2014 Wuxi Classic

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Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic
Tournament information
Dates23–29 June 2014 (2014-06-23 2014-06-29)
Venue Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium
City Wuxi
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £478,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest breakFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO) (145)
Final
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)
Score10–9
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]

Contents

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]

Wildcard round

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

MatchScore
WC1Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)3–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)
WC2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Delu  (CHN)4–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)
WC3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)3–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zifan  (CHN)
WC4Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)5–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Niu Zhuang  (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
                  
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson w/o
Flag of Switzerland.svg Alexander Ursenbacher w/d
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 3
Flag of England.svg Michael Georgiou 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 1
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 4
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Patrick 3
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
Flag of England.svg Chris Melling 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 5
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 2
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Chenwei 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 2
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 5
Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor 2
Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 2
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 1
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 1
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 4
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 3
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 2
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 4
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Lee Page 0
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 10
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 9
Flag of England.svg Oliver Brown 5
Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 1
Flag of England.svg Oliver Brown 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Tomlinson 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 2
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 0
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 4
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 5
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 3
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of England.svg David Grace 1
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 0
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 5
Flag of England.svg Mark King 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 1
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 3
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 2
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan 0
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 0
Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 4
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 3
Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 1
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10–9 Joe Perry
Flag of England.svg  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)
87Highest break93
0Century breaks0
350+ breaks6

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]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

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