Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1

Asian Tour 2014/2015
Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	17–21 June 2014
Venue	Yixing Sports Centre
City	Yixing
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	136
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui
Runner-up	Michael Holt
Score	4–2
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The Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 (also known as the 2014 Yixing Open^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17–21 June 2014 at the Yixing Sports Centre in Yixing, China.^[2]

Joe Perry was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 1–4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.

Ding won his 17th professional title by defeating Michael Holt 4–2 in the final.^[4][5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:^[1][6]

	Prize fund
Winner	£10,000
Runner-up	£5,000
Semi-finalist	£2,500
Quarter-finalist	£1,500
Last 16	£1,000
Last 32	£600
Last 64	£200
Total	£50,000

Main draw

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Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames

Duan Yanfeng 4–3 Wli Bo Liu Yiqi 4–2 Chui Homan Qian Hua 3–4 Zhang Yi Geng Mingqi 4–2 Zhu Zhenjiang Tu Jiong 4–3 Li Tianen Qin Jianfeng 4–3 Liang Jianfeng Kobkit Palajin 4–2 Lin Tang Ho

Liu Ming 4–1 Shen Cheng Zhang Yong 4–2 Wu Jinquan Chen Wen 4–2 He Guoqiang Feng Zeyuan 4–0 Phanuwat Chitdi Lei Zhen 4–1 Qiu Yalong Cao Kaisheng 4–1 Min Changqing

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ding Junhui		4
	Zhao Xintong		1			Ding Junhui		4
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		1
	Zong Zhe		0								Ding Junhui		4
	Tony Drago		4								Tony Drago		1
	Duan Yanfeng		0			Tony Drago		4
	Fang Xiongman		4			Fang Xiongman		1
	Huang Hooyong		3													Ding Junhui		4
	Ahmed Saif		w/d													Joe Perry		1
	Cheng Sihong		w/o			Cheng Sihong		0
	Ben Woollaston		4			Ben Woollaston		4
	Li Yujin		2								Ben Woollaston		1
	Joe Perry		4								Joe Perry		4
	Li Yan		0			Joe Perry		4
	Lyu Haotian		4			Lyu Haotian		0
	Liu Yiqi		2

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Cao Xinlong		4
	Xu Xinjian		0			Cao Xinlong		4
	Hu Hao		2			Zhang Yi		1
	Zhang Yi		4								Cao Xinlong		2
	Michael Georgiou		4								Jamie Burnett		4
	Pan Weixing		1			Michael Georgiou		2
	Jamie Burnett		4			Jamie Burnett		4
	Xie Zhaoze		0													Jamie Burnett		4
	Andrew Norman		4													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		0
	Zhang Yadong		1			Andrew Norman		2
	Zhang Anda		4			Zhang Anda		4
	Ma Bing		1								Zhang Anda		2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Ding Kai		1			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Craig Steadman		4			Craig Steadman		3
	Lin Shuai		1

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	David Grace		4
	Geng Mingqi		1			David Grace		4
	Lu Chenwei		4			Lu Chenwei		1
	Tu Jiong		0								David Grace		4
	Fraser Patrick		4								Fraser Patrick		2
	Chen Junhao		1			Fraser Patrick		4
	Zhou Yuelong		4			Zhou Yuelong		2
	Liu Jiaming		2													David Grace		0
	Matthew Selt		4													Ryan Day		4
	Qin Jianfeng		0			Matthew Selt		3
	Ross Muir		4			Ross Muir		4
	Martin O'Donnell		2								Ross Muir		2
	Ryan Day		4								Ryan Day		4
	Niu Zhuang		1			Ryan Day		4
	Lee Page		4			Lee Page		1
	Huang Jiahao		2

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Chen Zifan		1
	Sean O'Sullivan		4			Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Guan Zhen		4			Guan Zhen		0
	Xu Si		2								Sean O'Sullivan		3
	Yu Delu		4								Yu Delu		4
	Xu Yongwen		0			Yu Delu		4
	Ju Reti		4			Ju Reti		3
	Chen Zhe		1													Yu Delu		4
	Tang Jun		4													Yan Bingtao		2
	Xia Fukaiti		0			Tang Jun		2
	Yan Bingtao		4			Yan Bingtao		4
	Li Yunfei		1								Yan Bingtao		4
	Mark Williams		4								Stuart Bingham		0
	Chen Xu		0			Mark Williams		3
	Stuart Bingham		4			Stuart Bingham		4
	Timothy Ng		0

