2012–13 snooker season

The 2012–13 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2012 and 6 May 2013. The season featured two new ranking events: the Wuxi Classic and the International Championship. The tour had a record five ranking events in China, and three new PTC events in Asia. The tour also visited Bulgaria for the first time in its history,[1] and returned to Poland, Belgium and Australia. Before the start of the season World Snooker requested every player to sign a players contract, that would allow players to choose which events they want to enter – no player was forced to play in any event.[2] At the end of the season Mark Selby was named the World Snooker Player of the Year, the Snooker Writers' Player of the Year and the Fans' Player of the Year and Ian Burns the Rookie of the Year. Ronnie O'Sullivan received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his fifth World title after playing just one competitive match during the season. Jimmy Robertson's 57 break in just 130 seconds at the Snooker Shoot Out received the "Magic Moment of the Year" award. Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[3]

2012–13 snooker season
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2012/2013 season
Details
Duration16 May 2012 – 6 May 2013
Tournaments34 (11 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Mark Selby
Masters Mark Selby
World Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan

The season had a total of £7.1 million of prize money.[4] The World Championship, the UK Championship, the International Championship and the Masters were the four biggest tournaments in terms of prize money with the total pot being over half a million pounds at each event.[5] A further £5,000 was on offer at the televised stages of each ranking event for any player who compiled a maximum break and this prize rolled over from one tournament to the next if not won. A £500 rolling prize was given to any player who completed the feat in the qualifying stages of ranking events. A separate £500 rolling prize was also available in all the PTC events, but this prize was excluded from the Asian PTCs. If at any tournament a 147 was made by more than one player, then the prize was equally shared.[6]

New professional players

Countries  Australia
 Belgium  Canada  China  Egypt
 England  India  Iran  Malta
 Norway  Scotland  Thailand  Wales

The 2012/2013 season was made up of 99 professional players. The top 64 players after the 2012 World Championships automatically qualified for the 2012/2013 season as did the top eight who were not in the top 64 from the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit. Another twelve places were available through Q School; the rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players except those in the top 64 received a tour card for two seasons.[7] Listed below are the players who qualified for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 season.

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[26][27][28]

Date[n 3] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score References
05–16 05–20  AUT P/A Austrian Open BRP-Hall Wels Mark Williams Matthew Couch 6–5 [29]
06–07 06–10  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Stuart Bingham Peter Lines 4–0 [30][31]
06–18 06–22  CHN PT Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1 Zhangjiagang Sports Center Zhangjiagang Stuart Bingham Stephen Lee 4–3 [32]
06–25 07–01  CHN WR Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi Ricky Walden Stuart Bingham 10–4 [33]
07–02 07–07  THA NR Six-red World Championship Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Mark Davis Shaun Murphy 8–4 [34]
07–09 07–15  AUS WR Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium Bendigo Barry Hawkins Peter Ebdon 9–3 [35]
07–12 07–15  AUT P/A Vienna Snooker Open Theater Dschungel Vienna Simon Bedford Jamie Jones 5–2 [36]
07–18 07–22  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 1 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Stephen Maguire Jack Lisowski 4–3 [37]
08–08 08–12  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Martin Gould Stephen Maguire 4–3 [38]
08–23 08–26  GER PT European Tour – Event 1[n 4] Stadthalle Fürth Mark Selby Joe Swail 4–1 [39]
09–05 09–09  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 3 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Rod Lawler Marco Fu 4–2 [40]
09–11 09–14  HKG NR General Cup General Snooker Club Hong Kong Neil Robertson Ricky Walden 7–6 [41]
09–17 09–23  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai John Higgins Judd Trump 10–9 [42]
09–23 09–27  CHN PT Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2 Yixing Sports Centre Yixing Stephen Lee Ding Junhui 4–0 [43]
08–16 08–18  ENG PT European Tour – Event 2[n 5] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Neil Robertson Jamie Burnett 4–3 [44]
10–05 10–07  POL Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia
10–17 10–21  BEL PT European Tour – Event 3[n 6] Lotto Arena Antwerp Mark Allen Mark Selby 4–1 [45]
10–27 10–28  ENG NR World Seniors Championship Mountbatten Centre Portsmouth Nigel Bond Tony Chappel 2–0 [46]
10–28 11–04  CHN WR International Championship Sichuan International Tennis Center Chengdu Judd Trump Neil Robertson 10–8 [47]
11–05 11–09  CHN PT Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3 Henan Province Sports Stadium Zhengzhou Stuart Bingham Li Hang 4–3 [48]
11–11 11–14  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 7] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester John Higgins Judd Trump 4–2 [49]
11–15 11–18  BUL PT European Tour – Event 4[n 8] Princess Hotel Sofia Judd Trump John Higgins 4–0 [50]
08–16 11–25  ENG NR Premier League Grimsby Auditorium Grimsby Stuart Bingham Judd Trump 7–2 [51]
12–01 12–09  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Mark Selby Shaun Murphy 10–6 [52]
12–13 12–16  SCO PT European Tour – Event 5[n 9] Ravenscraig Sports Facility Ravenscraig Ding Junhui Anthony McGill 4–2 [53]
11–26 11–27  ENG PT European Tour – Event 6[n 10] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Mark Selby Graeme Dott 4–3 [54]
01–04 01–06  GER Event Forum Fürstenfeldbruck
01–13 01–20  ENG NR The Masters Alexandra Palace London Mark Selby Neil Robertson 10–6 [55]
01–25 01–27  ENG NR Snooker Shoot Out Circus Arena Blackpool Martin Gould Mark Allen 1–0 [56]
01–30 02–03  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin Ali Carter Marco Fu 9–6 [57]
02–11 02–17  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Stephen Maguire Stuart Bingham 9–8 [58]
02–25 03–03  CHN WR World Open Hainan International Exhibition Center Haikou Mark Allen Matthew Stevens 10–4 [59]
03–12 03–17  IRL WR Players Tour Championship Finals Bailey Allen Hall Galway Ding Junhui Neil Robertson 4–3 [60]
01–07 03–21  ENG NR Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Martin Gould Ali Carter 3–2 [61]
03–25 03–31  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing Neil Robertson Mark Selby 10–6 [62]
04–20 05–06  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Ronnie O'Sullivan Barry Hawkins 18–12 [63]
WR = World ranking event
PT = Players Tour Championship 2012/13 event
P/A = Pro–am event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

