2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–19 October |
| Location | Kent, England |
| Course(s) | London Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 16 players |
| Prize fund | €2,250,000 |
| Winner's share | €650,000 |
| Champion | |
 Mikko Ilonen | |
| def. Henrik Stenson 3 & 1 | |
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The 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship will be the 49th Volvo World Match Play Championship to be played. It will be held 15–19 October, with the champion receiving €650,000. The format will be 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.
Format
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
| Seed | Player | Country | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson |  Sweden | 5 |
| 2 | Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland | 18 |
| 3 | Victor Dubuisson |  France | 23 |
| 4 | Jamie Donaldson |  Wales | 25 |
| 5 | Patrick Reed |  United States | 26 |
| 6 | Stephen Gallacher |  Scotland | 35 |
| 7 | Joost Luiten |  Netherlands | 37 |
| 8 | Thongchai Jaidee |  Thailand | 41 |
| 9 | Francesco Molinari |  Italy | 48 |
| 10 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | 52 |
| 11 | Shane Lowry |  Ireland | 53 |
| 12 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | 58 |
| 13 | Paul Casey |  England | 66 |
| 14 | Pablo Larrazábal |  Spain | 70 |
| 15 | Alexander Lévy | France | 74 |
| 16 | George Coetzee |  South Africa | 89 |
Pool play
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals 18 October |
Semi-finals 19 October – morning |
Final 19 October – afternoon | ||||||||
| Joost Luiten |
6 & 5 | |||||||||
| Pablo Larrazábal |
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| Joost Luiten |
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| Mikko Ilonen |
2 & 1 | |||||||||
| Victor Dubuisson |
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| Mikko Ilonen |
2 up | |||||||||
| Mikko Ilonen |
3 & 1 | |||||||||
| Henrik Stenson |
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| Patrick Reed |
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| George Coetzee |
2 & 1 | |||||||||
| George Coetzee |
Third place | |||||||||
| Henrik Stenson |
1 up | |||||||||
| Henrik Stenson |
2 up | Joost Luiten |
19 h | |||||||
| Jonas Blixt |
George Coetzee |
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Breakdown by country
| Country | Total | QF | SF | F | Ch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | ||||
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 2 | 1 | |||
| Ireland | 1 | ||||
| Italy | 1 | ||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 1 | ||||
| Scotland | 1 | ||||
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Spain | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | ||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wales | 1 |
Prize money breakdown
| 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 |
Notes and references
- ↑ "London Golf Club to host 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Draw for group stage matches" (PDF). Volvo World Match Play. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Volvo World Match Play Championship: Tournament Format". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Graeme McDowell makes fine start to World Match Play Championship". The Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Volvo World Match Play: Graeme McDowell and Stephen Gallacher lose". The Guardian. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mikko Ilonen outclasses Henrik Stenson to win World Match Play Championship". Daily Mail. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "World Match Play: Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 2014". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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