2013 UK Championship

2013 williamhill.com UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	26 November – 8 December 2013 (2013-11-26 – 2013-12-08)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£755,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Mark Selby  (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-up	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Score	10–7
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The 2013 UK Championship (officially the 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 November–8 December 2013 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. ^[1]

Mark Selby made the 100th official maximum break during his semi-final match against Ricky Walden. This was Selby's second official 147 break and the third maximum break in the 2013/2014 season. ^[2]

Neil Robertson won his ninth ranking title by defeating defending champion Selby 10–7 in the final, ^[3] despite trailing 1–5 and 3–6 during the match. ^[4] Robertson became the eighth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once, ^[5] and the first overseas player to achieve this feat. ^[6] Selby became the first defending champion to reach the final of the UK Championship since Mark Williams in 2000. ^[7]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £700,000 from the previous year's £625,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[8]

Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £70,000 Semi-final: £30,000 Quarter-final: £20,000 Last 16: £12,000 Last 32: £9,000 Last 64: £3,000

Highest break: £4,000 Maximum break: £55,000 [9] Total: £755,000

Main draw

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Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	1	Mark Selby  (ENG)	6
	A	Shane Castle  (ENG)	4
						1	Mark Selby	6
						64	Tian Pengfei	3
	64	Tian Pengfei  (CHN)	6
	65	Pankaj Advani  (IND)	1
											1	Mark Selby	6
											96	Stuart Carrington	0
	32	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	5
	97	John Astley  (ENG)	6
						97	John Astley	1
						96	Stuart Carrington	6
	33	Ben Woollaston  (ENG)	2
	96	Stuart Carrington  (ENG)	6
																1	Mark Selby	6
																16	Graeme Dott	2
	16	Graeme Dott  (SCO)	6
	113	Fraser Patrick  (SCO)	2
						16	Graeme Dott	6
						49	Nigel Bond	5
	49	Nigel Bond  (ENG)	6
	80	Craig Steadman  (ENG)	3
											16	Graeme Dott	6
											17	Ali Carter	3
	17	Ali Carter  (ENG)	6
	112	Ratchayothin Yotharuck  (THA)	1
						17	Ali Carter	6
						48	Jimmy Robertson	0
	48	Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)	6
	81	Li Yan  (CHN)	3

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	41	Jamie Jones  (WAL)	0
	88	Gary Wilson  (ENG)	6
						88	Gary Wilson	6
						105	Vinnie Calabrese	3
	24	Dominic Dale  (WAL)	5
	105	Vinnie Calabrese  (AUS)	6
											88	Gary Wilson	4
											9	Barry Hawkins	6
	56	Cao Yupeng  (CHN)	3
	73	Zhang Anda  (CHN)	6
						73	Zhang Anda	3
						9	Barry Hawkins	6
	9	Barry Hawkins  (ENG)	6
	120	Alexander Ursenbacher  (SUI)	0
																9	Barry Hawkins	6
																8	Shaun Murphy	5
	40	Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)	4
	89	Sean O'Sullivan  (ENG)	6
						89	Sean O'Sullivan	4
						104	Noppon Saengkham	6
	25	Tom Ford  (ENG)	2
	104	Noppon Saengkham  (THA)	6
											104	Noppon Saengkham	2
											8	Shaun Murphy	6
	57	Gerard Greene  (NIR)	4
	72	Paul Davison  (ENG)	6
						72	Paul Davison	3
						8	Shaun Murphy	6
	8	Shaun Murphy  (ENG)	w/o
	121	Lee Spick  (ENG)	w/d

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	5	Judd Trump  (ENG)	6
	A	Gareth Green  (ENG)	2
						5	Judd Trump	6
						60	Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
	60	Dechawat Poomjaeng  (THA)	6
	69	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)	5
											5	Judd Trump	6
											28	Xiao Guodong	2
	28	Xiao Guodong  (CHN)	6
	101	Andrew Pagett  (WAL)	1
						28	Xiao Guodong	6
						92	Jamie O'Neill	2
	37	Mark Joyce  (ENG)	2
	92	Jamie O'Neill  (ENG)	6
																5	Judd Trump	4
																12	Mark Allen	6
	12	Mark Allen  (NIR)	6
	117	Jak Jones  (WAL)	1
						12	Mark Allen	6
						53	Dave Harold	3
	53	Dave Harold  (ENG)	6
	76	Chen Zhe  (CHN)	1
											12	Mark Allen	6
											21	Michael Holt	5
	21	Michael Holt  (ENG)	6
	108	Lee Page  (ENG)	1
						21	Michael Holt	6
						44	Alan McManus	4
	44	Alan McManus  (SCO)	6
	85	Joel Walker  (ENG)	5

