2013 China Open (snooker)


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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
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

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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]

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

  • Winner: £85,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £11,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 48: £2,300
  • Last 64: £1,500
  • Non-televised highest break: £700
  • Televised highest break: £3,500
  • Total: £425,000

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

Match Score
WC1   Anthony McGill (SCO) 5–3   Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (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)

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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: 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

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

Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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  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". 27 March 2013.
  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.