2014 Championship League

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Championship League
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Tournament information
Dates6 January – 6 March 2014 (2014-01-06 – 2014-03-06)
Venue
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£205,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakEngland Shaun Murphy (147)
Final
ChampionEngland Judd Trump
Runner-upEngland Martin Gould
Score3–1
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The 2014 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 6 March 2014 at the in Stock, England.[1]

Shaun Murphy made the 103rd official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group two. This was Murphy's second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2013/2014 season.[2] It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament.[3] During the same day Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry 3–0. During the match he made three century breaks, which took the number of his century breaks in the season to 63, breaking the record of most centuries compiled in a single season previously held by Judd Trump, who compiled 61 in the previous season.[4] In all Robertson made 22 century breaks in this year's Championship League; a substantial contribution to his record-breaking 103 century break season.

Judd Trump won his second Championship League title by defeating defending champion Martin Gould 3–1 in the final, and earned a place at the 2014 Champion of Champions.[5]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

  • Tournament total: £205,000

Group one[]

Group one was played on 6 and 7 January 2014.[7][8] Ricky Walden was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
CAR		 England
TRU		 England
DAV		 England
WAL		 England
MUR		 England
BIN		 England
MIL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x 3 1 3 3 3 3 16–8 5–1 6–5
2 Judd Trump 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 15–5 5–1 6–5
3 Mark Davis 3 0 x 1 3 3 3 13–9 4–2 6–4
4 Ricky Walden 2 0 3 x 2 3 3 13–12 3–3 6–3
5 Shaun Murphy 1 1 0 3 x 3 2 10–16 2–4 6–2
6 Stuart Bingham 2 1 1 2 2 x 3 11–16 1–5 6–1
7 Robert Milkins 0 0 1 0 3 1 x 5–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Ali Carter 1
4 England Ricky Walden 3
4 England Ricky Walden 3
2 England Judd Trump 2
2 England Judd Trump 3
3 England Mark Davis 0

Group two[]

Group two is played on 8 and 9 January 2014.[9][10] Joe Perry was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
TRU		 England
PER		 Australia
ROB		 England
MUR		 England
DAV		 England
CAR		 England
HAW		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Judd Trump x 1 3 3 3 3 3 16–7 5–1 6–5
2 Joe Perry 3 x 0 3 3 3 3 15–9 5–1 6–5
3 Neil Robertson 1 3 x 3 0 3 3 13–10 4–2 6–4
4 Shaun Murphy 1 1 2 x 3 3 3 13–11 3–3 6–3
5 Mark Davis 1 2 3 2 x 1 3 12–12 2–4 6–2
6 Ali Carter 0 1 1 0 3 x 3 8–14 2–4 6–2
7 Barry Hawkins 1 1 1 0 0 1 x 4–18 0–6 6–0

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Judd Trump 3
4 England Shaun Murphy 1
1 England Judd Trump 0
2 England Joe Perry 3
2 England Joe Perry 3
3 Australia Neil Robertson 2

Group three[]

Group three was played on 20 and 21 January 2014.[11][12] Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
MUR		 Australia
ROB		 Wales
DAY		 England
TRU		 Wales
STE		 England
DAV		 Scotland
DOT		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Shaun Murphy x 2 3 3 3 3 3 17–8 5–1 6–5
2 Neil Robertson 3 x 2 3 2 3 3 16–11 4–2 6–4
3 Ryan Day 1 3 x 1 1 3 3 12–15 3–3 6–3
4 Judd Trump 1 0 3 x 3 1 3 11–11 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 1 3 3 1 x 3 0 11–14 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Davis 0 1 2 3 2 x 3 11–15 2–4 6–2
7 Graeme Dott 2 2 2 0 3 2 x 11–15 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Shaun Murphy 0
4 England Judd Trump 3
4 England Judd Trump 3
3 Wales Ryan Day 0
2 Australia Neil Robertson 2
3 Wales Ryan Day 3

Group four[]

Group four was played on 22 and 23 January 2014.[13][14] Stephen Maguire was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Scotland
MAG		 Australia
ROB		 England
MUR		 Wales
DAY		 England
SEL		 Wales
STE		 England
FOR		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Stephen Maguire x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–10 6–0 6–6
2 Neil Robertson 2 x 3 3 1 3 2 14–13 3–3 6–3
3 Shaun Murphy 2 2 x 3 3 3 1 14–13 3–3 6–3
4 Ryan Day 2 1 1 x 3 3 3 13–11 3–3 6–3
5 Mark Selby 1 3 2 0 x 2 3 11–13 2–4 6–2
6 Matthew Stevens 2 1 1 1 3 x 3 11–16 2–4 6–2
7 Tom Ford 1 3 3 1 0 2 x 10–15 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
4 Wales Ryan Day 2
1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
2 Australia Neil Robertson 0
2 Australia Neil Robertson 3
3 England Shaun Murphy 1