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	45	Rory McLeod  (ENG)	6
	84	Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)	3
						45	Rory McLeod	3
						20	Mark Williams	6
	20	Mark Williams  (WAL)	6
	109	Allan Taylor  (ENG)	2
											20	Mark Williams	5
											13	Ricky Walden	6
	52	Peter Lines  (ENG)	6
	77	Sam Baird  (ENG)	2
						52	Peter Lines	2
						13	Ricky Walden	6
	13	Ricky Walden  (ENG)	6
	116	Cao Xinlong  (CHN)	0
																13	Ricky Walden	6
																4	Ding Junhui	4
	36	Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)	6
	93	Alex Davies  (ENG)	2
						36	Fergal O'Brien	6
						29	Mark King	3
	29	Mark King  (ENG)	6
	100	Ross Muir  (SCO)	1
											36	Fergal O'Brien	1
											4	Ding Junhui	6
	61	James Wattana  (THA)	6
	68	Ian Burns  (ENG)	2
						61	James Wattana	1
						4	Ding Junhui	6
	4	Ding Junhui  (CHN)	6
	A	Antony Parsons  (ENG)	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	3	Neil Robertson  (AUS)	6
	A	Dylan Mitchell  (ENG)	0
						3	Neil Robertson	6
						67	Robbie Williams	1
	62	Aditya Mehta  (IND)	2
	67	Robbie Williams  (ENG)	6
											3	Neil Robertson	6
											94	Li Hang	3
	30	Andrew Higginson  (ENG)	6
	99	Hammad Miah  (ENG)	2
						30	Andrew Higginson	4
						94	Li Hang	6
	35	David Gilbert  (ENG)	4
	94	Li Hang  (CHN)	6
																3	Neil Robertson	6
																19	Joe Perry	1
	14	Mark Davis  (ENG)	6
	115	Robin Hull  (FIN)	2
						14	Mark Davis	5
						78	Scott Donaldson	6
	51	Matthew Selt  (ENG)	4
	78	Scott Donaldson  (SCO)	6
											78	Scott Donaldson	3
											19	Joe Perry	6
	19	Joe Perry  (ENG)	6
	110	James Cahill  (ENG)	3
						19	Joe Perry	6
						83	Daniel Wells	3
	46	Alfie Burden  (ENG)	4
	83	Daniel Wells  (WAL)	6

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	43	Jamie Burnett  (SCO)	6
	86	Simon Bedford  (ENG)	4
						43	Jamie Burnett	6
						107	Chris Wakelin	5
	22	Ryan Day  (WAL)	5
	107	Chris Wakelin  (ENG)	6
											43	Jamie Burnett	4
											11	John Higgins	6
	54	Rod Lawler  (ENG)	6
	75	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon  (THA)	3
						54	Rod Lawler	1
						11	John Higgins	6
	11	John Higgins  (SCO)	6
	118	Alex Borg  (MLT)	2
																11	John Higgins	3
																6	Stephen Maguire	6
	38	Jack Lisowski  (ENG)	4
	91	Michael Leslie  (SCO)	6
						91	Michael Leslie	3
						27	Liang Wenbo	6
	27	Liang Wenbo  (CHN)	6
	102	Elliot Slessor  (ENG)	2
											27	Liang Wenbo	5
											6	Stephen Maguire	6
	59	Mike Dunn  (ENG)	4
	70	Luca Brecel  (BEL)	6
						70	Luca Brecel	5
						6	Stephen Maguire	6
	6	Stephen Maguire  (SCO)	6
	A	Sanderson Lam  (ENG)	2

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	7	Marco Fu  (HKG)	5
	A	Mitchell Travis  (ENG)	6
						A	Mitchell Travis	6
						58	Kurt Maflin	4
	58	Kurt Maflin  (NOR)	6
	71	Liam Highfield  (ENG)	4
											A	Mitchell Travis	1
											90	David Morris	6
	26	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	6
	103	Andrew Norman  (ENG)	1
						26	Peter Ebdon	1
						90	David Morris	6
	39	Jamie Cope  (ENG)	4
	90	David Morris  (IRL)	6
																90	David Morris	1
																10	Stuart Bingham	6
	10	Stuart Bingham  (ENG)	6
	119	Ahmed Saif  (QAT)	0
						10	Stuart Bingham	6
						55	Jimmy White	2
	55	Jimmy White  (ENG)	6
	74	Michael Wasley  (ENG)	4
											10	Stuart Bingham	6
											42	Anthony McGill	2
	23	Martin Gould  (ENG)	3
	106	Chris Norbury  (ENG)	6
						106	Chris Norbury	0
						42	Anthony McGill	6
	42	Anthony McGill  (SCO)	6
	87	Kyren Wilson  (ENG)	5

