2014 Championship League

Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	6 January–6 March 2014
Venue	Crondon Park Golf Club
City	Stock
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£205,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (147)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump
Runner-up	Martin Gould
Score	3–1
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The 2014 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 6 March 2014 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.^[1]

Shaun Murphy made the 103rd official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group two. This was Murphy's second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2013/2014 season.^[2] It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament.^[3] During the same day Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry 3–0. During the match he made three century breaks, which took the number of his century breaks in the season to 63, breaking the record of most centuries compiled in a single season previously held by Judd Trump, who compiled 61 in the previous season.^[4]

Judd Trump won his second Championship League title by defeating defending champion Martin Gould 3–1 in the final, and earned a place at the 2014 Champion of Champions.^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[6]

Group 1–7 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Semi-final: £1,000 Frame-win (league stage): £100 Frame-win (play-offs): £300 Highest break: £500

Winners' group Winner: £10,000 Runner-up: £5,000 Semi-final: £3,000 Frame-win (league stage): £200 Frame-win (play-offs): £300 Highest break: £1,000

• Tournament total: £205,000

Group one

Group one was played on 6 and 7 January 2014.^[7][8] Ricky Walden was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ricky Walden Mark Davis 3–1 Robert Milkins Ali Carter 3–0 Judd Trump Shaun Murphy 3–2 Stuart Bingham Ricky Walden 3–1 Mark Davis Robert Milkins 0–3 Ali Carter

Judd Trump 3–1 Stuart Bingham Shaun Murphy 3–2 Ricky Walden Mark Davis 3–1 Ali Carter Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ali Carter Robert Milkins 0–3 Ricky Walden Judd Trump 3–0 Robert Milkins Shaun Murphy 0–3 Mark Davis

Ricky Walden 2–3 Ali Carter Stuart Bingham 3–1 Robert Milkins Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter Judd Trump 3–0 Mark Davis Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark Davis Shaun Murphy 2–3 Robert Milkins Judd Trump 3–0 Ricky Walden

Table

Ranking		CAR	TRU	DAV	WAL	MUR	BIN	MIL	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	3	1	3	3	3	3	16–8	5–1	6–5
2	Judd Trump	0	x	3	3	3	3	3	15–5	5–1	6–5
3	Mark Davis	3	0	x	1	3	3	3	13–9	4–2	6–4
4	Ricky Walden	2	0	3	x	2	3	3	13–12	3–3	6–3
5	Shaun Murphy	1	1	0	3	x	3	2	10–16	2–4	6–2
6	Stuart Bingham	2	1	1	2	2	x	3	11–16	1–5	6–1
7	Robert Milkins	0	0	1	0	3	1	x	5–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ali Carter	1
	4	Ricky Walden	3
						4	Ricky Walden	3
						2	Judd Trump	2
	2	Judd Trump	3
	3	Mark Davis	0

Group two

Group two is played on 8 and 9 January 2014.^[9][10] Joe Perry was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter Mark Davis 2–3 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 3–1 Barry Hawkins Joe Perry 3–1 Judd Trump Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Davis Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson Barry Hawkins 1–3 Joe Perry

Judd Trump 3–1 Mark Davis Ali Carter 0–3 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 3–0 Joe Perry Mark Davis 2–3 Joe Perry Barry Hawkins 0–3 Shaun Murphy Judd Trump 3–1 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson

Shaun Murphy 1–3 Joe Perry Mark Davis 3–0 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 1–3 Joe Perry Judd Trump 3–1 Neil Robertson Mark Davis 3–0 Neil Robertson Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy

Table

Ranking		TRU	PER	ROB	MUR	DAV	CAR	HAW	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Judd Trump	x	1	3	3	3	3	3	16–7	5–1	6–5
2	Joe Perry	3	x	0	3	3	3	3	15–9	5–1	6–5
3	Neil Robertson	1	3	x	3	0	3	3	13–10	4–2	6–4
4	Shaun Murphy	1	1	2	x	3	3	3	13–11	3–3	6–3
5	Mark Davis	1	2	3	2	x	1	3	12–12	2–4	6–2
6	Ali Carter	0	1	1	0	3	x	3	8–14	2–4	6–2
7	Barry Hawkins	1	1	1	0	0	1	x	4–18	0–6	6–0

