Riga Open 2014 (Snooker)
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Kaspersky lab Riga Open 2014 European Tour 2014/15 - Event 1 
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| Tournament type: | Minor ranking tournament |
| Venue: |
Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia |
| Opening: | 7th August 2014 |
| Endgame: | August 10, 2014
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| Winner: |
 Mark Selby
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| Finalist: |
 Mark Allen
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| Highest Break: | 142 ( Marco Fu )
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The Kaspersky lab Riga Open 2014 (also European Tour 2014/15 - Event 1 ) was a snooker tournament that took place from 7th to 10th August 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga . It was the second event of the Players Tour Championship 2014/15 and of that the first tournament of the European Tour . This made it an official minor ranking tournament of the Main Tour and thus part of the 2014/15 snooker season .
The Riga Open was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in Latvia . The venue was the Arena Riga, a large multi-purpose hall that is mostly used for ice hockey and basketball games. The event was sponsored by the Russian software company Kaspersky Lab .
In the final, Mark Selby beat Mark Allen 4-3, winning the PTC title for the sixth time .
Prize money
| Prize money | |
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| winner | € 25,000 |
| finalist | € 12,000 |
| Semi-finalist | € 6,000 |
| Quarter finalist | € 4,000 |
| Round of 16 | € 2,300 |
| Last 32 | € 1,200 |
| Last 64 | € 700 |
| All in all | € 125,000 |
Preliminary round
187 players had registered for the tournament in northeastern Europe. In two elimination rounds the field was reduced to 128 players. The four Latvian and ten Finnish participants had no chance, of the two German amateurs who had traveled, at least one made it to the second qualifying round. The Austrian champion Andreas Ploner made it into the main tournament of the European Tour for the second time after the Paul Hunter Classic 2012 .
All games were played in the best of 7 frames mode.
Round 1
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 1 |
Zack Richardson
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3: 4 |
Sean O'Sullivan
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17th |
 Andreas Ploner
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4 : 3 |
 Sascha Lippe
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| 2 |
 Andres Petrov
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4 : 0 |
 Antti Silvo
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18th |
 Manon Melief
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kl. |
Craig Barber
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| 3 |
Charlie Walters
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kl. |
Nico Elton
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19th |
Ashley Hugill
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4 : 1 |
Sydney Wilson
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| 4th |
Mitchell Travis
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4 : 2 |
 Jack Bradford
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20th |
Michael Williams
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4 : 0 |
 Tatiana Vasiljeva
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| 5 |
Māris Volajs
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0: 4 |
Alex Taubman
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21st |
Mika Karhu
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kl. |
Sam Harvey
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| 6th |
Martin O'Donnell
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4 : 3 |
Antti Mannila
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22nd |
John Chapman
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2: 4 |
Mark Vincent
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| 7th |
Richard Beckham
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4 : 3 |
 Marc J. Davis
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23 |
Duane Jones
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4 : 0 |
Kevin Chan
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| 8th |
Ben jones
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4 : 1 |
Janne Hummastenniemi
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24 |
Rodion Judin
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0: 4 |
William Lemmons
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| 9 |
Sami Hovi
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0: 4 |
 Martin McCrudden
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25th |
 Shachar Ruberg
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1: 4 |
Rhys Clark
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| 10 |
Ryan Causton
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4 : 3 |
Matthew Glasby
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26th |
Dylan Craig
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2: 4 |
Jamie O'Neill
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| 11 |
Michael Collumb
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2: 4 |
Paul Davison
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27 |
Josh Boileau
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4 : 2 |
Joe O'Connor
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| 12 |
Roman Dietzel
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4 : 1 |
 Vilius Schulte-Ebbert
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28 |
Reanne Evans
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4 : 0 |
Ross Higgins
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| 13 |
 Brian Cini
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4 : 1 |
Joona Koskela
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29 |
 Jeff Jacobs
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3: 4 |
Sanderson Lam
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| 14th |
John Sutton
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4 : 0 |
Declan Brennan
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30th |
Gareth Allen
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2: 4 |
Christopher Keogan
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| 15th |
 Anita Maflin
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0: 4 |
Anthony Jefers
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31 |
Kishan Hirani
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4 : 0 |
Janis Bindze
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| 16 |
 Aleksandr Kurgankov
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0: 4 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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round 2
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 32 |
Gary Steele
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0: 4 |
Sean O'Sullivan
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46 |
Mika Hummelin
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0: 4 |
Andreas Ploner
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| 33 |
Jeff Cundy
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2: 4 |
Andres Petrov
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47 |
Jake Nicholson
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4 : 0 |
Manon Melief
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| 34 |
Ashley Carty
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2: 4 |
Nico Elton
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48 |
Adam Duffy
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4 : 1 |
Ashley Hugill
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| 35 |
Joe Steele
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0: 4 |
Mitchell Travis
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49 |
Oliver Brown
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1: 4 |
Michael Williams
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| 36 |
Alex Taubman
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1: 4 |
Martin O'Donnell
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50 |
Thomas Dowling
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4 : 2 |
Sam Harvey
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| 37 |
Kobi Mates
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0: 4 |
Richard Beckham
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51 |
 Serhiy Issajenko
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4 : 3 |
Mark Vincent
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| 38 |
Andrew Rogers
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4 : 2 |
Ben jones
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52 |
Mark Owens
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2: 4 |
Duane Jones
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| 39 |
Jurian Heusdens
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0: 4 |
Martin McCrudden
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53 |
Sergei Korolkov
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0: 4 |
William Lemmons
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| 40 |
 Ron Florax
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1: 4 |
Ryan Causton
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54 |
Arttu Klemetti
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1: 4 |
Rhys Clark
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| 41 |
