2014 International Championship

2014 International Championship
Tournament information
Dates26 October – 2 November 2014 (2014-10-26 – 2014-11-02)
VenueSichuan International Tennis Center [zh]
CityChengdu
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking 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)
Score10–7
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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 [zh] in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against amateur Wang Zepeng in the qualifying round.

Ricky Walden won his third ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–7 in the final.

Prize fund

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

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Chengdu on 26 October 2014.

MatchScore
WC1 Mitchell Mann (ENG)6–1 Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC2 Jamie Jones (WAL)5–6 Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC3 Joe Swail (NIR)6–4 Yan Bingtao (CHN)
WC4 Oliver Lines (ENG)6–3 Huang Jiahao (CHN)

Main draw

Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
China Wang Zepeng 5
England Mitchell Mann 6
England Mitchell Mann 4
Wales Michael White 6
India Aditya Mehta 0
Wales Michael White 6
Wales Michael White 6
England Ian Burns 2
Wales Dominic Dale 5
England Ian Burns 6
England Ian Burns 6
England Craig Steadman 3
England Craig Steadman 6
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
Wales Michael White 3
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
England Stuart Bingham 6
England Robbie Williams 4
England Stuart Bingham 6
Wales Ryan Day 3
England Mark Joyce 5
Wales Ryan Day 6
England Stuart Bingham 4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
England Martin Gould 6
England Joel Walker 4
England Martin Gould 4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
England Nigel Bond 0
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 9
Wales Mark Williams 8
England Barry Hawkins 6
England Jimmy White 4
England Barry Hawkins 2
Wales Mark Williams 6
England Oliver Brown 1
Wales Mark Williams 6
Wales Mark Williams 6
England Sam Baird 4
England Sam Baird 6
England Kyren Wilson 2
England Sam Baird 6
England Mark Davis 5
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 2
England Mark Davis 6
Wales Mark Williams 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Scotland John Higgins 1
China Li Hang 6
China Li Hang 6
China Zhao Xintong 1
China Zhao Xintong 6
Norway Kurt Maflin 3
China Li Hang 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Scotland Alan McManus 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 6
Scotland Anthony McGill 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
England Ben Woollaston 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 7
England Ricky Walden 10
Australia Neil Robertson 6
England Matthew Selt 3
Australia Neil Robertson 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 6
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 6
England Andrew Higginson 2
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
England Ricky Walden 6
China Zhou Yuelong 6
England Chris Melling 1
China Zhou Yuelong 5
England Ricky Walden 6
Republic of Ireland David Morris 3
England Ricky Walden 6
England Ricky Walden 6
Scotland Jamie Burnett 1
England Joe Perry 6
England Mike Dunn 3
England Joe Perry 1
England Peter Ebdon 6
Wales Andrew Pagett 1
England Peter Ebdon 6
England Peter Ebdon 2
Scotland Jamie Burnett 6
Wales Matthew Stevens 1
Scotland Jamie Burnett 6
Scotland Jamie Burnett 6
England Judd Trump 5
England Jimmy Robertson 5
England Judd Trump 6
England Ricky Walden 9
England Robert Milkins 2
England Shaun Murphy 6
China Yu Delu 1
England Shaun Murphy 1
England Robert Milkins 6
England Barry Pinches 2
England Robert Milkins 6
England Robert Milkins 6
China Xiao Guodong 4
China Xiao Guodong 6
Scotland Eden Sharav 2
China Xiao Guodong 6
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Robert Milkins 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
England Liam Highfield 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
England David Gilbert 5
England David Gilbert 6
England Zak Surety 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
England Rod Lawler 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 6
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
England Rod Lawler 6
England Rod Lawler 6
England Oliver Lines 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 2 November 2014.
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. All matches were best of 11 frames.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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