2014 General Cup

General Cup File:2014 General Cup logo.png 2014 10 12 2014 10 18 y General Snooker Club Hong Kong Non-ranking event $120,000 ENG Shaun Murphy (144) ENG Ali Carter ENG Shaun Murphy 7–6 2013 2015 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.Calendar 2014/2015 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2014 Snooker.org 29 September 2014 Barry Hawkins was to take part in the tournament, but he was replaced by Liang Wenbo due to a neck injury.Yang Hui Wang zh:香港名将杯：巴里霍金斯因颈伤退赛 梁文博受邀出战 http://news.my147.com/2014/10/59256.html my147.com 10 October 2014 12 October 2014 Chinese 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.Ali Carter makes winning return to snooker from cancer https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/29606129 BBC Sport 13 October 2014 13 October 2014Hendon Dave Carter makes winning return in Hong Kong http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/10/13/carter-makes-winning-return-in-hong-kong Inside Snooker 13 October 2014 13 October 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023029/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/10/13/carter-makes-winning-return-in-hong-kong dead Mark Davis was the defending champion,Another Trophy For Davis http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3460055,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 September 2013 16 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017132927/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3460055%2C00.html 17 October 2013 dead but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-final.Ali Carter reaches General Cup final on return from cancer https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/29659790 BBC Sport 17 October 2014 17 October 2014 Carter won his sixth professional title by defeating Shaun Murphy 7–6 in the final.Hendon Dave Carter completes comeback triumph http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/10/18/carter-completes-comeback-triumph Inside Snooker 18 October 2014 18 October 2014 18 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018211852/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/10/18/carter-completes-comeback-triumph deadAli Carter wins General Cup on return from cancer https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/29659790 BBC Sport 18 October 2014 18 October 2014 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:General Cup (2014) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=383 Snooker.org 29 September 2014 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: $367,000The maximum break prize money contained $147,000 and a diamond encrusted cue worth approximately $220,000. Wildcard round The wildcard match was played on 12 October, was the best of 11 frames and decided the fourth player in group B.Captain Flies Again http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4214357,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 October 2014 17 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141018135406/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~4214357%2C00.html 18 October 2014 General Cup Wildcard Round (2014) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=384 Snooker.org 1 October 2014 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 General Cup, Group A (2014) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=381 Snooker.org 29 September 2014 POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1ENG Mark Davis32115+622ENG Joe Perry3287+123ENG Jimmy White31911−214ENG Ricky Walden31510−51 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 Group B General Cup, Group B (2014) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=382 Snooker.org 29 September 2014 POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1ENG Shaun Murphy33124+832ENG Ali Carter3297+223CHN Liang Wenbo31711−414HKG 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 Knock-out stage Semi-finals (Best of 11 frames)17 October Final (Best of 13 frames)18 October ENG Mark Davis 2 ENG Ali Carter 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 ENG Joe Perry 5 ENG Ali Carter 7 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: Anthony Lau.General Snooker Club, Hong Kong, 18 October 2014. Ali Carter 7–6 Shaun Murphy 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 Notes n References 2 2014 Category:2014 in snooker Category:2014 in Hong Kong sport Category:October 2014 sports events in China