The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 (also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 February 2014 at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Shaun Murphy won in the final 4–1 against Fergal O'Brien. This was Murphy's first title since the 2011 Brazil Masters 29 months earlier. Murphy also made the 104th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Jamie Jones. This was Murphy's third official 147 break, and the seventh in the 2013/2014 season.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:

Prize fundRanking points1
Winner25,0002,000
Runner-up€12,0001,600
Semi-finalist€6,0001,280
Quarter-finalist€4,0001,000
Last 16€2,300760
Last 32€1,200560
Last 64€700360
Maximum break€600
Total€125,600
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Poland Krzysztof Wrobel4–1Poland Maciej Maciejwski

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Poland Marcin Nitschke 4–1 Poland Grzegorz Biernadski Poland Maciej Sarapuk 0–4 England Thomas Goldstein Poland Kacper Filipiak 4–0 Poland Tomasz Malecki England Oliver Brown 4–0 Poland Michal Ebert Portugal Filipe Cardoso 3–4 Poland Wojciech Przylucki Germany Felix Buchfeld n/s–w/o Poland Mateusz Goslinowski Poland Marcin Bek 1–4 Poland Rafał Jewtuch England Michael Wild w/d–w/o Scotland Ross Higgins Norway Anita Maflin 0–4 England Joe Steele Scotland Michael Collumb 4–0 Poland Antoni Kowalski Poland Mateusz Baranowski 0–4 England Sanderson Lam Poland Kevin Dabrowski 0–4 Belgium Hans Blanckaert Poland Konrad Piekarczyk 0–4 Scotland David Frew Poland Mateusz Nowak 4–2 Poland Wojciech Bojewski England Kashif Khan w/d–w/o England Sam Harvey Poland Krzysztof Wrobel 3–4 England Michael GeorgiouPoland Karol Lelek 4–0 Poland Rafal Gorecki Ukraine Tetyana Volovelska 0–4 England Christopher Keogan England Oliver Lines 4–0 England Brian Cox Wales Gareth Allen 4–1 England Charlie Walters Poland Adrian Materek 1–4 Northern Ireland Billy Brown Poland Oliwia Lachowicz w/d–w/o England Robert Valiant Poland Kamil Zubrzycki w/d–w/o Wales Jamie Clarke Poland Maciej Kielkowicz 0–4 England Jeff Cundy England Nathan Jones 4–2 Poland Maciej Michowski England Ben Harrison w/d–w/o England Matthew Hudson Poland Michal Matuszczyk 0–4 England Ricky Norris England Matthew Day 4–1 England Ryan Causton Poland Konrad Sor 1–4 Poland Marcin Kolibski Poland Tomasz Marczak 0–4 Poland Jaroslaw Kowalski Poland Pawel Rogoza 2–4 Poland Adam Stefanow Poland Denis Lachowicz w/d–w/o England Sydney Wilson
Poland Marcin Nitschke4–1Poland Grzegorz Biernadski
Poland Maciej Sarapuk0–4England Thomas Goldstein
Poland Kacper Filipiak4–0Poland Tomasz Malecki
England Oliver Brown4–0Poland Michal Ebert
Portugal Filipe Cardoso3–4Poland Wojciech Przylucki
Germany Felix Buchfeldn/s–w/oPoland Mateusz Goslinowski
Poland Marcin Bek1–4Poland Rafał Jewtuch
England Michael Wildw/d–w/oScotland Ross Higgins
Norway Anita Maflin0–4England Joe Steele
Scotland Michael Collumb4–0Poland Antoni Kowalski
Poland Mateusz Baranowski0–4England Sanderson Lam
Poland Kevin Dabrowski0–4Belgium Hans Blanckaert
Poland Konrad Piekarczyk0–4Scotland David Frew
Poland Mateusz Nowak4–2Poland Wojciech Bojewski
England Kashif Khanw/d–w/oEngland Sam Harvey
Poland Krzysztof Wrobel3–4England Michael Georgiou
Poland Karol Lelek4–0Poland Rafal Gorecki
Ukraine Tetyana Volovelska0–4England Christopher Keogan
England Oliver Lines4–0England Brian Cox
Wales Gareth Allen4–1England Charlie Walters
Poland Adrian Materek1–4Northern Ireland Billy Brown
Poland Oliwia Lachowiczw/d–w/oEngland Robert Valiant
Poland Kamil Zubrzyckiw/d–w/oWales Jamie Clarke
Poland Maciej Kielkowicz0–4England Jeff Cundy
England Nathan Jones4–2Poland Maciej Michowski
England Ben Harrisonw/d–w/oEngland Matthew Hudson
Poland Michal Matuszczyk0–4England Ricky Norris
England Matthew Day4–1England Ryan Causton
Poland Konrad Sor1–4Poland Marcin Kolibski
Poland Tomasz Marczak0–4Poland Jaroslaw Kowalski
Poland Pawel Rogoza2–4Poland Adam Stefanow
Poland Denis Lachowiczw/d–w/oEngland Sydney Wilson

