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European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8

European Tour 2013/2014
Event 8
Tournament information
Dates6–9 February 2014 (2014-02-06 – 2014-02-09)
VenueGdynia Sports Arena
CityGdynia
CountryPoland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund125,600
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Score4–1
ET7
AT4

The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 (also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 February 2014 at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland.[2]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 3–4 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Shaun Murphy won in the final 4–1 against Fergal O'Brien.[4] This was Murphy's first title since the 2011 Brazil Masters 29 months earlier.[5][6] Murphy also made the 104th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Jamie Jones. This was Murphy's third official 147 break,[7] and the seventh in the 2013/2014 season.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[1][8][9]

Prize fund Ranking points1
Winner 25,000 2,000
Runner-up €12,000 1,600
Semi-finalist €6,000 1,280
Quarter-finalist €4,000 1,000
Last 16 €2,300 760
Last 32 €1,200 560
Last 64 €700 360
Maximum break[5] €600
Total €125,600
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

[10][11][12]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Poland Krzysztof Wrobel 4–1 Poland Maciej Maciejwski

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

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
England Mark Selby 4
China Chen Zhe 0 England Mark Selby 3
England Anthony Hamilton 4 England Anthony Hamilton 4
Poland Marcin Nitschke 1 England Anthony Hamilton 0
Wales Matthew Stevens 1 England Matthew Selt 4
England Allan Taylor 4 England Allan Taylor 0
England Matthew Selt 4 England Matthew Selt 4
Qatar Ahmed Saif 2 England Matthew Selt 4
England Martin Gould 4 England Robert Milkins 0
Poland Kacper Filipiak 1 England Martin Gould 4
England Peter Lines 4 England Peter Lines 1
China Xiao Guodong 3 England Martin Gould 2
England Robert Milkins 4 England Robert Milkins 4
England Paul Davison 3 England Robert Milkins 4
England John Astley 3 Scotland Fraser Patrick 0
Scotland Fraser Patrick 4
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
England Judd Trump 4
China Liu Chuang 2 England Judd Trump 4
England Chris Wakelin 4 England Chris Wakelin 0
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 2 England Judd Trump 4
England Mike Dunn 4 England Steve Davis 3
Scotland Michael Leslie 2 England Mike Dunn 2
England Steve Davis 4 England Steve Davis 4
Poland Wojciech Przylucki 1 England Judd Trump 4
England Tom Ford 4 England Mark King 3
Poland Rafał Jewtuch 0 England Tom Ford 4
India Aditya Mehta 4 India Aditya Mehta 1
Thailand James Wattana 0 England Tom Ford 3
England Mark King 4 England Mark King 4
England Chris Norbury 3 England Mark King 4
England Joe Perry 4 England Joe Perry 1
Wales Daniel Wells 1
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
England Michael Holt 4
China Li Hang 1 England Michael Holt 0
Wales Jamie Jones 4 Wales Jamie Jones 4
Scotland Michael Collumb 2 Wales Jamie Jones 4
England Mark Davis 4 England Martin O'Donnell 3
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 2 England Mark Davis 1
England Martin O'Donnell 4 England Martin O'Donnell 4
Wales Jak Jones 3 Wales Jamie Jones 2
England Kyren Wilson 3 England Shaun Murphy 4
China Tian Pengfei 4 China Tian Pengfei 4
England Robbie Williams 4 England Robbie Williams 2
China Li Yan 0 China Tian Pengfei 1
England Stuart Bingham 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Sanderson Lam 0 England Stuart Bingham 1
England Shaun Murphy 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Jamie O'Neil 0
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
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
China Cao Xinlong 0 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Wales Ryan Day w/o Wales Ryan Day 0
Finland Robin Hull w/d Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Gary Wilson 4 England Michael Wasley 1
England Adam Duffy 3 England Gary Wilson 3
England Michael Wasley 4 England Michael Wasley 4
Scotland David Frew 0 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Barry Hawkins 4 Scotland John Higgins 2
England Ryan Clark 1 England Barry Hawkins 4
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon w/d England Jimmy White 1
England Jimmy White w/o England Barry Hawkins 3
Scotland John Higgins 4 Scotland John Higgins 4
England Michael Georgiou 0 Scotland John Higgins 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 3 England Elliot Slessor 3
England Elliot Slessor 4

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
England Ricky Walden w/d
England Christopher Keogan w/o England Christopher Keogan 1
Scotland Marcus Campbell 4 Scotland Marcus Campbell 4
England Andrew Higginson 1 Scotland Marcus Campbell 4
England Joel Walker 1 Wales Gareth Allen 3
Wales Gareth Allen 4 Wales Gareth Allen 4
England Andrew Norman 4 England Andrew Norman 2
England Dave Harold 3 Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4 England Alfie Burden 4
Scotland Ross Muir 0 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3
Wales Michael White 3 England Craig Steadman 4
England Craig Steadman 4 England Craig Steadman 2
England Alfie Burden 4 England Alfie Burden 4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 3 England Alfie Burden 4
England Jimmy Robertson 4 England Jimmy Robertson 1
Wales Andrew Pagett 3
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
Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
England Robert Valiant 0 Hong Kong Marco Fu 0
England Nigel Bond 4 England Nigel Bond 4
England Hammad Miah 1 England Nigel Bond 3
England Sam Baird 4 England Sam Baird 4
Australia Vinnie Calabrese 2 England Sam Baird 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 1 Wales Jamie Clarke 0
Wales Jamie Clarke 4 England Sam Baird 4
England Barry Pinches 4 England Barry Pinches 2
England Nathan Jones 3 England Barry Pinches 4
India Pankaj Advani 2 Malta Alex Borg 1
Malta Alex Borg 4 England Barry Pinches 4
England Ian Burns 4 England Ian Burns 3
China Yu Delu 0 England Ian Burns 4
Scotland Scott Donaldson 4 Scotland Scott Donaldson 1
England James Cahill 3
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
England David Gilbert 4
China Cao Yupeng 1 England David Gilbert 4
England David Grace 4 England David Grace 1
England Matthew Day 0 England David Gilbert 3
England Mark Joyce 4 China Zhang Anda 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3 England Mark Joyce 1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3 China Zhang Anda 4
China Zhang Anda 4 China Zhang Anda 4
Norway Kurt Maflin 2 England Rod Lawler 1
England Lee Page 4 England Lee Page 2
England Rod Lawler 4 England Rod Lawler 4
Poland Marcin Kolibski 0 England Rod Lawler 4
England Ben Woollaston 1 England Jamie Cope 0
England Rory McLeod 4 England Rory McLeod 1
Republic of Ireland David Morris w/d England Jamie Cope 4
England Jamie Cope w/o
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
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
England Peter Ebdon 3 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
England Stuart Carrington 3 Germany Patrick Einsle 2
Germany Patrick Einsle 4 Scotland Graeme Dott 1
Australia Neil Robertson 4 Scotland Alan McManus 4
Poland Adam Stefanow 1 Australia Neil Robertson 3
Scotland Alan McManus 4 Scotland Alan McManus 4
England Sean O'Sullivan 3 Scotland Alan McManus 1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
England Alex Davies 1 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Malta Tony Drago 4 Malta Tony Drago 3
England Liam Highfield 0 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Wales Dominic Dale 4 Wales Dominic Dale 3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 1 Wales Dominic Dale 4
Wales Mark Williams 3 China Liang Wenbo 1
China Liang Wenbo 4

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
England Matthew Selt 4
England Judd Trump 1 England Matthew Selt 1
England Shaun Murphy 4 England Shaun Murphy 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 3 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Alfie Burden 3 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
England Sam Baird 4 England Sam Baird 1
China Zhang Anda 2 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4

Century breaks

[13]

References

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