2014 Q School
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–21 May 2014 |
| Venue | Capital Venue |
| City | Gloucester |
| Country | England |
| Format | Qualifying School |
| Qualifiers | 8 via the 2 events |
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The 2014 Q School was a series of two snooker tournaments held at the start of the 2014–15 snooker season. An event for amateur players, it served as a qualification event for a place on the professional World Snooker Tour for the following two seasons. The events took place in May 2014 at the Capital Venue in Gloucester, England with a total 8 players qualifying via the two tournaments.
The 2014 Q School consisted of two events with 8 qualification places available. Previously there had been three events with a total of 12 places available. The entry fee was reduced from £1,000 to £600.[1][2] The two events had 145 entries competing for the eight places on the main tour, four players qualifying from each of the two events. All matches were the best of seven frames.[3]
Event 1
The first 2014 Q School event was held from 10 to 15 May 2014 at the Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. Craig Steadman, Chris Melling, Zhang Anda and Tian Pengfei qualified.[4][5] The results of the four final matches are given below.[3]
Craig Steadman (ENG) 4–0 
John Sutton (IRL)- Chris Melling (ENG) 4–3
Duane Jones (WAL) 
Zhang Anda (CHN) 4–3 Jamie Clarke (WAL)- Tian Pengfei (CHN) 4–0
Eden Sharav (SCO)
Event 2
The second 2014 Q School event was held from 16 to 21 May 2014 at the Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. Liam Highfield, Michael Georgiou, Lee Walker and Michael Leslie qualified. Wells had previously held a tour card.[6][7] The results of the four final matches are given below.[8]
- Liam Highfield (ENG) 4–2
Alex Pagulayan (CAN) - Michael Georgiou (ENG) 4–2 Ashley Carty (ENG)
- Lee Walker (WAL) 4–1 Joe O'Connor (ENG)
- Michael Leslie (SCO) 4–3 Eden Sharav (SCO)
