2013 International Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 27 October–3 November 2013 |
| Venue | Chengdu Eastern Music Park |
| City | Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |
 Neil Robertson (143) Mark Davis (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ding Junhui |
| Runner-up |
 Marco Fu |
| Score | 10–9 |
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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]
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]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Chengdu on 27 October 2013.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Alan McManus |
6–5 | Zhou Yuelong |
| WC2 | Jimmy White |
6–4 | Yuan Sijun |
| WC3 | Steve Davis |
1–6 | Zhao Xintong |
| WC4 | Kyren Wilson |
6–1 | Lin Shuai |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili.[12] Chengdu Eastern Music Park, Chengdu, China, 3 November 2013.[11][13] | ||
| Marco Fu Hong Kong |
9–10 | Ding Junhui 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) | ||
| 128 | Highest break | 138 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 5 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
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]
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "Trump stuns Robertson in Chengdu". ESPN. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "Trump tops Robertson for title". Sporting Life. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "Victory Over Fu Gives Ding Title Treble". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ding Junhui beats Marco Fu in International Championship final". BBC Sport. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- 1 2 "International Championship 2013 Draw & Results". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- 1 2 "International Championship 2013 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- 1 2 "International Championship 2013: Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 "International Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "Zheng To Referee Chengdu Final". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "International Championship: Final – Match 67 – Marco Fu v Ding Junhui". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "2013 International Championship Qualifiers Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "2013 International Championship Qualifiers Results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "International Championship Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "2013 International Championship Provisional Qualifying Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "International Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "International Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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