# 2014 World Open (snooker)

The 2014 Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 March 2014 at the Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Shaun Murphy in the semi-final.
Murphy won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–6 in the final.

## Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £478,000 from the previous year's £425,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 10 March 2014.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) | w/d–w/o | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC2 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 3–5 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC3 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 5–1 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
| WC4 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | Michael White | Michael White | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 0 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 0 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 2 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 5 | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 1 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 0 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 3 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 16 March 2014. :
| Shaun Murphy England | 10–6 | Mark Selby England |
| Afternoon: 95–1 (64), 80–46 (80), 81–40, 75–26 (52), 5–83, 13–91 (91), 102–1 (98), 113–1 (105), 112–0 (112) Evening: 8–92 (78), 53–62, 18–78, 85–4 (60), 43–82, 78–49 (78), 77–54 |||
| 112 | Highest break | 91 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 2 |

## Qualifying

These matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Mark Allen | 5–4 | Chris Wakelin |
| Mike Dunn | 5–1 | Paul Davison |
| Jamie Burnett | 5–2 | Ryan Clark |
| Mark Williams | 5–3 | Chris Norbury |
| Ken Doherty | 5–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2–5 | Barry Pinches |
| Alfie Burden | 5–0 | Ross Muir |
| Ricky Walden | 5–1 | John Astley |
| John Higgins | 5–3 | Sydney Wilson |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–5 | Alex Davies |
| Aditya Mehta | 5–2 | Jak Jones |
| Michael White | 5–2 | Shane Castle |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–0 | Khaled Belaid Abumdas |
| Yu Delu | 5–1 | Josh Boileau |
| Dave Harold | 1–5 | Sanderson Lam |
| Judd Trump | 5–3 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–2 | Rhys Clark |
| Peter Lines | 3–5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Fergal O'Brien | 3–5 | Craig Steadman |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–0 | Ashley Carty |
| Ryan Day | 5–4 | Luca Brecel |
| Jamie Cope | 3–5 | Michael Wasley |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–1 | Ian Burns |
| Graeme Dott | 5–4 | James Cahill |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Tony Drago |
| Jimmy White | 5–1 | Dylan Mitchell |
| Cao Yupeng | 5–3 | Daniel Wells |
| Mark King | 5–4 | David Grace |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–1 | Andrew Pagett |
| Pankaj Advani | 5–2 | Mitchell Travis |
| Ben Woollaston | 1–5 | Li Yan |
| Ding Junhui | 5–0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Mark Selby | 5–2 | Lyu Haotian |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–3 | Andrew Norman |
| Gerard Greene | 5–0 | Zhang Anda |
| Marcus Campbell | 2–5 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–2 | Chen Zhe |
| Jack Lisowski | 3–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| Liu Chuang | 2–5 | Adam Wicheard |
| Mark Davis | 5–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Robert Milkins | 5–3 | Joe Swail |
| Rod Lawler | 5–1 | Elliot Slessor |
| Alan McManus | 5–2 | Jeff Cundy |
| Martin Gould | 5–2 | Sam Baird |
| Dominic Dale | 5–0 | Cao Xinlong |
| James Wattana | 2–5 | Michael Leslie |
| Steve Davis | 5–2 | Hammad Miah |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–1 | Robbie Williams |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–4 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Matthew Selt | 5–3 | Liam Highfield |
| Mark Joyce | 5–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Peter Ebdon | 2–5 | David Morris |
| Ali Carter | 5–3 | Stuart Carrington |
| David Gilbert | 5–4 | Gary Wilson |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–1 | Robin Hull |
| Joe Perry | 5–4 | Li Hang |
| Marco Fu | 5–0 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Anthony McGill | 5–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Nigel Bond | 5–0 | Lee Page |
| Michael Holt | 5–2 | Alex Borg |
| Tom Ford | 5–4 | Joel Walker |
| Rory McLeod | 5–1 | Kyren Wilson |
| Jamie Jones | 5–4 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Neil Robertson | 5–0 | Alexander Ursenbacher |

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

* 141 – Tom Ford
* 137 – Marco Fu
* 135 – Ding Junhui
* 131 – Tian Pengfei
* 125 – Stuart Bingham
* 119 – Luca Brecel
* 117 – Ryan Day
* 116 – Liam Highfield
* 115 – David Gilbert
* 112 – Joel Walker
* 107, 104 – Xiao Guodong
* 107 – Jamie Cope
* 106 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
* 105, 105 – Matthew Stevens
* 105 – Kurt Maflin
* 105 – Neil Robertson
* 104 – Graeme Dott
* 102 – David Morris

### Televised stage centuries

* 144 – Anthony McGill
* 136, 128 – Ding Junhui
* 135, 131, 123 – Mark Selby
* 134, 127 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 129, 110 – Kurt Maflin
* 128, 126, 112, 105 – Shaun Murphy
* 127, 121, 114, 104, 104, 104 – Marco Fu
* 127, 119, 111, 100 – Mark Allen
* 127, 116, 111, 100 – Neil Robertson
* 124, 122, 104 – John Higgins
* 117, 104 – Michael Holt
* 113 – Tian Pengfei
* 112 – Martin Gould
* 112 – Ricky Walden
* 111 – Stephen Maguire
* 111 – Liang Wenbo
* 110, 100 – Judd Trump
* 108 – Mark Joyce
* 103 – Stuart Bingham
* 101 – Alan McManus