# 2014 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2014 Welsh Open (officially the 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 February and 2 March 2014 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season, and the second time that BetVictor sponsored the event.
Stephen Maguire was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Joel Walker in the last 16.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 26th ranking title by defeating Ding Junhui 9–3 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's third Welsh Open title after 2004 and 2005, to equal the record jointly held by John Higgins and Stephen Hendry. In the last frame of the final O'Sullivan made the 105th official maximum break. This was O'Sullivan's record 12th competitive maximum break.

## Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £300,000 from the previous year's £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 1 | Stephen Maguire (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Sam Baird | 3 | | |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 | Sam Baird | 3 | | |
| Sam Baird (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Baird (ENG) | 4 | | | Stephen Maguire (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Andrew Pagett | 0 |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 4 | | | Andrew Pagett | 0 |
| Li Yan (CHN) | 2 | | | | |
| Li Yan (CHN) | 2 | Gerard Greene | 3 | | |
| | | Andrew Pagett | 4 | | |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 0 | Andrew Pagett | 4 | | |
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 4 | | | | | Stephen Maguire (1) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Joel Walker | 4 |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | | | | | Joel Walker | 4 |
| Gareth Green (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gareth Green (ENG) | 0 | Tom Ford | 2 | | | | |
| | | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 2 | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| James Wattana (THA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana (THA) | 4 | | | James Wattana | 1 | | |
| | | | | Joel Walker | 4 |
| Pankaj Advani (IND) | 3 | | | Joel Walker | 4 |
| Joel Walker (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Joel Walker (ENG) | 4 | Joel Walker | 4 | | |
| | | Mark Davis (14) | 3 | | |
| Mark Davis (ENG) (14) | 4 | Mark Davis (14) | 3 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) (15) | 2 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | |
| | | David Gilbert | 1 | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 4 | David Gilbert | 1 | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | | | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| | | | | Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4 | | | Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 2 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 1 | | | | | Scott Donaldson | 0 |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 4 | | | | | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 |
| Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) | 0 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |
| | | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 4 | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | |
| Ahmed Saif (QAT) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ahmed Saif (QAT) | 0 | | | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | |
| | | | | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 |
| Jamie Cope (ENG) | 4 | | | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 |
| Ryan Clark (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Ryan Clark (ENG) | 1 | Jamie Cope | 1 | | |
| | | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (5) | 4 | Ding Junhui (5) | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (8) | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 0 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 0 | Stuart Bingham (8) | 4 | | |
| | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 0 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham (8) | 4 |
| | | | | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 4 | | | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 3 | | | | |
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 3 | Peter Lines | 2 | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 4 | | |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 4 | Michael Holt | 4 | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 2 | | | | | Stuart Bingham (8) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 4 | | | | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Adam Wicheard (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard (ENG) | 3 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |
| Yu Delu (CHN) | 3 | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 4 | | | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | |
| | | | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 4 | | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Chen Zhe (CHN) | 2 | | | | |
| Chen Zhe (CHN) | 2 | Liu Chuang | 0 | | |
| | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) (16) | 4 | Joe Perry (16) | 4 | | |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (12) | 4 | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson (ENG) | 3 | Mark Allen (12) | 4 | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 0 | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 4 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 4 | | | Mark Allen (12) | 2 |
| | | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Aditya Mehta (IND) | 3 | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 4 | Mike Dunn | 3 | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 4 | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| Andrew Norman (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman (ENG) | 1 | | | | | Ali Carter | 1 |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 4 | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 |
| Antony Parsons (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Antony Parsons (ENG) | 3 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | |
| | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 1 | | | Dominic Dale | 0 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 4 | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | Dave Harold | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (4) | 4 | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Joe Swail (NIR) | 0 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 1 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 1 | Neil Robertson (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 0 | | |
| Rory McLeod (ENG) | 4 | Rory McLeod | 0 | | |
