2014 China Open (snooker)
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| Dates | 31 March–6 April 2014 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £478,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break | 142 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ding Junhui |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The 2014 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 31 March and 6 April 2014 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]
Ding Junhui won his 11th ranking title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–5 in the final, and became the sixth on the list of players with the most ranking titles behind Stephen Hendry (36 titles), Steve Davis (28), Ronnie O'Sullivan (26), John Higgins (25) and Mark Williams (18).[2] Ding also equalled Hendry's record from 1990/1991 to win five ranking titles in a single season.[3]
Contents
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £478,000 from the previous year's £425,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 31 March 2014.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Yu Delu |
5–2 | Chen Zifan |
| WC2 |  Luca Brecel |
5–2 | Yuan Sijun |
| WC3 |  John Astley |
5–2 | Yan Bingtao |
| WC4 | Sam Baird |
2–5 | Zhao Xintong |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilieri. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 6 April 2014.[9][10] |
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| Neil Robertson Australia |
5–10 | Ding Junhui China |
| Afternoon: 0–98 (87), 0–63 (61), 58–67, 74–21, 0–123 (119), 6–110 (59), 20–71, 102–1 (102), 57–71 Evening: 63–13 (57), 5–125 (104), 64–49, 0–87 (67), 74–9 (57), 13–98 (66) |
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| 102 | Highest break | 119 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 16 and 18 February 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[11][12][13]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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