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12 - 19 January 2014
Mark Selby prepares for battle at the 2014 Dafabet Masters
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Day 1 - Match 1 - Mark Selby vs. Mark Davis
Mark Selby starting off his Dafabet 2014 Masters Championship as defending champion for the second time against first round opponent Mark Davis. Mark Selby produced a stunning performance by storming into the lead to end the first half match 4-1.
With the second half breaking off Mark Selby missed a chance which gave Mark Davis an opportunity to pull back his way into the tournament after countless and costly mistakes by Selby.
Mark Davis eventually worked his way back to making it 4-3 then 30-minutes later making it 4-4, giving the crowd something to look forward to, even though the expressions on there faces thinking this match should of been done and dusted hours ago, assuming Mark Selby though the same. It all came down to the final frame, and after countless plays of safety shots, missed long pots and flukes. Mark Davis missed a chance to give Mark Selby the lead in the frame and eventually interrupted Mark Selby's play to concede the match and thus taking Mark Selby into the next round of the 2014 Masters Championship.
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The amazing Alexandra Palace arena.
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The cavernous auditorium silently waits for the public.
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Alexandra Palace - venue for the 2014 2014 Dafabet Masters
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2014 Dafabet Masters announcer - Rob Walker
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Mark Davis attempting the long pot into the corner.
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Both players discussing where the cue ball should be placed.
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Mark Selby attempting the red corner pot.
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Mark Davis looking on at his opponent Mark Selby.
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Players waiting to be escorted into the arena for the second half of the match.
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Mark Selby looking on at his opponent Mark Davis.
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Mark Davis potting from the corner using the rest.
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Mark Davis working out his best move.
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Mark Selby taking on the pink.
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Mark Davis conceding the match.
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The 2014 Dafabet Masters Trophy.
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THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
ROUND 1 | ||
Mark Selby | 6 : 5 | Mark Davis |
John Higgins | 6 : 2 | Stuart Bingham |
Marco Fu | 6 : 5 | Judd Trump |
Ding Junhui | 0 : 0 | Shaun Murphy |
Neil Robertson | 0 : 0 | Mark Allen |
Stephen Maguire | 6 : 4 | Joe Perry |
Barry Hawkins | 0: 0 | Ricky Walden |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0 : 0 | Robert Milkins |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
Mark Selby | 0 : 0 | John Higgins |
Marco Fu | 0 : 0 | --- |
--- | 0 : 0 | Stephen Maguire |
--- | 0 : 0 | --- |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
--- | 0 : 0 | --- |
--- | 0 : 0 | --- |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE FINAL | ||
--- | 0 : 0 | --- |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | |
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | |
THE PRIZE FUND | |
Winner: | £200,000 x 1 |
Runner Up: | £90,000 x 1 |
Semi-Finalists: | £50,000 x 2 |
Quarter-Finalists: | £25,000 x 4 |
Last 16: | £12,500 x 8 |
High break: | £10,000 x 1 |