Paul Davison
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4 : 1 |
Roman Dietzel
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55 |
Billy Brown
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4 : 1 |
Jamie O'Neill
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| 42 |
Hans Blanckaert
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0: 4 |
Brian Cini
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56 |
Kristof Vermeiren
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0: 4 |
Josh Boileau
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| 43 |
Oleksandr Sakharov
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0: 4 |
John Sutton
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57 |
Tero Nappari
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3: 4 |
Reanne Evans
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| 44 |
Tomasz Skalski
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3: 4 |
Anthony Jefers
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58 |
Sanderson Lam
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4 : 3 |
Christopher Keogan
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| 45 |
Eden Sharav
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4 : 2 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke
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59 |
Jani Kananen
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1: 4 |
Kishan Hirani
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Main round
Round 1 to the round of 16
Part 1
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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 Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Muir
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3 | Neil Robertson
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
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- | Jak Jones
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones
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kl. | Jak Jones
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
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1 | Sean O'Sullivan
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
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4th | Sean O'Sullivan
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce
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4th | Mark Joyce
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Andres Petrov
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0 | Sean O'Sullivan
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
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4th | Mark Davis
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Vinnie Calabrese
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1 | Michael Holt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Marcus Campbell
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0 | Michael Wasley
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley
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4th | Michael Holt
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
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4th | Mark Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Nico Elton |
1 | Luca Brecel
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
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4th | Mark Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Travis |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 2
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Joe Perry
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Melling
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4th | Chris Melling
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Davies
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2 | Ian Glover
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ian Glover
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4th | Ian Glover
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden
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2 | Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell
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4th | Martin O'Donnell
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
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4th | Mark Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Donaldson
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1 | Mark Williams
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston
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4th | Mark Allen
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Beckham |
0 | Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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4th | Rory McLeod
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Rogers |
0 | Ben Woollaston
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
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4th | Mark Allen
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Martin McCrudden |
0 | Anthony Hamilton
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
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4th | Mark Allen
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ryan Causton |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
part 3
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Norbury
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1 | Shaun Murphy
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt
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4th | Matthew Selt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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0 | Matthew Selt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
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4th | Paul Davison
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2 | |||||||||||||||
 Alexander Ursenbacher
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3 | Gerard Greene
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski
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3 | Paul Davison
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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4th | Matthew Selt
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien
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4th | Anthony McGill
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Leslie
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3 | Fergal O'Brien
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
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4th | Anthony McGill
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Brian Cini |
0 | Anthony McGill
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
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4th | Graeme Dott
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Oliver Lines
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2 | Jamie Jones
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
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4th | Graeme Dott
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Fraser Patrick
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 4
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Clark
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0 | Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington
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- | John Sutton |
0 | |||||||||||||||
| John Sutton
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kl. | Ricky Walden
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Wakelin
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4th | Chris Wakelin
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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2 | Chris Wakelin
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
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4th | Dominic Dale
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Joel Walker
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1 | Chris Wakelin
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert
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4th | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Jefers |
1 | David Gilbert
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
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4th | Nigel Bond
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Eden Sharav
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0 | Nigel Bond
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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2 | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
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4th | Sam Baird
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump
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4th | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Lee Page
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 5
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| David Grace
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2 | Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Robin Hull
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2 | Andreas Ploner
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Andreas Ploner
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4th | Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson
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4th | Kyren Wilson
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jake Nicholson |
