2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2014 Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25–29 March 2014 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[2]

2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates25–29 March 2014
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break140
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins
Runner-up Gerard Greene
Score4–0
← AT4
Last →

It was originally planned, that the event would take place in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] but due to the political unrest in the country the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to relocate the event.[4] This was the first professional tournament at the Guild Hall since the 2005 Grand Prix.[5]

Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[6] but he lost 3–4 against Ben Woollaston in the last 32.[7]

Barry Hawkins won his second ranking title by defeating Gerard Greene 4–0 in the final.[8] This was Greene's first ranking final.[9]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[10][11]

Prize fundRanking points
Winner£100,0003,000
Runner-up£38,0002,400
Semi-finalist£20,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£10,0001,500
Last 16£5,0001,140
Last 32£2,500840
Highest break£2,000–
Total£300,000–

Seeding list

The players competed in 12 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[12]

Rank Player European Tour[13][14] Asian Tour[15][16] Total[17]
01 Mark Allen 45,250 0 45,250
02 Mark Selby 37,516 5,200 42,716
03 Ronnie O'Sullivan 38,616 0 38,616
04 Mark Williams 30,683 0 30,683
05 Shaun Murphy 29,499 0 29,499
06 John Higgins 26,350 1,200 27,550
07 Ricky Walden 25,100 0 25,100
08 Stuart Bingham 12,783 10,200 22,983
09 Ding Junhui 18,333 2,600 20,933
10 Liang Wenbo 2,783 17,700 20,483
11 Judd Trump 20,249 0 20,249
12 Fergal O'Brien 17,199 0 17,199
13 Sam Baird 16,351 0 16,351
14 Joe Perry 5,682 10,000 15,682
15 Marco Fu 15,100 200 15,300
16 Stephen Maguire 14,766 0 14,766
17 Neil Robertson 14,083 0 14,083
18 Gerard Greene 12,783 600 13,383
19 Jamie Jones 13,100 200 13,300
20 Gary Wilson 10,032 3,200 13,232
21 Ben Woollaston 10,516 2,400 12,916
22 David Gilbert 12,883 0 12,883
23 Ju Reti 0 12,200 12,200
24 Ryan Day 10,950 600 11,550
25 Scott Donaldson 6,699 4,700 11,399
26 Michael Holt 6,215 5,000 11,215
27 Jimmy Robertson 10,516 200 10,716
28 Mark Davis 10,450 200 10,650
29 Anthony Hamilton 10,234 0 10,234
30 Barry Hawkins 9,683 0 9,683
31 Yu Delu 1,600 4,400 6,000
32 Lyu Haotian 0 5,600 5,600

Main draw

[18][19][20]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 7 frames
               
1 Mark Allen 4
19 Jamie Jones 2
1 Mark Allen 4
12 Fergal O'Brien 1
12 Fergal O'Brien 4
26 Michael Holt 3
1 Mark Allen 2
18 Gerard Greene 4
13 Sam Baird 3
29 Anthony Hamilton 4
29 Anthony Hamilton 3
18 Gerard Greene 4
7 Ricky Walden 1
18 Gerard Greene 4
18 Gerard Greene 4
15 Marco Fu 2
6 John Higgins 4
27 Jimmy Robertson 2
6 John Higgins 4
21 Ben Woollaston 2
9 Ding Junhui 3
21 Ben Woollaston 4
6 John Higgins 1
15 Marco Fu 4
15 Marco Fu 4
20 Gary Wilson 0
15 Marco Fu 4
4 Mark Williams 2
4 Mark Williams 4
32 Lyu Haotian 1
18 Gerard Greene 0
30 Barry Hawkins 4
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
25 Scott Donaldson 0
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
31 Yu Delu 4
10 Liang Wenbo 2
31 Yu Delu 4
31 Yu Delu 1
30 Barry Hawkins 4
16 Stephen Maguire 0
30 Barry Hawkins 4
30 Barry Hawkins 4
24 Ryan Day 3
8 Stuart Bingham 3
24 Ryan Day 4
30 Barry Hawkins 4
11 Judd Trump 1
5 Shaun Murphy 4
17 Neil Robertson 2
5 Shaun Murphy 0
11 Judd Trump 4
11 Judd Trump 4
23 Ju Reti 1
11 Judd Trump 4
14 Joe Perry 2
14 Joe Perry 4
28 Mark Davis 3
14 Joe Perry 4
22 David Gilbert 1
2 Mark Selby 0
22 David Gilbert 4

Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 March 2014.[20][21]
Gerard Greene (18)
 Northern Ireland		 0–4 Barry Hawkins (30)
 England
0–119 (117), 0–75 (75), 35–61 (50), 15–62
34 Highest break 117
0 Century breaks 1
0 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

[22]

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