2014 World Snooker Championship

Dafabet
World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates 19 April–5 May 2014
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £1,214,000
Winner's share £300,000
Highest break Australia Neil Robertson (140)
Final
Champion England Mark Selby
Runner-up England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score 18–14
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The 2014 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1] The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time.[2]

Mark Selby won his first world title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14. This was Selby's fourth ranking title and made him the ninth player to complete snooker's Triple Crown of World Championship, UK Championship, and Masters titles.[3]


Tournament summary

Qualifying

Former world champions Steve Davis,[4] Mark Williams,[5] Graeme Dott,[6] and Peter Ebdon[7] lost in the qualifying rounds, as did six-time runner-up Jimmy White[8] and two-time runner-up Matthew Stevens.[9] Ebdon's 8–10 loss to Robin Hull meant that he failed to play at the Crucible for the first time since his debut in 1992,[10] ending his consecutive appearances at 22.[11] Williams' 8–10 defeat by Alan McManus meant that he missed the Crucible for the first time since 1996,[12] while Dott's 7–10 defeat by Kyren Wilson meant that he did not reach the Crucible for the first time since 1999.[6]

For the first time, no Welsh player automatically qualified to play at the Crucible.[9] Three Welshmen, Dominic Dale, Michael White, and Ryan Day, won places in the first round through qualification.[13] At the age of 44, 1997 champion Ken Doherty defeated Dechawat Poomjaeng 10–5 in qualifying to become the oldest player to reach the Crucible that year.[14][15] This was to prove his final appearance at the Crucible.

First round

First round debutants at the Crucible were Kyren Wilson,[16] Michael Wasley,[17] Xiao Guodong,[18] and Robbie Williams.[19] Wilson, Xiao, and Williams lost in the first round, but Wasley reached the second round by defeating world number two Ding Junhui 10–9 in a win that was described as "one of the biggest shocks in Crucible history".[20][21] Ding's first-round loss meant that he could not surpass Stephen Hendry's record of winning five ranking titles in a single season.[22]

Ken Doherty took the last seven frames of his match against Stuart Bingham to win 10–5, recording his first victory at the Crucible since 2006.[23] Alan McManus achieved his first Crucible win since 2005 by defeating John Higgins 10–7,[24] while Dominic Dale won his first Crucible match since 2000 by defeating Mark Davis 10–5.[25]

The final frame of Ricky Walden's first-round match against Kyren Wilson lasted 73 minutes 13 seconds,[26] just under two minutes short of the Crucible record of 74 minutes 58 seconds that Stephen Maguire and Mark King set in 2009.[27] Walden won the frame to clinch a 10–7 victory.[28]

Having already broken Judd Trump's record of 63 century breaks in a single professional season, world number one Neil Robertson arrived at the Crucible with 93 centuries,[29] and was aiming to become the first player to reach 100 competitive centuries in one season.[30] In his 10–2 win over Robbie Williams, he compiled breaks of 132, 103, 140, and 102 to take his season total to 97.[31][32]

Ladies' Day

On 26 April 2014, the second annual Ladies' Day at the Crucible featured events designed to encourage greater female participation in the sport. The day was also used to raise money for the World Snooker’s official charity – Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in North Anston.[33] The first Ladies' Day was held in 2013.[34]

Second round

Although he was never ahead in the first two sessions, defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Joe Perry 13–11 in the second round to reach the 16th World Championship quarter-final of his professional career.[35] O'Sullivan described the encounter with Perry as "probably my most exciting match ever at the Crucible."[36] Alan McManus defeated Doherty 13–8 to qualify for only his fourth quarter-final at the World Championship.[37] This was McManus' first quarter-final appearance since 2005, when he also beat Doherty in the second round.[38]

Dominic Dale defeated Wasley 13–4 to reach his first World Championship quarter-final since 2000.[39] In defeating Mark Allen 13–7, Robertson added two more century breaks to bring his season total to 99. In the last two frames he made breaks of 94 and 92, narrowly missing his 100th century of the season.[40] Barry Hawkins met Ricky Walden in a repeat of the previous year's semi-final.[41] Hawkins defeated Walden again, this time 13–11, to reach his second Crucible quarter-final.[42] Mark Selby defeated two-time runner-up Ali Carter 13–9.[43]

