Players Tour Championship 2013/2014

The Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 6 June 2013 and ended on 29 March 2014, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The twelve regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals.

Schedule
Date[n 1] Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up Score[1][2][3] References
06–06 06–09  BUL European Tour – Event 1[n 2] Universiada Hall Sofia John Higgins Neil Robertson 4–1 [4]
06–11 06–15  CHN Asian Tour – Event 1[n 3] Yixing Sports Centre Yixing Joe Perry Mark Selby 4–1 [5]
07–18 07–21  NLD European Tour – Event 2[n 4] Topsport Centrum Rotterdam Mark Williams Mark Selby 4–3 [6]
08–14 08–17  ENG European Tour – Event 3[n 5] Doncaster Dome Doncaster Ricky Walden Marco Fu 4–3 [7]
08–22 08–25  GER European Tour – Event 4[n 6] Stadthalle Fürth Ronnie O'Sullivan Gerard Greene 4–0 [8]
09–23 09–27  CHN Asian Tour – Event 2[n 7] Zhangjiagang Sports Center Zhangjiagang Ju Reti Michael Holt 4–1 [9]
10–03 10–06  GER European Tour – Event 5[n 8] RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim Mark Allen Ding Junhui 4–1 [10]
10–20 10–24  CHN Asian Tour – Event 3[n 9] Guanhua Grand Hotel Zhengzhou Liang Wenbo Lyu Haotian 4–0 [11]
11–07 11–10  ENG European Tour – Event 6[n 10] The Capital Venue Gloucester Mark Allen Judd Trump 4–1 [12]
11–14 11–17  BEL European Tour – Event 7[n 11] Lotto Arena Antwerp Mark Selby Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [13]
02–06 02–09  POL European Tour – Event 8[n 12] Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia Shaun Murphy Fergal O'Brien 4–1 [14]
03–04 03–08  CHN Asian Tour – Event 4[n 13] Dongguan Dongcheng Sports Garden Dongguan Stuart Bingham Liang Wenbo 4–1 [15]
03–25 03–29  ENG Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 14] Guild Hall Preston Barry Hawkins Gerard Greene 4–0 [16]

Order of Merit

European Tour

The calculation method of the European Tour Order of Merit was changed this season. The previously used £1=€1 system was changed to accommodate the increasing prize money of the continental European events. World Snooker decided to use the £1=€1.2 conversation rate.[17]

Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit

After 8 out of 8 events:[18][19]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
01 Mark Allen 45,250 5
02 Ronnie O'Sullivan 38,616 6
03 Mark Selby 37,516 5
04 Mark Willams 30,683 7
05 Shaun Murphy 29,499 7
06 John Higgins 26,350 7
07 Ricky Walden 25,100 6
08 Judd Trump 20,249 8
09 Ding Junhui 18,333 4
10 Fergal O'Brien 17,199 8
11 Sam Baird 16,351 8
12 Marco Fu 15,100 6
13 Stephen Maguire 14,766 6
14 Neil Robertson 14,083 6
15 Jamie Jones 13,100 8
16 David Gilbert 12,883 8
17 Stuart Bingham 12,783 7
18 Gerard Greene 12,783 8
19 Ryan Day 10,950 8
20 Jimmy Robertson 10,516 7
21 Ben Woollaston 10,516 8
22 Mark Davis 10,450 8
23 Anthony Hamilton 10,234 8
24 Gary Wilson 10,032 8
25 Barry Hawkins 9,683 7

(Top 25 players out of 515)

Asian Tour
Player qualified for the Finals through the European Tour Order of Merit

After 4 out of 4 events:[20][21]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
1 Liang Wenbo 17,700 4
2 Ju Reti 12,200 4
3 Stuart Bingham 10,200 2
4 Joe Perry 10,000 1
5 Lyu Haotian 5,600 3
6 Mark Selby 5,200 2
7 Michael Holt 5,000 2
8 Scott Donaldson 4,700 4
9 Yu Delu 4,400 4

(Top 9 players out of 202)

Finals
Main article: Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 took place between 25–29 March 2014 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit.[22] If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[23]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 March 2014.[16][24]
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

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2013 Bulgarian Open.
  3. Event also known as the 2013 Yixing Open.
  4. Event also known as the 2013 Rotterdam Open.
  5. Event also known as the 2013 Bluebell Wood Open.
  6. Event also known as the 2013 Paul Hunter Classic.
  7. Event also known as the 2013 Zhangjiagang Open.
  8. Event also known as the 2013 Ruhr Open.
  9. Event also known as the 2013 Zhengzhou Open.
  10. Event also known as the 2013 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
  11. Event also known as the 2013 Antwerp Open.
  12. Event also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open.
  13. Event also known as the 2014 Dongguan Open.
  14. Event also known as the 2014 Players Championship Grand Final.

References
  1. "2013/14 Calendar". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. "Finals 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. "European Tour Event One (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. "Asian Tour Event One (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. "European Tour Event Two (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. "European Tour Event Three (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. "European Tour Event Four (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. "Asian Tour Event Two (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  10. "European Tour Event Five (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  11. "Asian Tour Event Three (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  12. "European Tour Event Six (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  13. "European Tour Event Seven (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  14. "European Tour Event Eight (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  15. "Asian Tour Event Four (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  16. "Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  17. "Corrected Order Of Merit". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  18. "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 11 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  19. "European Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  20. "Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  21. "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.
  22. "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  23. "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 14 March 2014.
  24. "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.
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