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Judd Trump	3
	4	Shaun Murphy	1
						1	Judd Trump	0
						2	Joe Perry	3
	2	Joe Perry	3
	3	Neil Robertson	2

Group three

Group three was played on 20 and 21 January 2014.^[11][12] Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Judd Trump 0–3 Neil Robertson Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis Graeme Dott 3–0 Matthew Stevens Ryan Day 1–3 Judd Trump Neil Robertson 3–2 Shaun Murphy Mark Davis 3–2 Graeme Dott Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ryan Day

Judd Trump 1–3 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Davis Graeme Dott 2–3 Ryan Day Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ryan Day Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark Davis Judd Trump 3–1 Matthew Stevens Neil Robertson 3–2 Graeme Dott

Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day Shaun Murphy 3–1 Matthew Stevens Neil Robertson 2–3 Ryan Day Judd Trump 3–0 Graeme Dott Shaun Murphy 3–2 Graeme Dott Neil Robertson 2–3 Matthew Stevens Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Davis

Table

Ranking		MUR	ROB	DAY	TRU	STE	DAV	DOT	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Shaun Murphy	x	2	3	3	3	3	3	17–8	5–1	6–5
2	Neil Robertson	3	x	2	3	2	3	3	16–11	4–2	6–4
3	Ryan Day	1	3	x	1	1	3	3	12–15	3–3	6–3
4	Judd Trump	1	0	3	x	3	1	3	11–11	3–3	6–3
5	Matthew Stevens	1	3	3	1	x	3	0	11–14	3–3	6–3
6	Mark Davis	0	1	2	3	2	x	3	11–15	2–4	6–2
7	Graeme Dott	2	2	2	0	3	2	x	11–15	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Shaun Murphy	0
	4	Judd Trump	3
						4	Judd Trump	3
						3	Ryan Day	0
	2	Neil Robertson	2
	3	Ryan Day	3

Group four

Group four was played on 22 and 23 January 2014.^[13][14] Stephen Maguire was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 3–1 Matthew Stevens Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Maguire Tom Ford 1–3 Ryan Day Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark Selby Stephen Maguire 3–1 Tom Ford

Ryan Day 1–3 Neil Robertson Shaun Murphy 3–1 Matthew Stevens Mark Selby 3–0 Tom Ford Neil Robertson 2–3 Tom Ford Stephen Maguire 3–2 Matthew Stevens Ryan Day 2–3 Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Selby

Matthew Stevens 3–2 Tom Ford Neil Robertson 2–3 Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 1–3 Tom Ford Ryan Day 3–0 Mark Selby Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Selby Shaun Murphy 2–3 Stephen Maguire Ryan Day 3–1 Matthew Stevens

Table

Ranking		MAG	ROB	MUR	DAY	SEL	STE	FOR	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Stephen Maguire	x	3	3	3	3	3	3	18–10	6–0	6–6
2	Neil Robertson	2	x	3	3	1	3	2	14–13	3–3	6–3
3	Shaun Murphy	2	2	x	3	3	3	1	14–13	3–3	6–3
4	Ryan Day	2	1	1	x	3	3	3	13–11	3–3	6–3
5	Mark Selby	1	3	2	0	x	2	3	11–13	2–4	6–2
6	Matthew Stevens	2	1	1	1	3	x	3	11–16	2–4	6–2
7	Tom Ford	1	3	3	1	0	2	x	10–15	2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Stephen Maguire	3
	4	Ryan Day	2
						1	Stephen Maguire	3
						2	Neil Robertson	0
	2	Neil Robertson	3
	3	Shaun Murphy	1

Group five

Group five was played on 10 and 11 February 2014.^[15][16] Shaun Murphy was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Neil Robertson 0–3 Shaun Murphy Ryan Day 3–0 Mark Selby John Higgins 1–3 Dominic Dale Marco Fu 3–2 Neil Robertson Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ryan Day Mark Selby 0–3 John Higgins Dominic Dale 1–3 Marco Fu

