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, tie or loss. 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
Pool play
- Round 1 – 15 October
- Round 2 – 16 October
- Round 3 – 17 October
Playoffs
SourceBreakdown by country
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 |