2014 World Open (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:Gujinggong Liquor Haikou
World Open
Venue:Hainan International Exhibition Center
Location:Haikou
Country:China
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£478,000
Winners Share:£85,000
Highest Break: (144)
Score:10–6
Previous:2013
Next:2016

The 2014 Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 March 2014 at the Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]

Mark Allen was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 4–6 against Shaun Murphy in the semi-final.

Murphy won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–6 in the final.[3]

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:[4]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 10 March 2014.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Match Score
WC1 w/d–w/o
WC2 3–5
WC3 5–1
WC4 5–1

Main draw

[6] [7] [8]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 16 March 2014.[9]
Shaun Murphy
10–6Mark Selby
Afternoon: 95–1 (64),,,,,,,,
Evening: 8–92 (78), 53–62,,,,,
112Highest break91
2Century breaks0
850+ breaks2

Qualifying

These matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[10] [11] [12]

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Mark Allen 5–4 Chris Wakelin
Mike Dunn 5–1 Paul Davison
Jamie Burnett 5–2 Ryan Clark
Mark Williams 5–3 Chris Norbury
Ken Doherty 5–4 Allan Taylor
2–5 Barry Pinches
Alfie Burden 5–0 Ross Muir
Ricky Walden 5–1 John Astley
John Higgins 5–3 Sydney Wilson
4–5 Alex Davies
Aditya Mehta 5–2 Jak Jones
Michael White 5–2 Shane Castle
Matthew Stevens 5–0 Khaled Belaid Abumdas
Yu Delu 5–1 Josh Boileau
1–5 Sanderson Lam
Judd Trump 5–3 Ratchayothin Yotharuck
Stephen Maguire 5–2 Rhys Clark
3–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
3–5 Craig Steadman
Andrew Higginson 5–0 Ashley Carty
Ryan Day 5–4 Luca Brecel
3–5 Michael Wasley
Tian Pengfei 5–1 Ian Burns
Graeme Dott 5–4 James Cahill
Shaun Murphy 5–1 Tony Drago
Jimmy White 5–1 Dylan Mitchell
Cao Yupeng 5–3 Daniel Wells
Mark King 5–4 David Grace
Xiao Guodong 5–1 Andrew Pagett
Pankaj Advani 5–2 Mitchell Travis
1–5 Li Yan
Ding Junhui 5–0 Christopher Keogan
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Mark Selby 5–2 Lyu Haotian
Anthony Hamilton 5–3 Andrew Norman
Gerard Greene 5–0 Zhang Anda
2–5 Noppon Saengkham
Liang Wenbo 5–2 Chen Zhe
3–5 Scott Donaldson
2–5 Adam Wicheard
Mark Davis 5–4 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Robert Milkins 5–3 Joe Swail
Rod Lawler 5–1 Elliot Slessor
Alan McManus 5–2 Jeff Cundy
Martin Gould 5–2 Sam Baird
Dominic Dale 5–0 Cao Xinlong
2–5 Michael Leslie
Steve Davis 5–2 Hammad Miah
Stuart Bingham 5–1 Robbie Williams
Barry Hawkins 5–4 Vinnie Calabrese
Matthew Selt 5–3 Liam Highfield
Mark Joyce 5–2 Fraser Patrick
2–5 David Morris
Ali Carter 5–3 Stuart Carrington
David Gilbert 5–4 Gary Wilson
Kurt Maflin 5–1 Robin Hull
Joe Perry 5–4 Li Hang
Marco Fu 5–0 Martin O'Donnell
Anthony McGill 5–2 Adam Duffy
Nigel Bond 5–0 Lee Page
Michael Holt 5–2 Alex Borg
Tom Ford 5–4 Joel Walker
Rory McLeod 5–1 Kyren Wilson
Jamie Jones 5–4 Jamie O'Neill
Neil Robertson 5–0 Alexander Ursenbacher

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2013/2014. Snooker.org. 12 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Allen defends Haikou World Open title . espn.co.uk. ESPN. 3 March 2013. 3 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Happe. Liam. Snooker – Murphy wins Haikou World Open despite Selby fight-back. Eurosport UK. 16 March 2014. 16 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 . worldsnooker.com . . 1 May 2013 . 19 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html . 12 October 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn . worldsnooker.com . . 8 April 2013 . 9 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130418080435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf . 18 April 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Haikou World Open 2014 draw & results . . 16 March 2014 . 16 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316183219/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/8294ab60-dd08-4502-b1d5-ec3660b88f88.pdf . 16 March 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Haikou World Open 2014 Provisional Format of Play . worldsnooker.com . . 15 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223112625/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/78/c0/0,,13165~180344,00.pdf . 23 February 2014 . live .
  8. Web site: Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2014). Snooker.org. 9 December 2013.
  9. Web site: Haikou World Open: Final – Match 67 – Shaun Murphy v Mark Selby . worldsnookerdata.com . . 16 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316171116/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13645?matchId=205691 . 16 March 2014 . live .
  10. Web site: Haikou World Open 2014 Qualifiers draw & results . worldsnooker.com . . 15 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215021950/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5f7893b8-ac25-43c3-a49b-8dd51730dfe6.pdf . 15 December 2013 . live .
  11. Web site: Provisional qualifying format of the German Masters 2014 and the Haikou World Open 2014 . worldsnooker.com . . 9 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194824/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b5/bf/0,,13165~180149,00.pdf . 14 December 2013 . live .
  12. Web site: Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open Qualifiers (2013). Snooker.org. 9 December 2013.
  13. Web site: Haikou World Open qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 15 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216045744/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13646 . 16 December 2013 . live .
  14. Web site: Haikou World Open: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 16 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313060400/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13645 . 13 March 2014 . live .