China Open 2013 (Snooker)

China Open 2013
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Peking University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
Opening:	March 25.2013
Endgame:	March 31, 2013
Winner:	Neil Robertson
Finalist:	Mark Selby
Highest Break:	142 ( Jimmy Robertson )
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The Bank of Beijing China Open 2013 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2012/13 season , which took place from March 25 to 31, 2013 in Beijing .

Defending champion was Peter Ebdon , who was knocked out 3: 5 against Marcus Campbell in the first round .

In the final, Neil Robertson beat Mark Selby 10: 6 . He won his seventh title in a world ranking tournament and was at that time the player with the most ranking tournament wins who does not come from the United Kingdom. Before that, he had to share first place with Ding Junhui and Ken Doherty .

Prize money and world ranking points

	Prize money	World ranking points
winner	£ 85,000	7,000
finalist	£ 35,000	5,600
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000	4,480
Quarter finalist	£ 11,000	3,500
Round of 16	£ 7,500	2,660
Last 32	£ 6,000	1,960 (980)
Last 48	£ 2,300	1,610 (805)
Last 64	£ 1,500	1,260 (630)
Last 80		910 (455)
Last 96		560 (280)
Highest qualifying round break	£ 700
Highest final round break	£ 3,500
All in all	£ 425,000

Seeded players who lost their first game only received half the number of points (in brackets in the table).

Wildcard round

The games of the wild card round took place on March 25 and 26, 2013 in Beijing .

game	Qualifier (place to sit)	Result	Wildcard player
WC1	Anthony McGill (50)	5 : 3	Heydari Nezhad Ehsan
WC2	Jimmy Robertson (47)	5 : 1	Wang Yuchen
WC3	Liang Wenbo (36)	5 : 1	Lu Ning
WC4	Jack Lisowski (39)	5 : 1	Zhou Yuelong
WC5	Dechawat Poomjaeng (72)	5 : 2	Zhu Yinghui
WC6	Rory McLeod (37)	5 : 1	Hu Hao
WC7	Mark Joyce (51)	kl.	Lü Haotian
WC8	Jamie Cope (30)	2: 5	Zhao Xintong

Final round

	Round 1 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	3
	24	Marcus Campbell	5
						24	Marcus Campbell	5
						14th	Graeme Dott	4th
	14th	Graeme Dott	5
	22nd	Marco Fu	3
											24	Marcus Campbell	2
											6th	Neil Robertson	5
	9	Mark Allen	5
	50	Anthony McGill	1
						9	Mark Allen	1
						6th	Neil Robertson	5
	6th	Neil Robertson	5
	47	Jimmy Robertson	0
																6th	Neil Robertson	6th
																7th	Stephen Maguire	5
	7th	Stephen Maguire	5
	26th	Michael Holt	3
						7th	Stephen Maguire	5
						17th	Barry Hawkins	1
	11	Ding Junhui	3
	17th	Barry Hawkins	5
											7th	Stephen Maguire	5
											10	Stuart Bingham	1
	10	Stuart Bingham	5
	36	Liang Wenbo	3
						10	Stuart Bingham	5
						23	Robert Milkins	3
	4th	John Higgins	4th
	23	Robert Milkins	5
																					6th	Neil Robertson	10
																					2	Mark Selby	6th
	3	Judd Trump	3
	39	Jack Lisowski	5
						39	Jack Lisowski	5
						16	Mark Davis	4th
	16	Mark Davis	5
	72	Dechawat Poomjaeng	3
											39	Jack Lisowski	4th
											5	Shaun Murphy	5
	13	Matthew Stevens	2
	37	Rory McLeod	5
						37	Rory McLeod	3
						5	Shaun Murphy	5
	5	Shaun Murphy	5
	27	Andrew Higginson	3
																5	Shaun Murphy	2
																2	Mark Selby	6th
	8th	Mark Williams	5
	WC	Lü Haotian	2
						8th	Mark Williams	5
						15th	Allister Carter	4th
	15th	Allister Carter	5
	WC	Zhao Xintong	2
											8th	Mark Williams	1
											2	Mark Selby	5
	12	Ricky Walden	5
	29	Ken Doherty	2
						12	Ricky Walden	2
						2	Mark Selby	5
	2	Mark Selby	5
	28	Mark King	1

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Eirian Williams Peking University ,  Beijing , China , March 31, 2013
Neil Robertson	10 : 6	Mark Selby
Afternoon games: 0: 100 (58), 78 : 16 (50), 91 : 31 (91), 71 : 68, 59 : 47, 84 : 40, 74 : 8 evening games: 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
4th	50+ breaks	6th

qualification

The qualifiers took place January 9-12, 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield .

