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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–29 June 2014 |
| 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 | |
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 edit
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]
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Wildcard round edit
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 edit
Final edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Qualifying stage centuries edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Hendon, Dave (29 June 2014). "Tearful Robertson denies Perry in Wuxy thriller". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Robertson Rules In Wuxi Again". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Kalb, Rolf (16 June 2014). "Wuxi Classic – Turnier-Infos" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 Wuxi Classic Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 World Snooker Wuxi Classic Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Final – Match 67 – Neil Robertson v Joe Perry". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic 2014 Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic 2014 Qualifiers Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links edit
- 2014 Wuxi Classic – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook
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