respectively. At the BNP Paribas Open, he suffered an upset loss to Bernard Tomic in the third round.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He was able to reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters losing in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic. His European clay season was average, being able to reach the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo Rolex Masters and Mutua Madrid Open losing to Rafael Nadal and Nishikori, respectively and the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open and Rome Masters losing to Pablo Andújar and Djokovic, respectively. Ferrer was able to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open before losing to Andy Murray in four sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, Ferrer lost his first match on grass at the Nottingham Open and withdrew from Wimbledon due to an elbow injury. He then came into the US Open with no preparation and lost to Jérémy Chardy in the third round. He bounced back by winning his 25th career title at the Malaysian Open defeating compatriot Feliciano López. At the China Open he lost to Djokovic once again this time in the semi-finals. He was upset again by a lower ranked Tomic in his first match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. He claimed his fifth title of the year at the Erste Bank Open, defeating Steve Johnson to bring his finals record in the year to 5–0. He followed it up with a semi-final showing at the BNP Paribas Masters falling to Murray.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Kei Nishikori began the 2015 season by participating in the Brisbane International and reached the semi-finals before being beaten by Milos Raonic in 3 tight-set tiebreaks. Nishikori equalled his best record yet in the Australian Open by reaching the quarterfinals, but he was beaten in straight sets by defending champion Stan Wawrinka. Nishikori won his eighth singles title and became the first ever player to win the Memphis Open three times in a row, beating Kevin Anderson in straight sets in the final.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He next participated in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel losing to David Ferrer in straight sets in the final but reached a new career high world ranking of No. 4 . During the March Masters, he reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in seven appearances but was upset by Feliciano López in straight sets in the fourth round. In the Miami Open, he reached the quarterfinals but lost to American John Isner in straight sets.


2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Nishikori began his clay-court season at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he defended his title by beating Pablo Andújar in the final in two sets. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Nishikori lost to Andy Murray in the semi-finals. At the Rome Masters, he faced world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the QF and lost in three sets. Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open in 82 years but lost to home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five set.