2014 General Cup
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The 2014 General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 18 October 2014 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.
Barry Hawkins was to take part in the tournament, but he was replaced by Liang Wenbo due to a neck injury.
The General Cup marked the return of Ali Carter, who was playing in his first event since his chemotherapy treatment, having been diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs in May. Carter intended to take part in the Bulgarian Open, but he was forced to withdraw.
Mark Davis was the defending champion, but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-final.
Carter won his sixth professional title by defeating Shaun Murphy 7–6 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: $120,000
- Runner-up: $60,000
- Semi-final: $40,000
- Third in group: $25,000
- Fourth in group: $20,000
- Wildcard round: $20,000
- Per century break: $2,000
- Highest break: $20,000
- Maximum break: $367,000
Wildcard round
The wildcard match was played on 12 October, was the best of 11 frames and decided the fourth player in group B.
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Liang Wenbo(CHN) | 6–4 | Lin Yongzhi(CHN) |
Round robin stage
The top two players from both groups qualified for the knock-out stage. All group matches were held between 13 and 16 October and were the best of 7 frames.
Group A
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1England Mark Davis 32115+62 2England Joe Perry 3287+12 3England Jimmy White 31911−21 4England Ricky Walden 31510−51 | Joe Perry 0–4 Mark Davis Ricky Walden 4–2 Jimmy White Mark Davis 3–4 Jimmy White Joe Perry 4–0 Ricky Walden Ricky Walden 1–4 Mark Davis Joe Perry 4–3 Jimmy White | ||||||
| 1 | England Mark Davis | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 2 |
| 2 | England Joe Perry | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | England Jimmy White | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | England Ricky Walden | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
Group B
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1England Shaun Murphy 33124+83 2England Ali Carter 3297+22 3China Liang Wenbo 31711−41 4Hong Kong Marco Fu 30612−60 | Shaun Murphy 4–1 Liang Wenbo Marco Fu 1–4 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 4–1 Ali Carter Marco Fu 3–4 Liang Wenbo Ali Carter 4–2 Liang Wenbo Shaun Murphy 4–2 Marco Fu | ||||||
| 1 | England Shaun Murphy | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 3 |
| 2 | England Ali Carter | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | China Liang Wenbo | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
| 4 | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals (Best of 11 frames) 17 October | Final (Best of 13 frames) 18 October | ||||||||
| England Mark Davis | 2 | ||||||||
| England Ali Carter | 6 | ||||||||
| England Ali Carter | 7 | ||||||||
| England Shaun Murphy | 6 | ||||||||
| England Shaun Murphy | 6 | ||||||||
| England Joe Perry | 5 |
| Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: Anthony Lau. General Snooker Club, Hong Kong, 18 October 2014. | ||
| Ali Carter England | 7–6 | Shaun Murphy England |
| 70–15, 81–61 (68, 61), 42–65, 28–62 (59), 115–0 (112), 0–90 (90), 6–66, 46–68, 75–14 (69), 99–0 (99), 29–59 (54), 101–25 (101), 77–26 | ||
| 112 | Highest break | 90 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
- 144, 101 – Shaun Murphy
- 139, 112, 105, 101 – Ali Carter
- 136, 115, 104 – Joe Perry
- 120, 107 – Liang Wenbo
- 110, 104 – Mark Davis
- 108 – Jimmy White