| Dylan Mitchell (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Dylan Mitchell (ENG) | 1 | | | Neil Robertson (3) | 3 |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 4 | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Alex Borg (MLT) | 1 | | | | |
| Alex Borg (MLT) | 1 | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 4 | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | | |
| Michael Wasley (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley (ENG) | 3 | | | | | Mark Williams | 2 |
| | | | | | | Marco Fu (10) | 4 |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 4 | | | | | Marco Fu (10) | 4 |
| Lee Page (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lee Page (ENG) | 0 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 4 | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | |
| Cao Xinlong (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cao Xinlong (CHN) | 0 | | | Graeme Dott | 2 | | |
| | | | | Marco Fu (10) | 4 |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 4 | | | Marco Fu (10) | 4 |
| Alex Davies (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Alex Davies (ENG) | 1 | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | |
| | | Marco Fu (10) | 4 | | |
| Marco Fu (HKG) (10) | 4 | Marco Fu (10) | 4 | | |
| Chris Norbury (ENG) | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (9) | 4 | | | | |
| David Morris (IRL) | 0 | | | | |
| David Morris (IRL) | 0 | Shaun Murphy (9) | 4 | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 2 | | |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 2 | Craig Steadman | 2 | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy (9) | 3 |
| | | | | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4 | | | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 0 | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 2 | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 |
| | | | | | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | | | | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 0 | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy (ENG) | 0 | | | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 4 | | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 |
| David Grace (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| David Grace (ENG) | 2 | Cao Yupeng | 3 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (7) | 4 | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 | | |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (6) | 4 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | Judd Trump (6) | 4 | | |
| | | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) | 2 | | | | |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) | 2 | | | Judd Trump (6) | 4 |
| | | | | Anthony McGill | 1 |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 4 | | | Anthony McGill | 1 |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 2 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 1 | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 4 | Ryan Day | 1 | | |
| Rhys Clark (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark (SCO) | 2 | | | | | Judd Trump (6) | 3 |
| | | | | | | John Higgins (11) | 4 |
| Mark King (ENG) | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (11) | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 3 | Mark King | 4 | | | | |
| | | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 4 | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | |
| John Astley (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| John Astley (ENG) | 2 | | | Mark King | 0 | | |
| | | | | John Higgins (11) | 4 |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 4 | | | John Higgins (11) | 4 |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 0 | | | | |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 0 | Ken Doherty | 0 | | |
| | | John Higgins (11) | 4 | | |
| John Higgins (SCO) (11) | 4 | John Higgins (11) | 4 | | |
| Tony Drago (MLT) | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (13) | 4 | | | | |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | Ricky Walden (13) | 4 | | |
| | | Matthew Selt | 2 | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 4 | Matthew Selt | 2 | | |
| Khaled Belaid Abumdas (LBY) | 1 | | | | |
| Khaled Belaid Abumdas (LBY) | 1 | | | Ricky Walden (13) | 4 |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Michael Leslie (SCO) | 2 | | | | |
| Michael Leslie (SCO) | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| | | Li Hang | 1 | | |
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 0 | Li Hang | 1 | | |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Ricky Walden (13) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | |
| | | Michael White | 3 | | | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 4 | Michael White | 3 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 3 | | | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 4 | Barry Pinches | 1 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 | | |
| Mitchell Travis (ENG) | 1 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Joel Walker | 4 | | |
| Ding Junhui (5) | 5 | | |
| Ding Junhui (5) | 5 | Ding Junhui (5) | 6 |
| | | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Joe Perry (16) | 5 | Joe Perry (16) | 4 |
| Mark Selby (4) | 1 | | | | |
| Mark Selby (4) | 1 | | | Ding Junhui (5) | 3 |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 9 |
| Marco Fu (10) | 0 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 9 |
| Barry Hawkins (7) | 5 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (7) | 5 | Barry Hawkins (7) | 2 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 6 |
| John Higgins (11) | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 6 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 2 March 2014. :
| Ding Junhui (5) China | 3–9 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England |
| Afternoon: 36–70, 8–91 (91), 15–75 (70), 62–55, 59–68 (Ding 55), 0–92 (92), 48–59, 52–80 Evening: 109–30 (109), 121–0 (121), 13–105, 0–147 (147) |||
| 121 | Highest break | 147 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 4 |

## Century breaks

* 147, 124, 115, 114, 104, 103, 103, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 142 – Shaun Murphy
* 139, 128, 121, 121, 118, 114, 109, 108, 104 – Ding Junhui
* 139 – Michael White
* 137 – John Higgins
* 134, 134, 125, 102 – Barry Hawkins
* 131, 100 – Judd Trump
* 126 – Jamie Burnett
* 121, 114, 108 – Cao Yupeng
* 118 – Scott Donaldson
* 116 – Anthony McGill
* 115 – Ali Carter
* 115 – Joe Perry
* 114 – Jamie Cope
* 114 – Ross Muir
* 114 – Mark Joyce
* 113, 113 – Liang Wenbo
* 112, 106, 101 – Mark Allen
* 112, 104 – Neil Robertson
* 111 – Ken Doherty
* 108 – Mark Williams
* 103 – Marco Fu
* 102 – Noppon Saengkham
* 102 – Stuart Bingham
* 101 – Mark King
* 101 – Joel Walker
* 100 – Andrew Higginson
* 100 – Martin Gould
* 100 – Ben Woollaston