The 2014 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 31 March and 6 April 2014 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2013–14 season.[1]
| 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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Ding Junhui won his 11th ranking title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–5 in the final, and became the sixth on the list of players with the most ranking titles behind Stephen Hendry (36 titles), Steve Davis (28), Ronnie O'Sullivan (26), John Higgins (25) and Mark Williams (18).[2] Ding also equalled Hendry's record from 1990/1991 to 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 in Beijing on 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 Robertson Australia
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5–10 | Ding Junhui China
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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 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, 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. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Ding Matches Hendry's Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b "China Open 2014 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b "China Open 2014: Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "China Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Final – Match 67 – Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "China Open 2014 Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "China Open 2014 Qualifiers Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "China Open Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "China Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "China Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.