The 2014 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 October and 2 November 2014 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 October – 2 November 2014 |
| Venue | Sichuan International Tennis Center |
| City | Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  Mitchell Mann (ENG) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 5–6 against amateur Wang Zepeng in the qualifying round.[3]
Ricky Walden won his third ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–7 in the final.[4][5]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]
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Wildcard round
editThese matches were played in Chengdu on 26 October 2014.[8][9][10]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Mitchell Mann (ENG) |
6–1 |  Niu Zhuang (CHN)
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| WC2 |  Jamie Jones (WAL) |
5–6 | Zhao Xintong (CHN)
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| WC3 |  Joe Swail (NIR) |
6–4 | Yan Bingtao (CHN)
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| WC4 | Oliver Lines (ENG) |
6–3 | Huang Jiahao (CHN)
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 2 November 2014.[10][11] | ||
| Mark Allen Northern Ireland
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7–10 | Ricky Walden England
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| Afternoon: 1–109 (59), 85–1, 25–69 (64), 52–57, 76–48, 113–1 (113), 49–67, 67–18, 71–31 (52) Evening: 0–100, 44–79, 4–85 (85), 69–1 (68), 88–4 (74), 0–85 (85), 0–103 (103), 6–116 (54, 62) | ||
| 113 | Highest break | 103 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50 breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
editThese matches took place between 22 and 25 September 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[12][13] All matches were best of 11 frames.[14]
Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
edit- 136 – Gary Wilson
- 136 – Peter Ebdon
- 131 – Michael White
- 130 – Barry Pinches
- 129 – Michael Wasley
- 123 – Anthony McGill
- 120, 103 – Wang Zepeng
- 115 – Mark Selby
- 113 – Neil Robertson
- 112 – Ding Junhui
- 111 – Brandon Sargeant
- 109 – Jack Lisowski
- 109 – Judd Trump
- 109 – Mark Allen
- 108, 105 – Noppon Saengkham
- 108 – Matthew Stevens
- 106, 100 – Luca Brecel
- 105 – Daniel Wells
- 104 – Nigel Bond
- 104 – Oliver Brown
- 103 – Ken Doherty
- 103 – Alex Pagulayan
- 103 – Kyren Wilson
- 103 – Joe Swail
- 102 – Martin Gould
- 101 – Dominic Dale
Televised stage centuries
edit- 142 – Mitchell Mann
- 141, 134, 127, 108, 106 – Marco Fu
- 141, 132, 115, 111, 107, 103, 100, 100 – Ricky Walden
- 140 – Stephen Maguire
- 139 – Graeme Dott
- 139 – Zhao Xintong
- 135, 128 – Stuart Bingham
- 135, 120, 120, 105, 102 – Mark Williams
- 130 – Ryan Day
- 129, 101 – Mark Davis
- 127, 104 – Mark Joyce
- 126 – Fergal O'Brien
- 124, 116, 112, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 123 – Ian Burns
- 122 – Xiao Guodong
- 121 – Sam Baird
- 118, 117, 113, 108, 105, 100 – Mark Allen
- 115 – Mike Dunn
- 107, 101, 100 – Martin Gould
- 107 – Joe Perry
- 106, 101 – Neil Robertson
- 106 – Dominic Dale
- 105 – Joel Walker
- 105 – Zhou Yuelong
- 104 – Rod Lawler
- 103 – Anthony McGill
- 102 – Judd Trump
- 101 – Craig Steadman
References
edit- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Victory Over Fu Gives Ding Title Treble". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Ding Loses Chengdu Qualifier". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Nunns, Hector (2 November 2014). "Walden delight at China treble". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "International Championship: Ricky Walden beats Mark Allen to title". BBC Sport. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "International Championship - Alle Infos zum Turnier" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ a b "International Championship 2014 Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 November 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b "International Championship 2014 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "International Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "International Championship: Final - Match 67: Mark Allen v Ricky Walden". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "2014 International Championship Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 September 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "International Championship Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "International Championship 2014 Qualifying Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "International Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "2014 International Championship – Tournament Ranking". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "International Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.