# 2014 International Championship

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.
| Match | | Score | |
| 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 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Wang Zepeng | Wang Zepeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 6 | Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 0 | Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 6 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 6 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 8 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 8 | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 6 | | | | | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 2 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 6 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 6 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 10 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 10 |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 6 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 1 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 6 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 2 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 6 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 6 | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 6 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 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.
| Ding Junhui | 5–6 | Wang Zepeng |
| Peter Lines | 5–6 | Mitchell Mann |
| Aditya Mehta | 6–3 | James Wattana |
| Michael White | 6–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Dominic Dale | 6–3 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Jack Lisowski | 2–6 | Ian Burns |
| Cao Yupeng | 4–6 | Craig Steadman |
| Graeme Dott | 6–1 | Lee Page |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–4 | Michael Wasley |
| Robbie Williams | 6–2 | Ahmed Saif |
| Mark Joyce | 6–4 | Lu Ning |
| Ryan Day | 6–5 | Lyu Haotian |
| Martin Gould | 6–4 | Cao Xinlong |
| Ken Doherty | 4–6 | Joel Walker |
| Nigel Bond | 6–1 | Joe O'Connor |
| Mark Allen | 6–4 | Nico Elton |
| Barry Hawkins | 6–0 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck |
| Jimmy White | 6–5 | Alex Davies |
| Jamie Cope | 3–6 | Oliver Brown |
| Mark Williams | 6–2 | Scott Donaldson |
| Michael Holt | 4–6 | Sam Baird |
| Kyren Wilson | 6–1 | Ross Muir |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 6–2 | Steven Hallworth |
| Mark Davis | 6–2 | Lee Walker |
| John Higgins | 6–2 | Stuart Carrington |
| Gary Wilson | 5–6 | Li Hang |
| Jamie Jones | 6–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–5 | Elliot Slessor |
| Alan McManus | 6–2 | Michael Georgiou |
| Anthony McGill | 6–2 | Ashley Carty |
| Ben Woollaston | 6–3 | Sydney Wilson |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6–3 | James Cahill |
| Neil Robertson | 6–5 | Alex Borg |
| Matthew Selt | 6–2 | Alex Pagulayan |
| Tom Ford | 3–6 | Joe Swail |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–2 | Chris Wakelin |
| Liang Wenbo | 2–6 | Zhou Yuelong |
| Luca Brecel | 5–6 | Chris Melling |
| David Morris | 6–3 | John Astley |
| Ricky Walden | 6–0 | Lu Chenwei |
| Joe Perry | 6–0 | Chris Norbury |
| Mike Dunn | 6–2 | Matthew Day |
| Rory McLeod | 3–6 | Andrew Pagett |
| Peter Ebdon | 6–2 | David Grace |
| Matthew Stevens | 6–3 | Michael Leslie |
| Jamie Burnett | 6–0 | John Sutton |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–0 | Hammad Miah |
| Judd Trump | 6–0 | Ian Glover |
| Shaun Murphy | 6–1 | Allan Taylor |
| Yu Delu | 6–3 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Marcus Campbell | 2–6 | Barry Pinches |
| Robert Milkins | 6–4 | Daniel Wells |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–1 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Gerard Greene | 4–6 | Eden Sharav |
| Alfie Burden | 4–6 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Stephen Maguire | 6–4 | Liu Chuang |
| Marco Fu | 6–0 | Shane Castle |
| Anthony Hamilton | 3–6 | Liam Highfield |
| David Gilbert | 6–1 | Mark Owens |
| Mark King | 4–6 | Zak Surety |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6–0 | Fraser Patrick |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6–4 | Andrew Norman |
| Rod Lawler | 6–4 | Tian Pengfei |
| Mark Selby | 4–6 | Oliver Lines |

## 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 – 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