2014 China Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 31 March – 6 April 2014 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £478,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  Zhao Xintong(CHN)(142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ding Junhui(CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson(AUS) |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The2014China Openwas a professionalrankingsnookertournament, that took place between 31 March and 6 April 2014 at theBeijing University Students' GymnasiuminBeijing,China.It was the eleventh ranking event of the2013–14 season.[1]
Ding Junhuiwon his 11th ranking title by defeating defending championNeil Robertson10–5 in the final, and became the sixth on thelist of players with the most ranking titlesbehindStephen Hendry(36 titles),Steve Davis(28),Ronnie O'Sullivan(26),John Higgins(25) andMark Williams(18).[2]Ding also equalled Hendry's record from1990/1991to win five ranking titles in a single season.[3]
Prize fund[edit]
The total prize money of the event was raised to £478,000 from the previous year's £425,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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Wildcard round[edit]
These matches were played inBeijingon 31 March 2014.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Yu Delu(CHN) |
5–2 | Chen Zifan(CHN)
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| WC2 |  Luca Brecel(BEL) |
5–2 | Yuan Sijun(CHN)
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| WC3 |  John Astley(ENG) |
5–2 | Yan Bingtao(CHN)
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| WC4 | Sam Baird(ENG) |
2–5 | Zhao Xintong(CHN)
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Main draw[edit]
Final[edit]
| Final:Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium,Beijing,China,6 April 2014.[9][10] | ||
| Neil RobertsonAustralia
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5–10 | Ding JunhuiChina
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| Afternoon:0–98(87),0–63(61),58–67,74–21,0–123(119),6–110(59),20–71,102–1 (102),57–71 Evening:63–13 (57),5–125(104),64–49,0–87(67),74–9 (57),13–98(66) | ||
| 102 | Highest break | 119 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying[edit]
These matches were held between 16 and 18 February 2014 atThe Capital VenueinGloucester,England.All matches were best of 9 frames.[11][12][13]
Century breaks[edit]
Qualifying stage centuries[edit]
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Televised stage centuries[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^"Tournament Calendar 2013/2014".Snooker.org.Retrieved12 November2013.
- ^"Ding Matches Hendry's Record".worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Retrieved6 April2014.
- ^"Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record".BBC Sport.Retrieved6 April2014.
- ^"Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14".worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.1 May 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2013.Retrieved19 August2013.
- ^"Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn"(PDF).worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.8 April 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 18 April 2013.Retrieved14 February2014.
- ^ab"China Open 2014 draw & results"(PDF).World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.7 April 2014.Archived(PDF)from the original on 9 April 2014.Retrieved7 April2014.
- ^ab"China Open 2014 Provisional Format of Play"(PDF).worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Archived(PDF)from the original on 6 March 2014.Retrieved1 March2014.
- ^ab"China Open 2014: Results".BBC Sport.Retrieved6 April2014.
- ^abc"China Open (2014)".Snooker.org.Retrieved14 February2014.
- ^"Final – Match 67 – Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui".worldsnookerdata.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2014.Retrieved6 April2014.
- ^"China Open 2014 Qualifiers Draw"(PDF).World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.19 February 2014.Archived(PDF)from the original on 7 March 2014.Retrieved7 March2014.
- ^"China Open 2014 Qualifiers Format"(PDF).worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Archived(PDF)from the original on 12 March 2014.Retrieved14 February2014.
- ^"China Open Qualifiers (2014)".Snooker.org.Retrieved14 February2014.
- ^"China Open qualifiers: century breaks".worldsnookerdata.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Archivedfrom the original on 23 February 2014.Retrieved18 February2014.
- ^"China Open: century breaks".worldsnookerdata.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2014.Retrieved6 April2014.