2014 Wyldecrest Parks Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates25–29 March 2014 (2014-03-25 – 2014-03-29)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Gerard Greene (NIR)
Score4–0
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The 2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2014 Wyldecrest Parks Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 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 fundRanking points
Winner£100,0003,000
Runner-up£38,0002,400
Semi-finalist£20,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£10,0001,500
Last 16£5,0001,140
Last 32£2,500840
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 points[17]
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 45,250 0 45,250
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 37,516 5,200 42,716
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 38,616 0 38,616
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 30,683 0 30,683
5  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 29,499 0 29,499
6  John Higgins (SCO) 26,350 1,200 27,550
7  Ricky Walden (ENG) 25,100 0 25,100
8  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 12,783 10,200 22,983
9  Ding Junhui (CHN) 18,333 2,600 20,933
10  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 2,783 17,700 20,483
11  Judd Trump (ENG) 20,249 0 20,249
12  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 17,199 0 17,199
13  Sam Baird (ENG) 16,351 0 16,351
14  Joe Perry (ENG) 5,682 10,000 15,682
15  Marco Fu (HKG) 15,100 200 15,300
16  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 14,766 0 14,766
17  Neil Robertson (AUS) 14,083 0 14,083
18  Gerard Greene (NIR) 12,783 600 13,383
19  Jamie Jones (WAL) 13,100 200 13,300
20  Gary Wilson (ENG) 10,032 3,200 13,232
21  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 10,516 2,400 12,916
22  David Gilbert (ENG) 12,883 0 12,883
23  Ju Reti (CHN) 0 12,200 12,200
24  Ryan Day (WAL) 10,950 600 11,550
25  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6,699 4,700 11,399
26  Michael Holt (ENG) 6,215 5,000 11,215
27  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 10,516 200 10,716
28  Mark Davis (ENG) 10,450 200 10,650
29  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 10,234 0 10,234
30  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 9,683 0 9,683
31  Yu Delu (CHN) 1,600 4,400 6,000
32  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 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  Mark Allen (NIR) 4
19  Jamie Jones (WAL) 2
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
12 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
12  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 4
26  Michael Holt (ENG) 3
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
13  Sam Baird (ENG) 3
29  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 4
29 England Anthony Hamilton 3
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
7  Ricky Walden (ENG) 1
18  Gerard Greene (NIR) 4
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
6  John Higgins (SCO) 4
27  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 2
6 Scotland John Higgins 4
21 England Ben Woollaston 2
9  Ding Junhui (CHN) 3
21  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4
6 Scotland John Higgins 1
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
15  Marco Fu (HKG) 4
20  Gary Wilson (ENG) 0
15 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
4 Wales Mark Williams 2
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 4
32  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 1
18 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4
25  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 0
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
31 China Yu Delu 4
10  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 2
31  Yu Delu (CHN) 4
31 China Yu Delu 1
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
16  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 0
30  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
24 Wales Ryan Day 3
8  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 3
24  Ryan Day (WAL) 4
30 England Barry Hawkins 4
11 England Judd Trump 1
5  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4
17  Neil Robertson (AUS) 2
5 England Shaun Murphy 0
11 England Judd Trump 4
11  Judd Trump (ENG) 4
23  Ju Reti (CHN) 1
11 England Judd Trump 4
14 England Joe Perry 2
14  Joe Perry (ENG) 4
28  Mark Davis (ENG) 3
14 England Joe Perry 4
22 England David Gilbert 1
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 0
22  David Gilbert (ENG) 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Wyldecrest Sponsor Players Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Thailand To Host Players Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Players Championship To Change Location". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Top Class Snooker Returns To Preston". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Snooker – Ding downs Robertson to win £100k at PTC Grand Finals". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Players' Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by Ben Woollaston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hawkins breezes past Greene for Preston title". ESPN. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gerard Greene to meet Barry Hawkins in first final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Asian Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Entry pack for Dongguan Open (AT4)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Order of Merit after the Gdynia Open (ET8) 2014" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "European Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Asian Tour Order Of Merit (after APTC-4)" (in Chinese). my147.com. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Combined Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Players Championship 2014 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Provisional Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  20. 1 2 "Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "Players Championship: Final – Match 31 – Gerard Greene v Barry Hawkins". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Players Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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