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12 - 19 January 2014
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Day 4 - Match 1: The Semi-Finals: Mark Selby vs. Shaun Murphy.
As a packed crowd gathered for the first match of the day, two top 10 world ranking giants would grace the floor to entertain them for what would become a surprise in the end. Of course, both players not only wanted to make the final but more importantly be crowned Masters Champion. However, both players had a different reason why. For Mark Selby "The Jester from Leicester" if he was to go through to the final and win the Masters it would be his fourth (previously winning it in 2008, 2010 and 2013). For Stephen Murphy, it would mean winning the Triple Crown, only three players in history have ever done so (Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams).
The match started off pretty terribly for Shaun Murphy and never really got of the ground. Although a few missed chances by Mark Selby gave Shaun Murphy the opportunity to play some amazing safety plays to stop Mark Selby in his tracks, although this was only a brief moment. "The Jester from Leicester" Mark Selby soon won a series of frames when the first half finished 4-1 to Selby. The second half, Mark Selby carried on with some stunning shots and although Shaun Murphy did claw one frame back, his poor performance throughout the match gave Shaun Murphy no chance. Mark Selby now goes through to the final to face either Steven Maguire or Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Dafabet Masters final on Sunday.
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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 |
Shaun Murphy | 6 : 4 | Ding Junhui |
Neil Robertson | 6 : 5 | Mark Allen |
Stephen Maguire | 6 : 4 | Joe Perry |
Ricky Walden | 6: 5 | Barry Hawkins |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 : 1 | Robert Milkins |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
Mark Selby | 6 : 5 | John Higgins |
Shaun Murphy | 6 : 4 | Marco Fu |
Stephen Maguire | 6 : 2 | Neil Robertson |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 : 0 | Ricky Walden |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Mark Selby | 6 : 1 | Shaun Murphy |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 : 2 | Stephen Maguire |
THE 2014 DAFABET MASTERS | ||
ALEXANDRA PALACE - LONDON | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Mark Selby | 0 : 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
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 |