2014 Wuxi Classic

Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic

Tournament information
Dates	23–29 June 2014 (2014-06-23 – 2014-06-29)
Venue	Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium
City	Wuxi
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£478,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Stephen Maguire  (SCO) (145)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-up	Joe Perry  (ENG)
Score	10–9
← 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]}

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

Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £478,000

Wildcard round

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

Match		Score
WC1	Andrew Norman  (ENG)	3–5	Zhao Xintong  (CHN)
WC2	Yu Delu  (CHN)	4–5	Yan Bingtao  (CHN)
WC3	Scott Donaldson  (SCO)	3–5	Chen Zifan  (CHN)
WC4	Robbie Williams  (ENG)	5–1	Niu Zhuang  (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
	Neil Robertson		w/o
	Alexander Ursenbacher		w/d
						Neil Robertson		5
						Michael Georgiou		3
	Michael Georgiou		5
	Marcus Campbell		1
											Neil Robertson		5
											Michael Holt		1
	Michael Holt		5
	Rory McLeod		4
						Michael Holt		5
						Sam Baird		2
	Fraser Patrick		3
	Sam Baird		5
																Neil Robertson		5
																Shaun Murphy		4
	Chris Melling		1
	Zhao Xintong		5
						Zhao Xintong		5
						Jack Lisowski		2
	Jack Lisowski		5
	Lu Chenwei		2
											Zhao Xintong		2
											Shaun Murphy		5
	Chris Wakelin		5
	Joe O'Connor		2
						Chris Wakelin		2
						Shaun Murphy		5
	Rod Lawler		1
	Shaun Murphy		5
																					Neil Robertson		6
																					Barry Hawkins		3
	Marco Fu		5
	Craig Steadman		2
						Marco Fu		5
						Jamie Jones		3
	Jamie Jones		5
	Ken Doherty		2
											Marco Fu		5
											Stuart Bingham		4
	Kurt Maflin		1
	Anthony Hamilton		5
						Anthony Hamilton		4
						Stuart Bingham		5
	Tony Drago		2
	Stuart Bingham		5
																Marco Fu		4
																Barry Hawkins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Anthony McGill		3
						John Higgins		4
						Alan McManus		5
	Gary Wilson		3
	Alan McManus		5
											Alan McManus		2
											Barry Hawkins		5
	Barry Pinches		1
	Yan Bingtao		5
						Yan Bingtao		4
						Barry Hawkins		5
	Lee Page		0
	Barry Hawkins		5
																										Neil Robertson		10
																										Joe Perry		9
	Oliver Brown		5
	Oliver Lines		1
						Oliver Brown		1
						Martin Gould		5
	Michael Tomlinson		1
	Martin Gould		5
											Martin Gould		5
											Ryan Day		3
	Ryan Day		5
	Matthew Selt		0
						Ryan Day		5
						Mark Williams		2
	Mark Joyce		1
	Mark Williams		5
																Martin Gould		5
																Stephen Maguire		4
	Stephen Maguire		5
	David Gilbert		3
						Stephen Maguire		5
						Michael White		3
	Jamie Cope		3
	Michael White		5
											Stephen Maguire		5
											Judd Trump		0
	Fergal O'Brien		4
	Ben Woollaston		5
						Ben Woollaston		3
						Judd Trump		5
	David Grace		1
	Judd Trump		5
																					Martin Gould		4
																					Joe Perry		6
	Ricky Walden		5
	Peter Lines		0
						Ricky Walden		3
						Cao Yupeng		5
	Cao Yupeng		5
	Mark King		1
											Cao Yupeng		1
											Robin Hull		5
	Xiao Guodong		3
	Robin Hull		5
						Robin Hull		5
						Graeme Dott		3
	Zhou Yuelong		3
	Graeme Dott		5
																Robin Hull		2
																Joe Perry		5
	Joe Perry		5
	Chen Zifan		0
						Joe Perry		5
						Robert Milkins		0
	David Morris		4
	Robert Milkins		5
											Joe Perry		5
											Liang Wenbo		2
	Liang Wenbo		5
	Jamie Burnett		1
						Liang Wenbo		5
						Mark Selby		3
	Robbie Williams		1
	Mark Selby		5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 29 June 2014. [8] [9]
Neil Robertson   Australia	10–9	Joe Perry   England
Afternoon: 49–61, 9–76, 21–62 (56), 78–6, 70–33, 0–135 (74, 61), 79–1 (72), 21–87, 55–52 Evening: 81–0, 25–72 (68), 72–31, 76–0, 69–44, 18–92 (54), 60–64, 0–93 (93), 87–0 (87), 78–14 (78)
87	Highest break	93
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	6

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]}

Neil Robertson 5–1 Steven Hallworth Kyren Wilson 4–5 Alexander Ursenbacher Aditya Mehta 0–5 Michael Georgiou Marcus Campbell 5–1 Daniel Wells Michael Holt 5–2 Hammad Miah Rory McLeod 5–4 Ashley Carty Jimmy White 2–5 Fraser Patrick Ali Carter w/d–w/o Sam Baird Matthew Stevens 4–5 Chris Melling Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d–w/o Andrew Norman Jack Lisowski 5–3 Lu Ning Dominic Dale 2–5 Lu Chenwei Tom Ford 2–5 Chris Wakelin Andrew Higginson 0–5 Joe O'Connor Rod Lawler 5–3 Vinnie Calabrese Shaun Murphy 5–2 Ryan Clark Marco Fu 5–0 Jamie O'Neill Luca Brecel 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 Mike Dunn 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 Peter Ebdon 4–5 Barry Pinches Yu Delu 5–0 Allan Taylor Gerard Greene 1–5 Lee Page Barry Hawkins 5–0 Matthew Day

Ding Junhui 0–5 Oliver Brown Dave Harold 4–5 Oliver Lines Nigel Bond 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 Jimmy Robertson 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 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh w/d–w/o Robin Hull Alfie Burden 3–5 Zhou Yuelong Graeme Dott 5–3 Eden Sharav Joe Perry 5–1 Jak Jones Stuart Carrington 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

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• 137 – Neil Robertson
• 136, 131 – Michael Holt
• 136 – Chris Wakelin
• 130 – David Grace
• 125, 105 – Judd Trump
• 120 – David Morris
• 117 – Barry Pinches
• 116 – Yu Delu
• 115 – Alexander Ursenbacher
• 111 – Matthew Selt
• 106 – Joel Walker
• 104 – Kurt Maflin
• 103 – Michael White
• 102 – Dave Harold
• 101 – Anthony McGill
• 101 – Stuart Bingham

Televised stage centuries

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• 145, 118, 102 – Stephen Maguire
• 139, 134, 101 – Robin Hull
• 138 – Barry Hawkins
• 137 – Joe Perry
• 135 – Ken Doherty
• 130, 128, 105 – Neil Robertson
• 128, 111, 105, 100 – Marco Fu
• 128, 105, 101, 100 – Liang Wenbo
• 123, 119 – Mark Selby
• 122 – Martin Gould
• 122 – John Higgins
• 116 – Judd Trump
• 114 – Michael Holt
• 104 – Rory McLeod

References

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External links

• 2014 Wuxi Classic – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook