2014 Wuxi Classic

Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic
Tournament information
Dates 23–29 June 2014
Venue Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium
City Wuxi
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £478,000
Winner's share £85,000
Highest break 145
Final
Champion Australia Neil Robertson
Runner-up England Joe Perry
Score 10–9
2013

The 2014 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 23–29 June 2014 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

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]

  • Winner: £85,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £21,000
  • Quarter-final: £12,500
  • Last 16: £8,000
  • Last 32: £6,500
  • Last 64: £3,000

  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £478,000

Wildcard round

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

Match Score
WC1 England Andrew Norman 3–5 China Zhao Xintong
WC2 China Yu Delu 4–5 China Yan Bingtao
WC3 Scotland Scott Donaldson 3–5 China Chen Zifan
WC4 England Robbie Williams 5–1 China Niu Zhuang

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
                  
Australia Neil Robertson w/o
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher w/d
Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Michael Georgiou 3
England Michael Georgiou 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Michael Holt 1
England Michael Holt 5
England Rory McLeod 4
England Michael Holt 5
England Sam Baird 2
Scotland Fraser Patrick 3
England Sam Baird 5
Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Shaun Murphy 4
England Chris Melling 1
China Zhao Xintong 5
China Zhao Xintong 5
England Jack Lisowski 2
England Jack Lisowski 5
China Lu Chenwei 2
China Zhao Xintong 2
England Shaun Murphy 5
England Chris Wakelin 5
England Joe O'Connor 2
England Chris Wakelin 2
England Shaun Murphy 5
England Rod Lawler 1
England Shaun Murphy 5
Australia Neil Robertson 6
England Barry Hawkins 3
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
England Craig Steadman 2
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Wales Jamie Jones 3
Wales Jamie Jones 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
England Stuart Bingham 4
Norway Kurt Maflin 1
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Anthony Hamilton 4
England Stuart Bingham 5
Malta Tony Drago 2
England Stuart Bingham 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
England Barry Hawkins 5
Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland Anthony McGill 3
Scotland John Higgins 4
Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Gary Wilson 3
Scotland Alan McManus 5
Scotland Alan McManus 2
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Pinches 1
China Yan Bingtao 5
China Yan Bingtao 4
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Lee Page 0
England Barry Hawkins 5
Australia Neil Robertson 10
England Joe Perry 9
England Oliver Brown 5
England Oliver Lines 1
England Oliver Brown 1
England Martin Gould 5
England Michael Tomlinson 1
England Martin Gould 5
England Martin Gould 5
Wales Ryan Day 3
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Matthew Selt 0
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Mark Williams 2
England Mark Joyce 1
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Martin Gould 5
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England David Gilbert 3
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Wales Michael White 3
England Jamie Cope 3
Wales Michael White 5
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Judd Trump 0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
England Ben Woollaston 5
England Ben Woollaston 3
England Judd Trump 5
England David Grace 1
England Judd Trump 5
England Martin Gould 4
England Joe Perry 6
England Ricky Walden 5
England Peter Lines 0
England Ricky Walden 3
China Cao Yupeng 5
China Cao Yupeng 5
England Mark King 1
China Cao Yupeng 1
Finland Robin Hull 5
China Xiao Guodong 3
Finland Robin Hull 5
Finland Robin Hull 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 3
China Zhou Yuelong 3
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Finland Robin Hull 2
England Joe Perry 5
England Joe Perry 5
China Chen Zifan 0
England Joe Perry 5
England Robert Milkins 0
Republic of Ireland David Morris 4
England Robert Milkins 5
England Joe Perry 5
China Liang Wenbo 2
China Liang Wenbo 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 1
China Liang Wenbo 5
England Mark Selby 3
England Robbie Williams 1
England 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
 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
2 50+ breaks 6

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]

Australia Neil Robertson 5–1 England Steven Hallworth
England Kyren Wilson 4–5 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
India Aditya Mehta 0–5 England Michael Georgiou
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5–1 Wales Daniel Wells
England Michael Holt 5–2 England Hammad Miah
England Rory McLeod 5–4 England Ashley Carty
England Jimmy White 2–5 Scotland Fraser Patrick
England Ali Carter w/d–w/o England Sam Baird
Wales Matthew Stevens 4–5 England Chris Melling
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d–w/o England Andrew Norman
England Jack Lisowski 5–3 China Lu Ning
Wales Dominic Dale 2–5 China Lu Chenwei
England Tom Ford 2–5 England Chris Wakelin
England Andrew Higginson 0–5 England Joe O'Connor
England Rod Lawler 5–3 Australia Vinnie Calabrese
England Shaun Murphy 5–2 England Ryan Clark
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–0 England Jamie O'Neill
Belgium Luca Brecel 4–5 England Craig Steadman
Wales Jamie Jones 5–2 England Zak Surety
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty w/o–w/d Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck
Norway Kurt Maflin 5–2 England George Pragnall
England Anthony Hamilton 5–2 Wales Andrew Pagett
England Mike Dunn 3–5 Malta Tony Drago
England Stuart Bingham 5–3 England James Cahill
Scotland John Higgins 5–1 England Michael Wasley
Scotland Anthony McGill 5–3 Malta Alex Borg
England Gary Wilson 5–2 Scotland Michael Leslie
Scotland Alan McManus 5–4 China Cao Xinlong
England Peter Ebdon 4–5 England Barry Pinches
China Yu Delu 5–0 England Allan Taylor
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 1–5 England Lee Page
England Barry Hawkins 5–0 England Matthew Day

China Ding Junhui 0–5 England Oliver Brown
England Dave Harold 4–5 England Oliver Lines
England Nigel Bond 4–5 England Michael Tomlinson
England Martin Gould 5–1 England Adam Duffy
Wales Ryan Day 5–3 China Li Hang
England Matthew Selt 5–4 England Sydney Wilson
England Mark Joyce 5–4 England Alex Davies
Wales Mark Williams 5–3 England Elliot Slessor
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5–0 Canada Alex Pagulayan
England David Gilbert 5–2 England Sean O'Sullivan
England Jamie Cope 5–1 Scotland Ross Muir
Wales Michael White 5–2 Republic of Ireland John Sutton
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien w/o–w/d Thailand Noppon Saengkham
England Ben Woollaston 5–2 China Lyu Haotian
England Jimmy Robertson 4–5 England David Grace
England Judd Trump 5–3 England Joel Walker
England Ricky Walden 5–4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail
England Peter Lines 5–0 China Liu Chuang
China Cao Yupeng 5–2 China Wang Zepeng
England Mark King 5–3 Wales Lee Walker
China Xiao Guodong 5–4 England Liam Highfield
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh w/d–w/o Finland Robin Hull
England Alfie Burden 3–5 China Zhou Yuelong
Scotland Graeme Dott 5–3 Scotland Eden Sharav
England Joe Perry 5–1 Wales Jak Jones
England Stuart Carrington 2–5 Scotland Scott Donaldson
Republic of Ireland David Morris 5–3 England Ian Burns
England Robert Milkins 5–3 England Chris Norbury
China Liang Wenbo 5–2 England Ian Glover
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5–3 Wales Jamie Rhys Clarke
England Robbie Williams 5–2 Scotland Mark Owens
England Mark Selby 5–0 England John Astley

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

References

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