2014 Masters (snooker)

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Dafabet Masters
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Tournament information
Dates12–19 January 2014 (2014-01-12 – 2014-01-19)
VenueAlexandra Palace
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£600,000
Winner's share£200,000
Highest break Marco Fu (HKG) (138)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score10–4
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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[]

[10][11][12][13]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
15  Mark Davis (ENG) 5
1 England Mark Selby 6
13 Scotland John Higgins 5
8  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 2
13  John Higgins (SCO) 6
1 England Mark Selby 6
9 England Shaun Murphy 1
5  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
10  Marco Fu (HKG) 6
10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
9 England Shaun Murphy 6
4  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4
9  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
1 England Mark Selby 4
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
11  Mark Allen (NIR) 5
3 Australia Neil Robertson 2
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
6  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
16  Joe Perry (ENG) 4
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 2
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
7  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5
12  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
12 England Ricky Walden 0
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
14  Robert Milkins (ENG) 1

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 19 January 2014[13][14]
Mark Selby (1)
 England 		4–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
 England
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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Dafabet Sponsor The Masters". World Snooker. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ McGovern, Thomas (17 January 2014). "Awesome O'Sullivan Smashes Record". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ Hendon, Dave (17 January 2014). "Record breaking O'Sullivan races into semis". Inside Snooker. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth Masters title by beating Mark Selby". BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ "O'Sullivan Into Tenth Masters Final". World Snooker. 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". World Snooker. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  10. ^ "2014 Masters draw & results" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 Masters provisional format of play" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Masters snooker 2014: Scores, results and schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Dafabet Masters (2014)". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

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