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Poland Marcin Nitschke 4–2 England Thomas Goldstein Poland Kacper Filipiak 4–2 England Oliver Brown Poland Wojciech Przylucki 4–0 Poland Mateusz Goslinowski Poland Rafał Jewtuch 4–3 Scotland Ross Higgins England Joe Steele 0–4 Scotland Michael Collumb England Sanderson Lam 4–2 Belgium Hans Blanckaert Scotland David Frew 4–1 Poland Mateusz Nowak England Sam Harvey 1–4 England Michael GeorgiouPoland Karol Lelek 1–4 England Christopher Keogan England Oliver Lines 1–4 Wales Gareth Allen Northern Ireland Billy Brown 0–4 England Robert Valiant Wales Jamie Clarke 4–3 England Jeff Cundy England Nathan Jones w/o–w/d England Matthew Hudson England Ricky Norris 2–4 England Matthew Day Poland Marcin Kolibski 4–1 Poland Jaroslaw Kowalski Poland Adam Stefanow 4–1 England Sydney Wilson
Poland Marcin Nitschke4–2England Thomas Goldstein
Poland Kacper Filipiak4–2England Oliver Brown
Poland Wojciech Przylucki4–0Poland Mateusz Goslinowski
Poland Rafał Jewtuch4–3Scotland Ross Higgins
England Joe Steele0–4Scotland Michael Collumb
England Sanderson Lam4–2Belgium Hans Blanckaert
Scotland David Frew4–1Poland Mateusz Nowak
England Sam Harvey1–4England Michael Georgiou
Poland Karol Lelek1–4England Christopher Keogan
England Oliver Lines1–4Wales Gareth Allen
Northern Ireland Billy Brown0–4England Robert Valiant
Wales Jamie Clarke4–3England Jeff Cundy
England Nathan Jonesw/o–w/dEngland Matthew Hudson
England Ricky Norris2–4England Matthew Day
Poland Marcin Kolibski4–1Poland Jaroslaw Kowalski
Poland Adam Stefanow4–1England Sydney Wilson

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby4
China Chen Zhe0England Mark Selby3
England Anthony Hamilton4England Anthony Hamilton4
Poland Marcin Nitschke1England Anthony Hamilton0
Wales Matthew Stevens1England Matthew Selt4
England Allan Taylor4England Allan Taylor0
England Matthew Selt4England Matthew Selt4
Qatar Ahmed Saif2England Matthew Selt4
England Martin Gould4England Robert Milkins0
Poland Kacper Filipiak1England Martin Gould4
England Peter Lines4England Peter Lines1
China Xiao Guodong3England Martin Gould2
England Robert Milkins4England Robert Milkins4
England Paul Davison3England Robert Milkins4
England John Astley3Scotland Fraser Patrick0
Scotland Fraser Patrick4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Judd Trump4
China Liu Chuang2England Judd Trump4
England Chris Wakelin4England Chris Wakelin0
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher2England Judd Trump4
England Mike Dunn4England Steve Davis3
Scotland Michael Leslie2England Mike Dunn2
England Steve Davis4England Steve Davis4
Poland Wojciech Przylucki1England Judd Trump4
England Tom Ford4England Mark King3
Poland Rafał Jewtuch0England Tom Ford4
India Aditya Mehta4India Aditya Mehta1
Thailand James Wattana0England Tom Ford3
England Mark King4England Mark King4
England Chris Norbury3England Mark King4
England Joe Perry4England Joe Perry1
Wales Daniel Wells1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Michael Holt4
China Li Hang1England Michael Holt0
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones4
Scotland Michael Collumb2Wales Jamie Jones4
England Mark Davis4England Martin O'Donnell3
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck2England Mark Davis1
England Martin O'Donnell4England Martin O'Donnell4
Wales Jak Jones3Wales Jamie Jones2
England Kyren Wilson3England Shaun Murphy4
China Tian Pengfei4China Tian Pengfei4
England Robbie Williams4England Robbie Williams2
China Li Yan0China Tian Pengfei1
England Stuart Bingham4England Shaun Murphy4
England Sanderson Lam0England Stuart Bingham1
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy4
England Jamie O'Neil0

