The 2014

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was a professional non-

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tournament that took place between 12 and 18 October 2014 at the

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Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championsh ...

was to take part in the tournament, but he was replaced by

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due to a neck injury. The General Cup marked the return of

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, who was playing in his first event since his chemotherapy treatment, having been diagnosed with

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that had spread to his lungs in May. Carter intended to take part in the Bulgarian Open, but he was forced to withdraw.

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was the defending champion, but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-final. Carter won his sixth professional title by defeating

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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 *

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: $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.

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

* 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

* 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

Century breaks

* 144, 101

* 139, 112, 105, 101

* 136, 115, 104 Joe Perry * 120, 107

* 110, 104

* 108

Jimmy White James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...

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References

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