2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 11–17 February 2013
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £250,000
Winner's share £50,000
Highest break 144
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Maguire
Runner-up England Stuart Bingham
Score 9–8
2012
2014

The 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–17 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]

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]

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-finals: £16,000
  • Quarter-finals: £10,000
  • Last 16: £4,000
  • Last 32: £2,000
  • Last 64: £1,000

  • Non-televised highest break: £500
  • Televised highest break: £1,500
  • Total: £250,000

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

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2013.[13][14]
Stuart Bingham
 England
8–9 Stephen Maguire
 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)
118 Highest break 114
1 Century breaks 2
7 50+ breaks 7

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
Best of 7 frames
  Round 2
Best of 7 frames
               
England  Ben Woollaston 2   China  Ding Junhui[n 1] 4
Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 4   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 2
England  Dave Harold 2   England  Mark King 4
India  Aditya Mehta 4   India  Aditya Mehta 0
Wales  Jamie Jones 1   Hong Kong  Marco Fu 4
Thailand  Passakorn Suwannawat 4   Thailand  Passakorn Suwannawat 1
England  Barry Pinches 4   Northern Ireland  Mark Allen 4
England  Simon Bedford 1   England  Barry Pinches 2
Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 4   England  Ali Carter 2
England  David Grace 3   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 4
Belgium  Luca Brecel 1   England  Martin Gould 3
England  Sam Baird 4   England  Sam Baird 4
Wales  Michael White 2   England  Robert Milkins 4
England  Paul Davison 4   England  Paul Davison 2
China  Liu Chuang 4   Wales  Mark Williams[n 1] 4
China  Chen Zhe 2   China  Liu Chuang 1
England  Andy Hicks 3   Australia  Neil Robertson 4
Wales  Duane Jones 4   Wales  Duane Jones 3
England  Jack Lisowski 1   England  Jamie Cope w/d
England  Ian Burns 4   England  Ian Burns w/o
China  Yu Delu 0   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 1
England  Craig Steadman 4   England  Craig Steadman 4
England  Matthew Selt 4   England  Stuart Bingham 4
Northern Ireland  Jordan Brown 1   England  Matthew Selt 2
China  Cao Yupeng 2   England  Ricky Walden 4
England  Martin O'Donnell 4   England  Martin O'Donnell 2
China  Xiao Guodong 3   England  Tom Ford 4
England  Justin Astley 4   England  Justin Astley 0
England  David Gilbert 4   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 4
Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 0   England  David Gilbert 0
England  Rory McLeod 2   Scotland  John Higgins[n 1] 4
Wales  Gareth Allen 4   Wales  Gareth Allen 1

  Round 1
Best of 7 frames
  Round 2
Best of 7 frames
               
England  Mike Dunn 4   England  Judd Trump[n 1] 4
England  Liam Highfield 1   England  Mike Dunn 0
Thailand  James Wattana 3   Wales  Dominic Dale[n 1] 4
Wales  Daniel Wells 4   Wales  Daniel Wells 1
England  Adam Duffy 4   England  Andrew Higginson 4
Egypt  Mohamed Khairy 2   England  Adam Duffy 0
Scotland  Anthony McGill 1   England  Mark Davis 2
England  Michael Wasley 4   England  Michael Wasley 4
England  Rod Lawler 4   Scotland  Graeme Dott 4
China  Li Yan 3   England  Rod Lawler 1
England  Nigel Bond 4   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 4
England  Joel Walker 1   England  Nigel Bond 1
England  Peter Lines 1   England  Peter Ebdon 3
India  Pankaj Advani 4   India  Pankaj Advani 4
Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4   England  Shaun Murphy 4
Scotland  Michael Leslie 3   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
England  Mark Joyce 4   Scotland  Stephen Maguire 4
China  Tian Pengfei 2   England  Mark Joyce 3
England  Anthony Hamilton 4   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 1
England  Sean O'Sullivan 1   England  Anthony Hamilton 4
China  Liang Wenbo 4   Wales  Ryan Day[n 1] 1
Malta  Tony Drago 0   China  Liang Wenbo 4
England  Alfie Burden 4   Wales  Matthew Stevens[n 1] 4
Scotland  Scott Donaldson 3   England  Alfie Burden 2
England  Jimmy White 2   England  Barry Hawkins 4
China  Zhang Anda 4   China  Zhang Anda 1
Scotland  Alan McManus 4   England  Michael Holt 0
England  Jamie O'Neill 2   Scotland  Alan McManus 4
England  Jimmy Robertson 4   England  Joe Perry 4
England  Robbie Williams 3   England  Jimmy Robertson 1
England  Steve Davis 4   England  Mark Selby[n 1] 4
Norway  Kurt Maflin 2   England  Steve Davis 0

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

Notes

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

References

  1. "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  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. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. 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. 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 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport. 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 19 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". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013. 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 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  19. "Welsh Open Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.