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2014 World Snooker Championship

snooker tournament

The 2014 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible. It was the last ranking event of the 2013-14 snooker season. The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time.

2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 April – 5 May 2014
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,214,000
Winner's share£300,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score18–14
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Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having won the 2013 event by beating Barry Hawkins in the final. Mark Selby won the event to win his first world title by defeating O'Sullivan 18–14 in the final. This was Selby's fourth-ranking title, also completing the Triple Crown of World Championship, UK Championship, and Masters titles. Neil Robertson secured the highest break, a 140. Robertson scored his 100th-century break of the season in his quarter-final win over Judd Trump. The event featured a prize fund of £1,214,000 with the winner receiving £300,000.

Prize fund change

The total prize money for the 2014 World Snooker Championship was raised to £1,214,000 from the previous year's £1,111,000. The winner received £300,000, an increase of £50,000 over the previous year. The breakdown of prize money for the 2014 event is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £300,000
  • Runner-up: £125,000
  • Semi-final: £55,000
  • Quarter-final: £25,000
  • Last 16: £16,000
  • Last 32: £12,000
  • Last 48: £8,500
  • Last 64: £5,000
  • Last 96: £1,000
  • Non-televised highest break: £1,000
  • Televised highest break: £10,000
  • Total: £1,214,000

Main draw change

The draw for the first round took place on 17 April 2014, one day after the qualifying. It was broadcast live on World Snooker's YouTube channel at 12 pm BST.[2][3] The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding, whilst players in bold denote match winners. Below is the full results from the event.[4][5][6]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
       
                           
19 April            
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
   Robin Hull (FIN)  4  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
20 & 21 April
     Joe Perry (16)  11  
   Joe Perry (ENG) (16)  10
29 & 30 April
   Jamie Burnett (SCO)  7  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
19 & 20 April
     Shaun Murphy (9)  3  
   Shaun Murphy (ENG) (9)  10
27 & 28 April
   Jamie Cope (ENG)  9  
   Shaun Murphy (9)  13
22 & 23 April
     Marco Fu (8)  8  
   Marco Fu (HKG) (8)  10
1 & 2 May
   Martin Gould (ENG)  7  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  17
22 & 23 April
     Barry Hawkins (5)  7
   Barry Hawkins (ENG) (5)  10
25 & 26 April
   David Gilbert (ENG)  4  
   Barry Hawkins (5)  13
21 & 22 April
     Ricky Walden (12)  11  
   Ricky Walden (ENG) (12)  10
29 & 30 April
   Kyren Wilson (ENG)  7  
   Barry Hawkins (5)  13
23 & 24 April
     Dominic Dale  12  
   Mark Davis (ENG) (13)  5
26, 27 & 28 April
   Dominic Dale (WAL)  10  
   Dominic Dale  13
20 & 21 April
     Michael Wasley  4  
   Ding Junhui (CHN) (4)  9
   Michael Wasley (ENG)  10  
21 April            
   Mark Selby (ENG) (3)  10
24 & 25 April
   Michael White (WAL)  9  
   Mark Selby (3)  13
19 & 20 April
     Ali Carter (14)  9  
   Ali Carter (ENG) (14)  10
29 & 30 April
   Xiao Guodong (CHN)  8  
   Mark Selby (3)  13
21 & 22 April
     Alan McManus  5  
   John Higgins (SCO) (11)  7
25 & 26 April
   Alan McManus (SCO)  10  
   Alan McManus  13
19 & 20 April
     Ken Doherty  8  
   Stuart Bingham (ENG) (6)  5
1, 2 & 3 May
   Ken Doherty (IRL)  10  
   Mark Selby (3)  17
22 & 23 April
     Neil Robertson (2)  15
   Judd Trump (ENG) (7)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
   Tom Ford (ENG)  8  
   Judd Trump (7)  13
19 & 20 April
     Ryan Day  7  
   Stephen Maguire (SCO) (10)  9
29 & 30 April
   Ryan Day (WAL)  10  
   Judd Trump (7)  11
22 & 23 April
     Neil Robertson (2)  13  
   Mark Allen (NIR) (15)  10
27 & 28 April
   Michael Holt (ENG)  4  
   Mark Allen (15)  7
23 & 24 April
     Neil Robertson (2)  13  
   Neil Robertson (AUS) (2)  10
   Robbie Williams (ENG)  2  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 & 5 May. Referee: Brendan Moore.[7][8]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
England   		14–18 Mark Selby (3)
  England
77–0, 64–26, 102–0, 28–69, 47–68, 80–8, 36–72, 66–54, 99–24, 70–47, 67–27, 25–82, 45–96, 131–0, 85–0, 10–84, 9–78, 35–81, 23–77, 7–84, 29–89, 76–38, 67–70, 100–0, 24–67, 39–64, 4–90, 79–0, 66–47, 0–131, 14–87, 56–62 Match time: 11:12:43 (HH:MM:SS)
Average frame time: 21:01 (MM:SS)
Century breaks: 4 (O'Sullivan 3, Selby 1)
Highest break by O'Sullivan: 131
Highest break by Selby: 127 		77–0, 64–26, 102–0, 28–69, 47–68, 80–8, 36–72, 66–54, 99–24, 70–47, 67–27, 25–82, 45–96, 131–0, 85–0, 10–84, 9–78, 35–81, 23–77, 7–84, 29–89, 76–38, 67–70, 100–0, 24–67, 39–64, 4–90, 79–0, 66–47, 0–131, 14–87, 56–62
  Mark Selby wins the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames
Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames  
     
 
     
     
     
 

Century breaks change

Televised stage centuries change

There were 58 century breaks in the TV stages of the World Championship.[9] For every century break made during the main tournament, Dafabet, donated £100 to the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.[10] Neil Robertson made the highest break of the event, a 140.

There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship:[11] The highest was a 139 by both Martin O'Donnell and Andrew Higginson.

References change

  1. ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "World Draw To Be Streamed Online". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 dafabet World Snooker Championship Provisional Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 Dafabet World Championship draw and results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "World Snooker Championship 2014: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dafabet World Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sheffield's Moore To Referee World Final". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dafabet World Championship – Final – Match 31: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dafabet World Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dafabet To Donate For Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dafabet World Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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