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tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at the Circus Arena in

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. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

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was the defending champion, but he lost 14–40 against

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in round one.

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won the final 1–0 (77–19) against

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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £32,000 *Runner-up: £16,000 *Semi-final: £8,000 *Quarter-final: £4,000 *Last 16: £2,000 *Last 32: £1,000 *Last 64: £500 *Highest break: £2,000 *Total: £130,000

Draw

The draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live by Talksport. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was made at random, conducted live at the venue. There was only one century break during the tournament. Ryan Day made a 101 break against Kurt Maflin.

Top half

Bottom half

Final

Century breaks

* 101 Ryan Day

References

External links

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Sport in Blackpool