2014 China Open (snooker)

China Open
Tournament information
Dates31 March – 6 April 2014 (2014-03-31 – 2014-04-06)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£478,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break Zhao Xintong (CHN) (142)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score10–5
2013
2015

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.[1]

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).[2] Ding also equalled Hendry's record from 1990/1991 to win five ranking titles in a single season.[3]

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Ding Matches Hendry's Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2014.