Players Tour Championship 2012/2013

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The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 18 June 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013, with events held in England, across Europe and in China. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events were held in China for the first time under the Asian Players Tour Championship name. The thirteen regular minor-ranking events were concluded with the Finals. The European Tour was sponsored by Betfair. [1]

Contents

Schedule

Date [n 1] Tournament NameVenueCityWinnerRunner–upScore [2] [3] [4] References
06–1806–22Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1 Zhangjiagang Sports Center Zhangjiagang Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4–3 [5]
07–1807–22Flag of England.svg ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 1 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4–3 [6]
08–0808–12Flag of England.svg ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Flag of England.svg Martin Gould Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4–3 [7]
08–2308–26Flag of Germany.svg GER European Tour – Event 1 [n 2] Stadthalle Fürth Flag of England.svg Mark Selby Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 4–1 [8]
09–0509–09Flag of England.svg ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 3 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 4–2 [9]
09–2309–27Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2 Yixing Sports Centre Yixing Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4–0 [10]
08–1608–18Flag of England.svg ENG European Tour – Event 2 [n 3] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 4–3 [11]
10–0510–07Flag of Poland.svg POL Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia
10–1710–21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL European Tour – Event 3 [n 4] Lotto Arena Antwerp Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4–1 [12]
11–0511–09Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3 Henan Province Sports Stadium Zhengzhou Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 4–3 [13]
11–1111–14Flag of England.svg ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 4 [n 5] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4–2 [14]
11–1511–18Flag of Bulgaria.svg BUL European Tour – Event 4 [n 6] Princess Hotel Sofia Flag of England.svg Judd Trump Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 4–0 [15]
12–1312–16Flag of Scotland.svg SCO European Tour – Event 5 [n 7] Ravenscraig Sports Facility Ravenscraig Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4–2 [16]
11–2611–27Flag of England.svg ENG European Tour – Event 6 [n 8] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of England.svg Mark Selby Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 4–3 [17]
01–0401–06Flag of Germany.svg GER Event Forum Fürstenfeldbruck
03–1203–17Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Players Tour Championship – Finals [n 9] Bailey Allen Hall Galway Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4–3 [18]

Order of Merit

UK/Europe

Player already qualified for the Finals through the Asian Order of Merit

After 10 out of 10 events: [19] [20]

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
UKEuropeTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 34,900459
2 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 22,250448
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 20,100437
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 19,150358
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 19,050257
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 18,100246
7 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 16,4004610
8 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 16,050358
9 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 15,9504610
10 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 11,3004610
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 10,500459
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 9,950448
13 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 9,8504610
14 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 9,8504610
15 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 9,5504610
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9,400369
17 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 9,4004610
18 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 8,6004610
19 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 8,550448
20 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 8,3004610
21 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 8,100448
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 8,100448
23 Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 7,550369
24 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 7,5504610
25 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 7,5504610
26 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 7,4004610

(Top 26 players out of 442)

Asian

Already qualified for the Finals by winning an APTC event.

After 3 out of 3 events: [21] [22]

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 20,6003
2 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee [n 10] 15,0002
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 7,1003
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 5,4003
5 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5,0003
6 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 4,5003
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 4,2003
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong [n 10] 3,7003

(Top 8 players out of 113)

Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 took place between 12–17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was contested by the top 25 players on the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 5 events (2 in the UK and 3 in Europe); the three APTC winners and the top four from the Asian Order of Merit, who didn't win an APTC tournament. [23] [24] [25] If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, than the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, than the PTC Order of Merit takes precedence and the next player from the APTC Order of Merit qualified. [26] If an APTC event winner, who qualified through the APTC Tour and finished in the top 25 on the PTC Order of Merit, then the next highest player on the PTC Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits. [27]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 17 March 2013. [18] [28]
Neil Robertson (7)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3–4 Ding Junhui (3)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
88–45 (88), 80–0 (58), 72–55 (60, 51), 0–122 (52, 70), 0–130 (130), 44–70, 7–98 (98)
88Highest break130
0Century breaks1
350+ breaks5

Notes

  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic.
  3. Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open.
  4. Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open.
  5. Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup .
  6. Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open.
  7. Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open.
  8. Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 FFB Open.
  9. Event also known as the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.
  10. 1 2 Stephen Lee has qualified by winning an APTC event, however, due to his suspension he was replaced by Xiao Guodong.

References

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  11. "Betfair European Tour Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  12. "Betfair European Tour Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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  14. "Players Tour Championship Event Four (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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  16. "Betfair European Tour Event Five (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  17. "Betfair European Tour Event Six (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  19. "Order of Merit issued after Munich Open 2013 (ET6)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  20. "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  21. "Asian Order of Merit after APTC3" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  22. "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  23. "Announcements From Barry Hearn". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  24. "Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 - Entry pack for events 1-4" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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  26. "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013: Entry Pack for Event 3" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  27. "The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 season qualifying criteria" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  28. "Final – Match 31 – Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2013.