2014 China Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 March–6 April 2014 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £478,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Defending champion |  Neil Robertson |
← 2013 | |
The 2014 China Open professional ranking snooker tournament will take place between 31 March and 6 April 2014 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It will be the eleventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]
Neil Robertson is the defending champion.[2]
Prize fund
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:[3]
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Wildcard round
These matches will be played in Beijing on 31 March 2014.[4][5][6][7]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Yu Delu
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– | Chen Zifan
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| WC2 |  Luca Brecel
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– | Yuan Sijun
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| WC3 |  John Astley
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– | Yan Bingtao
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| WC4 | Sam Baird
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– | Zhao Xintong
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 6 April 2014.[7] | ||
| Finalist 1 |
– | Finalist 2 |
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
Qualifying
These matches were held between 16 and 18 February 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[8][9][10]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby to win China Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "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". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b "China Open 2014 draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b "China Open 2014 Provisional Format of Play". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "China Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "China Open 2014 Qualifiers Draw". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "China Open 2014 Qualifiers Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 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 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "China Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 April 2014.