Neil Robertson 3–1 Ryan Day Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Selby John Higgins 3–2 Marco Fu Ryan Day 3–2 Marco Fu Dominic Dale 0–3 Mark Selby Neil Robertson 2–3 Dominic Dale Shaun Murphy 3–0 John Higgins

Mark Selby 3–2 Marco Fu Ryan Day 1–3 Dominic Dale Shaun Murphy 1–3 Marco Fu Neil Robertson 2–3 John Higgins Ryan Day 3–0 John Higgins Shaun Murphy 1–3 Dominic Dale Neil Robertson 2–3 Mark Selby

Table

Ranking		MUR	DAL	FU	DAY	HIG	SEL	ROB	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Shaun Murphy	x	1	1	3	3	3	3	14–8	4–2	6–4
2	Dominic Dale	3	x	1	3	3	0	3	13–11	4–2	6–4
3	Marco Fu	3	3	x	2	2	2	3	15–13	3–3	6–3
4	Ryan Day	1	1	3	x	3	3	1	12–11	3–3	6–3
5	John Higgins	0	1	3	0	x	3	3	10–13	3–3	6–3
6	Mark Selby	1	3	3	0	0	x	3	10–13	3–3	6–3
7	Neil Robertson	0	2	2	3	2	2	x	11–16	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Shaun Murphy	3
	4	Ryan Day	0
						1	Shaun Murphy	3
						2	Dominic Dale	1
	2	Dominic Dale	3
	3	Marco Fu	2

Group six

Group six was played on 12 and 13 February 2014.^[17][18] Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Dominic Dale 1–3 Marco Fu Ryan Day 0–3 John Higgins Martin Gould 1–3 Mark Williams Michael Holt 3–1 Dominic Dale Marco Fu 2–3 Ryan Day John Higgins 1–3 Martin Gould Mark Williams 3–1 Michael Holt

Dominic Dale 0–3 Ryan Day Marco Fu 2–3 John Higgins Martin Gould 3–0 Michael Holt Ryan Day 3–0 Michael Holt Mark Williams 0–3 John Higgins Dominic Dale 1–3 Mark Williams Marco Fu 2–3 Martin Gould

John Higgins 3–2 Michael Holt Ryan Day 0–3 Mark Williams Marco Fu 1–3 Michael Holt Dominic Dale 1–3 Martin Gould Ryan Day 1–3 Martin Gould Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Williams Dominic Dale 1–3 John Higgins

Table

Ranking		GOU	HIG	WIL	DAY	HOL	FU	DAL	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Martin Gould	x	3	1	3	3	3	3	16–8	5–1	6–5
2	John Higgins	1	x	3	3	3	3	3	16–8	5–1	6–5
3	Mark Williams	3	0	x	3	3	3	3	15–7	5–1	6–5
4	Ryan Day	1	0	0	x	3	3	3	10–11	3–3	6–3
5	Michael Holt	0	2	1	0	x	3	3	9–14	2–4	6–2
6	Marco Fu	2	2	1	2	1	x	3	11–16	1–5	6–1
7	Dominic Dale	1	1	1	0	1	1	x	5–18	0–6	6–0

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Martin Gould	3
	4	Ryan Day	1
						1	Martin Gould	3
						2	John Higgins	1
	2	John Higgins	3
	3	Mark Williams	0

Group seven

Group seven was played on 3 and 4 March 2014.^[19][20] Ryan Day was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

John Higgins 3–0 Mark Williams Ryan Day 3–0 Marcus Campbell Peter Ebdon 3–2 Andrew Higginson Mark King 0–3 John Higgins Mark Williams 2–3 Ryan Day Marcus Campbell 3–2 Peter Ebdon Andrew Higginson 2–3 Mark King

John Higgins 3–0 Ryan Day Mark Williams 0–3 Marcus Campbell Peter Ebdon 0–3 Mark King Ryan Day 3–0 Mark King Andrew Higginson 3–1 Marcus Campbell John Higgins 3–0 Andrew Higginson Mark Williams 0–3 Peter Ebdon

Marcus Campbell 0–3 Mark King Ryan Day 3–2 Andrew Higginson Mark Williams 3–2 Mark King John Higgins 3–1 Peter Ebdon Ryan Day 3–1 Peter Ebdon Mark Williams 1–3 Andrew Higginson John Higgins 3–1 Marcus Campbell

Table

Ranking		HIG	DAY	KIN	HIG	EBD	CAM	WIL	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	John Higgins	x	3	3	3	3	3	3	18–2	6–0	6–6
2	Ryan Day	0	x	3	3	3	3	3	15–8	5–1	6–5
3	Mark King	0	0	x	3	3	3	2	11–11	3–3	6–3
4	Andrew Higginson	0	2	2	x	2	3	3	12–14	2–4	6–2
5	Peter Ebdon	1	1	0	3	x	2	3	10–14	2–4	6–2
6	Marcus Campbell	1	0	0	1	3	x	3	8–14	2–4	6–2
7	Mark Williams	0	2	3	1	0	0	x	6–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	John Higgins	1
	4	Andrew Higginson	3
						4	Andrew Higginson	0
						2	Ryan Day	3
	2	Ryan Day	3
	3	Mark King	1

Winners' group

The winners' group was played on 5 and 6 March 2014.^[6][21] Judd Trump won his second Championship League title.

Matches

Ricky Walden 3–1 Joe Perry Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 2–3 Martin Gould Ryan Day 0–3 Ricky Walden Joe Perry 2–3 Judd Trump Stephen Maguire 1–3 Shaun Murphy Martin Gould 2–3 Ryan Day

Ricky Walden 1–3 Judd Trump Joe Perry 1–3 Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 3–0 Ryan Day Judd Trump 0–3 Ryan Day Martin Gould 2–3 Stephen Maguire Ricky Walden 1–3 Martin Gould Joe Perry 1–3 Shaun Murphy

Stephen Maguire 3–2 Ryan Day Judd Trump 3–2 Martin Gould Joe Perry 3–1 Ryan Day Ricky Walden 1–3 Shaun Murphy Judd Trump 2–3 Shaun Murphy Joe Perry 1–3 Martin Gould Ricky Walden 3–2 Stephen Maguire

Table

Ranking		MUR	MAG	GOU	TRU	WAL	DAY	PER	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Shaun Murphy	x	3	2	3	3	3	3	17–8	5–1	6–5
2	Stephen Maguire	1	x	3	3	2	3	3	15–13	4–2	6–4
3	Martin Gould	3	2	x	2	3	2	3	15–13	3–3	6–3
4	Judd Trump	2	2	3	x	3	0	3	13–14	3–3	6–3
5	Ricky Walden	1	3	1	1	x	3	3	12–12	3–3	6–3
6	Ryan Day	0	2	3	3	0	x	1	9–14	2–4	6–2
7	Joe Perry	1	1	1	2	1	3	x	9–16	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Shaun Murphy	2
	4	Judd Trump	3
						4	Judd Trump	3
						3	Martin Gould	1
	2	Stephen Maguire	0
	3	Martin Gould	3

Century breaks

^{[8][10][12][14][16][18][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]}

• 147, 131, 134, 128, 121, 112, 109, 107, 103, 103, 102, 101 Shaun Murphy
• 144, 141, 137, 137, 135, 134, 133, 131, 129, 128, 127, 124, 119, 118, 117, 109, 107, 104, 103, 102, 102, 101 Neil Robertson
• 142, 142, 130, 119, 117, 113, 109, 108, 102, 100 Judd Trump
• 139, 137 John Higgins
• 139, 122, 104, 101 Andrew Higginson
• 137, 129, 122, 108, 105, 103, 100 Marco Fu
• 135, 132, 128 Stephen Maguire
• 134, 131, 124, 102, 101 Mark Davis
• 133, 102 Ali Carter
• 131 Tom Ford
• 130, 126, 119, 105, 106, 102 Mark Selby
• 130, 108 Peter Ebdon
• 128, 120, 110 Martin Gould
• 124 Barry Hawkins
• 123, 118, 115, 107, 105, 101 Ryan Day
• 121, 106, 106, 105 Michael Holt
• 117 Ricky Walden
• 103 Joe Perry
• 101 Stuart Bingham

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External links

• Shaun Murphy 147 at 2014 Championship League on YouTube