Quarter-finals

Selby won eight of the second session's nine frames against Alan McManus,[44] after they could only finish seven frames in the first session,[45] and went on to win the match 13–5.[46]

Having trailed 2-0 and needing three snookers in the third frame, O'Sullivan won 13 of the last 14 frames to defeat Shaun Murphy 13–3,[47] and end the match with a session to spare.[48]

Hawkins opened up a 6–2 lead over Dominic Dale in the first session,[49] and extended his lead to 11–5 overnight.[50] In the final session, Dale fought back to win seven frames in a row and take the lead at 12–11, but Hawkins captured the last two frames to win the match 13–12.[51]

Robertson trailed Judd Trump 2–6 after the first session, and 6–9 after the second, before he won seven of the last nine frames (including the last five frames) to win the match 13–11.[52][53] In the 22nd frame of his quarter-final, Robertson compiled his 100th century break of the 2013/2014 season, becoming the first player in the history of snooker to achieve this feat.[54]

Semi-finals

In the first semi-final, Ronnie O'Sullivan met Barry Hawkins in a repeat of the previous year's final,[55] and won 17–7 to reach his sixth World Championship final.[56] O'Sullivan became the first player in ten years to win both his quarter-final and semi-final match with a session to spare.[57] In 2004, he achieved this feat by defeating Anthony Hamilton 13–3 and Stephen Hendry 17–4.[58]

In the second semi-final, a match that lasted 12 hours 4 minutes,[59] Mark Selby defeated Neil Robertson 17–15 to reach his second World Championship final.[60] Selby had previously reached the final in 2007, when he lost to John Higgins.[61] During the match, Robertson extended his century break record to 103,[62] but his defeat meant that he lost his world number one position.[63]

Final

The two-day final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby was refereed by Brendan Moore. This was the first time that Moore took charge of a World Championship final.[64] In the first session on Sunday afternoon, O'Sullivan took a 5–3 lead, which he extended in the evening session to 8–3 and 10–5, before Selby took the last two frames of the day to leave O'Sullivan with a 10–7 overnight lead.[65] O'Sullivan's highest break on the first day was 131 in the 14th frame, while Selby's highest break of the day was just 62.[66] The third session on Monday afternoon concluded after just six of the scheduled eight frames,[67] but Selby won five of them to go into the final session with a 12–11 lead.[68] Selby then won three of the first four frames of the evening session, extending his lead to 15–12 at the mid-session interval, before going on to win the final 18–14 and capture his first world title.[67] In all, Selby won 13 of the last 17 frames, and his two highest breaks of the match - 127 and 87 - came consecutively to move from 15–14 to 17–14.[69] The victory made Selby the tenth player to win all three Triple Crown events,[70] and reinstated him as the world number one.[71] This was O'Sullivan's first ever defeat in a World Championship final.[72]

O'Sullivan said "I want to congratulate Mark on a fantastic tournament. He's been the best player over 17 days, that was tough he had me in all sorts of trouble. In the end I was numb as he was too strong and tough."[73] To date, this is the last occasion on which O'Sullivan has appeared in a World Championship final.

Selby dedicated the title to his late father, who died two months before he turned professional.[74]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £1,214,000 from the previous year's £1,111,000. The winner prize money was raised to £300,000, which was the highest winner's prize in the history of snooker.[75] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[76]

