2014 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 6 July 2014
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$500,000
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	9–5
	← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 June–6 July 2014 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.

Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year.

Judd Trump won his fourth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–5 in the final.

Prize fund

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

Winner: $75,000
Runner-up: $32,000
Semi-final: $20,000
Quarter-final: $17,000
Last 16: $12,000
Last 32: $9,000
Last 48: $1,600
Last 64: $750
Last 96: $150

Non-televised highest break: $100
Televised highest break: $2,500
Total: $500,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 30 June 2014.

Match		Score
WC1	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	5–0	Matthew Bolton (AUS)
WC2	Dominic Dale (WAL)	5–0	Johl Younger (AUS)

Main draw

Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 17 frames

1	Neil Robertson	5

	Andrew Higginson	2
			1	Neil Robertson	5

				Jamie Jones	0
9	Stephen Maguire	0

	Jamie Jones	5
						1	Neil Robertson	5

						13	Robert Milkins	2
13	Robert Milkins	5

	Liang Wenbo	3
			13	Robert Milkins	5

			7	John Higgins	2
7	John Higgins	5

	Tom Ford	3
									1	Neil Robertson	6

									11	Mark Davis	2
8	Stuart Bingham	5

	Scott Donaldson	0
			8	Stuart Bingham	5

				Mark Joyce	2
14	Ryan Day	3

	Mark Joyce	5
						8	Stuart Bingham	4

						11	Mark Davis	5
11	Mark Davis	5

	Dominic Dale	3
			11	Mark Davis	5

			4	Shaun Murphy	3
4	Shaun Murphy	5

	Jack Lisowski	0
												1	Neil Robertson	5

												3	Judd Trump	9
3	Judd Trump	5

	Rory McLeod	2
			3	Judd Trump	5

				Alan McManus	3
10	Joe Perry	4

	Alan McManus	5
						3	Judd Trump	5

						6	Ricky Walden	4
15	Michael Holt	3

	Martin Gould	5
				Martin Gould	2

			6	Ricky Walden	5
6	Ricky Walden	5

	Marcus Campbell	0
									3	Judd Trump	6

									16	Xiao Guodong	3
5	Mark Allen	2

	Fergal O'Brien	5
				Fergal O'Brien	2

			12	Matthew Stevens	5
12	Matthew Stevens	5

	Luca Brecel	3
						12	Matthew Stevens	2

						16	Xiao Guodong	5
16	Xiao Guodong	5

	Liam Highfield	2
			16	Xiao Guodong	5

				Peter Ebdon	4
2	Barry Hawkins	2

	Peter Ebdon	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 6 July 2014.
Neil Robertson (1) Australia	5–9	Judd Trump (3) England
Afternoon: 87–48, 23–77, 73–4, 0–69 (50), 45–90 (71), 74–55 (Robertson 52), 25–63 (55), 0–118 (114) Evening: 43–65, 8–96, 28–101 (101), 64–6, 109–8 (109), 40–65 (51)
109	Highest break	114
1	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England.


Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames


Sanderson Lam	5	Aditya Mehta	5

Joe Roberts	3	Sanderson Lam	0	Aditya Mehta	5	Andrew Higginson	5

Liu Chuang	4	Cao Yupeng	5	Cao Yupeng	2	Aditya Mehta	4

George Pragnall	5	George Pragnall	1


David Grace	1	Jamie Jones	5

Nico Elton	5	Nico Elton	2	Jamie Jones	5	Mark King	1

Michael Wasley	1	John Astley	5	John Astley	3	Jamie Jones	5

Craig Steadman	5	Craig Steadman	2


Zak Surety	4	Jimmy Robertson	5

Steven Hallworth	5	Steven Hallworth	2	Jimmy Robertson	5	Liang Wenbo	5

Ryan Clark	1	Gerard Greene	4	Lu Ning	4	Jimmy Robertson	2

Lu Ning	5	Lu Ning	5


Alex Borg	3	Gary Wilson	5

Shane Castle	5	Shane Castle	3	Gary Wilson	3	Tom Ford	5

Andrew Norman	3	Dave Harold	1	Oliver Brown	5	Oliver Brown	1

Oliver Brown	5	Oliver Brown	5


Scott Donaldson	5	Jimmy White	4

Saqib Nasir	0	Scott Donaldson	5	Scott Donaldson	5	Kurt Maflin	2

Lee Page	3	Robbie Williams	5	Robbie Williams	0	Scott Donaldson	5

Michael Tomlinson	5	Michael Tomlinson	4


Elliot Slessor	5	Peter Lines	1

Sydney Wilson	2	Elliot Slessor	5	Elliot Slessor	2	Mark Joyce	5

Ian Burns	5	Jamie Burnett	2	Ian Burns	5	Ian Burns	4

Alex Pagulayan	1	Ian Burns	5


Cao Xinlong	2	Li Hang	5

Adam Duffy	5	Adam Duffy	4	Li Hang	3	Dominic Dale	5

Alexander Ursenbacher	5	Lyu Haotian	5	Lyu Haotian	5	Lyu Haotian	0

Martin O'Donnell	4	Alexander Ursenbacher	2


Oliver Lines	5	Jack Lisowski	5

Paul Davison	3	Oliver Lines	3	Jack Lisowski	5	David Gilbert	2

James Cahill	5	Robin Hull	3	James Cahill	2	Jack Lisowski	5

Wang Zepeng	1	James Cahill	5


Lee Walker	5	Rory McLeod	5

John Sutton	3	Lee Walker	4	Rory McLeod	5	Ken Doherty	1

Andrew Pagett	5	Noppon Saengkham	w/d	Andrew Pagett	1	Rory McLeod	5

Matthew Day	2	Andrew Pagett	w/o


Ratchayothin Yotharuck	w/d	Joe Swail	5

Adam Bobat	w/o	Adam Bobat	2	Joe Swail	5	Alan McManus	5

Vinnie Calabrese	4	Alfie Burden	5	Alfie Burden	4	Joe Swail	4

William Lemons	5	William Lemons	1


Fraser Patrick	0	Mike Dunn	5

Zhou Yuelong	5	Zhou Yuelong	2	Mike Dunn	5	Martin Gould	5

Lu Chenwei	3	Kyren Wilson	0	Ashley Carty	4	Mike Dunn	3

Ashley Carty	5	Ashley Carty	5


Hammad Miah	4	David Morris	w/d

Michael Leslie	5	Michael Leslie	w/o	Michael Leslie	5	Marcus Campbell	5

Sam Baird	5	Dechawat Poomjaeng	w/d	Sam Baird	3	Michael Leslie	4

Craig Barber	1	Sam Baird	w/o


Joel Walker	5	Anthony McGill	5

Brandon Sargeant	2	Joel Walker	3	Anthony McGill	4	Fergal O'Brien	5

Ross Muir	5	Stuart Carrington	5	Stuart Carrington	5	Stuart Carrington	2

Chris Melling	3	Ross Muir	3


Jak Jones	5	Nigel Bond	5

Joe O'Connor	4	Jak Jones	1	Nigel Bond	3	Rod Lawler	3

Ian Glover	3	Luca Brecel	5	Luca Brecel	5	Luca Brecel	5

Daniel Wells	5	Daniel Wells	2


Chris Norbury	1	Yu Delu	1

Liam Highfield	5	Liam Highfield	5	Liam Highfield	5	Ben Woollaston	2

Chris Wakelin	3	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	w/d	Darryl Hill	1	Liam Highfield	5

Darryl Hill	5	Darryl Hill	w/o


Barry Pinches	5	Alex Davies	4

Sean O'Sullivan	4	Barry Pinches	5	Barry Pinches	5	Peter Ebdon	5

Allan Taylor	5	Matthew Selt	3	Allan Taylor	1	Barry Pinches	3

Michael Georgiou	4	Allan Taylor	5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

140, 110 – Joe Swail
139 – Cao Yupeng
138, 119 – Liam Highfield
136 – Zhou Yuelong
136 – Elliot Slessor
130 – Nigel Bond
129 – Luca Brecel
126 – Jamie Jones
126 – Mark King
121, 103 – Jack Lisowski
121 – Scott Donaldson
118 – Anthony McGill
114 – Steven Hallworth
113 – Alan McManus
108 – Cao Xinlong
108 – Aditya Mehta
107 – Andrew Higginson
106 – Liang Wenbo
106 – Ian Burns
105, 100 – Barry Pinches
105 – Mark Joyce
104, 100 – Lee Walker
102 – Paul Davison
102 – Oliver Brown
100 – Daniel Wells

Televised stage centuries

140, 109, 103, 100 – Neil Robertson
139 – Mark Davis
127 – John Higgins
122 – Mark Joyce
114, 114, 110, 107, 106, 101, 101, 100 – Judd Trump
109 – Dominic Dale
108 – Peter Ebdon
107 – Robert Milkins
107 – Martin Gould
105 – Matthew Stevens
104 – Ricky Walden
103 – Fergal O'Brien
103 – Shaun Murphy
102 – Stuart Bingham

References

↑ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Robertson loses Aussie Open snooker final". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
↑ "Bristol's Judd Trump clinches Australian Open title". Bristol Post. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 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.
↑ Kalb, Rolf (29 June 2014). "Turnier-Infos: Australian Open" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
1 2 "2014 Australian Open Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
1 2 "2014 World Snooker Australian Open Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
1 2 3 "Australian Goldfields Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Final – Match 33 – Neil Robertson v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
↑ "Australian Open 2014 Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2014 Qualifiers Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Australian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
↑ "Australian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

External links

2014 Australian Goldfields Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook

[1] "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[2] "Robertson loses Aussie Open snooker final". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[3] "Bristol's Judd Trump clinches Australian Open title". Bristol Post. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[4] "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.

[5] Kalb, Rolf (29 June 2014). "Turnier-Infos: Australian Open" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[WPBSA_draw-6] 1 2 "2014 Australian Open Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[WPBSA_format-7] 1 2 "2014 World Snooker Australian Open Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[Snooker.org_MD-8] 1 2 3 "Australian Goldfields Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[9] "Final – Match 33 – Neil Robertson v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[10] "Australian Open 2014 Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[11] "Australian Goldfields Open 2014 Qualifiers Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[12] "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[13] "Australian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[14] "Australian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 6 July 2014 (2014-06-30 – 2014-07-06)
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$500,000
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	9–5
← 2013 2015 →