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2014 Champion Of Champions
The 2014 Dafabet Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 9 November 2014 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title beating Judd Trump 10–7 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: * Winner: £100,000 * Runner-up: £50,000 * Semi-finals: £20,000 * Group runner-up: £10,000 * Group semi-finals: £5,000 * Total: £270,000 Players Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners of the following non-rankings events: 2014 Masters, 2014 Championship League, 2015 World Grand Prix and 2014 Players Championship Grand Final. Remaining places were then allocated to winners of European Tour events (in the order they were played) and then to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafabet
Dafabet is an online betting site. The company was founded on 7 November 2004 and is headquartered in Makati, Philippines. History Dafabet was founded on November 7, 2004, in Makati, Philippines under the subsidiary of the privately-owned company AsianBGE licensed by Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) and regulated by First Cagayan Leisure and Resorts (FCLRC). The company operated first in Asian countries then later advertised its UK presence by sponsoring football clubs such as Bournemouth, Norwich City, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland FC, Burnley FC, Everton FC and Celtic FC. It is sponsoring Pakistan Cricket Series in Pakistan as well. The company owns a remote UK license under AsianBGE (Isle of Man) Limited, managed and regulated by The Gambling Commission in Great Britain. Services Dafabet features In-Play gaming for sports events such as FIFA World Cup, Premier League, Barclays Premier League, National Basketball Association, US Open, and Ultimate Fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Grand Prix
The 2015 888.com World Grand Prix was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 March 2015 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. Judd Trump won the inaugural event by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £100,000 *Runner-up: £35,000 *Semi-final: £20,000 *Quarter-final: £10,000 *Last 16: £5,000 *Last 32: £2,500 *Highest break: £5,000 *Total: £300,000 Seeding list The top 32 players on a one-year ranking system running from the 2014 World Snooker Championship to the 2015 Gdynia Open qualified for the tournament. Main draw Final Century breaks Total: 17 * 142, 140, 121 Judd Trump * 139 Joe Perry * 136 Peter Ebdon * 122, 108, 106 Stephen Maguire * 121 Neil Robertson * 115 Rod Lawler * 113, 111 Martin Gould * 110 Mark Selby * 109, 102 Mark Davis * 105 Ronnie O'Sullivan * 101 Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Wuxi Classic
The 2014 Wuxi Classic, Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament held between 23 and 29 June 2014 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the Snooker season 2014/2015, 2014/2015 season. Neil Robertson defended his title, which he won in 2013 Wuxi Classic, 2013, by defeating Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–9 in the final. This was Robertson's 10th ranking title. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: Pound sterling, £85,000 *Runner-up: £35,000 *Semi-final: £21,000 *Quarter-final: £12,500 *Last 16: £8,000 *Last 32: £6,500 *Last 64: £3,000 *Televised highest break: £2,000 *Total: £478,000 Wildcard round These matches were played in Wuxi on 23 June 2014. Main draw Final Qualifying These matches were held between 24 and 28 May 2014 at South West Snooker Academy, The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 UK Championship (snooker)
The 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 November–8 December 2013 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. Mark Selby made the 100th official maximum break during his semi-final match against Ricky Walden. This was Selby's second official 147 break and the third maximum break in the 2013/2014 season. Neil Robertson won his ninth ranking title by defeating defending champion Selby 10–7 in the final, despite trailing 1–5 and 3–6 during the match. Robertson became the eighth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once, and the first overseas player to achieve this feat. Selby became the first defending champion to reach the final of the UK Championship since Mark Williams in 2000. Prize fund The total prize money of the event was raised to £700,000 from the previous year's £625,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player who is a former world champion and former world number one. The only Australian to have won a ranking event, he is also the only player from outside the United Kingdom to have completed snooker's Triple Crown, having won the World Championship in 2010, the Masters in 2012 and 2022, and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020. He has claimed a career total of 23 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year since 2006. A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled more than 850 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. He is the fourth player in professional snooker history to reach the 800-century mark, after Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Judd Trump. In the 2013–14 season, he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season, finishing with a record 103 centuries. Life and career Early career Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1
