2014 Warld Snooker Championship
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The 2014 Warld Snooker Championship wis a professional snooker toornament, that teuk place frae 19 Apryle tae 5 May 2014 a the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It wis the 38th consecutive year that the Warld Snooker Championship haed been held a the Crucible and wis the last rankin event o the 2013-14 snooker saison. The event wis sponsored bi Dafabet for the first time.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 19 April – 5 May 2014 |
Venue | Crucible Theatre |
City | Sheffield |
Kintra | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Rankin 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 |
← 2013 2015 → |
Ronnie O'Sullivan wis the defendin champion, havin won the 2013 event defeatin Barry Hawkins in the feenal. Mark Selby won the event tae captur his first Warld title bi defeatin O'Sullivan 18–14 in the feenal. This wis Selby's fowert rankin title, an aw completin the Triple Crown o Warld Championship, UK Championship, and Masters titles. Neil Robertson secured the heichest brak o the toornament, a 140. Robertson scored his 100th century brak o the saison in his quarter-feenal win ower Judd Trump. The event featurit a prize fund o £1,214,000 wi the winner receivin £300,000.