2014 Welsh Open (snooker)

2014 BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	19 February – 2 March 2014
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£310,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	9–3
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The 2014 Welsh Open (officially the 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 February and 2 March 2014 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season,^[1] and the second time that BetVictor sponsored the event.^[2]^[3]

Stephen Maguire was the defending champion,^[4] but he lost 3–4 against Joel Walker in the last 16.^[5]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 26th ranking title by defeating Ding Junhui 9–3 in the final.^[6] This was O'Sullivan's third Welsh Open title after 2004 and 2005, to equal the record jointly held by John Higgins and Stephen Hendry.^[7] In the last frame of the final O'Sullivan made the 105th official maximum break.^[8] This was O'Sullivan's record 12th competitive maximum break.^[9]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £300,000 from the previous year's £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[10]

Winner: £60,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-finals: £20,000
Quarter-finals: £10,000
Last 16: £5,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 64: £1,500

Highest break: £2,000
Maximum break: £10,000^[8]
Total: £310,000

Main draw

^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Stephen Maguire (SCO) (1)	4

Elliot Slessor (ENG)	1
		Stephen Maguire (1)	4

		Sam Baird	3
Robbie Williams (ENG)	2

Sam Baird (ENG)	4
				Stephen Maguire (1)	4

				Andrew Pagett	0
Gerard Greene (NIR)	4

Li Yan (CHN)	2
		Gerard Greene	3

		Andrew Pagett	4
Marcus Campbell (SCO)	0

Andrew Pagett (WAL)	4
						Stephen Maguire (1)	3

						Joel Walker	4
Tom Ford (ENG)	4

Gareth Green (ENG)	0
		Tom Ford	2

		James Wattana	4
Rod Lawler (ENG)	2

James Wattana (THA)	4
				James Wattana	1

				Joel Walker	4
Pankaj Advani (IND)	3

Joel Walker (ENG)	4
		Joel Walker	4

		Mark Davis (14)	3
Mark Davis (ENG) (14)	4

Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	3

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Robert Milkins (ENG) (15)	2

Scott Donaldson (SCO)	4
		Scott Donaldson	4

		David Gilbert	1
David Gilbert (ENG)	4

Duane Jones (WAL)	2
				Scott Donaldson	4

				Andrew Higginson	3
Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	4

Luca Brecel (BEL)	2
		Jimmy Robertson	3

		Andrew Higginson	4
Andrew Higginson (ENG)	4

Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	1
						Scott Donaldson	0

						Ding Junhui (5)	4
Ben Woollaston (ENG)	4

Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)	0
		Ben Woollaston	4

		Alfie Burden	1
Alfie Burden (ENG)	4

Ahmed Saif (QAT)	0
				Ben Woollaston	3

				Ding Junhui (5)	4
Jamie Cope (ENG)	4

Ryan Clark (ENG)	1
		Jamie Cope	1

		Ding Junhui (5)	4
Ding Junhui (CHN) (5)	4

Gary Wilson (ENG)	2

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Stuart Bingham (ENG) (8)	4

Daniel Wells (WAL)	0
		Stuart Bingham (8)	4

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
Jimmy White (ENG)	0

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	4
				Stuart Bingham (8)	4

				Michael Holt	2
Peter Lines (ENG)	4

Ross Muir (SCO)	3
		Peter Lines	2

		Michael Holt	4
Michael Holt (ENG)	4

Stuart Carrington (ENG)	2
