2013 Masters (snooker)

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2013 Betfair Masters
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Tournament information
Dates13–20 January 2013 (2013-01-13 2013-01-20)
Venue Alexandra Palace
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund £500,000
Winner's share£175,000 [1]
Highest breakUlster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR) (138)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Score10–6
2012
2014

The 2013 Masters (officially the 2013 Betfair Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 13 and 20 January 2013 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. [2] This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event. [3] The event was broadcast live on Eurosport and BBC. [4] [5]

Contents

Mark Selby won his third Masters title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–6 in the final. [6] [7] With this Selby became the sixth player to win the Masters more than two times after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby also became the first player to win back-to-back Triple Crown titles since Mark Williams 10 years before. [8] [9] This was Selby's 11th professional title.

Field

Defending champion Neil Robertson was the number 1 seed. World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not compete. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 3) except that Stephen Lee, ranked 9, did not play because he was suspended. [10] As a consequence Mark Davis, ranked 17, was invited and seeded 16.

Prize fund

The total prize money of £500,000 was unchanged from the previous year but the distribution was changed with the winner receiving £175,000, an increase of £25,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [11]

Main draw

[12] [13] [14] [15]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)6
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)5
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
8 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
8 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)6
16 Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)2
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
5 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 2
5 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)6
11 Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)4
5 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 6
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
4 Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)6
14 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)3
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 10
3 Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)6
9 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)5
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)6
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)4
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
7 Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)5
12 Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)6
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
2 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 1
2 Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)6
15 Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 20 January 2013 [15] [16]
Neil Robertson (1)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6–10 Mark Selby (3)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon: 12–58, 1–73 (73), 23–102 (102), 83–1 (78), 1–84 (84), 45–69, 74–9 (63), 87–0 (72)
Evening: 8–80 (67), 48–63, 0–72, 81–6 (74), 91–8 (83), 69–50, 27–58, 9–84
83Highest break102
0Century breaks1
550+ breaks4

Century breaks

Total: 20 [17]

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