World ranking points

No.  Ch 
[n 11]
Player[71] Season[n 12] Tournament[n 13] Season Cut-off point[n 14] Total[83]
10/11 11/12 PTC WUC AO SM IC UK GM WEO WOO CO WC 12/13 1 2 3 4
1 Mark Selby 0 36480 10240 35007009803040800025001400350056003800 43260 7748576620813808094079740
25 Neil Robertson 0 37020 8520 980190026606400400032001900448070001400 42440 6298065180655407946079460
31 Judd Trump 0 35620 8240 26605600800011201400320035009806400 41100 7207579155792757832076720
42 Shaun Murphy 0 27900 4800 980250044805120640025001400266044805000 40320 6392567140682206702068220
51 Stephen Maguire 0 34520 7760 98026603040304014005000266044801400 32420 6398063080603206694066940
610 Stuart Bingham 0 22340 9120 560070035001120400014004000266035005000 40600 5370054575552556174062940
75 Mark Allen 0 30340 6820 266026604000112019001900700026601400 32120 5348559800563606606062460
87 Ricky Walden 0 23725 5200 700070026604000112014001400350026606400 36040 5424554125531655476559765
913 Barry Hawkins 0 19860 8220 196050001960920304032001400266026608000 39020 4770046915479155468058880
101 Ding Junhui 0 23580 11720 9801900980304011201900320035009805000 34320 5622054280538405930057900
116 John Higgins 0 29320 7040 700011203040575140044809801400 27035 6168072040706806495556355
121 Graeme Dott 0 25380 5440 350035001120304019001900266026603800 29520 5222552740525005610054900
136 Mark Davis 0 21130 6760 4480320019603040512057557598026603800 33150 4821046670501905163054280
144 Matthew Stevens 0 27080 4280 01900980304040002500190056009801400 26580 5390050140526605506053660
1512 Mark Williams 0 26680 7680 35004480112011201400140098035001400 26580 6774064400603205826053260
161 Ali Carter 0 21700 6620 9807003500224051205000575026603800 31195 4890047000517605289552895
  Player did not enter tournament.

Points distribution

2012/2013 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[84]

Tournament Round → R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Wuxi Classic Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980
Australian Goldfields Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700
Shanghai Masters Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980
International Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000
Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120
UK Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000
Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120
German Masters Unseeded loser 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 450 575
Welsh Open Unseeded loser 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 450 575
World Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980
Players Tour Championship Regular events 360 560 760 1000 1280 1600 2000
Finals 840 1140 1500 1920 2400 3000
China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980
World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400

Notes

  1. The winner was Aditya Mehta, who was on the Main Tour the previous season, and therefore couldn't re-qualify via an amateur event.
  2. The winner was Hossein Vafaei, who already qualified for the Main Tour by winning IBSF World Snooker Championship.
  3. Dates use the month day format
  4. Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic.
  5. Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open.
  6. Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open.
  7. Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
  8. Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open.
  9. Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open.
  10. Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 FFB Open.
  11. "Ch" = Change since the beginning of the season 2012/2013. See [70] for the player rankings at the start of the season.
  12. The 2010/2011 points only included the ranking points that counted towards the next seedings update. See [72] for the points accumulated during the 2010/2011 season and see [70] for points accumulated during the 2011/2012 season. Players ranked outside of the top 64 at the beginning of the 2012/2013 season had any points accumulated from the previous seasons wiped, and started again on 0 points. Players on 0 points were ranked alphabetically.[73]
  13. See [74] for the points accumulated during the 2012/2013 season up to the first cut-off point; see [75] for the points accumulated between the first and second cut-off points; see [76] for the points accumulated between the second and third; see [77] for the points accumulated between the third and fourth cut-off points; see [78] for the points accumulated at the World Championship.
  14. See [79] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see [80] for the rankings at the second cut-off point; see [81] for the rankings at the third cut-off point; see [82] for the rankings at the fourth cut-off point; see [83] for the rankings at the end of the season.

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