2014 World Open (snooker)

Gujinggong Liquor Haikou
World Open

Tournament information
Dates	10–16 March 2014 (2014-03-10 – 2014-03-16)
Venue	Hainan International Exhibition Center
City	Haikou
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£478,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Anthony McGill  (SCO) (144)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Score	10–6
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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]

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £21,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,500 Last 64: £3,000

Non-televised highest break: £0 Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £478,000

Wildcard round

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

Match		Score
WC1	Jamie Burnett  (SCO)	w/d–w/o	Yuan Sijun  (CHN)
WC2	Sanderson Lam  (ENG)	3–5	Chen Zifan  (CHN)
WC3	Scott Donaldson  (SCO)	5–1	Lin Shuai  (CHN)
WC4	Rory McLeod  (ENG)	5–1	Zhao Xintong  (CHN)

Main draw

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	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]}

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 Dechawat Poomjaeng 2–5 Barry Pinches Alfie Burden 5–0 Ross Muir Ricky Walden 5–1 John Astley John Higgins 5–3 Sydney Wilson Jimmy Robertson 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 Dave Harold 1–5 Sanderson Lam Judd Trump 5–3 Ratchayothin Yotharuck Stephen Maguire 5–2 Rhys Clark Peter Lines 3–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Fergal O'Brien 3–5 Craig Steadman Andrew Higginson 5–0 Ashley Carty Ryan Day 5–4 Luca Brecel Jamie Cope 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 Ben Woollaston 1–5 Li Yan Ding Junhui 5–0 Christopher Keogan

Mark Selby 5–2 Lyu Haotian Anthony Hamilton 5–3 Andrew Norman Gerard Greene 5–0 Zhang Anda Marcus Campbell 2–5 Noppon Saengkham Liang Wenbo 5–2 Chen Zhe Jack Lisowski 3–5 Scott Donaldson Liu Chuang 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 James Wattana 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 Peter Ebdon 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

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• 141 – Tom Ford
• 137 – Marco Fu
• 135 – Ding Junhui
• 131 – Tian Pengfei
• 125 – Stuart Bingham
• 119 – Luca Brecel
• 117 – Ryan Day
• 116 – Liam Highfield
• 115 – David Gilbert
• 112 – Joel Walker
• 107, 104 – Xiao Guodong
• 107 – Jamie Cope
• 106 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
• 105, 105 – Matthew Stevens
• 105 – Kurt Maflin
• 105 – Neil Robertson
• 104 – Graeme Dott
• 102 – David Morris

Televised stage centuries

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• 144 – Anthony McGill
• 136, 128 – Ding Junhui
• 135, 131, 123 – Mark Selby
• 134, 127 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 129, 110 – Kurt Maflin
• 128, 126, 112, 105 – Shaun Murphy
• 127, 121, 114, 104, 104, 104 – Marco Fu
• 127, 119, 111, 100 – Mark Allen
• 127, 116, 111, 100 – Neil Robertson
• 124, 122, 104 – John Higgins
• 117, 104 – Michael Holt
• 113 – Tian Pengfei
• 112 – Martin Gould
• 112 – Ricky Walden
• 111 – Stephen Maguire
• 111 – Liang Wenbo
• 110, 100 – Judd Trump
• 108 – Mark Joyce
• 103 – Stuart Bingham
• 101 – Alan McManus

References

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14. "Haikou World Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links

• 2014 Haikou World Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook