[1] The Circus Arena played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.

[2] The age limit of the event was reduced from 45 to 40 years, allowing players such as Mark Williams, Peter Ebdon, Dominic Dale and Fergal O'Brien to enter.

Mark Williams won his 26th professional title by defeating Fergal O'Brien 2–1 in the final.

[4][5] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7] The draw for the last 16 was made on 3 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York during the UK Championship.

[8] These matches were played on 20 and 21 December 2014 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England.