European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8

European Tour 2013/2014
Event 8
Tournament information
Dates	6–9 February 2014
Venue	Gdynia Sports Arena
City	Gdynia
Country	Poland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,600
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Score	4–1
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The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 (also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 February 2014 at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland.^[2]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 3–4 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Shaun Murphy won in the final 4–1 against Fergal O'Brien.^[4] This was Murphy's first title since the 2011 Brazil Masters 29 months earlier.^[5]^[6] Murphy also made the 104th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Jamie Jones. This was Murphy's third official 147 break,^[7] and the seventh in the 2013/2014 season.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[1]^[8]^[9]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	€25,000	2,000
Runner-up	€12,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€6,000	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€4,000	1,000
Last 16	€2,300	760
Last 32	€1,200	560
Last 64	€700	360
Maximum break^[5]	€600	–
Total	€125,600	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames


Krzysztof Wrobel	4–1	Maciej Maciejwski

Round 2

Best of 7 frames


Marcin Nitschke	4–1	Grzegorz Biernadski
Maciej Sarapuk	0–4	Thomas Goldstein
Kacper Filipiak	4–0	Tomasz Malecki
Oliver Brown	4–0	Michal Ebert
Filipe Cardoso	3–4	Wojciech Przylucki
Felix Buchfeld	n/s–w/o	Mateusz Goslinowski
Marcin Bek	1–4	Rafał Jewtuch
Michael Wild	w/d–w/o	Ross Higgins
Anita Maflin	0–4	Joe Steele
Michael Collumb	4–0	Antoni Kowalski
Mateusz Baranowski	0–4	Sanderson Lam
Kevin Dabrowski	0–4	Hans Blanckaert
Konrad Piekarczyk	0–4	David Frew
Mateusz Nowak	4–2	Wojciech Bojewski
Kashif Khan	w/d–w/o	Sam Harvey
Krzysztof Wrobel	3–4	Michael Georgiou


Karol Lelek	4–0	Rafal Gorecki
Tetyana Volovelska	0–4	Christopher Keogan
Oliver Lines	4–0	Brian Cox
Gareth Allen	4–1	Charlie Walters
Adrian Materek	1–4	Billy Brown
Oliwia Lachowicz	w/d–w/o	Robert Valiant
Kamil Zubrzycki	w/d–w/o	Jamie Clarke
Maciej Kielkowicz	0–4	Jeff Cundy
Nathan Jones	4–2	Maciej Michowski
Ben Harrison	w/d–w/o	Matthew Hudson
Michal Matuszczyk	0–4	Ricky Norris
Matthew Day	4–1	Ryan Causton
Konrad Sor	1–4	Marcin Kolibski
Tomasz Marczak	0–4	Jaroslaw Kowalski
Pawel Rogoza	2–4	Adam Stefanow
Denis Lachowicz	w/d–w/o	Sydney Wilson

Round 3

Best of 7 frames


Marcin Nitschke	4–2	Thomas Goldstein
Kacper Filipiak	4–2	Oliver Brown
Wojciech Przylucki	4–0	Mateusz Goslinowski
Rafał Jewtuch	4–3	Ross Higgins
Joe Steele	0–4	Michael Collumb
Sanderson Lam	4–2	Hans Blanckaert
David Frew	4–1	Mateusz Nowak
Sam Harvey	1–4	Michael Georgiou


Karol Lelek	1–4	Christopher Keogan
Oliver Lines	1–4	Gareth Allen
Billy Brown	0–4	Robert Valiant
Jamie Clarke	4–3	Jeff Cundy
Nathan Jones	w/o–w/d	Matthew Hudson
Ricky Norris	2–4	Matthew Day
Marcin Kolibski	4–1	Jaroslaw Kowalski
Adam Stefanow	4–1	Sydney Wilson

