2013 China Open (snooker)

Summary

The 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 March 2013 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2012–13 season.[1]

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates25–31 March 2013 (2013-03-25 – 2013-03-31)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£425,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score10–6
2012
2014

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last 32.[3]

Mark Selby attempted a maximum break in his last 32 match against Mark King, but missed the final black at 140. Thus he became the fourth player along with Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.[4]

Neil Robertson won his seventh ranking title by defeating Selby 10–6 in the final.[5][6]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Beijing on 25 and 26 March.[8][9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1   Anthony McGill (SCO) 5–3   Ehsan Heidarinejad (IRI)
WC2   Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 5–1   Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC3   Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5–1   Lu Ning (CHN)
WC4   Jack Lisowski (ENG) 5–1   Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC5   Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 5–2   Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC6   Rory McLeod (ENG) 5–1   Hu Hao (CHN)
WC7   Mark Joyce (ENG) w/d–w/o   Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC8   Jamie Cope (ENG) 2–5   Zhao Xintong (CHN)

Main draw edit

[8][9][10][11]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1   Peter Ebdon 3
  Marcus Campbell 5
  Marcus Campbell 5
14   Graeme Dott 4
14   Graeme Dott 5
  Marco Fu 3
  Marcus Campbell 2
6   Neil Robertson 5
9   Mark Allen 5
  Anthony McGill 1
9   Mark Allen 1
6   Neil Robertson 5
6   Neil Robertson 5
  Jimmy Robertson 0
6   Neil Robertson 6
7   Stephen Maguire 5
7   Stephen Maguire 5
  Michael Holt 3
7   Stephen Maguire 5
  Barry Hawkins 1
11   Ding Junhui 3
  Barry Hawkins 5
7   Stephen Maguire 5
10   Stuart Bingham 1
10   Stuart Bingham 5
  Liang Wenbo 3
10   Stuart Bingham 5
  Robert Milkins 3
4   John Higgins 4
  Robert Milkins 5
6   Neil Robertson 10
2   Mark Selby 6
3   Judd Trump 3
  Jack Lisowski 5
  Jack Lisowski 5
16   Mark Davis 4
16   Mark Davis 5
  Dechawat Poomjaeng 3
  Jack Lisowski 4
5   Shaun Murphy 5
13   Matthew Stevens 2
  Rory McLeod 5
  Rory McLeod 3
5   Shaun Murphy 5
5   Shaun Murphy 5
  Andrew Higginson 3
5   Shaun Murphy 2
2   Mark Selby 6
8   Mark Williams 5
  Lyu Haotian 2
8   Mark Williams 5
15   Ali Carter 4
15   Ali Carter 5
  Zhao Xintong 2
8   Mark Williams 1
2   Mark Selby 5
12   Ricky Walden 5
  Ken Doherty 2
12   Ricky Walden 2
2   Mark Selby 5
2   Mark Selby 5
  Mark King 1

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 31 March 2013.[11][12]
Neil Robertson (6)
  Australia
10–6 Mark Selby (2)
  England
Afternoon: 0–100 (58), 78–16 (50), 91–31 (91), 71–68, 59–47, 84–40, 74–8
Evening: 29–82 (81), 0–125 (125), 50–79 (66), 133–0 (110), 60–34, 90–0 (90), 0–117 (116), 0–91 (63), 80–39
110 Highest break 125
1 Century breaks 2
4 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying edit

These matches took place between 9 and 12 January 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[13][14][15]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
  Kurt Maflin5  James Wattana1  Xiao Guodong5  Marcus Campbell5
  Michael Wild2  Kurt Maflin5  Kurt Maflin4  Xiao Guodong4
  Li Yan2  Liu Chuang5  Jamie Jones5  Marco Fu5
  Daniel Wells5  Daniel Wells2  Liu Chuang4  Jamie Jones0
  Pankaj Advani4  Anthony McGill5  Yu Delu1  Martin Gould2
  David Grace5  David Grace2  Anthony McGill5  Anthony McGill5
  Robbie Williams5  Jimmy White1  Jimmy Robertson5  Joe Perry1
  Mohamed Khairy1  Robbie Williams5  Robbie Williams3  Jimmy Robertson5
  Paul Davison5  Adam Duffy3  Anthony Hamilton5  Michael Holt5
  Joel Walker3  Paul Davison5  Paul Davison1  Anthony Hamilton2
  Zhang Anda4  Barry Pinches5  Matthew Selt5  Barry Hawkins5
  Fraser Patrick5  Fraser Patrick0  Barry Pinches3  Matthew Selt1
  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Luca Brecel2  Liang Wenbo5  Tom Ford1
  Justin Astley1  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon3  Liang Wenbo5
  Tony Drago5  Alan McManus4  Nigel Bond5  Robert Milkins5
  Gareth Allen3  Tony Drago5  Tony Drago3  Nigel Bond1
  Ian Burns5  Rod Lawler1  Jack Lisowski5  Jamie Burnett3
  Michael Leslie2  Ian Burns5  Ian Burns2  Jack Lisowski5
  Dechawat Poomjaeng5  Cao Yupeng4  Ben Woollaston3  Fergal O'Brien1
  Sam Baird4  Dechawat Poomjaeng5  Dechawat Poomjaeng5  Dechawat Poomjaeng5
  Craig Steadman2  Alfie Burden1  Rory McLeod5  Ryan Day2
  Sean O'Sullivan5  Sean O'Sullivan5  Sean O'Sullivan3  Rory McLeod5
  Tian Pengfei5  Peter Lines1  David Gilbert5  Andrew Higginson5
  Martin O'Donnell1  Tian Pengfei5  Tian Pengfei3  David Gilbert2
  Aditya Mehta5  Mark Joyce5  Gerard Greene2  Dominic Dale4
  Simon Bedford0  Aditya Mehta3  Mark Joyce5  Mark Joyce5
  Chen Zhe5  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3  Michael White4  Jamie Cope5
  Scott Donaldson4  Chen Zhe5  Chen Zhe5  Chen Zhe4
  Michael Wasley5  Andy Hicks5  Dave Harold5  Ken Doherty5
  Jamie O'Neill4  Michael Wasley2  Andy Hicks3  Dave Harold3
  Liam Highfield5  Mike Dunn5  Steve Davis5  Mark King5
  Passakorn Suwannawat2  Liam Highfield3  Mike Dunn3  Steve Davis0

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[16]

Televised stage centuries edit

[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Scot Campbell beats China champ Ebdon".
  4. ^ "Selby Through Despite Black Blunder". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Robertson holds off Selby to win in China". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby to win China Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  8. ^ a b "2013 China Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b "2013 China Open results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b "China Open 2013: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  11. ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Final – Match 39 – Neil Robertson v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  13. ^ "2013 China Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  14. ^ "China Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  16. ^ "China Open qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  17. ^ "China Open century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

External links edit

  • 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook
  • Mark Selby 140 ! only the black to go.... on YouTube