Dates 12–18 October 2014 Country Hong Kong Winner's share $120,000 | Venue General Snooker Club Format Non-ranking event Highest break 144 | |
The 2014 General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 18 October 2014 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.
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Barry Hawkins was to take part in the tournament, but he was replaced by Liang Wenbo due to a neck injury.
The General Cup marked the return of Ali Carter, who was playing in his first event since his chemotherapy treatment, having been diagnosed with lung cancer in May. Carter intended to take part in the Bulgarian Open, but he was forced to withdraw.
Mark Davis was the defending champion, but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-final.
Carter won his sixth professional title by defeating Shaun Murphy 7–6 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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.