# 2014 China Open (snooker)

The 2014 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 31 March and 6 April 2014 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2013–14 season.
Ding Junhui won his 11th ranking title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–5 in the final, and became the sixth on the list of players with the most ranking titles behind Stephen Hendry (36 titles), Steve Davis (28), Ronnie O'Sullivan (26), John Higgins (25) and Mark Williams (18). Ding also equalled Hendry's record from 1990/1991 to win five ranking titles in a single season.

## 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 Beijing on 31 March 2014.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Yu Delu (CHN) | 5–2 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC2 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5–2 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC3 | John Astley (ENG) | 5–2 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
| WC4 | Sam Baird (ENG) | 2–5 | 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 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 0 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | w/o | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | w/o | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 2 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 10 |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 10 |
| John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 1 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 2 | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 5 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | w/o | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | w/o | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 5 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | w/o | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | w/d | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 6 April 2014. :
| Neil Robertson Australia | 5–10 | Ding Junhui China |
| Afternoon: 0–98 (87), 0–63 (61), 58–67, 74–21, 0–123 (119), 6–110 (59), 20–71, 102–1 (102), 57–71 Evening: 63–13 (57), 5–125 (104), 64–49, 0–87 (67), 74–9 (57), 13–98 (66) |||
| 102 | Highest break | 119 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 16 and 18 February 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Neil Robertson | 5–3 | Li Yan |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–3 | Alex Borg |
| Anthony McGill | 5–0 | Michael Leslie |
| Mark Williams | 5–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Matthew Stevens | 0–5 | James Wattana |
| Mark Joyce | 5–2 | Christopher Keogan |
| Yu Delu | 5–0 | Lyu Haotian |
| Joe Perry | 2–5 | Duane Jones |
| Mark Allen | 5–2 | James Cahill |
| Jamie Burnett | 3–5 | Luca Brecel |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–4 | Shane Castle |
| Dominic Dale | 5–1 | Ahmed Saif |
| Graeme Dott | 5–0 | Alex Davies |
| Rory McLeod | 5–4 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Dave Harold | 5–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–2 | Chris Wakelin |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Jamie Cope | 5–0 | Gareth Green |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5–3 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–5 | David Grace |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–2 | Andrew Pagett |
| Gerard Greene | 4–5 | Hammad Miah |
| Pankaj Advani | 5–3 | Chen Zhe |
| Ricky Walden | 5–3 | Liam Highfield |
| Ali Carter | 5–1 | Lee Page |
| Jamie Jones | 5–1 | Mitchell Travis |
| Matthew Selt | 5–0 | Jak Jones |
| Ryan Day | 5–2 | Khaled Belaid Abumdas |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–4 | Fraser Patrick |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–3 | Sydney Wilson |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–0 | Rhys Clark |
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Elliot Slessor |
| Ding Junhui | 5–0 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Robbie Williams | 2–5 | John Astley |
| Ken Doherty | 5–1 | Andrew Norman |
| Ben Woollaston | 1–5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Michael White | 5–0 | Scott Donaldson |
| Liu Chuang | 2–5 | Sam Baird |
| Steve Davis | 3–5 | Michael Wasley |
| John Higgins | 5–2 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Marco Fu | 5–1 | Adam Wicheard |
| Cao Yupeng | 4–5 | Li Hang |
| Aditya Mehta | 5–2 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Mark King | 5–1 | Chris Norbury |
| Marcus Campbell | 4–5 | Kyren Wilson |
| Alan McManus | 1–5 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–1 | Paul Davison |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–2 | Cao Xinlong |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–2 | Allan Taylor |
| David Gilbert | 1–5 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Ian Burns | 3–5 | Craig Steadman |
| Michael Holt | 5–2 | Antony Parsons |
| Tom Ford | 4–5 | Mike Dunn |
| Peter Lines | 5–3 | Joel Walker |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–0 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Robert Milkins | 3–5 | Gary Wilson |
| Mark Davis | 1–5 | David Morris |
| Jimmy White | 5–2 | Joe Swail |
| Alfie Burden | 5–1 | Ross Muir |
| Andrew Higginson | 3–5 | Tony Drago |
| Martin Gould | 3–5 | Barry Pinches |
| Nigel Bond | 5–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Rod Lawler | 3–5 | Stuart Carrington |
| Mark Selby | 5–0 | Ryan Clark |