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
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.{{cite web|title=Corrected Order Of Merit|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3205579,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=13 June 2013|access-date=13 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042444/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3205579,00.html|archive-date=5 November 2013}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| width=10px bgcolor=#FF9F00| | Player qualified for the Finals through the Asian Tour Order of Merit |
After 8 out of 8 events:{{cite web|title=Order of Merit after the Gdynia Open (ET8) 2014|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/76/c0/0,,13165~180342,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=10 February 2014|access-date=15 February 2014|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223112930/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/76/c0/0,,13165~180342,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit 2013/2014|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2013|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=9 February 2014}}
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| width=40 align="center"| Rank
! width=150| Player ! width=90| Total Points ! width=100| Events Played |
|---|
| {{0}}1
|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen |align="center"|45,250 |align="center"|5 |
| {{0}}2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan |align="center"|38,616 |align="center"|6 |
| {{0}}3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby |align="center"|37,516 |align="center"|5 |
| {{0}}4
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Willams |align="center"|30,683 |align="center"|7 |
| {{0}}5
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy |align="center"|29,499 |align="center"|7 |
| {{0}}6
|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins |align="center"|26,350 |align="center"|7 |
| {{0}}7
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden |align="center"|25,100 |align="center"|6 |
| {{0}}8
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump |align="center"|20,249 |align="center"|8 |
| {{0}}9
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui |align="center"|18,333 |align="center"|4 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien |align="center"|17,199 |align="center"|8 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird |align="center"|16,351 |align="center"|8 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu |align="center"|15,100 |align="center"|6 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire |align="center"|14,766 |align="center"|6 |
| 14
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson |align="center"|14,083 |align="center"|6 |
| 15
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones |align="center"|13,100 |align="center"|8 |
| 16
|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert |align="center"|12,883 |align="center"|8 |
| bgcolor=#FF9F00
|17 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham |align="center"|12,783 |align="center"|7 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene |align="center"|12,783 |align="center"|8 |
| 19
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day |align="center"|10,950 |align="center"|8 |
| 20
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson |align="center"|10,516 |align="center"|7 |
| 21
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston |align="center"|10,516 |align="center"|8 |
| 22
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis |align="center"|10,450 |align="center"|8 |
| 23
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton |align="center"|10,234 |align="center"|8 |
| 24
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson |align="center"|10,032 |align="center"|8 |
| 25
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins |align="center"|9,683 |align="center"|7 |
= Asian Tour =
| class="wikitable" | |
| width=10px bgcolor=#FF9F00| | Player qualified for the Finals through the European Tour Order of Merit |
After 4 out of 4 events:{{cite web|title=Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=26&season=2013|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Asian Tour Order Of Merit (after APTC-4)|url=http://news.my147.com/2014/03/53262.html|publisher=my147.com|date=8 March 2014|access-date=13 May 2014|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081504/http://news.my147.com/2014/03/53262.html|archive-date=25 June 2014}}
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| width=40 align="center"| Rank
! width=150| Player ! width=90| Total Points ! width=100| Events Played |
|---|
| 1
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo |align="center"|17,700 |align="center"|4 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ju Reti |align="center"|12,200 |align="center"|4 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham |align="center"|10,200 |align="center"|2 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry |align="center"|10,000 |align="center"|1 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lyu Haotian |align="center"|5,600 |align="center"|3 |
| bgcolor=#FF9F00
|6 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby |align="center"|5,200 |align="center"|2 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt |align="center"|5,000 |align="center"|2 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Donaldson |align="center"|4,700 |align="center"|4 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu |align="center"|4,400 |align="center"|4 |
Finals
{{Main|Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – 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.{{cite web|title=Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=8 April 2013|access-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418080435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Asian Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Entry pack for Dongguan Open (AT4)|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/3f/c0/0,,13165~180287,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=29 January 2014|access-date=14 March 2014|format=PDF|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NqMyjUVW?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/3f/c0/0,,13165~180287,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2014}}
Notes
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