2014 World Open (snooker)

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

Gujinggong Liquor Haikou
World Open
Tournament information
Dates10–16 March 2014
VenueHainan International Exhibition Center
CityHaikou
CountryChina
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£478,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break Anthony McGill (144)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Mark Selby
Score10–6
2013
2016

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 Jamie Burnett w/d–w/o Yuan Sijun
WC2 Sanderson Lam 3–5 Chen Zifan
WC3 Scott Donaldson 5–1 Lin Shuai
WC4 Rory McLeod 5–1 Zhao Xintong

Main draw

[6][7][8]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Mark Allen 5
Mike Dunn 2
Mark Allen 5
Mark Williams 3
Yuan Sijun 1
Mark Williams 5
Mark Allen 5
Ricky Walden 2
Ken Doherty 5
Barry Pinches 2
Ken Doherty 1
Ricky Walden 5
Alfie Burden 4
Ricky Walden 5
Mark Allen 5
John Higgins 3
John Higgins 5
Alex Davies 1
John Higgins 5
Michael White 0
Aditya Mehta 3
Michael White 5
John Higgins 5
Judd Trump 4
Matthew Stevens 5
Yu Delu 0
Matthew Stevens 4
Judd Trump 5
Chen Zifan 0
Judd Trump 5
Mark Allen 4
Shaun Murphy 6
Stephen Maguire 4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Andrew Higginson 1
Craig Steadman 2
Andrew Higginson 5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Graeme Dott 5
Ryan Day 5
Michael Wasley 4
Ryan Day 2
Graeme Dott 5
Tian Pengfei 2
Graeme Dott 5
Graeme Dott 4
Shaun Murphy 5
Shaun Murphy 5
Jimmy White 1
Shaun Murphy 5
Mark King 1
Cao Yupeng 2
Mark King 5
Shaun Murphy 5
Ding Junhui 4
Xiao Guodong 4
Pankaj Advani 5
Pankaj Advani 4
Ding Junhui 5
Li Yan 1
Ding Junhui 5
Shaun Murphy 10
Mark Selby 6
Mark Selby 5
Anthony Hamilton 3
Mark Selby 5
Noppon Saengkham 2
Gerard Greene 2
Noppon Saengkham 5
Mark Selby 5
Liang Wenbo 1
Liang Wenbo 5
Scott Donaldson 1
Liang Wenbo 5
Mark Davis 3
Adam Wicheard 0
Mark Davis 5
Mark Selby 5
Alan McManus 1
Robert Milkins 5
Rod Lawler 2
Robert Milkins 3
Alan McManus 5
Alan McManus 5
Martin Gould 1
Alan McManus 5
Dominic Dale 1
Dominic Dale 5
Michael Leslie 4
Dominic Dale 5
Stuart Bingham 4
Steve Davis 3
Stuart Bingham 5
Mark Selby 6
Marco Fu 4
Barry Hawkins 5
Matthew Selt 4
Barry Hawkins 4
Mark Joyce 5
Mark Joyce 5
David Morris 2
Mark Joyce 5
Kurt Maflin 3
Ali Carter 5
David Gilbert 3
Ali Carter 2
Kurt Maflin 5
Kurt Maflin 5
Joe Perry 1
Mark Joyce 3
Marco Fu 5
Marco Fu 5
Anthony McGill 3
Marco Fu 5
Michael Holt 3
Nigel Bond 1
Michael Holt 5
Marco Fu 5
Neil Robertson 4
Tom Ford 4
Rory McLeod 5
Rory McLeod 1
Neil Robertson 5
Jamie Jones 1
Neil Robertson 5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 16 March 2014.[8][9]
Shaun Murphy
 England
10–6 Mark Selby
 England
Afternoon: 95–1 (64), 80–46 (80), 81–40, 75–26 (52), 5–83, 13–91 (91), 102–1 (98), 113–1 (105), 112–0 (112)
Evening: 8–92 (78), 53–62, 18–78, 85–4 (60), 43–82, 78–49 (78), 77–54
112 Highest break 91
2 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 2

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]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

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gollark: Weird, ircd-exporter sees 13 channels but osmarksircthing™ sees 14.

References

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  2. "Allen defends Haikou World Open title". espn.co.uk. ESPN. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. Happe, Liam (16 March 2014). "Snooker – Murphy wins Haikou World Open despite Selby fight-back". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. "Haikou World Open 2014 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  7. "Haikou World Open 2014 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. "Haikou World Open: Final – Match 67 – Shaun Murphy v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. "Haikou World Open 2014 Qualifiers draw & results" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  11. "Provisional qualifying format of the German Masters 2014 and the Haikou World Open 2014" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  12. "Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  13. "Haikou World Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  14. "Haikou World Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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