The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 (also known as the 2014 Kaspersky Lab Riga Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–10 August 2014 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. This was the first professional snooker tournament held in Latvia. Mark Selby won his 14th professional title by defeating Mark Allen 4–3 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below: Main draw Preliminary rounds Round 1 Best of 7 frames Round 2 Best of 7 frames Main rounds Top half =Section 1= =Section 2= =Section 3= =Section 4= Bottom half =Section 5= =Section 6= =Section 7= =Section 8= Finals Century breaks * 142, 130, 117 Marco Fu * 137, 131, 108 Judd Trump * 137 Ben Woollaston * 134 Stephen Maguire * 134 James Cahill * 131, 102, 102, 100 Mark Selby * 131 Neil Robertson * 130, 120, 112 Alan McManus * 129, 117 Noppon Saengkham * 125 Gary Wilson * 122, 120, 101 Sam Baird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Snooker Championship
The 2014 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible. The tournament was also the last ranking event of the 2013–14 snooker season. The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time. A qualifying tournament was held from 8 to 16 April 2014 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield for 16 players, who met 16 seeded participants at the main championships. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having won the previous year's event by defeating Barry Hawkins in the final. Mark Selby won the 2014 event to capture 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addition to his four world titles, he has won the Masters three times and the UK Championship twice for a total of nine Triple Crown titles, putting him on a par with John Higgins, and behind only Ronnie O’Sullivan (21), Stephen Hendry (18) and Steve Davis (15). After winning the England Under-15 Championship in 1998, Selby turned professional in 1999, aged 16. He made his Crucible debut in 2005, and reached his first World Championship final in 2007, when he was runner-up to John Higgins. He won his first major title at the 2008 Masters, and his first ranking title at the 2008 Welsh Open. Between 2014 and 2017, he won the World Championship three times in four years. He has been w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 February and 2 March 2014 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season, and the second time that BetVictor sponsored the event. Stephen Maguire was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Joel Walker in the last 16. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 26th ranking title by defeating Ding Junhui 9–3 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's third Welsh Open title after 2004 and 2005, to equal the record jointly held by John Higgins and Stephen Hendry. In the last frame of the final O'Sullivan made the 105th official maximum break. This was O'Sullivan's record 12th competitive maximum break. Prize fund The total prize money of the event was raised to £300,000 from the previous year's £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £60,000 *Runner-up: £30,000 *Semi-finals: £20,000 *Quarter-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3
The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 (also known as the 2014 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 October 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The tournament was meant to be Ali Carter's first since his lung cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment, but he was forced to withdraw due to acute pain in his left arm following his radiofrequency ablation surgery. John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 against Judd Trump in the last 64. Shaun Murphy won his fifteenth professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–2 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below: Main draw Preliminary rounds Round 1 Best of 7 frames Round 2 Best of 7 frames Round 3 Best of 7 frames Main rounds Top half = Section 1 = = Section 2 = = Section 3 = = Section 4 = Bottom half = Section 5 = = Section 6 = = Section 7 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Seniors Championship
The 2013 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 888casino World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 20 October 2013 at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England. Steve Davis won the event by defeating defending champion Nigel Bond 2–1 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: * Winner: £18,000 * Runner-up: £8,000 * Semi-finalist: £4,000 * Quarter-finalist: £2,000 * Last 16: £1,000 * Total: £50,000 Main draw The draw for the last 16 was made on 12 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster during the qualifying stage of the 2013 Indian Open. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was made on a random basis. All matches were best of 3 frames and all frames were subject to a 30-second shot clock after ten minutes of play. All times are BST. The highest break of the tournament was 94 made by Steve Davis. Last 16 * Saturday, 19 October – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Snooker Shoot-Out
The 2014 Shoot Out (officially the 2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. Martin Gould was the defending champion, but he lost 14–40 against Zhang Anda in round one. Dominic Dale won the final 1–0 (77–19) against Stuart Bingham. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £32,000 *Runner-up: £16,000 *Semi-final: £8,000 *Quarter-final: £4,000 *Last 16: £2,000 *Last 32: £1,000 *Last 64: £500 *Highest break: £2,000 *Total: £130,000 Draw The draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live by Talksport. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was made at random, conducted live at the venue. There was only one century break during the tournament. Ryan Day made a 101 break against Kurt Maflin. Top half Botto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