						Stuart Bingham (8)	3

						Joe Perry (16)	4
Matthew Stevens (WAL)	4

Adam Wicheard (ENG)	3
		Matthew Stevens	4

		Ian Burns	2
Yu Delu (CHN)	3

Ian Burns (ENG)	4
				Matthew Stevens	3

				Joe Perry (16)	4
Liu Chuang (CHN)	4

Chen Zhe (CHN)	2
		Liu Chuang	0

		Joe Perry (16)	4
Joe Perry (ENG) (16)	4

Allan Taylor (ENG)	3

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Allen (NIR) (12)	4

Sydney Wilson (ENG)	3
		Mark Allen (12)	4

		Noppon Saengkham	2
Steve Davis (ENG)	0

Noppon Saengkham (THA)	4
				Mark Allen (12)	2

				Ali Carter	4
Aditya Mehta (IND)	3

Mike Dunn (ENG)	4
		Mike Dunn	3

		Ali Carter	4
Ali Carter (ENG)	4

Andrew Norman (ENG)	1
						Ali Carter	1

						Mark Selby (4)	4
Dominic Dale (WAL)	4

Antony Parsons (ENG)	3
		Dominic Dale	4

		Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	4

Liam Highfield (ENG)	1
				Dominic Dale	0

				Mark Selby (4)	4
Dave Harold (ENG)	4

Zhang Anda (CHN)	2
		Dave Harold	1

		Mark Selby (4)	4
Mark Selby (ENG) (4)	4

Joe Swail (NIR)	0

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Neil Robertson (AUS) (3)	4

Lyu Haotian (CHN)	1
		Neil Robertson (3)	4

		Rory McLeod	0
Rory McLeod (ENG)	4

Dylan Mitchell (ENG)	1
				Neil Robertson (3)	3

				Mark Williams	4
Tian Pengfei (CHN)	4

Alex Borg (MLT)	1
		Tian Pengfei	0

		Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams (WAL)	4

Michael Wasley (ENG)	3
						Mark Williams	2

						Marco Fu (10)	4
Graeme Dott (SCO)	4

Lee Page (ENG)	0
		Graeme Dott	4

		Jamie Jones	3
Jamie Jones (WAL)	4

Cao Xinlong (CHN)	0
				Graeme Dott	2

				Marco Fu (10)	4
Kurt Maflin (NOR)	4

Alex Davies (ENG)	1
		Kurt Maflin	1

		Marco Fu (10)	4
Marco Fu (HKG) (10)	4

Chris Norbury (ENG)	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Shaun Murphy (ENG) (9)	4

David Morris (IRL)	0
		Shaun Murphy (9)	4

		Craig Steadman	2
Mark Joyce (ENG)	2

Craig Steadman (ENG)	4
				Shaun Murphy (9)	3

				Liang Wenbo	4
Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	4

Sanderson Lam (ENG)	1
		Fergal O'Brien	0

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo (CHN)	4

Jak Jones (WAL)	2
						Liang Wenbo	2

						Barry Hawkins (7)	4
Martin Gould (ENG)	4

Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)	0
		Martin Gould	1

		Jack Lisowski	4
Jack Lisowski (ENG)	4

Adam Duffy (ENG)	0
				Jack Lisowski	3

				Barry Hawkins (7)	4
Cao Yupeng (CHN)	4

David Grace (ENG)	2
		Cao Yupeng	3

		Barry Hawkins (7)	4
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (7)	4

Fraser Patrick (SCO)	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Judd Trump (ENG) (6)	4

Kyren Wilson (ENG)	2
		Judd Trump (6)	4

		Jamie Burnett	1
Jamie Burnett (SCO)	4

Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA)	2
				Judd Trump (6)	4

				Anthony McGill	1
Anthony McGill (SCO)	4

Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	2
		Anthony McGill	4

		Ryan Day	1
Ryan Day (WAL)	4

Rhys Clark (SCO)	2
						Judd Trump (6)	3

						John Higgins (11)	4
Mark King (ENG)	4

Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	3
		Mark King	4

		Alan McManus	2
Alan McManus (SCO)	4

John Astley (ENG)	2
				Mark King	0

				John Higgins (11)	4
Ken Doherty (IRL)	4

James Cahill (ENG)	0
		Ken Doherty	0

		John Higgins (11)	4
John Higgins (SCO) (11)	4

Tony Drago (MLT)	0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Ricky Walden (ENG) (13)	4

