2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship

The 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 49th Volvo World Match Play Championship to be played. It was held 15–19 October, with the champion receiving €650,000. The format was 16 players split into four pools of four, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It is an official money event on the European Tour.

2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–19 October
LocationKent, England
Course(s)London Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Field16 players
Prize fund€2,250,000
Winner's share€650,000
Champion
Finland Mikko Ilonen
def. Sweden Henrik Stenson 3 & 1
← 2013
London Golf Club is located in England
London Golf Club
London Golf Club

Format

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The 16 players are split into four pools of four, seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[2] Within each pool, every player plays each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points are awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advance to the knock-out stage. In the case of a tie in the standings, head-to-head results determine places with sudden-death playoffs used to determine standings if head-to-head match halved.[3]

Participants

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Seed Player Rank
1   Henrik Stenson 5
2   Graeme McDowell 18
3   Victor Dubuisson 23
4   Jamie Donaldson 25
5   Patrick Reed 26
6   Stephen Gallacher 35
7   Joost Luiten 37
8   Thongchai Jaidee 41
9   Francesco Molinari 48
10   Mikko Ilonen 52
11   Shane Lowry 53
12   Jonas Blixt 58
13   Paul Casey 66
14   Pablo Larrazábal 70
15   Alexander Lévy 74
16   George Coetzee 89

Pool play

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  • Round 1 – 15 October[4]
  • Round 2 – 16 October[5]
  • Round 3 – 17 October[6]

Source[2][7]

Arnold Palmer Group
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Henrik Stenson & George Coetzee – halved
Thongchai Jaidee 2 up Francesco Molinari
2 Henrik Stenson 2 & 1 Francesco Molinari
George Coetzee 2 & 1 Thongchai Jaidee
3 Henrik Stenson 2 & 1 Thongchai Jaidee
Francesco Molinari 2 & 1 George Coetzee
Mark McCormack Group
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Paul Casey 2 & 1 Jamie Donaldson
Jonas Blixt 2 & 1 Patrick Reed
2 Jamie Donaldson 3 & 2 Jonas Blixt
Patrick Reed 2 & 1 Paul Casey
3 Patrick Reed 3 & 2 Jamie Donaldson
Jonas Blixt & Paul Casey – halved
Assar Gabrielsson Group
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Victor Dubuisson 3 & 2 Pablo Larrazábal
Shane Lowry 3 & 2 Stephen Gallacher
2 Victor Dubuisson 3 & 2 Shane Lowry
Pablo Larrazábal 1 up Stephen Gallacher
3 Stephen Gallacher 2 & 1 Victor Dubuisson
Pablo Larrazábal 2 & 1 Shane Lowry
Gustaf Larson Group
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Graeme McDowell 3 & 2 Alexander Lévy
Joost Luiten 1 up Mikko Ilonen
2 Mikko Ilonen 2 & 1 Graeme McDowell
Joost Luiten 4 & 3 Alexander Lévy
3 Joost Luiten 2 up Graeme McDowell
Mikko Ilonen 1 up Alexander Lévy

Playoffs

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Source[7][8]

Quarter-finals
18 October
Semi-finals
19 October – morning
Final
19 October – afternoon
      
  Joost Luiten 6 & 5
  Pablo Larrazábal
  Joost Luiten
  Mikko Ilonen 2 & 1
  Victor Dubuisson
  Mikko Ilonen 2 up
  Mikko Ilonen 3 & 1
  Henrik Stenson
  Patrick Reed
  George Coetzee 2 & 1
  George Coetzee Third place
  Henrik Stenson 1 up
  Henrik Stenson 2 up   Joost Luiten 19 h
  Jonas Blixt   George Coetzee

Prize money breakdown

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Source:[7][9]

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion 650,000 375,000
Runner-up 330,000 250,000
Third place 210,000 140,850
Fourth place 160,000 112,500
Quarter-finals losers x 4 100,000 74,475
Third in group x 4 75,000 43,875
Last in group x 4 50,000 33,862
Total €2,250,000 €1,487,198

References

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  1. ^ "London Golf Club to host 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Draw for group stage matches" (PDF). Volvo World Match Play. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship: Tournament Format". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Graeme McDowell makes fine start to World Match Play Championship". The Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Volvo World Match Play: Graeme McDowell and Stephen Gallacher lose". The Guardian. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. ^ "World Match Play: Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 2014". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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