Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 Explained

The Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 6 June 2013 and ended on 29 March 2014, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The twelve regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals.

Schedule

Date[1] rowwidth=235Tournament Namewidth=180Venuewidth=90Citywidth=160Winnerwidth=160Runner–upwidth=20width=20References
06–0606–09European Tour – Event 1[2] Universiada HallSofia John Higgins Neil Robertson4–1[3]
06–1106–15Asian Tour – Event 1[4] Yixing Sports CentreYixing Joe Perry Mark Selby4–1[5]
07–1807–21European Tour – Event 2[6] Topsport CentrumRotterdam Mark Williams Mark Selby4–3[7]
08–1408–17European Tour – Event 3[8] Doncaster DomeDoncaster Ricky Walden Marco Fu4–3[9]
08–2208–25StadthalleFürth Gerard Greene4–0[10]
09–2309–27 ChinaAsian Tour – Event 2[11] Zhangjiagang Sports CenterZhangjiagang Ju Reti Michael Holt4–1[12]
10–0310–06European Tour – Event 5[13] RWE-SporthalleMülheim Mark Allen Ding Junhui4–1[14]
10–2010–24 ChinaAsian Tour – Event 3[15] Guanhua Grand HotelZhengzhou Liang Wenbo Lyu Haotian4–0[16]
11–0711–10European Tour – Event 6[17] The Capital VenueGloucester Mark Allen Judd Trump4–1[18]
11–1411–17 BelgiumEuropean Tour – Event 7[19] Lotto ArenaAntwerp Mark Selby4–3[20]
02–0602–09 PolandEuropean Tour – Event 8[21] Gdynia Sports ArenaGdynia Shaun Murphy Fergal O'Brien4–1[22]
03–0403–08 ChinaDongguan Stuart Bingham Liang Wenbo4–1[23]
03–2503–29Guild HallPreston Barry Hawkins Gerard Greene4–0[24]

Order of Merit

European Tour

The calculation method of the European Tour Order of Merit was changed this season. The previously used £1=€1 system was changed to accommodate the increasing prize money of the continental European events. World Snooker decided to use the £1=€1.2 conversation rate.[25]

width=10px bgcolor=#FF9F00Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit

After 8 out of 8 events:[26] [27]

width=40 align="center"Rankwidth=150Playerwidth=90Total Pointswidth=100Events Played
1 Mark Allen45,2505
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan38,6166
3 Mark Selby37,5165
4 Mark Willams30,6837
5 Shaun Murphy29,4997
6 John Higgins26,3507
7 Ricky Walden25,1006
8 Judd Trump20,2498
9 Ding Junhui18,3334
10 Fergal O'Brien17,1998
11 Sam Baird16,3518
12 Marco Fu15,1006
13 Stephen Maguire14,7666
14 Neil Robertson14,0836
15 Jamie Jones13,1008
16 David Gilbert12,8838
17 Stuart Bingham12,7837
18 Gerard Greene12,7838
19 Ryan Day10,9508
20 Jimmy Robertson10,5167
21 Ben Woollaston10,5168
22 Mark Davis10,4508
23 Anthony Hamilton10,2348
24 Gary Wilson10,0328
25 Barry Hawkins9,6837
(Top 25 players out of 515)

Asian Tour

width=10px bgcolor=#FF9F00Player qualified for the Finals through the European Tour Order of Merit

After 4 out of 4 events:[28] [29]

width=40 align="center"Rankwidth=150Playerwidth=90Total Pointswidth=100Events Played
1 Liang Wenbo17,7004
2 Ju Reti12,2004
3 Stuart Bingham10,2002
4 Joe Perry10,0001
5 Lyu Haotian5,6003
6 Mark Selby5,2002
7 Michael Holt5,0002
8 Scott Donaldson4,7004
9 Yu Delu4,4004
(Top 9 players out of 202)

Finals

See main article: Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Finals. The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 took place between 25–29 March 2014 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit.[30] If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[31]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 March 2014.[32]
Gerard Greene (18)
0–4Barry Hawkins (30)
0–119 (117), 0–75 (75),,
34Highest break117
0Century breaks1
050+ breaks3

Notes and References

  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2013 Bulgarian Open.
  3. Web site: European Tour Event One (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  4. Event also known as the 2013 Yixing Open.
  5. Web site: Asian Tour Event One (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  6. Event also known as the 2013 Rotterdam Open.
  7. Web site: European Tour Event Two (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  8. Event also known as the 2013 Bluebell Wood Open.
  9. Web site: European Tour Event Three (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  10. Web site: European Tour Event Four (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  11. Event also known as the 2013 Zhangjiagang Open.
  12. Web site: Asian Tour Event Two (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  13. Event also known as the 2013 Ruhr Open.
  14. Web site: European Tour Event Five (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  15. Event also known as the 2013 Zhengzhou Open.
  16. Web site: Asian Tour Event Three (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  17. Event also known as the 2013 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
  18. Web site: European Tour Event Six (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  19. Event also known as the 2013 Antwerp Open.
  20. Web site: European Tour Event Seven (2013). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  21. Event also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open.
  22. Web site: European Tour Event Eight (2014). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  23. Web site: Asian Tour Event Four (2014). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  24. Web site: Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final (2014). Snooker.org. 9 April 2013.
  25. Web site: Corrected Order Of Merit. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 June 2013. 13 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042444/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3205579,00.html. 5 November 2013.
  26. Web site: Order of Merit after the Gdynia Open (ET8) 2014. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 February 2014. 15 February 2014. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223112930/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/76/c0/0,,13165~180342,00.pdf. dead. 23 February 2014.
  27. Web site: European Order of Merit 2013/2014. Snooker.org. 9 February 2014.
  28. Web site: Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014. Snooker.org. 8 March 2014.
  29. Web site: Asian Tour Order Of Merit (after APTC-4). my147.com. 8 March 2014. 13 May 2014. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081504/http://news.my147.com/2014/03/53262.html. 25 June 2014.
  30. Web site: Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. 9 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130418080435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf. dead. 18 April 2013.
  31. Web site: Asian Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Entry pack for Dongguan Open (AT4). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 January 2014. 14 March 2014. PDF. https://www.webcitation.org/6NqMyjUVW?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/3f/c0/0,,13165~180287,00.pdf. dead. 5 March 2014.
  32. Web site: Players Championship: Final – Match 31 – Gerard Greene v Barry Hawkins. worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 March 2014. https://archive.today/20140329202108/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13694?matchId=213705. dead. 29 March 2014.

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