Group five[]

Group five was played on 10 and 11 February 2014.[15][16] Shaun Murphy was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
MUR		 Wales
DAL		 Hong Kong
FU		 Wales
DAY		 Scotland
HIG		 England
SEL		 Australia
ROB		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Shaun Murphy x 1 1 3 3 3 3 14–8 4–2 6–4
2 Dominic Dale 3 x 1 3 3 0 3 13–11 4–2 6–4
3 Marco Fu 3 3 x 2 2 2 3 15–13 3–3 6–3
4 Ryan Day 1 1 3 x 3 3 1 12–11 3–3 6–3
5 John Higgins 0 1 3 0 x 3 3 10–13 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Selby 1 3 3 0 0 x 3 10–13 3–3 6–3
7 Neil Robertson 0 2 2 3 2 2 x 11–16 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Shaun Murphy 3
4 Wales Ryan Day 0
1 England Shaun Murphy 3
2 Wales Dominic Dale 1
2 Wales Dominic Dale 3
3 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2

Group six[]

Group six was played on 12 and 13 February 2014.[17][18] Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
GOU		 Scotland
HIG		 Wales
WIL		 Wales
DAY		 England
HOL		 Hong Kong
FU		 Wales
DAL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Martin Gould x 3 1 3 3 3 3 16–8 5–1 6–5
2 John Higgins 1 x 3 3 3 3 3 16–8 5–1 6–5
3 Mark Williams 3 0 x 3 3 3 3 15–7 5–1 6–5
4 Ryan Day 1 0 0 x 3 3 3 10–11 3–3 6–3
5 Michael Holt 0 2 1 0 x 3 3 9–14 2–4 6–2
6 Marco Fu 2 2 1 2 1 x 3 11–16 1–5 6–1
7 Dominic Dale 1 1 1 0 1 1 x 5–18 0–6 6–0

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Martin Gould 3
4 Wales Ryan Day 1
1 England Martin Gould 3
2 Scotland John Higgins 1
2 Scotland John Higgins 3
3 Wales Mark Williams 0

Group seven[]

Group seven was played on 3 and 4 March 2014.[19][20] Ryan Day was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Scotland
HIG		 Wales
DAY		 England
KIN		 England
HIG		 England
EBD		 Scotland
CAM		 Wales
WIL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 John Higgins x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–2 6–0 6–6
2 Ryan Day 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 15–8 5–1 6–5
3 Mark King 0 0 x 3 3 3 2 11–11 3–3 6–3
4 Andrew Higginson 0 2 2 x 2 3 3 12–14 2–4 6–2
5 Peter Ebdon 1 1 0 3 x 2 3 10–14 2–4 6–2
6 Marcus Campbell 1 0 0 1 3 x 3 8–14 2–4 6–2
7 Mark Williams 0 2 3 1 0 0 x 6–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Scotland John Higgins 1
4 England Andrew Higginson 3
4 England Andrew Higginson 0
2 Wales Ryan Day 3
2 Wales Ryan Day 3
3 England Mark King 1

Winners' group[]

The winners' group was played on 5 and 6 March 2014.[6][21] Judd Trump won his second Championship League title.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
MUR		 Scotland
MAG		 England
GOU		 England
TRU		 England
WAL		 Wales
DAY		 England
PER		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Shaun Murphy x 3 2 3 3 3 3 17–8 5–1 6–5
2 Stephen Maguire 1 x 3 3 2 3 3 15–13 4–2 6–4
3 Martin Gould 3 2 x 2 3 2 3 15–13 3–3 6–3
4 Judd Trump 2 2 3 x 3 0 3 13–14 3–3 6–3
5 Ricky Walden 1 3 1 1 x 3 3 12–12 3–3 6–3
6 Ryan Day 0 2 3 3 0 x 1 9–14 2–4 6–2
7 Joe Perry 1 1 1 2 1 3 x 9–16 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Shaun Murphy 2
4 England Judd Trump 3
4 England Judd Trump 3
3 England Martin Gould 1
2 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0
3 England Martin Gould 3

Century breaks[]

Total: 93

References[]

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