2014 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open

Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 6 July 2014 (2014-06-30 – 2014-07-06)
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	$500,000
Winner's share	$75,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	9–5
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The 2014 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 June–6 July 2014 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.^[1]

Marco Fu was the defending champion,^[2] but he decided not to compete this year.

Judd Trump won his fourth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–5 in the final.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4][5]

Winner: $75,000 Runner-up: $32,000 Semi-final: $20,000 Quarter-final: $17,000 Last 16: $12,000 Last 32: $9,000 Last 48: $1,600 Last 64: $750 Last 96: $150

Non-televised highest break: $100 Televised highest break: $2,500 Total: $500,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 30 June 2014.^[6][7][8]

Match		Score
WC1	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	5–0	Matthew Bolton (AUS)
WC2	Dominic Dale (WAL)	5–0	Johl Younger (AUS)

Main draw

^[6][7][8]

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Neil Robertson	5
		Andrew Higginson	2
						1	Neil Robertson	5
							Jamie Jones	0
	9	Stephen Maguire	0
		Jamie Jones	5
											1	Neil Robertson	5
											13	Robert Milkins	2
	13	Robert Milkins	5
		Liang Wenbo	3
						13	Robert Milkins	5
						7	John Higgins	2
	7	John Higgins	5
		Tom Ford	3
																1	Neil Robertson	6
																11	Mark Davis	2
	8	Stuart Bingham	5
		Scott Donaldson	0
						8	Stuart Bingham	5
							Mark Joyce	2
	14	Ryan Day	3
		Mark Joyce	5
											8	Stuart Bingham	4
											11	Mark Davis	5
	11	Mark Davis	5
		Dominic Dale	3
						11	Mark Davis	5
						4	Shaun Murphy	3
	4	Shaun Murphy	5
		Jack Lisowski	0
																					1	Neil Robertson	5
																					3	Judd Trump	9
	3	Judd Trump	5
		Rory McLeod	2
						3	Judd Trump	5
							Alan McManus	3
	10	Joe Perry	4
		Alan McManus	5
											3	Judd Trump	5
											6	Ricky Walden	4
	15	Michael Holt	3
		Martin Gould	5
							Martin Gould	2
						6	Ricky Walden	5
	6	Ricky Walden	5
		Marcus Campbell	0
																3	Judd Trump	6
																16	Xiao Guodong	3
	5	Mark Allen	2
		Fergal O'Brien	5
							Fergal O'Brien	2
						12	Matthew Stevens	5
	12	Matthew Stevens	5
		Luca Brecel	3
											12	Matthew Stevens	2
											16	Xiao Guodong	5
	16	Xiao Guodong	5
		Liam Highfield	2
						16	Xiao Guodong	5
							Peter Ebdon	4
	2	Barry Hawkins	2
		Peter Ebdon	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 6 July 2014.[8][9]
Neil Robertson (1)  Australia	5–9	Judd Trump (3)  England
Afternoon: 87–48, 23–77, 73–4, 0–69 (50), 45–90 (71), 74–55 (Robertson 52), 25–63 (55), 0–118 (114) Evening: 43–65, 8–96, 28–101 (101), 64–6, 109–8 (109), 40–65 (51)
109	Highest break	114
1	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2014 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England.^[10][11][12]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Sanderson Lam		5			Aditya Mehta		5
	Joe Roberts		3			Sanderson Lam		0			Aditya Mehta		5			Andrew Higginson		5
	Liu Chuang		4			Cao Yupeng		5			Cao Yupeng		2			Aditya Mehta		4
	George Pragnall		5			George Pragnall		1
	David Grace		1			Jamie Jones		5
	Nico Elton		5			Nico Elton		2			Jamie Jones		5			Mark King		1
	Michael Wasley		1			John Astley		5			John Astley		3			Jamie Jones		5
	Craig Steadman		5			Craig Steadman		2
	Zak Surety		4			Jimmy Robertson		5
	Steven Hallworth		5			Steven Hallworth		2			Jimmy Robertson		5			Liang Wenbo		5
	Ryan Clark		1			Gerard Greene		4			Lu Ning		4			Jimmy Robertson		2
	Lu Ning		5			Lu Ning		5
	Alex Borg		3			Gary Wilson		5
	Shane Castle		5			Shane Castle		3			Gary Wilson		3			Tom Ford		5
	Andrew Norman		3			Dave Harold		1			Oliver Brown		5			Oliver Brown		1
	Oliver Brown		5			Oliver Brown		5
	Scott Donaldson		5			Jimmy White		4
	Saqib Nasir		0			Scott Donaldson		5			Scott Donaldson		5			Kurt Maflin		2
	Lee Page		3			Robbie Williams		5			Robbie Williams		0			Scott Donaldson		5
	Michael Tomlinson		5			Michael Tomlinson		4
	Elliot Slessor		5			Peter Lines		1
	Sydney Wilson		2			Elliot Slessor		5			Elliot Slessor		2			Mark Joyce		5
	Ian Burns		5			Jamie Burnett		2			Ian Burns		5			Ian Burns		4
	Alex Pagulayan		1			Ian Burns		5
	Cao Xinlong		2			Li Hang		5
	Adam Duffy		5			Adam Duffy		4			Li Hang		3			Dominic Dale		5
	Alexander Ursenbacher		5			Lyu Haotian		5			Lyu Haotian		5			Lyu Haotian		0
	Martin O'Donnell		4			Alexander Ursenbacher		2
	Oliver Lines		5			Jack Lisowski		5
	Paul Davison		3			Oliver Lines		3			Jack Lisowski		5			David Gilbert		2
	James Cahill		5			Robin Hull		3			James Cahill		2			Jack Lisowski		5
	Wang Zepeng		1			James Cahill		5
	Lee Walker		5			Rory McLeod		5
	John Sutton		3			Lee Walker		4			Rory McLeod		5			Ken Doherty		1
	Andrew Pagett		5			Noppon Saengkham		w/d			Andrew Pagett		1			Rory McLeod		5
	Matthew Day		2			Andrew Pagett		w/o
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		w/d			Joe Swail		5
	Adam Bobat		w/o			Adam Bobat		2			Joe Swail		5			Alan McManus		5
	Vinnie Calabrese		4			Alfie Burden		5			Alfie Burden		4			Joe Swail		4
	William Lemons		5			William Lemons		1
	Fraser Patrick		0			Mike Dunn		5
	Zhou Yuelong		5			Zhou Yuelong		2			Mike Dunn		5			Martin Gould		5
	Lu Chenwei		3			Kyren Wilson		0			Ashley Carty		4			Mike Dunn		3
	Ashley Carty		5			Ashley Carty		5
	Hammad Miah		4			David Morris		w/d
	Michael Leslie		5			Michael Leslie		w/o			Michael Leslie		5			Marcus Campbell		5
	Sam Baird		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		w/d			Sam Baird		3			Michael Leslie		4
	Craig Barber		1			Sam Baird		w/o
	Joel Walker		5			Anthony McGill		5
	Brandon Sargeant		2			Joel Walker		3			Anthony McGill		4			Fergal O'Brien		5
	Ross Muir		5			Stuart Carrington		5			Stuart Carrington		5			Stuart Carrington		2
	Chris Melling		3			Ross Muir		3
	Jak Jones		5			Nigel Bond		5
	Joe O'Connor		4			Jak Jones		1			Nigel Bond		3			Rod Lawler		3
	Ian Glover		3			Luca Brecel		5			Luca Brecel		5			Luca Brecel		5
	Daniel Wells		5			Daniel Wells		2
	Chris Norbury		1			Yu Delu		1
	Liam Highfield		5			Liam Highfield		5			Liam Highfield		5			Ben Woollaston		2
	Chris Wakelin		3			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		w/d			Darryl Hill		1			Liam Highfield		5
	Darryl Hill		5			Darryl Hill		w/o
	Barry Pinches		5			Alex Davies		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		4			Barry Pinches		5			Barry Pinches		5			Peter Ebdon		5
	Allan Taylor		5			Matthew Selt		3			Allan Taylor		1			Barry Pinches		3
	Michael Georgiou		4			Allan Taylor		5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[13]