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Selby	4
Chen Zhe	0	Mark Selby	3
Anthony Hamilton	4	Anthony Hamilton	4
Marcin Nitschke	1			Anthony Hamilton	0
Matthew Stevens	1			Matthew Selt	4
Allan Taylor	4	Allan Taylor	0
Matthew Selt	4	Matthew Selt	4
Ahmed Saif	2					Matthew Selt	4
Martin Gould	4					Robert Milkins	0
Kacper Filipiak	1	Martin Gould	4
Peter Lines	4	Peter Lines	1
Xiao Guodong	3			Martin Gould	2
Robert Milkins	4			Robert Milkins	4
Paul Davison	3	Robert Milkins	4
John Astley	3	Fraser Patrick	0
Fraser Patrick	4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Judd Trump	4
Liu Chuang	2	Judd Trump	4
Chris Wakelin	4	Chris Wakelin	0
Alexander Ursenbacher	2			Judd Trump	4
Mike Dunn	4			Steve Davis	3
Michael Leslie	2	Mike Dunn	2
Steve Davis	4	Steve Davis	4
Wojciech Przylucki	1					Judd Trump	4
Tom Ford	4					Mark King	3
Rafał Jewtuch	0	Tom Ford	4
Aditya Mehta	4	Aditya Mehta	1
James Wattana	0			Tom Ford	3
Mark King	4			Mark King	4
Chris Norbury	3	Mark King	4
Joe Perry	4	Joe Perry	1
Daniel Wells	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Michael Holt	4
Li Hang	1	Michael Holt	0
Jamie Jones	4	Jamie Jones	4
Michael Collumb	2			Jamie Jones	4
Mark Davis	4			Martin O'Donnell	3
Ratchayothin Yotharuck	2	Mark Davis	1
Martin O'Donnell	4	Martin O'Donnell	4
Jak Jones	3					Jamie Jones	2
Kyren Wilson	3					Shaun Murphy	4
Tian Pengfei	4	Tian Pengfei	4
Robbie Williams	4	Robbie Williams	2
Li Yan	0			Tian Pengfei	1
Stuart Bingham	4			Shaun Murphy	4
Sanderson Lam	0	Stuart Bingham	1
Shaun Murphy	4	Shaun Murphy	4
Jamie O'Neil	0

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Stephen Maguire	4
Cao Xinlong	0	Stephen Maguire	4
Ryan Day	w/o	Ryan Day	0
Robin Hull	w/d			Stephen Maguire	4
Gary Wilson	4			Michael Wasley	1
Adam Duffy	3	Gary Wilson	3
Michael Wasley	4	Michael Wasley	4
David Frew	0					Stephen Maguire	4
Barry Hawkins	4					John Higgins	2
Ryan Clark	1	Barry Hawkins	4
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	w/d	Jimmy White	1
Jimmy White	w/o			Barry Hawkins	3
John Higgins	4			John Higgins	4
Michael Georgiou	0	John Higgins	4
Anthony McGill	3	Elliot Slessor	3
Elliot Slessor	4

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ricky Walden	w/d
Christopher Keogan	w/o	Christopher Keogan	1
Marcus Campbell	4	Marcus Campbell	4
Andrew Higginson	1			Marcus Campbell	4
Joel Walker	1			Gareth Allen	3
Gareth Allen	4	Gareth Allen	4
Andrew Norman	4	Andrew Norman	2
Dave Harold	3					Marcus Campbell	1
Joe Swail	4					Alfie Burden	4
Ross Muir	0	Joe Swail	3
Michael White	3	Craig Steadman	4
Craig Steadman	4			Craig Steadman	2
Alfie Burden	4			Alfie Burden	4
Noppon Saengkham	3	Alfie Burden	4
Jimmy Robertson	4	Jimmy Robertson	1
Andrew Pagett	3

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Marco Fu	4
Robert Valiant	0	Marco Fu	0
Nigel Bond	4	Nigel Bond	4
Hammad Miah	1			Nigel Bond	3
Sam Baird	4			Sam Baird	4
Vinnie Calabrese	2	Sam Baird	4
Luca Brecel	1	Jamie Clarke	0
Jamie Clarke	4					Sam Baird	4
Barry Pinches	4					Barry Pinches	2
Nathan Jones	3	Barry Pinches	4
Pankaj Advani	2	Alex Borg	1
Alex Borg	4			Barry Pinches	4
Ian Burns	4			Ian Burns	3
Yu Delu	0	Ian Burns	4
Scott Donaldson	4	Scott Donaldson	1
James Cahill	3

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

David Gilbert	4
Cao Yupeng	1	David Gilbert	4
David Grace	4	David Grace	1
Matthew Day	0			David Gilbert	3
Mark Joyce	4			Zhang Anda	4
Ken Doherty	3	Mark Joyce	1
Gerard Greene	3	Zhang Anda	4
Zhang Anda	4					Zhang Anda	4
Kurt Maflin	2					Rod Lawler	1
Lee Page	4	Lee Page	2
Rod Lawler	4	Rod Lawler	4
Marcin Kolibski	0			Rod Lawler	4
Ben Woollaston	1			Jamie Cope	0
Rory McLeod	4	Rory McLeod	1
David Morris	w/d	Jamie Cope	4
Jamie Cope	w/o

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Graeme Dott	4
Peter Ebdon	3	Graeme Dott	4
Stuart Carrington	3	Patrick Einsle	2
Patrick Einsle	4			Graeme Dott	1
Neil Robertson	4			Alan McManus	4
Adam Stefanow	1	Neil Robertson	3
Alan McManus	4	Alan McManus	4
Sean O'Sullivan	3					Alan McManus	1
Fergal O'Brien	4					Fergal O'Brien	4
Alex Davies	1	Fergal O'Brien	4
Tony Drago	4	Tony Drago	3
Liam Highfield	0			Fergal O'Brien	4
Dominic Dale	4			Dominic Dale	3
Dechawat Poomjaeng	1	Dominic Dale	4
Mark Williams	3	Liang Wenbo	1
Liang Wenbo	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Matthew Selt	4
Judd Trump	1	Matthew Selt	1
Shaun Murphy	4	Shaun Murphy	4
Stephen Maguire	3			Shaun Murphy	4
Alfie Burden	3			Fergal O'Brien	1
Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	1
Zhang Anda	2	Fergal O'Brien	4
Fergal O'Brien	4

Century breaks

^[13]

147, 138, 136, 128, 103 – Shaun Murphy
138 – Liu Chuang
137 – Steve Davis
136, 133 – Alfie Burden
136, 120, 107 – Martin Gould
133, 111, 106, 103 – Sam Baird
129, 100 – Mark King
127 – Gareth Allen
126 – Peter Ebdon
125, 109 – Alan McManus
123 – Rod Lawler
121, 100 – Mark Davis
118 – Marcus Campbell
113 – Fergal O'Brien

113 – Zhang Anda
112, 100 – Neil Robertson
110 – Mark Selby
108 – Stephen Maguire
106 – Chris Norbury
106 – Matthew Selt
106 – Kurt Maflin
105 – Judd Trump
104 – Jak Jones
103 – Tian Pengfei
102 – Ken Doherty
101 – David Grace
100 – Ian Burns
100 – Dominic Dale

References

^ ^a ^b "European Tour 2013/2014 Entry pack for the Gdynia Open (ET8)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Robertson wins thrilling Poland final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Murphy claims final European Tour title of season". Eurosport UK. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Shaun Murphy makes maximum break on way to Gdynia Open win". BBC Sport. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Murphy ends trophy drought". Sporting Life. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Murphy Makes 147 In Gdynia". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 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 28 December 2013.
^ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Gdynia Open (ET8) draw and results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Gdynia Open (ET8) format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "European Tour Event Eight (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Gdynia Open (ET8): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

External links

Official website (in Polish)
2014 Gdynia Open in Poland – Pictures by Iza Morska & Mikołaj Ochman at Facebook

[Entry_pack-1] "European Tour 2013/2014 Entry pack for the Gdynia Open (ET8)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[2] "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[3] "Robertson wins thrilling Poland final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[4] "Murphy claims final European Tour title of season". Eurosport UK. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[147_maximum-5] "Shaun Murphy makes maximum break on way to Gdynia Open win". BBC Sport. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[6] "Murphy ends trophy drought". Sporting Life. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[7] "Murphy Makes 147 In Gdynia". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[8] "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 28 December 2013.

[9] "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[10] "Gdynia Open (ET8) draw and results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[11] "Gdynia Open (ET8) format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[12] "European Tour Event Eight (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[13] "Gdynia Open (ET8): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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Tournament information

Dates	6–9 February 2014 (2014-02-06 – 2014-02-09)
Venue	Gdynia Sports Arena
City	Gdynia
Country	Poland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,600
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Score	4–1
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