2013 Australian Goldfields Open
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–14 July 2013 |
| Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
| City | Bendigo |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $445,000 |
| Winner's share | $70,000 |
| Highest break |
 Neil Robertson (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Marco Fu |
| Runner-up |
Neil Robertson |
| Score | 9–6 |
|
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 July 2013 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]
Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140.[2] With this he became the fifth player along with Mark Selby, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.[3]
Shaun Murphy criticised his fellow professionals after eight of the top 16 players and reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to register for the event.[4] Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue.[5]
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[6][7] but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16.[8]
Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final.[9][10]
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to $445,000 from the previous year's $435,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[11]
|
|
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.[12][13][14][15][16]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Mike Dunn |
5–4 | Steve Mifsud |
| WC2 |  Michael White |
5–0 | Shaun Dalitz |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013.[16][17] | ||
| Marco Fu (9) Hong Kong |
9–6 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia |
| Afternoon: 122–11 (98), 0–86 (78), 8–125 (92), 87–54 (80), 83–19, 61–9, 4–65 (57), 84–31 Evening: 0–94 (57), 71–60 (Fu 58, Robertson 60), 98–0 (70), 33–69 (59), 38–70, 76–46, 108–1 (102) | ||
| 102 | Highest break | 92 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England.[18][19][20] In the match between Barry Pinches and Simon Bedford a 19-year-old record from the qualifying stage of the 1994 British Open was broken. The match lasted 449 minutes and 46 seconds, the longest ever best-of-nine-frame match in the history of professional snooker.[21] The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari.[22]
.svg.png){kind=small}
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 141 Paul Davison
- 140 Michael White
- 137 Stuart Carrington
- 136, 102 Scott Donaldson
- 133, 100 Ryan Day
- 130 Alfie Burden
- 128 Joel Walker
- 126 Tian Pengfei
- 124 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 117 Simon Bedford
- 115 John Astley
- 115 Mark Joyce
- 114, 108, 100 Ashley Carty
- 112 Luca Brecel
- 111 Tony Drago
- 110 Kurt Maflin
- 109 Jamie Cope
- 107 Jak Jones
- 101 David Grace
- 100 Craig Steadman
Televised stage centuries
- 138, 125, 111, 102, 102 Neil Robertson
- 137 Rory McLeod
- 136 Alfie Burden
- 135 Martin Gould
- 131, 130, 115, 102, 102 Marco Fu
- 129 Shaun Murphy
- 128 Tom Ford
- 124, 112 Paul Davison
- 123, 112 Robert Milkins
- 122 Michael White
- 116 Ken Doherty
- 112 Dominic Dale
- 109 Ryan Day
- 104 Mark Davis
References
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Doherty Earns Trip Down Under". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Selby Through Despite Black Blunder". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Nunns, Hector. "Shaun Murphy hits out at rivals over Australian Open snub". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Ding Withdraws From Australia". World Snooker. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Open 2012: Barry Hawkins defeats Peter Ebdon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Lappe, Liam. "Hawkins claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ King, Travis (11 July 2013). "Underdogs have their day at Goldfields Open snooker". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Marco Fu wins Australian Open". Irish Independent. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Robertson loses Aussie Open snooker final". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Goldfields Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Open 2013: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Australian Goldfields Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "Final – Match 33 – Marco Fu v Neil Robertson". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Hendon, David. "Record Shattered Slowly". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Australian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
Official top sixteen snooker players for the 2013/2014 season (seeding revision 1) | |
|---|---|
