2013 International Championship

2013 International Championship

Tournament information
Dates	27 October – 3 November 2013 (2013-10-27 – 2013-11-03)
Venue	Chengdu Eastern Music Park
City	Chengdu
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£625,000
Winner's share	£125,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson  (AUS) (143)   Mark Davis  (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui  (CHN)
Runner-up	Marco Fu  (HKG)
Score	10–9
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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]

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]

Winner: £125,000 Runner-up: £65,000 Semi-final: £30,000 Quarter-final: £17,500 Last 16: £12,000 Last 32: £7,000 Last 64: £3,000

Non-televised highest break: £0 Televised highest break: £1,000 Total: £625,000

Wildcard round

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

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

Main draw

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	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]

Judd Trump 6–4 Cao Xinlong Alan McManus 6–0 Darren Cook Mike Dunn 6–3 Scott Donaldson Ryan Day 6–3 Chris Wakelin Ben Woollaston 6–1 Lee Spick Fergal O'Brien 6–2 David Grace Rod Lawler 6–4 Ian Burns Ricky Walden 2–6 Aditya Mehta Mark Allen 6–2 Chen Zhe Tian Pengfei 6–0 Alexander Ursenbacher Dave Harold 6–5 Sam Baird Dominic Dale 3–6 Pankaj Advani Joe Perry 6–1 Tony Drago Jamie Jones 6–4 Andrew Pagett David Gilbert 6–2 Sean O'Sullivan Shaun Murphy 6–0 Christopher Keogan Barry Hawkins 6–1 Rhys Clark Jimmy White 6–3 Liam Highfield Steve Davis 6–2 Allan Taylor Michael Holt 1–6 Craig Steadman Xiao Guodong 6–1 Jak Jones Alfie Burden 6–4 Daniel Wells Adam Duffy 6–5 Michael Wasley Marco Fu 6–1 Robbie Williams Stuart Bingham 6–2 Ratchayothin Yotharuck Liu Chuang 2–6 Robin Hull Matthew Selt 6–0 Chris Norbury Martin Gould 6–1 Fraser Patrick Mark King 6–3 Lyu Haotian Peter Lines 6–2 Hammad Miah Jamie Burnett 6–2 Mohamed Khairy Mark Selby 6–1 Martin O'Donnell

Neil Robertson 6–2 Li Hang Yu Delu 5–6 Alex Davies Gerard Greene 5–6 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Marcus Campbell 4–6 Zhang Anda Peter Ebdon 6–2 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Jack Lisowski 6–2 Vinnie Calabrese Mark Joyce 6–2 Andrew Norman Ali Carter 6–2 Barry Pinches John Higgins 6–5 John Astley Dechawat Poomjaeng 4–6 Joe Swail Rory McLeod 6–3 Darryl Hill Matthew Stevens 6–4 Mitchell Travis Tom Ford 2–6 Gary Wilson James Wattana 6–2 Jamie O'Neill Cao Yupeng 6–4 James Cahill Ding Junhui 6–0 Shane Castle Stephen Maguire 6–1 David Morris Jamie Cope 1–6 Kyren Wilson Michael White 6–4 Alex Borg Graeme Dott 6–1 Elliot Slessor Mark Williams 6–1 Ahmed Saif Anthony Hamilton 3–6 Paul Davison Kurt Maflin 6–4 Luca Brecel Robert Milkins 6–2 Noppon Saengkham Mark Davis 6–3 Lee Page Nigel Bond 3–6 Oliver Brown Jimmy Robertson 4–6 Michael Leslie Ken Doherty 3–6 Stuart Carrington Andrew Higginson 1–6 Li Yan Liang Wenbo 6–2 Ryan Clark Anthony McGill 6–2 Ross Muir Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–1 Joel Walker

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

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142 – Gerard Greene 140, 136, 107, 105 – Neil Robertson 132 – Sam Baird 130 – Mark Allen 129 – Stuart Carrington 124 – Ryan Clark 123, 103 – Gary Wilson 121 – Robbie Williams 119 – Chris Wakelin 118 – Pankaj Advani 115 – Ryan Day 109 – David Gilbert 108 – Michael Leslie 107 – Michael Wasley 107 – John Astley

106, 103 – Stephen Maguire 106 – Stuart Bingham 106 – Liang Wenbo 103 – Joe Perry 103 – Alex Borg 102 – Fergal O'Brien 102 – Peter Ebdon 102 – Kurt Maflin 101 – Sean O'Sullivan 101 – Joe Swail 101 – Shaun Murphy 100 – Rod Lawler 100 – Daniel Wells 100 – Oliver Brown

Televised stage centuries

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143, 128, 117, 100, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson 143 – Mark Davis 138, 131, 127, 126, 121, 110, 110, 108, 108 – Ding Junhui 137 – Craig Steadman 134, 115, 107, 105, 103, 103, 102 – Joe Perry 134 – Peter Ebdon 128, 116, 112, 105, 103 – Marco Fu 127 – Matthew Selt 126, 121 – Graeme Dott 126 – Stephen Maguire 125 – Shaun Murphy 123, 111 – Mark Allen 123, 103 – Fergal O'Brien 122 – Kyren Wilson 121, 120 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 118, 111 – Liang Wenbo

116, 107 – Mark Selby 114 – Barry Hawkins 110, 102 – Judd Trump 110 – Zhang Anda 109 – Zhao Xintong 109 – Stuart Bingham 107 – Joe Swail 106 – Zhou Yuelong 106 – Kurt Maflin 105 – John Higgins 104 – Dave Harold 103 – Xiao Guodong 103 – Rod Lawler 103 – Ryan Day 100 – David Gilbert

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External links

• 2013 International Championship – Pictures by Mr Yu Yan and Tai Chengzhe at Facebook