2014 Wuxi Classic
# 2014 Wuxi Classic

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

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.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Wuxi on 23 June 2014.

| Match | | Score | |
| - | - | - | - |
| WC1 | Andrew Norman (ENG) | 3–5 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Yu Delu (CHN) | 4–5 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
| WC3 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3–5 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC4 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 5–1 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | w/d | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 5 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 3 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 5 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 5 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Chenwei | Lu Chenwei | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Chenwei | Lu Chenwei | 2 | | | | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 2 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 5 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 0 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 9 |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 9 |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Tomlinson | Michael Tomlinson | 1 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 0 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 0 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 29 June 2014. :

| 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 |
| 3 | 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.

| Neil Robertson | 5–1 | Steven Hallworth |
| - | - | - |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–5 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Aditya Mehta | 0–5 | Michael Georgiou |
| Marcus Campbell | 5–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Michael Holt | 5–2 | Hammad Miah |
| Rory McLeod | 5–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Jimmy White | 2–5 | Fraser Patrick |
| Ali Carter | w/d–w/o | Sam Baird |
| Matthew Stevens | 4–5 | Chris Melling |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | w/d–w/o | Andrew Norman |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–3 | Lu Ning |
| Dominic Dale | 2–5 | Lu Chenwei |
| Tom Ford | 2–5 | Chris Wakelin |
| Andrew Higginson | 0–5 | Joe O'Connor |
| Rod Lawler | 5–3 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–2 | Ryan Clark |
| Marco Fu | 5–0 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Luca Brecel | 4–5 | Craig Steadman |
| Jamie Jones | 5–2 | Zak Surety |
| Ken Doherty | w/o–w/d | Ratchayothin Yotharuck |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–2 | George Pragnall |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–2 | Andrew Pagett |
| Mike Dunn | 3–5 | Tony Drago |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–3 | James Cahill |
| John Higgins | 5–1 | Michael Wasley |
| Anthony McGill | 5–3 | Alex Borg |
| Gary Wilson | 5–2 | Michael Leslie |
| Alan McManus | 5–4 | Cao Xinlong |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–5 | Barry Pinches |
| Yu Delu | 5–0 | Allan Taylor |
| Gerard Greene | 1–5 | Lee Page |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–0 | Matthew Day |
| Ding Junhui | 0–5 | Oliver Brown |
| Dave Harold | 4–5 | Oliver Lines |
| Nigel Bond | 4–5 | Michael Tomlinson |
| Martin Gould | 5–1 | Adam Duffy |
| Ryan Day | 5–3 | Li Hang |
| Matthew Selt | 5–4 | Sydney Wilson |
| Mark Joyce | 5–4 | Alex Davies |
| Mark Williams | 5–3 | Elliot Slessor |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–0 | Alex Pagulayan |
| David Gilbert | 5–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Jamie Cope | 5–1 | Ross Muir |
| Michael White | 5–2 | John Sutton |
| Fergal O'Brien | w/o–w/d | Noppon Saengkham |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–2 | Lyu Haotian |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–5 | David Grace |
| Judd Trump | 5–3 | Joel Walker |
| Ricky Walden | 5–4 | Joe Swail |
| Peter Lines | 5–0 | Liu Chuang |
| Cao Yupeng | 5–2 | Wang Zepeng |
| Mark King | 5–3 | Lee Walker |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | w/d–w/o | Robin Hull |
| Alfie Burden | 3–5 | Zhou Yuelong |
| Graeme Dott | 5–3 | Eden Sharav |
| Joe Perry | 5–1 | Jak Jones |
| Stuart Carrington | 2–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| David Morris | 5–3 | Ian Burns |
| Robert Milkins | 5–3 | Chris Norbury |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–2 | Ian Glover |
| Jamie Burnett | 5–3 | Jamie Clarke |
| Robbie Williams | 5–2 | Mark Owens |
| Mark Selby | 5–0 | John Astley |

## Century breaks

### Qualifying stage centuries

* 137 – Neil Robertson
* 136, 131 – Michael Holt
* 136 – Chris Wakelin
* 130 – David Grace
* 125, 105 – Judd Trump
* 120 – David Morris
* 117 – Barry Pinches
* 116 – Yu Delu
* 115 – Alexander Ursenbacher
* 111 – Matthew Selt
* 106 – Joel Walker
* 104 – Kurt Maflin
* 103 – Michael White
* 102 – Dave Harold
* 101 – Anthony McGill
* 101 – Stuart Bingham

### Televised stage centuries

* 145, 118, 102 – Stephen Maguire
* 139, 134, 101 – Robin Hull
* 138 – Barry Hawkins
* 137 – Joe Perry
* 135 – Ken Doherty
* 130, 128, 105 – Neil Robertson
* 128, 111, 105, 100 – Marco Fu
* 128, 105, 101, 100 – Liang Wenbo
* 123, 119 – Mark Selby
* 122 – Martin Gould
* 122 – John Higgins
* 116 – Judd Trump
* 114 – Michael Holt
* 104 – Rory McLeod
