2014 World Open (snooker)

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Gujinggong Liquor Haikou
World Open
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Tournament information
Dates10–16 March 2014 (2014-03-10 2014-03-16)
Venue Hainan International Exhibition Center
City Haikou
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £478,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest breakFlag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO) (144)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)
Score10–6
2013
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]

Contents

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]

MatchScore
WC1Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)w/d–w/oFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)
WC2Flag of England.svg  Sanderson Lam  (ENG)3–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zifan  (CHN)
WC3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)5–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Shuai  (CHN)
WC4Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)5–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)

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
                  
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 2
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 1
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 4
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 3
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Alex Davies 1
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 0
Flag of India.svg Aditya Mehta 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Delu 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan 0
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 1
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 2
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Wasley 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 4
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Mark King 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 2
Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 5
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yan 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 10
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 2
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 2
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 3
Flag of England.svg Adam Wicheard 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 1
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Leslie 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 3
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 4
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 4
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 2
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 3
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 2
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 5
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 1
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 4
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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
Flag of England.svg  England
10–6 Mark Selby
Flag of England.svg  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
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]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

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