2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 11–17 February 2013
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £250,000
Winner's share £50,000
Highest break England Mark Selby (144)
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Maguire
Runner-up England Stuart Bingham
Score 9–8
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The 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–17 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2012/2013 season,[1] and the first time that BetVictor sponsored the event.[2]

At the tournament Pankaj Advani became the first Indian player to reach the quarter-final of a ranking event.[3]

Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[4][5] but he lost in the semi-finals 5–6 against Stuart Bingham.

Stephen Maguire won his fifth ranking title by defeating Bingham 9–8 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

Prize money for the event this year was increased from £201,500 to £250,000, with the winner to receive £50,000 instead of £30,000.[8] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]

Main draw

[10][11][12][13]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
               
China Ding Junhui 4
England Mark King 0
China Ding Junhui 4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
China Ding Junhui 5
England Robert Milkins 1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0
England Sam Baird 4
England Sam Baird 2
England Robert Milkins 4
England Robert Milkins 4
Wales Mark Williams 1
China Ding Junhui 5
England Stuart Bingham 6
Australia Neil Robertson 4
England Ian Burns 1
Australia Neil Robertson 3
England Stuart Bingham 4
England Craig Steadman 0
England Stuart Bingham 4
England Stuart Bingham 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
England Ricky Walden 1
England Tom Ford 4
England Tom Ford 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Scotland John Higgins 1
England Stuart Bingham 8
Scotland Stephen Maguire 9
England Judd Trump 4
Wales Dominic Dale 3
England Judd Trump 4
England Andrew Higginson 1
England Andrew Higginson 4
England Michael Wasley 2
England Judd Trump 5
India Pankaj Advani 2
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
India Pankaj Advani 4
India Pankaj Advani 4
England Shaun Murphy 3
England Judd Trump 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Anthony Hamilton 2
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
China Liang Wenbo 2
Wales Matthew Stevens 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Scotland Alan McManus 3
England Barry Hawkins 2
Scotland Alan McManus 4
Scotland Alan McManus 4
England Joe Perry 3
England Joe Perry 4
England Mark Selby 0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2013.[13][14]
Stuart Bingham
 England		 8–9 Stephen Maguire
 Scotland
Afternoon: 1–100 (71), 22–77 (62), 63–26 (56), 12–114 (114), 86–0 (79), 0–110 (110), 133–0 (55, 78), 73–25
Evening: 89–11 (73), 16–108 (71), 119–0 (118), 71–8, 50–51, 40–67, 0–77 (77), 72–59 (Bingham 58), 5–92 (82)
118 Highest break 114
1 Century breaks 2
7 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

These matches were held between 6 and 9 February 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England,[15][16][17] and on 11 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[10][11][12][13]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matches were held over and played in Newport.

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "BetVictor Sponsor Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Open: Pankaj Advani first Indian player to reach last eight". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Symcox, Jonathan. "Maguire drought over after dramatic Welsh Open win". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Welsh Open: Stephen Maguire edges Stuart Bingham in thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Snooker Stars Are Newport Bound". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  10. 1 2 "2013 Welsh Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. 1 2 "2013 BetVictor Welsh Open results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 "BetVictor Welsh Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Final – Match 39 – Stuart Bingham v Stephen Maguire". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "2013 Welsh Open qualifying draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "2013 Welsh Open Qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "BetVictor Welsh Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Welsh Open Qualifiers Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Welsh Open Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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