2014 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 2014 May 2025 December 2013 2014 Dafabet Masters 2014 Masters (snooker) logo.jpg 2014 01 12 2014 01 19 y Alexandra Palace London England World Snooker Non-ranking event £600,000 £200,000 Marco Fu HKG (138) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Mark Selby ENG 10–4 2013 2015 The 2014 Masters (officially the 2014 Dafabet Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 19 January 2014 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2013 Tournament Calendar 2013/2014 snooker.org 2 January 2014 This was the first time that Dafabet sponsored the Masters.Dafabet Sponsor The Masters http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3600778,00.html World Snooker 2 January 2014 2 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106082652/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3600778,00.html 6 January 2014 dead 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.McGovern Thomas Awesome O'Sullivan Smashes Record http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3625518,00.html World Snooker 17 January 2014 17 January 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140119045242/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3625518%2C00.html 19 January 2014 The previous record-holder was Ding Junhui, who scored 495 unanswered points against Stephen Hendry at the 2007 Premier League Snooker.Hendon Dave Record breaking O'Sullivan races into semis http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/1/17/record-breaking-osullivan-races-into-semis Inside Snooker 17 January 2014 17 January 2014 This record came close to being broken several times in different matches over the 12 years since the record had been set: it was ultimately eclipsed by Shaun Murphy during the 2026 China Open, who scored 607 points without reply.https://www.wst.tv//news/2026/august/09/Magnificent-Murphy-Breaks-Unanswered-Points-Record-With-607/ Magnificent Murphy Breaks Unanswered Points Record With 607 World Snooker Tour 9 August 2026 World Snooker Tour O'Sullivan set another record by reaching his tenth Masters final, surpassing the nine appearances by Hendry,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/25802468 Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth Masters title by beating Mark Selby 19 January 2014 BBC Sport 20 January 2014O'Sullivan into Tenth Masters Final http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3627465,00.html World Snooker 11 February 2014 18 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140121235124/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3627465,00.html 21 January 2014 dead and won his fifth Masters title by defeating defending champion Mark Selby 10–4.Mulgrew John Ronnie O'Sullivan wins snooker Masters: The 'Rocket' blazes to stunning victory over Mark Selby http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/ronnie-osullivan-wins-snooker-masters-the-rocket-blazes-to-stunning-victory-over-mark-selby-29930457.html Belfast Telegraph 19 January 2014 19 January 2014Burnside Brian The 2014 Masters: Nerveless Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Mark Selby to take his fifth title https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/the-2014-masters-nerveless-ronnie-osullivan-beats-mark-selby-to-take-his-fifth-title-9070685.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/the-2014-masters-nerveless-ronnie-osullivan-beats-mark-selby-to-take-his-fifth-title-9070685.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 19 January 2014 19 January 2014 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:Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194469,00.html World Snooker 1 May 2013 19 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html 12 October 2013 dead 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 Tournament draw 2014 Masters draw & results http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5ea9ed16-3793-4ed1-adae-3723e4457b86.pdf World Snooker 19 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140123015635/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5ea9ed16-3793-4ed1-adae-3723e4457b86.pdf 23 January 2014 dead 2014 Masters provisional format of play http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/bb/bf/0,,13165~180155,00.pdf World Snooker 10 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215025716/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/bb/bf/0,,13165~180155,00.pdf 15 December 2013 dead Masters snooker 2014: Scores, results and schedule https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/25622912 BBC Sport 19 January 2014 14 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140114171716/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/25622912 deadDafabet Masters (2014) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=290 snooker.org 19 January 2014 180 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 8 Stuart Bingham ENG 2 13 John Higgins SCO 6 5 Judd Trump ENG 5 10 Marco Fu HKG 6 4 Ding Junhui CHN 4 9 Shaun Murphy ENG 6 3 Neil Robertson AUS 6 11 Mark Allen NIR 5 6 Stephen Maguire SCO 6 16 Joe Perry ENG 4 7 Barry Hawkins ENG 5 12 Ricky Walden ENG 6 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 6 14 Robert Milkins ENG 1 1 ENG Mark Selby 6 13 SCO John Higgins 5 10 HKG Marco Fu 4 9 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 3 AUS Neil Robertson 2 6 SCO Stephen Maguire 6 12 ENG Ricky Walden 0 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 1 ENG Mark Selby 6 9 ENG Shaun Murphy 1 6 SCO Stephen Maguire 2 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 1 ENG Mark Selby 4 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 10 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.Alexandra Palace, London, England, 19 January 2014Masters: Final – Match 15 – Mark Selby v Ronnie O'Sullivan http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13652?matchId=187336 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 19 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235552/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13652?matchId=187336 1 February 2014 dead 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, 37–71Evening: 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 A total of 16 century breaks were made during the tournament.Masters: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13652 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 19 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116002706/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13652 16 January 2014 live 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 External links 2014 Dafabet Masters – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook Category:Masters (snooker) Masters Masters (snooker) Masters (snooker) Masters 2014 Masters 2014