2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

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]

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).
BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 February 2013
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Mark Selby (144)
Final
Champion Stephen Maguire
Runner-up Stuart Bingham
Score9–8
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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
               
Ding Junhui 4
Mark King 0
Ding Junhui 4
Mark Allen 2
Marco Fu 2
Mark Allen 4
Ding Junhui 5
Robert Milkins 1
Gerard Greene 0
Sam Baird 4
Sam Baird 2
Robert Milkins 4
Robert Milkins 4
Mark Williams 1
Ding Junhui 5
Stuart Bingham 6
Neil Robertson 4
Ian Burns 1
Neil Robertson 3
Stuart Bingham 4
Craig Steadman 0
Stuart Bingham 4
Stuart Bingham 5
Ken Doherty 3
Ricky Walden 1
Tom Ford 4
Tom Ford 3
Ken Doherty 4
Ken Doherty 4
John Higgins 1
Stuart Bingham 8
Stephen Maguire 9
Judd Trump 4
Dominic Dale 3
Judd Trump 4
Andrew Higginson 1
Andrew Higginson 4
Michael Wasley 2
Judd Trump 5
Pankaj Advani 2
Graeme Dott 4
Fergal O'Brien 2
Graeme Dott 1
Pankaj Advani 4
Pankaj Advani 4
Shaun Murphy 3
Judd Trump 4
Stephen Maguire 6
Stephen Maguire 4
Anthony Hamilton 2
Stephen Maguire 4
Matthew Stevens 2
Liang Wenbo 2
Matthew Stevens 4
Stephen Maguire 5
Alan McManus 3
Barry Hawkins 2
Alan McManus 4
Alan McManus 4
Joe Perry 3
Joe Perry 4
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. 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. "2013 Welsh Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. "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. "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  13. "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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