Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Finals

Players Tour Championship 2013/2014
Finals
Tournament information
Dates 25–29 March 2014
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £300,000
Winner's share £100,000
Highest break 140
Final
Champion England Barry Hawkins
Runner-up Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
Score 4–0
AT4
Last

The Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Finals (also known as the 2014 Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25–29 March 2014 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[2]

It was originally planned, that the event would take place in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] but due to the political unrest in the country the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to relocate the event.[4] This was the first professional tournament at the Guild Hall since the 2005 Grand Prix.[5]

Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[6] but he lost 3–4 against Ben Woollaston in the last 32.[7]

Barry Hawkins won his second ranking title by defeating Gerard Greene 4–0 in the final.[8] This was Greene's first ranking final.[9]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[10][11]

Prize fund Ranking points
Winner £100,000 3,000
Runner-up £38,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £20,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £10,000 1,500
Last 16 £5,000 1,140
Last 32 £2,500 840
Highest break £2,000
Total £300,000

Seeding list

The players competed in 12 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[12]

Rank Player European Tour[13][14] Asian Tour[15][16] Total[17]
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 45,250 0 45,250
2 England Mark Selby 37,516 5,200 42,716
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 38,616 0 38,616
4 Wales Mark Williams 30,683 0 30,683
5 England Shaun Murphy 29,499 0 29,499
6 Scotland John Higgins 26,350 1,200 27,550
7 England Ricky Walden 25,100 0 25,100
8 England Stuart Bingham 12,783 10,200 22,983
9 China Ding Junhui 18,333 2,600 20,933
10 China Liang Wenbo 2,783 17,700 20,483
11 England Judd Trump 20,249 0 20,249
12 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 17,199 0 17,199
13 England Sam Baird 16,351 0 16,351
14 England Joe Perry 5,682 10,000 15,682
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 15,100 200 15,300
16 Scotland Stephen Maguire 14,766 0 14,766
17 Australia Neil Robertson 14,083 0 14,083
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 12,783 600 13,383
19 Wales Jamie Jones 13,100 200 13,300
20 England Gary Wilson 10,032 3,200 13,232
21 England Ben Woollaston 10,516 2,400 12,916
22 England David Gilbert 12,883 0 12,883
23 China Ju Reti 0 12,200 12,200
24 Wales Ryan Day 10,950 600 11,550
25 Scotland Scott Donaldson 6,699 4,700 11,399
26 England Michael Holt 6,215 5,000 11,215
27 England Jimmy Robertson 10,516 200 10,716
28 England Mark Davis 10,450 200 10,650
29 England Anthony Hamilton 10,234 0 10,234
30 England Barry Hawkins 9,683 0 9,683
31 China Yu Delu 1,600 4,400 6,000
32 China Lyu Haotian 0 5,600 5,600

Main draw

[18][19][20]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
               
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
19 Wales Jamie Jones 2
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
12 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
12 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
26 England Michael Holt 3
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
13 England Sam Baird 3
29 England Anthony Hamilton 4
29 England Anthony Hamilton 3
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
7 England Ricky Walden 1
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
6 Scotland John Higgins 4
27 England Jimmy Robertson 2
6 Scotland John Higgins 4
21 England Ben Woollaston 2
9 China Ding Junhui 3
21 England Ben Woollaston 4
6 Scotland John Higgins 1
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
20 England Gary Wilson 0
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
4 Wales Mark Williams 2
4 Wales Mark Williams 4
32 China Lyu Haotian 1
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
25 Scotland Scott Donaldson 0
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
31 China Yu Delu 4
10 China Liang Wenbo 2
31 China Yu Delu 4
31 China Yu Delu 1
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
16 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
24 Wales Ryan Day 3
8 England Stuart Bingham 3
24 Wales Ryan Day 4
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
11 England Judd Trump 1
5 England Shaun Murphy 4
17 Australia Neil Robertson 2
5 England Shaun Murphy 0
11 England Judd Trump 4
11 England Judd Trump 4
23 China Ju Reti 1
11 England Judd Trump 4
14 England Joe Perry 2
14 England Joe Perry 4
28 England Mark Davis 3
14 England Joe Perry 4
22 England David Gilbert 1
2 England Mark Selby 0
22 England David Gilbert 4

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 March 2014.[20][21]
Gerard Greene (18)
 Northern Ireland
0–4 Barry Hawkins (30)
 England
0–119 (117), 0–75 (75), 35–61 (50), 15–62
34 Highest break 117
0 Century breaks 1
0 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

[22]

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