2013 International Championship

The 2013 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 October and 3 November 2013 at the Chengdu Eastern Music Park in Chengdu, China. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]

International Championship
Tournament information
Dates27 October–3 November 2013
VenueChengdu Eastern Music Park
CityChengdu
CountryChina
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£625,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (143)
Mark Davis (143)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui
Runner-up Marco Fu
Score10–9
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Judd Trump was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost 5–6 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Ding Junhui won his ninth ranking title by defeating Marco Fu 10–9 in the final. Ding became the first player to win three consecutive ranking titles since Stephen Hendry in 1993.[4] This was also the third consecutive all-Asian ranking final, after Ding defeating Xiao Guodong at the Shanghai Masters and Aditya Mehta at the Indian Open.[5]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £625,000 from the previous year's £600,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Chengdu on 27 October 2013.[7][8][9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1 Alan McManus 6–5 Zhou Yuelong
WC2 Jimmy White 6–4 Yuan Sijun
WC3 Steve Davis 1–6 Zhao Xintong
WC4 Kyren Wilson 6–1 Lin Shuai

Main draw

[8][9][10][11]

Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Judd Trump 5
Alan McManus 6
Alan McManus 4
Ryan Day 6
Mike Dunn 4
Ryan Day 6
Ryan Day 6
Fergal O'Brien 3
Ben Woollaston 4
Fergal O'Brien 6
Fergal O'Brien 6
Rod Lawler 4
Rod Lawler 6
Aditya Mehta 3
Ryan Day 1
Joe Perry 6
Mark Allen 6
Tian Pengfei 1
Mark Allen 6
Dave Harold 4
Dave Harold 6
Pankaj Advani 4
Mark Allen 4
Joe Perry 6
Joe Perry 6
Jamie Jones 5
Joe Perry 6
David Gilbert 3
David Gilbert 6
Shaun Murphy 4
Joe Perry 8
Marco Fu 9
Barry Hawkins 6
Jimmy White 2
Barry Hawkins 1
Zhao Xintong 6
Zhao Xintong 6
Craig Steadman 2
Zhao Xintong 2
Marco Fu 6
Xiao Guodong 6
Alfie Burden 2
Xiao Guodong 4
Marco Fu 6
Adam Duffy 2
Marco Fu 6
Marco Fu 6
Mark Selby 5
Stuart Bingham w/o
Robin Hull w/d
Stuart Bingham 6
Martin Gould 4
Matthew Selt 3
Martin Gould 6
Stuart Bingham 1
Mark Selby 6
Mark King 3
Peter Lines 6
Peter Lines 4
Mark Selby 6
Jamie Burnett 0
Mark Selby 6
Marco Fu 9
Ding Junhui 10
Neil Robertson 6
Alex Davies 4
Neil Robertson 6
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
Zhang Anda 1
Neil Robertson 5
Peter Ebdon 6
Peter Ebdon 6
Jack Lisowski 2
Peter Ebdon 6
Mark Joyce 5
Mark Joyce w/o
Ali Carter w/d
Peter Ebdon 3
Ding Junhui 6
John Higgins 6
Joe Swail 2
John Higgins 2
Matthew Stevens 6
Rory McLeod 4
Matthew Stevens 6
Matthew Stevens 1
Ding Junhui 6
Gary Wilson 5
James Wattana 6
James Wattana 3
Ding Junhui 6
Cao Yupeng 5
Ding Junhui 6
Ding Junhui 9
Graeme Dott 7
Stephen Maguire 3
Kyren Wilson 6
Kyren Wilson 1
Graeme Dott 6
Michael White 4
Graeme Dott 6
Graeme Dott 6
Kurt Maflin 5
Mark Williams 6
Paul Davison 2
Mark Williams 2
Kurt Maflin 6
Kurt Maflin 6
Robert Milkins 2
Graeme Dott 6
Liang Wenbo 3
Mark Davis 6
Oliver Brown 4
Mark Davis 6
Stuart Carrington 3
Michael Leslie 4
Stuart Carrington 6
Mark Davis 1
Liang Wenbo 6
Li Yan 3
Liang Wenbo 6
Liang Wenbo 6
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Anthony McGill 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili.[12]
Chengdu Eastern Music Park, Chengdu, China, 3 November 2013.[11][13]
Marco Fu
 Hong Kong		 9–10 Ding Junhui
 China
Afternoon: 61–52, 128–0 (128), 4–133 (108), 62–12, 4–92 (92), 0–138 (138), 2–127 (127), 0–126 (126), 93–22
Evening: 0–108 (108), 65–20, 105–0 (105), 76–6 (71), 0–95 (65), 105–9 (81), 8–60, 71–47, 5–64 (58), 0–99 (91)
128 Highest break 138
2 Century breaks 5
4 50+ breaks 9

Qualifying

These matches took place on 1 and 2 October 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[14][15][16] All matches were best of 11 frames.[17]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

References
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  11. "International Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  12. "Zheng To Referee Chengdu Final". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
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  18. "International Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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