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	47	Yu Delu  (CHN)	6
	82	David Grace  (ENG)	3
						47	Yu Delu	5
						18	Matthew Stevens	6
	18	Matthew Stevens  (WAL)	6
	111	Ryan Clark  (ENG)	4
											18	Matthew Stevens	2
											15	Robert Milkins	6
	50	Liu Chuang  (CHN)	6
	79	Tony Drago  (MLT)	1
						50	Liu Chuang	5
						15	Robert Milkins	6
	15	Robert Milkins  (ENG)	6
	114	Patrick Einsle  (GER)	3
																15	Robert Milkins	0
																2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	34	Michael White  (WAL)	6
	95	Joe Swail  (NIR)	0
						34	Michael White	4
						31	Marcus Campbell	6
	31	Marcus Campbell  (SCO)	6
	98	Lyu Haotian  (CHN)	5
											31	Marcus Campbell	2
											2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	63	Adam Duffy  (ENG)	6
	66	Barry Pinches  (ENG)	5
						63	Adam Duffy	3
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)	6
	A	Rhys Clark  (SCO)	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Mark Selby	6
	9	Barry Hawkins	5
						1	Mark Selby	9
						13	Ricky Walden	5
	12	Mark Allen	2
	13	Ricky Walden	6
											1	Mark Selby	7
											3	Neil Robertson	10
	3	Neil Robertson	6
	6	Stephen Maguire	2
						3	Neil Robertson	9
						10	Stuart Bingham	8
	10	Stuart Bingham	6
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Barbican Centre, York, England, 8 December 2013. [13] [14]
Mark Selby (1)   England	7–10	Neil Robertson (3)   Australia
Afternoon:130–1 (130), 0–76 (63), 75–10, 89–0, 68–22 (57), 68–39, 21–65 (54), 0–123 (123) Evening:70–22, 0–101 (56), 0–122 (122), 0–132 (132), 26–71, 28–61, 116–0 (74), 47–59, 36–82 (57)
130	Highest break	132
1	Century breaks	3
3	50+ breaks	7

Century breaks

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• 147, 130, 129, 116, 109 – Mark Selby
• 142, 112, 102 – Stephen Maguire
• 142, 110, 106 – Barry Hawkins
• 141, 132, 128, 123, 122, 119, 111, 107 – Neil Robertson
• 139 – Michael Leslie
• 137 – Gary Wilson
• 137 – Ricky Walden
• 136, 101 – Dominic Dale
• 135, 128, 119 – Ding Junhui
• 135, 127, 108, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 135, 108 – Alfie Burden
• 133, 104, 103, 102 – Judd Trump
• 133 – Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
• 131, 131, 124, 107, 101 – Stuart Bingham
• 131 – Mark King
• 130, 128, 101 – John Higgins
• 129 – Nigel Bond
• 125, 106, 106 – Xiao Guodong
• 122 – Liam Highfield
• 120, 107 – Liang Wenbo
• 119 – Kyren Wilson
• 117 – Alan McManus
• 117 – Scott Donaldson
• 116, 103 – Anthony McGill
• 116 – Daniel Wells
• 113, 112 – Mark Allen
• 113 – Anthony Hamilton
• 112, 105 – Jamie Burnett
• 110 – Jamie O'Neill
• 110 – Joe Perry
• 108 – Noppon Saengkham
• 107, 104, 102 – Graeme Dott
• 107 – Mike Dunn
• 107 – Jimmy White
• 105, 100 – Robert Milkins
• 105 – Michael White
• 105 – Shaun Murphy
• 103, 100 – Michael Holt
• 102 – Yu Delu
• 102 – Ali Carter
• 102 – Fergal O'Brien
• 101 – David Grace
• 101 – Matthew Stevens
• 101 – Liu Chuang

References

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External links

• 2013 WilliamHill.com UK Championship – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook
• Mark Selby makes 147 break Snooker UK Championship 2013 100th 147 break in the history on YouTube