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[77][78][79][80] The draw for the first round took place on 17 April 2014, one day after the qualifying, and was broadcast live on World Snooker's YouTube channel at 12 pm BST.[81]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
19 April            
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Finland Robin Hull  4  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
20 & 21 April
   England Joe Perry (16)  11  
 England Joe Perry (16)  10
29 & 30 April
 Scotland Jamie Burnett  7  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
19 & 20 April
   England Shaun Murphy (9)  3  
 England Shaun Murphy (9)  10
27 & 28 April
 England Jamie Cope  9  
 England Shaun Murphy (9)  13
22 & 23 April
   Hong Kong Marco Fu (8)  8  
 Hong Kong Marco Fu (8)  10
1 & 2 May
 England Martin Gould  7  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  17
22 & 23 April
   England Barry Hawkins (5)  7
 England Barry Hawkins (5)  10
25 & 26 April
 England David Gilbert  4  
 England Barry Hawkins (5)  13
21 & 22 April
   England Ricky Walden (12)  11  
 England Ricky Walden (12)  10
29 & 30 April
 England Kyren Wilson  7  
 England Barry Hawkins (5)  13
23 & 24 April
   Wales Dominic Dale  12  
 England Mark Davis (13)  5
26, 27 & 28 April
 Wales Dominic Dale  10  
 Wales Dominic Dale  13
20 & 21 April
   England Michael Wasley  4  
 China Ding Junhui (4)  9
 England Michael Wasley  10  
21 April            
 England Mark Selby (3)  10
24 & 25 April
 Wales Michael White  9  
 England Mark Selby (3)  13
19 & 20 April
   England Ali Carter (14)  9  
 England Ali Carter (14)  10
29 & 30 April
 China Xiao Guodong  8  
 England Mark Selby (3)  13
21 & 22 April
   Scotland Alan McManus  5  
 Scotland John Higgins (11)  7
25 & 26 April
 Scotland Alan McManus  10  
 Scotland Alan McManus  13
19 & 20 April
   Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty  8  
 England Stuart Bingham (6)  5
1, 2 & 3 May
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty  10  
 England Mark Selby (3)  17
22 & 23 April
   Australia Neil Robertson (2)  15
 England Judd Trump (7)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
 England Tom Ford  8  
 England Judd Trump (7)  13
19 & 20 April
   Wales Ryan Day  7  
 Scotland Stephen Maguire (10)  9
29 & 30 April
 Wales Ryan Day  10  
 England Judd Trump (7)  11
22 & 23 April
   Australia Neil Robertson (2)  13  
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen (15)  10
27 & 28 April
 England Michael Holt  4  
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen (15)  7
23 & 24 April
   Australia Neil Robertson (2)  13  
 Australia Neil Robertson (2)  10
 England Robbie Williams  2  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 & 5 May. Referee: Brendan Moore.[82][83]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
England 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
England Mark Selby wins the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

The qualifying rounds 1–3 for the tournament took place between 8 and 13 April 2014 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. The final round of qualifying took place on 15 and 16 April 2014 at the same venue.[84][85][86] The qualifying stage of the World Championship was the first snooker event held at the venue.[87]

  Round 1
Best of 19 frames		 Round 2
Best of 19 frames		 Round 3
Best of 19 frames		 Round 4
Best of 19 frames
                                     