Paul Davison (ENG)	1
		Ricky Walden (13)	4

		Matthew Selt	2
Matthew Selt (ENG)	4

Khaled Belaid Abumdas (LBY)	1
				Ricky Walden (13)	4

				Anthony Hamilton	2
Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	4

Michael Leslie (SCO)	2
		Anthony Hamilton	4

		Li Hang	1
Peter Ebdon (ENG)	0

Li Hang (CHN)	4
						Ricky Walden (13)	1

						Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Xiao Guodong (CHN)	4

Hammad Miah (ENG)	3
		Xiao Guodong	4

		Michael White	3
Michael White (WAL)	4

Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3
				Xiao Guodong	1

				Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Nigel Bond (ENG)	1

Barry Pinches (ENG)	4
		Barry Pinches	1

		Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)	4

Mitchell Travis (ENG)	1

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Joel Walker	4

Ding Junhui (5)	5
		Ding Junhui (5)	6

		Joe Perry (16)	4
Joe Perry (16)	5

Mark Selby (4)	1
				Ding Junhui (5)	3

				Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	9
Marco Fu (10)	0

Barry Hawkins (7)	5
		Barry Hawkins (7)	2

		Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	6
John Higgins (11)	1

Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 2 March 2014.^[14]^[15]
Ding Junhui (5) China	3–9	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
Afternoon: 36–70, 8–91 (91), 15–75 (70), 62–55, 59–68 (Ding 55), 0–92 (92), 48–59, 52–80 Evening: 109–30 (109), 121–0 (121), 13–105, 0–147 (147)
121	Highest break	147
2	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

^[16]

147, 124, 115, 114, 104, 103, 103, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
142 – Shaun Murphy
139, 128, 121, 121, 118, 114, 109, 108, 104 – Ding Junhui
139 – Michael White
137 – John Higgins
134, 134, 125, 102 – Barry Hawkins
131, 100 – Judd Trump
126 – Jamie Burnett
121, 114, 108 – Cao Yupeng
118 – Scott Donaldson
116 – Anthony McGill
115 – Ali Carter
115 – Joe Perry
114 – Jamie Cope
114 – Ross Muir
114 – Mark Joyce
113, 113 – Liang Wenbo
112, 106, 101 – Mark Allen
112, 104 – Neil Robertson
111 – Ken Doherty
108 – Mark Williams
103 – Marco Fu
102 – Noppon Saengkham
102 – Stuart Bingham
101 – Mark King
101 – Joel Walker
100 – Andrew Higginson
100 – Martin Gould
100 – Ben Woollaston

References

^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "BetVictor Renew Sponsorship Of Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Welsh Open snooker tournament to leave Newport Centre". BBC News. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ Symcox, Jonathan. "Maguire drought over after dramatic Welsh Open win". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "O'Sullivan takes just 48 minutes to reach Welsh Open last eight". Eurosport UK. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ Hafez, Shamoon (2 March 2014). "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui in Welsh Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan crowns Welsh Open triumph with brilliant 147 maximum". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Magical Maximum Seals Rocket Triumph". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "O'Sullivan maximum seals title". Sporting Life. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Welsh Open 2014 draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "BetVictor Welsh Open 2014 provisional format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Welsh Open 2014: Scores, results and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "BetVictor Welsh Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Welsh Open: Final – Match 127 – Ding Junhui v Ronnie O'Sullivan". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

External links

[1] "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[2] "BetVictor Renew Sponsorship Of Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[3] "Welsh Open snooker tournament to leave Newport Centre". BBC News. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[4] Symcox, Jonathan. "Maguire drought over after dramatic Welsh Open win". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[5] "O'Sullivan takes just 48 minutes to reach Welsh Open last eight". Eurosport UK. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[6] Hafez, Shamoon (2 March 2014). "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui in Welsh Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[7] "'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan crowns Welsh Open triumph with brilliant 147 maximum". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[WPBSA_147-8] "Magical Maximum Seals Rocket Triumph". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[9] "O'Sullivan maximum seals title". Sporting Life. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[10] "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[11] "Welsh Open 2014 draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[12] "BetVictor Welsh Open 2014 provisional format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[13] "Welsh Open 2014: Scores, results and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[Snooker.org-14] "BetVictor Welsh Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[15] "Welsh Open: Final – Match 127 – Ding Junhui v Ronnie O'Sullivan". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[16] "Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

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