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	John Higgins		4
	Kobkit Palajin		0			John Higgins		3
	Martin Gould		2			Chen Feilong		4
	Chen Feilong		4								Chen Feilong		2
	Cai Jianzhong		4								Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Liu Ming		0			Cai Jianzhong		0
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4			Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
	Luo Guangsheng		2													Dechawat Poomjaeng		3
	Liang Wenbo		3													Li Hang		4
	Wang Heng		4			Wang Heng		3
	Liu Chuang		4			Liu Chuang		4
	Michael Tomlinson		2								Liu Chuang		0
	Peter Lines		4								Li Hang		4
	Yuan Sijun		2			Peter Lines		1
	Li Hang		4			Li Hang		4
	Si Jiaxin		0

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Kurt Maflin		4
	Ma Tingpeng		1			Kurt Maflin		4
	Li Yuan		0			Pa Ruke		2
	Pa Ruke		4								Kurt Maflin		4
	Graeme Dott		4								Graeme Dott		2
	Wang Yuchen		2			Graeme Dott		4
	Rouzi Maimaiti		2			Luo Honghao		0
	Luo Honghao		4													Kurt Maflin		2
	Da Hailin		w/d													Michael Holt		4
	Cai Peng		w/o			Cai Peng		2
	Michael Holt		4			Michael Holt		4
	Zhang Yong		1								Michael Holt		4
	Lu Ning		4								Noppon Saengkham		1
	Chen Wen		1			Lu Ning		3
	Noppon Saengkham		4			Noppon Saengkham		4
	Gao Le		0

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Tian Pengfei		4
	Feng Zeyuan		0			Tian Pengfei		3
	Scott Donaldson		4			Scott Donaldson		4
	Chen Feng		1								Scott Donaldson		4
	Sam Baird		1								Long Zehuang		0
	Shan Xianshu		4			Shan Xianshu		3
	Zhong Lin		3			Long Zehuang		4
	Long Zehuang		4													Scott Donaldson		4
	Barry Pinches		4													Oliver Lines		2
	Long Yun		2			Barry Pinches		2
	Oliver Lines		4			Oliver Lines		4
	Pang Junxu		2								Oliver Lines		4
	Mei Xiwen		4								Mei Xiwen		2
	Sun Hongrui		3			Mei Xiwen		4
	Mark King		4			Mark King		1
	Wang Zepeng		1

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Marcus Campbell		4
	Chen Ruifu		3			Marcus Campbell		1
	Xiao Guodong		4			Xiao Guodong		4
	Lin Yongzhi		2								Xiao Guodong		4
	Cao Yupeng		4								Ian Glover		1
	Lei Zhen		1			Cao Yupeng		3
	Ian Glover		4			Ian Glover		4
	Ren Jiaxing		0													Xiao Guodong		2
	James Cahill		4													Robert Milkins		4
	Paul Ingram		0			James Cahill		1
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		4
	Zhong Asheng		0								Robert Milkins		4
	Stephen Maguire		4								Marco Fu		1
	Cao Kaisheng		1			Stephen Maguire		3
	Marco Fu		4			Marco Fu		4
	Au Chi-wai		2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Ding Junhui		4
	Jamie Burnett		2			Ding Junhui		4
	Ryan Day		4			Ryan Day		2
	Yu Delu		1								Ding Junhui		4
	Li Hang		3								Michael Holt		2
	Michael Holt		4			Michael Holt		4
	Scott Donaldson		1			Robert Milkins		2
	Robert Milkins		4

Century breaks

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136, 103, 101, 100 Li Hang 135, 128, 124, 120, 119 Ding Junhui 135 Michael Holt 129 Ryan Day 127 Barry Pinches 125, 105 Craig Steadman 124, 102 Robert Milkins 120 Chen Feilong

117 Graeme Dott 112 Yu Delu 110, 103, 101 Jamie Burnett 110 Qian Hua 108 Sean O'Sullivan 104 Matthew Selt 104 Lu Ning 104 Stuart Bingham

References

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External links

• 2014 Yixing Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook