2013 Welsh Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| 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 |
 Stephen Maguire |
| Runner-up |
 Stuart Bingham |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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]
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Main draw
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]
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "BetVictor Sponsor Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Welsh Open: Pankaj Advani first Indian player to reach last eight". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ Symcox, Jonathan. "Maguire drought over after dramatic Welsh Open win". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Welsh Open: Stephen Maguire edges Stuart Bingham in thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Snooker Stars Are Newport Bound". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- 1 2 "2013 Welsh Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- 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.
- 1 2 "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 "BetVictor Welsh Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2013 Welsh Open qualifying draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Welsh Open Qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "BetVictor Welsh Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
Official top sixteen snooker players for the 2012/2013 season (seeding revision 4) | |
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