2014 Wuxi Classic Explained

Tournament Name:Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic
Venue:Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium
Location:Wuxi
Country:China
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£478,000
Winners Share:£85,000
Highest Break: (145)
Score:10–9
Previous:2013

The 2014 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 23 and 29 June 2014 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

Neil Robertson defended his title, which he won in 2013, by defeating Joe Perry 10–9 in the final. This was Robertson's 10th ranking title.[2] [3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4] [5]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Wuxi on 23 June 2014.[6] [7] [8]

Match Score
WC1 3–5
WC2 4–5
WC3 3–5
WC4 5–1

Main draw

[6] [7] [8]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 29 June 2014.[9]
Neil Robertson
10–9Joe Perry
Afternoon: 49–61, 9–76,,,,,,,
Evening: 81–0, 25–72 (68),,,,,,,,
87Highest break93
0Century breaks0
350+ breaks6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 24 and 28 May 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[10] [11] [12]

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Neil Robertson 5–1 Steven Hallworth
4–5 Alexander Ursenbacher
0–5 Michael Georgiou
Marcus Campbell 5–1 Daniel Wells
Michael Holt 5–2 Hammad Miah
Rory McLeod 5–4 Ashley Carty
2–5 Fraser Patrick
w/d–w/o Sam Baird
4–5 Chris Melling
w/d–w/o Andrew Norman
Jack Lisowski 5–3 Lu Ning
2–5 Lu Chenwei
2–5 Chris Wakelin
0–5 Joe O'Connor
Rod Lawler 5–3 Vinnie Calabrese
Shaun Murphy 5–2 Ryan Clark
Marco Fu 5–0 Jamie O'Neill
4–5 Craig Steadman
Jamie Jones 5–2 Zak Surety
Ken Doherty w/o–w/d Ratchayothin Yotharuck
Kurt Maflin 5–2 George Pragnall
Anthony Hamilton 5–2 Andrew Pagett
3–5 Tony Drago
Stuart Bingham 5–3 James Cahill
John Higgins 5–1 Michael Wasley
Anthony McGill 5–3 Alex Borg
Gary Wilson 5–2 Michael Leslie
Alan McManus 5–4 Cao Xinlong
4–5 Barry Pinches
Yu Delu 5–0 Allan Taylor
1–5 Lee Page
Barry Hawkins 5–0 Matthew Day
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0–5 Oliver Brown
4–5 Oliver Lines
4–5 Michael Tomlinson
Martin Gould 5–1 Adam Duffy
Ryan Day 5–3 Li Hang
Matthew Selt 5–4 Sydney Wilson
Mark Joyce 5–4 Alex Davies
Mark Williams 5–3 Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire 5–0 Alex Pagulayan
David Gilbert 5–2 Sean O'Sullivan
Jamie Cope 5–1 Ross Muir
Michael White 5–2 John Sutton
Fergal O'Brien w/o–w/d Noppon Saengkham
Ben Woollaston 5–2 Lyu Haotian
4–5 David Grace
Judd Trump 5–3 Joel Walker
Ricky Walden 5–4 Joe Swail
Peter Lines 5–0 Liu Chuang
Cao Yupeng 5–2 Wang Zepeng
Mark King 5–3 Lee Walker
Xiao Guodong 5–4 Liam Highfield
w/d–w/o Robin Hull
3–5 Zhou Yuelong
Graeme Dott 5–3 Eden Sharav
Joe Perry 5–1 Jak Jones
2–5 Scott Donaldson
David Morris 5–3 Ian Burns
Robert Milkins 5–3 Chris Norbury
Liang Wenbo 5–2 Ian Glover
Jamie Burnett 5–3 Jamie Clarke
Robbie Williams 5–2 Mark Owens
Mark Selby 5–0 John Astley

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2014/2015. Snooker.org. 23 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Hendon. Dave. Tearful Robertson denies Perry in Wuxy thriller. Inside Snooker. 29 June 2014. 29 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Robertson Rules In Wuxi Again . worldsnooker.com . . 29 June 2014 . 29 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729082331/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2204168%2C00.html . 29 July 2014 . dmy .
  4. Web site: Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season . worldsnooker.com . . PDF . 12 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517140043/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/a5/c1/0,,13165~180645,00.pdf . 17 May 2014 . dead . dmy .
  5. Web site: Rolf . Kalb . Wuxi Classic – Turnier-Infos . . 16 June 2014 . 30 June 2014 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214031/https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wuxi-classic-turnier-infos-135737809--spt.html . 14 July 2014 . live . dmy .
  6. Web site: 2014 Wuxi Classic Draw & Results . . 29 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107151919/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/45ffeb10-3237-40e5-b1b5-3d1c887f0565.pdf . 7 November 2014 . live . dmy .
  7. Web site: 2014 World Snooker Wuxi Classic Provisional Format of Play . worldsnooker.com . . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140607001412/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b/c2/0,,13165~180747,00.pdf . 7 June 2014 . live . dmy .
  8. Web site: Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2014). Snooker.org. 23 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Final – Match 67 – Neil Robertson v Joe Perry . worldsnookerdata.com . . 29 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204858/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13741?matchId=214176 . 4 March 2016 . live . dmy .
  10. Web site: Wuxi Classic 2014 Qualifiers Draw & Results . . 1 July 2014 . 30 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052038/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/e17d1f77-c27d-4240-ac7f-b1e70df8f215.pdf . 5 June 2014 . live . dmy .
  11. Web site: Wuxi Classic 2014 Qualifiers Format . worldsnooker.com . . 23 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231155/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b7/c1/0,,13165~180663,00.pdf . 23 May 2014 . live . dmy .
  12. Web site: Wuxi Classic Qualifiers (2014). Snooker.org. 23 May 2013.
  13. Web site: Wuxi Classic qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 28 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527003700/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13742 . 27 May 2014 . live . dmy .
  14. Web site: Wuxi Classic: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 29 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140626035756/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13741 . 26 June 2014 . live . dmy .