2013 International Championship

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2013 International Championship
Tournament information
Dates27 October – 3 November 2013 (2013-10-27 2013-11-03)
Venue Chengdu Eastern Music Park
City Chengdu
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £625,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest breakFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS) (143)
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)
Runner-upFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)
Score10–9
2012
2014

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]

Contents

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]

MatchScore
WC1Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)6–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)
WC2Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)6–4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)
WC3Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)1–6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)
WC4Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)6–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Shuai  (CHN)

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
                  
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 6
Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 3
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 6
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 4
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 6
Flag of India.svg Aditya Mehta 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 1
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 6
Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4
Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 6
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 4
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 6
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 6
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 6
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
Flag of England.svg Adam Duffy 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham w/o
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull w/d
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 6
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 3
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 6
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 6
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
Flag of England.svg Alex Davies 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 6
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 6
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 2
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 6
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce w/o
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter w/d
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 6
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 5
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 6
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 9
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 7
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 3
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 2
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 6
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 6
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 3
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 6
Flag of England.svg Oliver Brown 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 6
Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Leslie 4
Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 6
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yan 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 2
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
9–10 Ding Junhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  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)
128Highest break138
2Century breaks5
450+ breaks9

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]

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