	Round 1 best of 9 frames				Round 2 best of 9 frames				Round 3 best of 9 frames				Round 4 best of 9 frames
	66	Kurt Maflin	5		56	James Wattana	1		40	Xiao Guodong	5		24	Marcus Campbell	5
	A.	Michael Wild	2		66	Kurt Maflin	5		66	Kurt Maflin	4th		40	Xiao Guodong	4th
	75	Li Yan	2		49	Liu Chuang	5		38	Jamie Jones	5		22nd	Marco Fu	5
	82	Daniel Wells	5		82	Daniel Wells	2		49	Liu Chuang	4th		38	Jamie Jones	0
	69	Pankaj Advani	4th		50	Anthony McGill	5		46	Yu Delu	1		19th	Martin Gould	2
	81	David Grace	5		81	David Grace	2		50	Anthony McGill	5		50	Anthony McGill	5
	73	Robbie Williams	5		54	Jimmy White	1		47	Jimmy Robertson	5		18th	Joe Perry	1
	92	Mohamed Khairy	1		73	Robbie Williams	5		73	Robbie Williams	3		47	Jimmy Robertson	5
	68	Paul Davison	5		59	Adam Duffy	3		34	Anthony Hamilton	5		26th	Michael Holt	5
	87	Joel Walker	3		68	Paul Davison	5		68	Paul Davison	1		34	Anthony Hamilton	2
	77	Zhang Anda	4th		58	Barry Pinches	5		41	Matthew Selt	5		17th	Barry Hawkins	5
	A.	Fraser Patrick	5		A.	Fraser Patrick	0		58	Barry Pinches	3		41	Matthew Selt	1
	71	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5		63	Luca Brecel	2		36	Liang Wenbo	5		25th	Tom Ford	1
	A.	Justin Astley	1		71	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5		71	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	3		36	Liang Wenbo	5
	79	Tony Drago	5		52	Alan McManus	4th		43	Nigel Bond	5		23	Robert Milkins	5
	A.	Gareth Allen	3		79	Tony Drago	5		79	Tony Drago	3		43	Nigel Bond	1
	70	Ian Burns	5		62	Rod Lawler	1		39	Jack Lisowski	5		32	Jamie Burnett	3
	91	Michael Leslie	2		70	Ian Burns	5		70	Ian Burns	2		39	Jack Lisowski	5
	72	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5		61	Cao Yupeng	4th		33	Ben Woollaston	3		31	Fergal O'Brien	1
	85	Sam Baird	4th		72	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5		72	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5		72	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5
	78	Craig Steadman	2		53	Alfie Burden	1		37	Rory McLeod	5		21st	Ryan Day	2
	90	Sean O'Sullivan	5		90	Sean O'Sullivan	5		90	Sean O'Sullivan	3		37	Rory McLeod	5
	65	Tian Pengfei	5		55	Peter Lines	1		45	David Gilbert	5		27	Andrew Higginson	5
	86	Martin O'Donnell	1		65	Tian Pengfei	5		65	Tian Pengfei	3		45	David Gilbert	2
	67	Aditya Mehta	5		51	Mark Joyce	5		48	Gerard Greene	2		20th	Dominic Dale	4th
	83	Simon Bedford	0		67	Aditya Mehta	3		51	Mark Joyce	5		51	Mark Joyce	5
	74	Chen Zhe	5		64	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3		35	Michael White	4th		30th	Jamie Cope	5
	84	Scott Donaldson	4th		74	Chen Zhe	5		74	Chen Zhe	5		74	Chen Zhe	4th
	80	Michael Wasley	5		60	Andy Hicks	5		42	Dave Harold	5		29	Ken Doherty	5
	89	Jamie O'Neill	4th		80	Michael Wasley	2		60	Andy Hicks	3		42	Dave Harold	3
	76	Liam Highfield	5		57	Mike Dunn	5		44	Steve Davis	5		28	Mark King	5
	88	Passakorn Suwannawat	2		76	Liam Highfield	3		57	Mike Dunn	3		44	Steve Davis	0

A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2012/13 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)

Century breaks

Final round

Jimmy Robertson 142, 126, 121 Mark Selby 140, 125, 116, 111, 104 Neil Robertson 138, 113 (2 ×), 110 (2 ×) Shaun Murphy 137, 124 Mark Williams 136, 108 Rory McLeod 134, 110 Stuart Bingham 134 Stephen Maguire 133, 102

Jack Lisowski 131, 102 Mark Allen 129 Liang Wenbo 126 John Higgins 116 Robert Milkins 109 Barry Hawkins 108 Michael Holt 105, 101

Qualifying round

Sean O'Sullivan 142, 103 Marcus Campbell 141 Chen Zhe 140 Michael Holt 130 Dave Harold 130 Marco Fu 127 Tian Pengfei 126 Aditya Mehta 122

Anthony McGill 115, 114, 102 Andy Hicks 108 Michael Wild 107 Kurt Maflin 104, 102 Liang Wenbo 103 Robbie Williams 100 Steve Davis 100

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prize Money . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
2. ↑ The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season (DOC; 57 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{a b} China Open Draw And Format (PDF; 86 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b} China Open Draw (PDF; 191 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Bank of Beijing China Open (2013) . Snooker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
6. ↑ China Open: Final - Match 39: Neil Robertson v Mark Selby . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
7. ↑ China Open Qualifiers Draw And Format (PDF; 95 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
8. ↑ China Open Qualifiers Draw (PDF; 209 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
9. ^ Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2013) . Snooker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
10. ↑ China Open - Century Breaks . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved March 27, 2013.
11. ↑ China Open Qualifiers - Century Breaks . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved March 27, 2013.

Web links

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