• 140, 110 – Joe Swail
• 139 – Cao Yupeng
• 138, 119 – Liam Highfield
• 136 – Zhou Yuelong
• 136 – Elliot Slessor
• 130 – Nigel Bond
• 129 – Luca Brecel
• 126 – Jamie Jones
• 126 – Mark King
• 121, 103 – Jack Lisowski
• 121 – Scott Donaldson
• 118 – Anthony McGill
• 114 – Steven Hallworth
• 113 – Alan McManus
• 108 – Cao Xinlong
• 108 – Aditya Mehta
• 107 – Andrew Higginson
• 106 – Liang Wenbo
• 106 – Ian Burns
• 105, 100 – Barry Pinches
• 105 – Mark Joyce
• 104, 100 – Lee Walker
• 102 – Paul Davison
• 102 – Oliver Brown
• 100 – Daniel Wells

Televised stage centuries

^[14]

• 140, 109, 103, 100 – Neil Robertson
• 139 – Mark Davis
• 127 – John Higgins
• 122 – Mark Joyce
• 114, 114, 110, 107, 106, 101, 101, 100 – Judd Trump
• 109 – Dominic Dale
• 108 – Peter Ebdon
• 107 – Robert Milkins
• 107 – Martin Gould
• 105 – Matthew Stevens
• 104 – Ricky Walden
• 103 – Fergal O'Brien
• 103 – Shaun Murphy
• 102 – Stuart Bingham

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External links

• 2014 Australian Goldfields Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook