Players Tour Championship 2013/2014

The Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 6 June 2013 and ended on 29 March 2014, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The twelve regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals.

Schedule

Date[n 1]			Tournament Name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner–up	Score[1][2][3]	References
06–06	06–09	BUL	European Tour – Event 1[n 2]	Universiada Hall	Sofia	John Higgins	Neil Robertson	4–1	[4]
06–11	06–15	CHN	Asian Tour – Event 1[n 3]	Yixing Sports Centre	Yixing	Joe Perry	Mark Selby	4–1	[5]
07–18	07–21	NLD	European Tour – Event 2[n 4]	Topsport Centrum	Rotterdam	Mark Williams	Mark Selby	4–3	[6]
08–14	08–17	ENG	European Tour – Event 3[n 5]	Doncaster Dome	Doncaster	Ricky Walden	Marco Fu	4–3	[7]
08–22	08–25	GER	European Tour – Event 4[n 6]	Stadthalle	Fürth	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Gerard Greene	4–0	[8]
09–23	09–27	CHN	Asian Tour – Event 2[n 7]	Zhangjiagang Sports Center	Zhangjiagang	Ju Reti	Michael Holt	4–1	[9]
10–03	10–06	GER	European Tour – Event 5[n 8]	RWE-Sporthalle	Mülheim	Mark Allen	Ding Junhui	4–1	[10]
10–20	10–24	CHN	Asian Tour – Event 3[n 9]	Guanhua Grand Hotel	Zhengzhou	Liang Wenbo	Lyu Haotian	4–0	[11]
11–07	11–10	ENG	European Tour – Event 6[n 10]	The Capital Venue	Gloucester	Mark Allen	Judd Trump	4–1	[12]
11–14	11–17	BEL	European Tour – Event 7[n 11]	Lotto Arena	Antwerp	Mark Selby	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4–3	[13]
02–06	02–09	POL	European Tour – Event 8[n 12]	Gdynia Sports Arena	Gdynia	Shaun Murphy	Fergal O'Brien	4–1	[14]
03–04	03–08	CHN	Asian Tour – Event 4[n 13]	Dongguan Dongcheng Sports Garden	Dongguan	Stuart Bingham	Liang Wenbo	4–1	[15]
03–25	03–29	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 14]	Guild Hall	Preston	Barry Hawkins	Gerard Greene	4–0	[16]

Order of Merit

European Tour

The calculation method of the European Tour Order of Merit was changed this season. The previously used £1=€1 system was changed to accommodate the increasing prize money of the continental European events. World Snooker decided to use the £1=€1.2 conversation rate.^[17]

Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit

After 8 out of 8 events:^[18][19]

Rank	Player	Total Points	Events Played
01	Mark Allen	45,250	5
02	Ronnie O'Sullivan	38,616	6
03	Mark Selby	37,516	5
04	Mark Willams	30,683	7
05	Shaun Murphy	29,499	7
06	John Higgins	26,350	7
07	Ricky Walden	25,100	6
08	Judd Trump	20,249	8
09	Ding Junhui	18,333	4
10	Fergal O'Brien	17,199	8
11	Sam Baird	16,351	8
12	Marco Fu	15,100	6
13	Stephen Maguire	14,766	6
14	Neil Robertson	14,083	6
15	Jamie Jones	13,100	8
16	David Gilbert	12,883	8
17	Stuart Bingham	12,783	7
18	Gerard Greene	12,783	8
19	Ryan Day	10,950	8
20	Jimmy Robertson	10,516	7
21	Ben Woollaston	10,516	8
22	Mark Davis	10,450	8
23	Anthony Hamilton	10,234	8
24	Gary Wilson	10,032	8
25	Barry Hawkins	9,683	7

(Top 25 players out of 515)

Asian Tour

Player qualified for the Finals through the European Tour Order of Merit

After 4 out of 4 events:^[20][21]

Rank	Player	Total Points	Events Played
1	Liang Wenbo	17,700	4
2	Ju Reti	12,200	4
3	Stuart Bingham	10,200	2
4	Joe Perry	10,000	1
5	Lyu Haotian	5,600	3
6	Mark Selby	5,200	2
7	Michael Holt	5,000	2
8	Scott Donaldson	4,700	4
9	Yu Delu	4,400	4

(Top 9 players out of 202)

Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 took place between 25–29 March 2014 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit.^[22] If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.^[23]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 29 March 2014.[16][24]
Gerard Greene (18)  Northern Ireland	0–4	Barry Hawkins (30)  England
0–119 (117), 0–75 (75), 35–61 (50), 15–62
34	Highest break	117
0	Century breaks	1
0	50+ breaks	3

Notes

1. Dates use the month day format
2. Event also known as the 2013 Bulgarian Open.
3. Event also known as the 2013 Yixing Open.
4. Event also known as the 2013 Rotterdam Open.
5. Event also known as the 2013 Bluebell Wood Open.
6. Event also known as the 2013 Paul Hunter Classic.
7. Event also known as the 2013 Zhangjiagang Open.
8. Event also known as the 2013 Ruhr Open.
9. Event also known as the 2013 Zhengzhou Open.
10. Event also known as the 2013 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
11. Event also known as the 2013 Antwerp Open.
12. Event also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open.
13. Event also known as the 2014 Dongguan Open.
14. Event also known as the 2014 Players Championship Grand Final.

References

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8. "European Tour Event Four (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
9. "Asian Tour Event Two (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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11. "Asian Tour Event Three (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
12. "European Tour Event Six (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
13. "European Tour Event Seven (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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17. "Corrected Order Of Merit". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
18. "Order of Merit after the Gdynia Open (ET8) 2014". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
19. "European Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
20. "Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
21. "Asian Tour Order Of Merit (after APTC-4)" (in Chinese). my147.com. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
22. "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
23. "Asian Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Entry pack for Dongguan Open (AT4)". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
24. "Players Championship: Final – Match 31 – Gerard Greene v Barry Hawkins". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.