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.
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. It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament. 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. In all Robertson made 22 century breaks in this year's Championship League; a substantial contribution to his record-breaking 103 century break season.
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.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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: £179,500
Group one Group one was played on 6 and 7 January 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group two Group two was played on 8 and 9 January 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group three Group three was played on 20 and 21 January 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group four Group four was played on 22 and 23 January 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group five Group five was played on 10 and 11 February 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group six Group six was played on 12 and 13 February 2014. 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
Play-offs
Group seven Group seven was played on 3 and 4 March 2014. 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
Play-offs
Winners' group The winners' group was played on 5 and 6 March 2014. 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
Play-offs
Century breaks Total: 93
147 (2), 131, 134, 128, 121, 112, 109, 107, 103, 103, 102, 101 Shaun Murphy 144, 141 (4), 137, 137, 135, 134, 133, 131, 129, 128, 127, 124, 119, 118, 117, 109, 107, 104, 103, 102, 102, 101 Neil Robertson 142 (1), 142 (3), 130, 119, 117, 113, 109, 108, 102, 100 Judd Trump 139 (7), 137 John Higgins 139 (7), 122, 104, 101 Andrew Higginson 137 (5), 129, 122, 108, 105, 103, 100 Marco Fu 135 (W), 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 (6), 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
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Winnings No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W TOTAL 1 5,500 4,500 6,400 14,400 30,800 2 1,000 3,100 2,700 2,700 6,200 7,000 22,700 3 4,100 2,900 2,200 2,300 6,300 1,800 19,600 4 6,900 9,200 16,100 5 6,600 7,000 13,600 6 2,900 3,200 4,800 1,100 12,000 7 1,000 4,800 3,350 9,150 8 6,100 2,400 8,500 9 6,300 1,800 8,100 10 4,500 500 5,000 11 3,600 1,100 4,700 12 2,300 1,200 1,100 4,600 13 4,350 4,350 14 2,900 800 3,700 15 2,500 600 3,100 16 2,400 2,400 17 1,100 1,100 2,200 18 1,100 1,000 2,100 19 1,100 1,100 = 1,100 1,100 21 1,000 1,000 = 1,000 1,000 23 900 900 24 800 800 25 500 500 26 400 400 Total prize money 19,400 19,200 19,700 20,200 19,600 19,000 18,800 43,600 179,500 Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
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