2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2013 BetVictor Welsh Open
2013 Welsh Open (snooker) logo.png
Tournament information
Dates11–17 February 2013 (2013-02-11 2013-02-17)
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £250,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG) (144)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)
Score9–8
2012
2014

The 2013 Welsh Open (officially the 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 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]

Contents

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
          
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4
Flag of England.svg Mark King 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 2
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 1
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 0
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 4
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 2
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
Flag of England.svg Ian Burns 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 3
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 0
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 3
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 1
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 4
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 8
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 9
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 1
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 4
Flag of England.svg Michael Wasley 2
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 1
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 4
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 4
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 3
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 3
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2013. [13] [14]
Stuart Bingham
Flag of England.svg  England
8–9 Stephen Maguire
Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
118Highest break114
1Century breaks2
750+ breaks7

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]

Round 1

Round 2

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

References

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  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 . 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. 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 . 17 February 2013. 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. 1 2 "2013 Welsh Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. 1 2 "2013 BetVictor Welsh Open results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport . 11 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 "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 25 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 13 January 2014. 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 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  19. "Welsh Open Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.