2014 International Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 October–2 November 2014 |
| Venue | Sichuan International Tennis Center |
| City | Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |
 Mitchell Mann (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Ricky Walden |
| Runner-up |
 Mark Allen |
| Score | 10–7 |
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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]
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
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Chengdu on 26 October 2014.[8][9][10]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Mitchell Mann |
6–1 |  Niu Zhuang |
| WC2 |  Jamie Jones |
5–6 | Zhao Xintong |
| WC3 | Joe Swail |
6–4 | Yan Bingtao |
| WC4 | Oliver Lines |
6–3 | Huang Jiahao |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 2 November 2014.[10][11] | ||
| Mark Allen Northern Ireland |
7–10 | Ricky Walden England |
| 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
These 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
Qualifying stage centuries
- 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
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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
- 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
- ↑ "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. 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 (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "International Championship - Alle Infos zum Turnier" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "International Championship 2014 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "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. 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 September 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.
- 1 2 "2014 International Championship – Tournament Ranking". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "International Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
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