2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship
# 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. 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. 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.

## Participants

| 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

* Round 1 – 15 October
* Round 2 – 16 October
* Round 3 – 17 October

Source

Arnold Palmer Group :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Henrik Stenson & George Coetzee – halved | Henrik Stenson & George Coetzee – halved | Henrik Stenson & George Coetzee – halved |
| 1 | Thongchai Jaidee | 2 up | Francesco Molinari |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 2 & 1 | Francesco Molinari |
| 2 | George Coetzee | 2 & 1 | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | 2 & 1 | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 3 | Francesco Molinari | 2 & 1 | George Coetzee |

Mark McCormack Group :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Casey | 2 & 1 | Jamie Donaldson |
| 1 | Jonas Blixt | 2 & 1 | Patrick Reed |
| 2 | Jamie Donaldson | 3 & 2 | Jonas Blixt |
| 2 | 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 |
| 1 | Shane Lowry | 3 & 2 | Stephen Gallacher |
| 2 | Victor Dubuisson | 3 & 2 | Shane Lowry |
| 2 | Pablo Larrazábal | 1 up | Stephen Gallacher |
| 3 | Stephen Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Victor Dubuisson |
| 3 | Pablo Larrazábal | 2 & 1 | Shane Lowry |

Gustaf Larson Group :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 3 & 2 | Alexander Lévy |
| 1 | Joost Luiten | 1 up | Mikko Ilonen |
| 2 | Mikko Ilonen | 2 & 1 | Graeme McDowell |
| 2 | Joost Luiten | 4 & 3 | Alexander Lévy |
| 3 | Joost Luiten | 2 up | Graeme McDowell |
| 3 | Mikko Ilonen | 1 up | Alexander Lévy |

## Playoffs

Source

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

## Prize money breakdown

Source:

| 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 |