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
China Cao Xinlong0Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Wales Ryan Dayw/oWales Ryan Day0
Finland Robin Hullw/dScotland Stephen Maguire4
England Gary Wilson4England Michael Wasley1
England Adam Duffy3England Gary Wilson3
England Michael Wasley4England Michael Wasley4
Scotland David Frew0Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Barry Hawkins4Scotland John Higgins2
England Ryan Clark1England Barry Hawkins4
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboonw/dEngland Jimmy White1
England Jimmy Whitew/oEngland Barry Hawkins3
Scotland John Higgins4Scotland John Higgins4
England Michael Georgiou0Scotland John Higgins4
Scotland Anthony McGill3England Elliot Slessor3
England Elliot Slessor4

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Ricky Waldenw/d
England Christopher Keoganw/oEngland Christopher Keogan1
Scotland Marcus Campbell4Scotland Marcus Campbell4
England Andrew Higginson1Scotland Marcus Campbell4
England Joel Walker1Wales Gareth Allen3
Wales Gareth Allen4Wales Gareth Allen4
England Andrew Norman4England Andrew Norman2
England Dave Harold3Scotland Marcus Campbell1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4England Alfie Burden4
Scotland Ross Muir0Northern Ireland Joe Swail3
Wales Michael White3England Craig Steadman4
England Craig Steadman4England Craig Steadman2
England Alfie Burden4England Alfie Burden4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham3England Alfie Burden4
England Jimmy Robertson4England Jimmy Robertson1
Wales Andrew Pagett3

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Hong Kong Marco Fu4
England Robert Valiant0Hong Kong Marco Fu0
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond4
England Hammad Miah1England Nigel Bond3
England Sam Baird4England Sam Baird4
Australia Vinnie Calabrese2England Sam Baird4
Belgium Luca Brecel1Wales Jamie Clarke0
Wales Jamie Clarke4England Sam Baird4
England Barry Pinches4England Barry Pinches2
England Nathan Jones3England Barry Pinches4
India Pankaj Advani2Malta Alex Borg1
Malta Alex Borg4England Barry Pinches4
England Ian Burns4England Ian Burns3
China Yu Delu0England Ian Burns4
Scotland Scott Donaldson4Scotland Scott Donaldson1
England James Cahill3

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England David Gilbert4
China Cao Yupeng1England David Gilbert4
England David Grace4England David Grace1
England Matthew Day0England David Gilbert3
England Mark Joyce4China Zhang Anda4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3England Mark Joyce1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3China Zhang Anda4
China Zhang Anda4China Zhang Anda4
Norway Kurt Maflin2England Rod Lawler1
England Lee Page4England Lee Page2
England Rod Lawler4England Rod Lawler4
Poland Marcin Kolibski0England Rod Lawler4
England Ben Woollaston1England Jamie Cope0
England Rory McLeod4England Rory McLeod1
Republic of Ireland David Morrisw/dEngland Jamie Cope4
England Jamie Copew/o

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Peter Ebdon3Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Stuart Carrington3Germany Patrick Einsle2
Germany Patrick Einsle4Scotland Graeme Dott1
Australia Neil Robertson4Scotland Alan McManus4
Poland Adam Stefanow1Australia Neil Robertson3
Scotland Alan McManus4Scotland Alan McManus4
England Sean O'Sullivan3Scotland Alan McManus1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Alex Davies1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Malta Tony Drago4Malta Tony Drago3
England Liam Highfield0Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng1Wales Dominic Dale4
Wales Mark Williams3China Liang Wenbo1
China Liang Wenbo4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Matthew Selt4
England Judd Trump1England Matthew Selt1
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy4
Scotland Stephen Maguire3England Shaun Murphy4
England Alfie Burden3Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Sam Baird4England Sam Baird1
China Zhang Anda2Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4

Century breaks

147, 138, 136, 128, 103 – Shaun Murphy 138 – Liu Chuang 137 – Steve Davis 136, 133 – Alfie Burden 136, 120, 107 – Martin Gould 133, 111, 106, 103 – Sam Baird 129, 100 – Mark King 127 – Gareth Allen 126 – Peter Ebdon 125, 109 – Alan McManus 123 – Rod Lawler 121, 100 – Mark Davis 118 – Marcus Campbell 113 – Fergal O'Brien113 – Zhang Anda 112, 100 – Neil Robertson 110 – Mark Selby 108 – Stephen Maguire 106 – Chris Norbury 106 – Matthew Selt 106 – Kurt Maflin 105 – Judd Trump 104 – Jak Jones 103 – Tian Pengfei 102 – Ken Doherty 101 – David Grace 100 – Ian Burns 100 – Dominic Dale

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