2014 Welsh Open (snooker)

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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]

2014 BetVictor Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	19 February – 2 March 2014 (2014-02-19 – 2014-03-02)
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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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

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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

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• 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