China Zhang Anda 10   Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 10
Wales Andrew Pagett 2   China Zhang Anda 8     Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 10     Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 10
England Craig Steadman 10   England Steve Davis 8   England Craig Steadman 6     Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 5
Wales Jak Jones 7   England Craig Steadman 10
England Liam Highfield 10   England Jimmy Robertson 10
Libya Khaled Belaid Abumdas 2   England Liam Highfield 7     England Jimmy Robertson 10     England David Gilbert 10
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 10   Scotland Anthony McGill 10   Scotland Anthony McGill 9     England Jimmy Robertson 6
England Sanderson Lam 8   Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 7
England Barry Pinches 10   England Alfie Burden 10
England Hammad Miah 3   England Barry Pinches 4     England Alfie Burden 3     Scotland Graeme Dott 7
England Kyren Wilson 10   England Rod Lawler 3   England Kyren Wilson 10     England Kyren Wilson 10
England Chris Norbury 6   England Kyren Wilson 10
England Martin O'Donnell 10   England Andrew Higginson 10
England Shane Castle 1   England Martin O'Donnell 5     England Andrew Higginson 10     Wales Dominic Dale 10
Wales Daniel Wells 10   Norway Kurt Maflin 10   Norway Kurt Maflin 3     England Andrew Higginson 6
England Ryan Clark 9   Wales Daniel Wells 7
England Jamie O'Neill 9   England Peter Lines 10
China Cao Xinlong 10   China Cao Xinlong 9     England Peter Lines 8     Wales Mark Williams 8
England Paul Davison 10   Scotland Alan McManus 10   Scotland Alan McManus 10     Scotland Alan McManus 10
England Chris Wakelin 9   England Paul Davison 2
Scotland Michael Leslie 6   India Aditya Mehta 10
England Christopher Keogan 10   England Christopher Keogan 4     India Aditya Mehta 5     England Michael Holt 10
England Joel Walker 10   Wales Jamie Jones 10   Wales Jamie Jones 10     Wales Jamie Jones 6
England Allan Taylor 8   England Joel Walker 9
Thailand James Wattana 9   Scotland Marcus Campbell 4
Malta Alex Borg 10   Malta Alex Borg 10     Malta Alex Borg 7     England Mark King 7
England Sam Baird 9   England Jamie Cope 10   England Jamie Cope 10     England Jamie Cope 10
England John Astley 10   England John Astley 2
England Gary Wilson 4   England Tom Ford 10
England James Cahill 10   England James Cahill 6     England Tom Ford 10     Wales Matthew Stevens 8
Belgium Luca Brecel 10   China Yu Delu 7   Belgium Luca Brecel 1     England Tom Ford 10
England Lee Page 8   Belgium Luca Brecel 10
China Chen Zhe 10   England Mark Joyce 10
England Antony Parsons 8   China Chen Zhe 8     England Mark Joyce 6     England Robert Milkins 9
England Michael Wasley 10   England Rory McLeod 6   England Michael Wasley 10     England Michael Wasley 10
England Sydney Wilson 9   England Michael Wasley 10
England Robbie Williams 10   China Liu Chuang 5
China Lyu Haotian 8   England Robbie Williams 10     England Robbie Williams 10     Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
China Li Hang 10   India Pankaj Advani 10   India Pankaj Advani 7     England Robbie Williams 10
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 5   China Li Hang 9
Malta Tony Drago 3   China Tian Pengfei 6
Finland Robin Hull 10   Finland Robin Hull 10     Finland Robin Hull 10     England Peter Ebdon 8
England Ian Burns 10   England Jimmy White 4   England Ian Burns 4     Finland Robin Hull 10
Scotland Fraser Patrick 6   England Ian Burns 10
England Sean O'Sullivan 9   England Martin Gould 10
England Mitchell Travis 10   England Mitchell Travis 1     England Martin Gould 10     China Liang Wenbo 7
England Adam Duffy 4   Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 8   Brazil Igor Figueiredo 1     England Martin Gould 10
Brazil Igor Figueiredo 10   Brazil Igor Figueiredo 10
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 9   Scotland Jamie Burnett 10
Australia Vinnie Calabrese 10   Australia Vinnie Calabrese 4     Scotland Jamie Burnett 10     England Ben Woollaston 8
Scotland Scott Donaldson 10   China Cao Yupeng 10   China Cao Yupeng 8     Scotland Jamie Burnett 10
Qatar Ahmed Saif 6   Scotland Scott Donaldson 5
England Stuart Carrington 10   England Jack Lisowski 7
England Andrew Norman 5   England Stuart Carrington 10     England Stuart Carrington 10     Wales Ryan Day 10
England David Grace 6   England Nigel Bond 10   England Nigel Bond 5     England Stuart Carrington 5
Scotland Ross Muir 10   Scotland Ross Muir 5
England Mike Dunn 2   England Matthew Selt 10
Scotland Rhys Clark 10   Scotland Rhys Clark 6     England Matthew Selt 10     Wales Michael White 10
Republic of Ireland David Morris 7   Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10   Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2     England Matthew Selt 7
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 10   Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 5
England Alex Davies 7   England Anthony Hamilton 7
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 10   Northern Ireland Joe Swail 10     Northern Ireland Joe Swail 8     China Xiao Guodong 10
China Li Yan 10   England Dave Harold 3   China Li Yan 10     China Li Yan 1
England Elliot Slessor 5   China Li Yan 10

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

There were 58 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship.[88] For every century break made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Dafabet, donated £100 to World Snooker’s official charity, the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.[89]

Qualifying stage centuries

There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship:[90]

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