2014 Masters (snooker)
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–19 January 2014 |
Venue | Alexandra Palace |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £600,000 |
Winner's share | £200,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–4 |
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The 2014 Masters (also referred to as the 2014 Dafabet Masters for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 19 January 2014 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.[1] This was the first time that Dafabet sponsored the Masters.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan set a new record by scoring 556 unanswered points in a professional event in his 6–0 quarter-final win against Ricky Walden - winning in just 58 minutes.[3] The previous record-holder was Ding Junhui, who scored 495 unanswered points against Stephen Hendry at the 2007 Premier League Snooker.[4]
O'Sullivan set another record by reaching his tenth Masters final, surpassing the nine appearances by Hendry,[5][6] and won his fifth Masters title by defeating defending champion Mark Selby 10–4.[7][8] This was the third time these two players had met in a Masters final.
Field[]
Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 5). With O'Sullivan having a ranking of 24, Graeme Dott, ranked 16, was not invited. Robert Milkins was making his debut in the Masters.
Prize fund[]
The total prize money of the event was raised to £600,000 from the previous year's £500,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]
- Winner: £200,000
- Runner-up: £90,000
- Semi-finals: £50,000
- Quarter-finals: £25,000
- Last 16: £12,500
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £600,000
Main draw[]
Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
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15 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 1 |
Final[]
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Alexandra Palace, London, England, 19 January 2014[13][14] | ||
Mark Selby (1)![]() |
4–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)![]() |
Afternoon: 0–97 (97), 14–70 (70), 0–102 (96), 43–72, 9–84, 64–53 (O'Sullivan 53), 56–63, 37–71 Evening: 0–91 (90), 63–61, 67–27 (67), 23–60, 76–0 (67), 25–80 (72) | ||
67 | Highest break | 97 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
2 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks[]
Total: 16[15]
- 138 – Marco Fu
- 136 – Mark Davis
- 134, 129 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 132, 112 – Barry Hawkins
- 120, 101 – Judd Trump
- 117 – Shaun Murphy
- 114 – Mark Allen
- 112 – Stephen Maguire
- 109 – John Higgins
- 106 – Joe Perry
- 104 – Mark Selby
- 101 – Neil Robertson
- 100 – Ricky Walden
References[]
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Dafabet Sponsor The Masters". World Snooker. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ McGovern, Thomas (17 January 2014). "Awesome O'Sullivan Smashes Record". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Hendon, Dave (17 January 2014). "Record breaking O'Sullivan races into semis". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth Masters title by beating Mark Selby". BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Into Tenth Masters Final". World Snooker. 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Mulgrew, John (19 January 2014). "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins snooker Masters: The 'Rocket' blazes to stunning victory over Mark Selby". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Burnside, Brian (19 January 2014). "The 2014 Masters: Nerveless Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Selby to take his fifth title". The Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". World Snooker. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "2014 Masters draw & results" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 Masters provisional format of play" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Masters snooker 2014: Scores, results and schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Dafabet Masters (2014)". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Masters: Final – Match 15 – Mark Selby v Ronnie O'Sullivan". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
External links[]
- Masters (snooker)
- 2014 in snooker
- 2014 sports events in London
- 2014 in English sport
- January 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom