2014 World Snooker Championship facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
2014 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	Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	18–14
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The 2014 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible. It was the last ranking event of the 2013-14 snooker season. The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having won the 2013 event beating Barry Hawkins in the final. Mark Selby won the event to win his first world title by defeating O'Sullivan 18–14 in the final. This was Selby's fourth ranking title, also completing the Triple Crown of World Championship, UK Championship, and Masters titles. Neil Robertson secured the highest break, a 140. Robertson scored his 100th century break of the season in his quarter-final win over Judd Trump. The event featured a prize fund of £1,214,000 with the winner receiving £300,000.

Prize fund

The total prize money for the 2014 World Snooker Championship was raised to £1,214,000 from the previous year's £1,111,000. The winner received £300,000, an increase of £50,000 over the previous year. The breakdown of prize money for the 2014 event is shown below:

Main draw

The draw for the first round took place on 17 April 2014, one day after the qualifying. It was broadcast live on World Snooker's YouTube channel at 12 pm BST. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding, whilst players in bold denote match winners. Below is the full results from the event.

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

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)

10

24, 25 & 26 April

Robin Hull (FIN)

4

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

13

20 & 21 April

Joe Perry (16)

11

Joe Perry (ENG) (16)

10

29 & 30 April

Jamie Burnett (SCO)

7

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

13

19 & 20 April

Shaun Murphy (9)

3

Shaun Murphy (ENG) (9)

10

27 & 28 April

Jamie Cope (ENG)

9

Shaun Murphy (9)

13

22 & 23 April

Marco Fu (8)

8

Marco Fu (HKG) (8)

10

1 & 2 May

Martin Gould (ENG)

7

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

17

22 & 23 April

Barry Hawkins (5)

7

Barry Hawkins (ENG) (5)

10

25 & 26 April

David Gilbert (ENG)

4

Barry Hawkins (5)

13

21 & 22 April

Ricky Walden (12)

11

Ricky Walden (ENG) (12)

10

29 & 30 April

Kyren Wilson (ENG)

7

Barry Hawkins (5)

13

23 & 24 April

Dominic Dale

12

Mark Davis (ENG) (13)

5

26, 27 & 28 April

Dominic Dale (WAL)

10

Dominic Dale

13

20 & 21 April

Michael Wasley

4

Ding Junhui (CHN) (4)

9

Michael Wasley (ENG)

10

21 April

Mark Selby (ENG) (3)

10

24 & 25 April

Michael White (WAL)

9

Mark Selby (3)

13

19 & 20 April

Ali Carter (14)

9

Ali Carter (ENG) (14)

10

29 & 30 April

Xiao Guodong (CHN)

8

Mark Selby (3)

13

21 & 22 April

Alan McManus

5

John Higgins (SCO) (11)

7

25 & 26 April

Alan McManus (SCO)

10

Alan McManus

13

19 & 20 April

Ken Doherty

8

Stuart Bingham (ENG) (6)

5

1, 2 & 3 May

Ken Doherty (IRL)

10

Mark Selby (3)

17

22 & 23 April

Neil Robertson (2)

15

Judd Trump (ENG) (7)

10

26, 27 & 28 April

Tom Ford (ENG)

8

Judd Trump (7)

13

19 & 20 April

Ryan Day

7

Stephen Maguire (SCO) (10)

9

29 & 30 April

Ryan Day (WAL)

10

Judd Trump (7)

11

22 & 23 April

Neil Robertson (2)

13

Mark Allen (NIR) (15)

10

27 & 28 April

Michael Holt (ENG)

4

Mark Allen (15)

7

23 & 24 April

Neil Robertson (2)

13

Neil Robertson (AUS) (2)

10

Robbie Williams (ENG)

2

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 & 5 May. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 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
Mark Selby wins the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

There were 58 century breaks in the TV stages of the World Championship. For every century break made during the main tournament, Dafabet, donated £100 to the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. Neil Robertson made the highest break of the event, a 140.

There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: The highest was a 139 by both Martin O'Donnell and Andrew Higginson.

Images for kids

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  Debutant Michael Wasley (pictured in 2015) defeated fourth seed Ding Junhui 10–9 in the opening round

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  Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2013) won two matches with a session to spare for the first time since 2004

See also

In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 2014 para niños