2 | Kyren Wilson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Kurt Maflin
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4th | Kurt Maflin
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
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3 | Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
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4th | Alan McManus
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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2 | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| John Astley
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3 | Tony Drago
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
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4th | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Noppon Saengkham
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4th | Noppon Saengkham
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman
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2 | Noppon Saengkham
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire
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4th | Stephen Maguire
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Williams |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 6
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Robert Milkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Walker
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1 | Robert Milkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| David Morris
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- | Steve Davis
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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kl. | Robert Milkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler
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2 | Mark King
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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4th | Allan Taylor
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark King
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4th | Mark King
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Dowling |
0 | Robert Milkins
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson
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4th | Marco Fu
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor
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0 | Andrew Higginson
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
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4th | Joe Swail
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Serhiy Issajenko
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1 | Joe Swail
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
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4th | Marco Fu
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Duane Jones
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2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Marco Fu
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4th | Marco Fu
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| William Lemons |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 7
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| John Higgins
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Rhys Clark
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0 | John Higgins
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson
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4th | Gary Wilson
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann
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3 | John Higgins
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams
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4th | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Georgiou
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3 | Robbie Williams
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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4th | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett
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0 | Stuart Bingham
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
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4th | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Billy Brown |
0 | Ryan Day
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Dechawat Poomjaeng
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4th | Dechawat Poomjaeng
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1 | |||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Saif
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0 | Ryan Day
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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4th | Stuart Bingham
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck
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1 | Jimmy White
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
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4th | Stuart Bingham
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
Part 8
| Round 1 best of 7 frames |
Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
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| Matthew Stevens
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield
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4th | Liam Highfield
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0 | |||||||||||||||
 Aditya Mehta
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4th | Aditya Mehta
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Josh Boileau
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0 | Aditya Mehta
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope
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4th | Michael White
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans
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2 | Jamie Cope
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | Michael White
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam
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2 | Aditya Mehta
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould
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3 | Mark Selby
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| James Cahill
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4th | James Cahill
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson
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4th | Jimmy Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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1 | Jimmy Robertson
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn
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4th | Mark Selby
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Kishan Hirani |
0 | Mike Dunn
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
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4th | Mark Selby
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals to finals
| Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
Semi-final best of 7 frames |
Final best of 7 frames |
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| Sean O'Sullivan
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Judd Trump
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Marco Fu
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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2 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
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4th | ||||||||||||
final
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Final: Best of 7 Frames Referee: Paul Cosgriff Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia , August 10, 2014 |
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Mark Allen
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3: 4 |
Mark Selby
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| 74 : 0 (74), 64 : 54 (54, 56), 71 : 41, 24: 72 (65), 0: 127 (100), 11: 93 (62), 33: 77 (63) | ||
| 74 | Highest break | 100 |
| - | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
Preliminary round
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Sanderson Lam
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103 |
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Antti Mannila |
100 |
Main round
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swell
- ↑ Latvia To Host European Tour Event ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . April 26, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved on August 11, 2014.
- ↑ European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Riga Open 2014 - Latvia (ET1) (PDF; 215 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . June 23, 2014. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved on August 11, 2014.
- ↑ a b Riga Open (ET1) Draw (PDF; 1.35 MB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . August 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved on August 11, 2014.
- ↑ a b European Tour 2014/2015 - Riga Open 2014 (ET1) Format (PDF; 162 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved on August 11, 2014.
- ↑ a b European Tour Event One (2014) . Snooker.org. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ Riga Open (ET1): Final - Match 186: Mark Allen v Mark Selby . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ a b 2014 European Tour - Event 1 - Centuries . CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ Riga Open (ET1) - Century Breaks . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.