2014 Championship League

Championship League
Tournament information
Dates6 January – 6 March 2014 (2014-01-06 – 2014-03-06)
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£179,500
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Martin Gould (ENG)
Score3–1
2013
2015

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] 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.[5]

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  2. ^ "Murphy produces maximum magic at Championship League". ESPN. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Perry claims Group 2 spot in just 26 minutes". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Murphy 147 / Robertson Centuries Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Trump Triumphs At Championship League". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.